Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 $135.46/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.75 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$135.46

84 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	137.30	697	31
Medium and Large 1	565	135.17	764	23
Medium and Large 3	474	133.78	634	30

One grade step is worth $3.52/cwt here — about $63 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 sale84 hd

135.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,273 hd

136.44

−0.98

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−65.75

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	1,806	91.25	1,648	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,210	63.92	773	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	60.52	685	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	45.66	408	15

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	621	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.86/cwt	122.00–130.00	719	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.34/cwt	152.00–157.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.26/cwt	125.00–127.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.46/cwt	117.00–122.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	980	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	941	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.40/cwt	117.00–121.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	61.69/cwt	60.00–63.00	728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	561	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	42.61/cwt	40.00–45.00	364	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	832.50/cwt	825.00–840.00	7,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	17,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	819.95/cwt	810.00–830.00	11,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	833	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	49.35/cwt	48.00–51.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	159.52/cwt	157.00–162.00	571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	63.92/cwt	63.00–65.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	153.78/cwt	152.00–157.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,325	1,076.98/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	14,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	135.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	114.64/cwt	112.00–117.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.96/cwt	139.00–147.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	131.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	126.16/cwt	125.00–127.00	585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	132.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year 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	—	425	167.00	167.00
5	—	479	150.00–157.00	153.80
2	—	583	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
5	—	562	145.00	145.00
5	—	410	171.00	171.00
3	—	513	153.00	153.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	108.00	108.00
10	—	732	128.50	128.50
10	—	610	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	157.00–162.00	159.52
3	—	628	112.00–117.00	114.64
1	—	490	142.00	142.00
2	—	568	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	140.00–145.00	144.19
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
13	—	579	117.00–121.00	119.40
2	—	523	122.00–127.00	124.51
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
7	—	461	130.00–136.00	132.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	114.00	114.00
14	—	567	122.00–130.00	126.86
2	—	620	117.00–122.00	119.46
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	115.00–117.00	116.20
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
4	—	419	130.00–138.00	135.57
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
12	—	464	125.00–127.00	126.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
6	—	372	152.00–157.00	153.78
7	—	528	120.00–127.00	124.00
5	—	560	115.00–120.00	118.98
4	—	418	140.00–147.00	142.22
6	—	477	130.00–135.00	131.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	152.00–157.00	154.34
2	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.53
11	—	583	125.00–127.00	125.26
3	—	470	139.00–147.00	141.96
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
7	—	523	130.00–137.00	132.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	150.00–157.00	151.83
2	—	553	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	753	107.00	107.00
3	—	620	122.00–125.00	124.01
5	—	509	142.00	142.00
2	—	673	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	715	116.00–117.00	116.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	60.00–63.00	61.69
1	—	985	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	854	40.00–45.00	42.61
2	—	1,013	52.00	52.00
4	—	924	48.00–51.00	49.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	63.00–65.00	63.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	92.00–94.00	93.00
1	—	1,590	86.00	86.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	825.00–840.00	832.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	1,120.00	1,120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,463	810.00–830.00	819.95

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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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