Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.20/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −59.01 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$142.20

69 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	161.31	691	9thin
Medium and Large 2	498	141.26	704	29
Medium and Large 3	466	137.53	641	31

One grade step is worth $23.79/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

142.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,176 hd

140.19

+2.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−59.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,699	84.89	1,442	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,082	64.32	696	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,344	62.29	837	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	48.74	502	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	139.59/cwt	137.00–140.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.74/cwt	147.00–154.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	143.23/cwt	141.00–147.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	135.20/cwt	132.00–138.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.36/cwt	170.00–172.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.58/cwt	150.00–166.00	681	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	705.18/cwt	700.00–710.00	7,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	995.63/cwt	920.00–1,080.00	12,027	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	48.98/cwt	47.00–51.00	480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	437	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	619	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	82.61/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,343	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	63.42/cwt	62.00–65.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,458.19/cwt	1,325.00–1,500.00	15,471	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	846.78/cwt	810.00–870.00	9,442	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	863.42/cwt	825.00–890.00	9,256	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,007	1,086.82/cwt	1,010.00–1,180.00	10,944	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	968.72/cwt	910.00–1,030.00	11,334	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	63.39/cwt	61.00–65.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	148.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	163.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.13/cwt	142.00–153.00	552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	123.09/cwt	120.00–124.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	137.30/cwt	135.00–138.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	159.67/cwt	157.00–162.00	567	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Wed Mar 31, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 199Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 60Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 132Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	144.00	144.00
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
6	—	546	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
2	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.48
11	—	370	142.00–153.00	149.13
4	—	410	140.00–145.00	143.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	147.00–154.00	148.74
3	—	587	125.00–127.00	125.68
5	—	511	132.00–138.00	135.20
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	108.00–114.00	110.97
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
3	—	315	145.00–152.00	148.96
6	—	423	130.00–137.00	134.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	137.00–140.00	139.59
2	—	428	150.00–152.00	150.98
10	—	462	141.00–147.00	143.23
2	—	610	120.00–125.00	122.54
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
4	—	586	135.00–138.00	137.30
3	—	355	157.00–162.00	159.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	187.00	187.00
3	—	382	170.00–172.00	171.36
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
3	—	427	150.00–166.00	159.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.63
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
2	—	478	136.00–140.00	137.99
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	423	145.00–147.00	146.23
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
10	—	369	145.00–150.00	148.03
9	—	568	120.00–124.00	123.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	700.00–710.00	705.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,115	810.00–870.00	846.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	910.00–1,030.00	968.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	920.00–1,080.00	995.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	825.00–890.00	863.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,061	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,458.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,007	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,086.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	47.00–51.00	48.98
1	—	970	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,190	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,277	61.00–65.00	63.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,083	62.00–65.00	63.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	82.00–84.00	82.61
1	—	1,990	94.00	94.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Moulton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle