Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.73/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$136.73

70 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$5.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	139.36	652	36
Medium and Large 3	460	133.95	617	21
Medium and Large 1	551	133.92	738	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.44/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale70 hd

136.73

—

AL average16 barns · 2,537 hd

131.98

+4.75

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	—	High	1,791	89.43	1,601	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,186	67.41	800	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,013	59.42	602	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	47.02	438	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	124.67/cwt	122.00–127.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	162.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	143.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.20/cwt	137.00–138.00	713	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	43.93/cwt	43.00–45.00	433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	48.56/cwt	47.00–50.00	439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	60.39/cwt	58.00–63.00	707	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	72.62/cwt	70.00–75.00	871	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	86.36/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	195.23/cwt	192.00–197.00	613	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	67.15/cwt	64.00–69.00	796	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	60.45/cwt	58.00–63.00	624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	56.22/cwt	55.00–57.00	565	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	123.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	137.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	592	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	11,245	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,073	1,053.14/cwt	1,040.00–1,075.00	11,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	9,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	157.68/cwt	156.00–158.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	147.77/cwt	142.00–157.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	161.29/cwt	160.00–162.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	153.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.00	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	124.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	666	4

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 384Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	103.00–106.00	104.52
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	285	167.00	167.00
3	—	525	130.00–132.00	130.67
14	—	425	145.00–147.00	146.21
6	—	377	150.00–152.00	150.64
5	—	569	122.00–127.00	124.24
4	—	476	139.00–141.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	583	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	405	152.00	152.00
2	—	665	117.00–120.00	118.48
2	—	460	147.00	147.00
5	—	520	137.00–138.00	137.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	120.00–127.00	123.26
3	—	430	136.00–140.00	137.67
5	—	369	140.00–147.00	143.60
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
8	—	480	130.00–135.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	192.00	192.00
1	—	670	128.00	128.00
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	144.00	144.00
3	—	717	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
9	—	470	156.00–158.00	157.68
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	122.00–127.00	124.67
4	—	474	142.00–157.00	147.77
3	—	368	160.00–162.00	161.29
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
7	—	416	150.00–156.00	153.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	130.00–137.00	133.79
3	—	408	160.00–167.00	162.95
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
7	—	516	140.00–149.00	143.71
2	—	320	182.00	182.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
3	—	720	120.00–122.00	120.67
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	653	122.00–125.00	123.51
4	—	314	192.00–197.00	195.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	43.00–45.00	43.93
4	—	904	47.00–50.00	48.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	58.00–63.00	60.39
3	—	1,200	70.00–75.00	72.62
6	—	1,185	64.00–69.00	67.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	58.00–63.00	60.45
4	—	1,005	55.00–57.00	56.22
1	—	925	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	91.00–94.00	92.49
2	—	1,898	85.00–88.00	86.36

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)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	865.00	865.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,073	1,040.00–1,075.00	1,053.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	780	1,210.00	1,210.00

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

Heifers · 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