Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $143.43/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.78 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$143.43

58 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$4.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	146.10	682	22
Medium and Large 1	534	142.10	759	16thin
Medium and Large 3	440	141.56	623	20

One grade step is worth $4.54/cwt here — about $60 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 sale58 hd

143.43

—

AL average16 barns · 1,299 hd

129.78

+13.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−57.78

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	1,618	89.32	1,445	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	65.16	843	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	63.03	681	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	46.57	472	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	146.41/cwt	144.00–150.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.88/cwt	137.00–145.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	604	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	123.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	149.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	174.46/cwt	172.00–177.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	65.70/cwt	65.00–67.00	887	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	67.29/cwt	67.00–68.00	739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	62.25/cwt	60.00–65.00	671	10
Bulls	—	—	1,750	90.76/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,588	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,037	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	886	1,165.44/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	10,326	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,465.42/cwt	1,390.00–1,550.00	16,017	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	49.58/cwt	47.00–52.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	43.27/cwt	41.00–45.00	421	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,071	890.99/cwt	820.00–950.00	9,543	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,159.63/cwt	1,060.00–1,230.00	10,553	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,208.82/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	12,934	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	14,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	133.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	144.74/cwt	142.00–147.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	163.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	164.72/cwt	162.00–167.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	142.95/cwt	140.00–147.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.21/cwt	131.00–138.00	633	5

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 354Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 30Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 26Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	172.00	172.00
3	—	425	162.00	162.00
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	572	117.00–120.00	118.01
5	—	377	144.00–150.00	146.41
4	—	423	137.00–145.00	140.88
2	—	635	115.00–117.00	115.98
5	—	468	131.00–138.00	135.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
5	—	325	140.00–150.00	143.49
2	—	350	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	170.00–175.00	173.05
3	—	425	150.00–157.00	152.64
3	—	604	120.00–121.00	120.33
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.57
3	—	577	122.00–125.00	123.99
3	—	387	162.00–167.00	164.72
4	—	481	140.00–147.00	142.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	121.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	580	130.00–136.00	132.63
3	—	455	148.00–152.00	149.98
2	—	608	124.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	523	140.00–142.00	140.97
2	—	355	172.00–177.00	174.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	155.00–157.00	155.98
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
7	—	476	130.00–136.00	133.58
4	—	409	142.00–147.00	144.74
2	—	315	160.00–167.00	163.56
2	—	538	122.00–127.00	124.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	65.00–67.00	65.70
1	—	1,065	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,098	67.00–68.00	67.29
10	—	1,078	60.00–65.00	62.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	47.00–52.00	49.58
5	—	974	41.00–45.00	43.27
1	—	1,080	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	90.00–92.00	90.76
1	—	1,220	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	886	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,165.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,390.00–1,550.00	1,465.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	820.00–950.00	890.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	910	1,060.00–1,230.00	1,159.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	995.00	995.00

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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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