Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.52/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$131.52

85 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$2.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	397	132.05	525	17thin
Medium and Large 1	537	131.93	708	51
Medium and Large 2	477	129.75	619	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.30/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale85 hd

131.52

—

AL average16 barns · 1,699 hd

125.89

+5.63

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	1,700	95.00	1,615	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	70.26	937	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	67.60	752	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	52.03	543	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	52.54/cwt	50.00–55.00	556	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	64.53/cwt	64.00–65.00	949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	62.26/cwt	60.00–64.00	668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.75/cwt	146.00–147.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,269	855.11/cwt	740.00–925.00	10,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.46/cwt	125.00–131.00	727	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.44/cwt	135.00–143.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	113.95/cwt	110.00–117.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	122.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.73/cwt	131.00–139.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	144.74/cwt	144.00–147.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	669	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.81/cwt	134.00–136.00	566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.96/cwt	112.00–115.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	126.34/cwt	123.00–131.00	528	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,335	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	144.49/cwt	143.00–146.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	137.49/cwt	136.00–142.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.65/cwt	117.00–125.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,070	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	126.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	10,661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	993.00/cwt	970.00–1,010.00	13,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.07/cwt	117.00–121.00	623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	73.60/cwt	72.00–76.00	828	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	68.26/cwt	66.00–70.00	775	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	71.21/cwt	69.00–73.00	949	6

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 182Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	50.00–55.00	52.54
1	—	1,050	57.00	57.00
1	—	980	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	64.00–65.00	64.53
1	—	1,070	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,332	69.00–73.00	71.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	60.00–64.00	62.26
3	—	1,125	72.00–76.00	73.60
5	—	1,136	66.00–70.00	68.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	88.00	88.00
1	—	2,105	102.00	102.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
4	—	524	146.00–147.00	146.75
3	—	663	110.00–117.00	113.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	173.00	173.00
5	—	463	135.00–143.00	137.44
3	—	587	121.00–125.00	122.67
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
3	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	144.00–147.00	144.74
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
6	—	434	136.00–142.00	137.49
3	—	525	117.00–125.00	120.65
4	—	464	125.00–130.00	126.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	143.00–145.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	131.00–139.00	136.73
9	—	626	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
22	—	566	125.00–131.00	128.46
2	—	683	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	527	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
22	—	482	135.00–140.00	138.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	149.00	149.00
2	—	368	132.00–137.00	134.52
8	—	418	123.00–131.00	126.34
4	—	338	143.00–146.00	144.49
2	—	523	117.00–121.00	119.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	134.00–136.00	134.81
5	—	568	117.00–122.00	119.93
2	—	533	129.00	129.00

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)	5	—	1,269	740.00–925.00	855.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	970.00–1,010.00	993.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,510	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,030.00	1,030.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle