Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.43/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$126.43

48 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

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	131.86	616	14thin
Medium and Large 1	561	131.54	737	15thin
Medium and Large 3	518	118.39	613	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $3 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 sale48 hd

126.43

—

AL average11 barns · 855 hd

123.17

+3.26

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	1,927	93.01	1,793	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	67.19	1,004	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	66.51	792	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	49.99	487	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.54/cwt	127.00–132.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.20/cwt	137.00–142.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	895	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	132.35/cwt	125.00–133.50	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	717	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	48.42/cwt	46.00–50.00	454	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	68.92/cwt	68.00–70.00	979	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	71.98/cwt	71.00–74.00	808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	69.21/cwt	68.00–70.00	804	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	61.97/cwt	60.00–64.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	53.22/cwt	52.00–56.00	534	3
Bulls	—	—	2,047	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,842	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	97.52/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	144.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	16,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	129.80/cwt	125.00–132.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	139.85/cwt	137.00–142.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 270Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 69Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
2	—	465	135.00	135.00
2	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	380	145.00–147.00	145.96
7	—	426	137.00–142.00	139.85
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	518	127.00–130.00	128.55
2	—	605	117.00	117.00
2	—	578	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
4	—	471	137.00–142.00	140.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	565	127.00–132.00	129.54
4	—	511	140.00–147.00	144.01
3	—	473	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	125.00–127.00	125.69
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	147.00	147.00
3	—	485	154.00–155.00	154.33
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	590	151.75	151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
5	—	474	130.00–132.00	130.80
2	—	365	145.00	145.00
3	—	415	135.00–137.00	135.67
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
9	—	555	125.00–133.50	132.35
4	—	531	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	132.00–135.00	133.57
5	—	526	117.00–120.00	118.01
3	—	425	125.00–132.00	129.80
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
6	—	565	110.00–115.00	113.13
1	—	640	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	46.00–50.00	48.42
1	—	1,000	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,003	52.00–56.00	53.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	68.00–70.00	68.92
1	—	1,715	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	71.00–74.00	71.98
4	—	1,161	68.00–70.00	69.21
6	—	1,246	60.00–64.00	61.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,047	89.00–91.00	90.00
2	—	1,748	97.00–98.00	97.52

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	—	1,155	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,080.00	1,080.00

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