Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.56/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.66 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$154.56

107 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$12.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	161.42	817	16thin
Medium and Large 2	454	160.47	729	33
Medium and Large 3	473	149.30	706	58

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $111 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 sale107 hd

154.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,255 hd

143.52

+11.03

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−46.66

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	1,482	82.25	1,219	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,217	71.13	866	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,055	63.34	668	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	902	49.23	444	6thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	139.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	152.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	570	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	184.29/cwt	182.00–185.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	135.25/cwt	135.00–137.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	164.61/cwt	163.00–172.00	714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	176.80/cwt	175.00–180.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	657	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	62.44/cwt	62.00–63.00	746	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,168	77.54/cwt	77.00–78.00	906	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	72.66/cwt	72.00–74.00	919	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,432	84.32/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	49.09/cwt	48.00–50.00	434	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	62.23/cwt	61.00–65.00	688	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	80.18/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	181.75/cwt	177.00–185.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	821	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,190	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,013	1,045.01/cwt	1,040.00–1,050.00	10,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	155.47/cwt	153.00–157.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	130.18/cwt	127.00–132.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	167.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	116.49/cwt	113.00–120.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	153.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	146.22/cwt	145.00–152.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	135.26/cwt	135.00–136.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	146.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	571	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	172.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 79Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	172.00	172.00
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	126.00	126.00
1	—	555	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	172.00	172.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	532	136.00–142.00	139.50
14	—	359	165.00–170.00	167.93
4	—	614	113.00–120.00	116.49
2	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.44
11	—	483	150.00–155.00	153.64
5	—	580	125.00–130.00	127.45
4	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
4	—	326	182.00–185.00	184.29
2	—	678	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
12	—	434	163.00–172.00	164.61
6	—	376	175.00–180.00	176.80
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
6	—	522	145.00–152.00	146.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
5	—	455	172.00–180.00	175.60
5	—	411	177.00–185.00	181.75
3	—	555	145.00–152.00	147.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	150.00–157.00	152.28
3	—	585	115.00–120.00	118.32
14	—	421	142.00–147.00	144.61
8	—	484	135.00–137.00	135.25
7	—	528	125.00–128.00	125.72
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	132.00–136.00	133.99
4	—	416	150.00–157.00	152.69
3	—	675	115.00	115.00
3	—	465	140.00–142.00	141.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	153.00–157.00	155.47
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
6	—	532	115.00–120.00	118.32
5	—	469	127.00–132.00	130.18
2	—	590	112.00	112.00
4	—	431	135.00–136.00	135.26
19	—	390	140.00–148.00	146.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	62.00–63.00	62.44
2	—	1,168	77.00–78.00	77.54
3	—	1,265	72.00–74.00	72.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	57.00–60.00	58.40
2	—	1,000	70.00–71.00	70.51
4	—	1,105	61.00–65.00	62.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	53.00	53.00
4	—	884	48.00–50.00	49.09
1	—	985	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	84.00–85.00	84.32
3	—	1,532	79.00–82.00	80.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,045.01

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle