Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to 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 $132.65/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$132.65

50 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	135.85	609	29
Medium and Large 1	545	129.92	709	12thin
Medium and Large 3	471	125.99	593	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $16 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 sale50 hd

132.65

—

AL average13 barns · 1,278 hd

130.57

+2.08

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	—	Low	1,778	93.07	1,655	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,041	68.93	718	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,364	66.98	913	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	54.04	477	34

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.99/cwt	143.00–147.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	151.61/cwt	150.00–152.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.19/cwt	153.00–154.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	648	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	49.43/cwt	46.00–51.00	421	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	59.51/cwt	58.00–63.00	574	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	54.87/cwt	52.00–57.00	474	14
Bulls	—	—	1,778	87.16/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,550	2
Bulls	—	—	2,007	98.71/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,981	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	91.79/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,474	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	14,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,106	1,214.92/cwt	1,160.00–1,260.00	13,437	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,378.31/cwt	1,330.00–1,470.00	17,573	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	63.70/cwt	62.00–68.00	641	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	74.42/cwt	73.00–78.00	810	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	69.65/cwt	67.00–72.00	722	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	584	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	63.96/cwt	62.00–66.00	893	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	909	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	68.00/cwt	67.00–71.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	124.30/cwt	122.00–130.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	755	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	838	669.46/cwt	640.00–710.00	5,610	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,257	857.56/cwt	835.00–870.00	10,780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	995.53/cwt	920.00–1,060.00	10,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	126.24/cwt	124.00–127.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.36/cwt	132.00–134.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	580	2

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 224Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 58Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 24Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
3	—	420	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.97
2	—	470	122.00–125.00	123.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	143.00–147.00	144.99
2	—	553	126.00–127.00	126.50
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
3	—	520	132.00–134.00	133.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	135.00–140.00	135.80
5	—	469	127.00–130.00	128.17
2	—	570	120.00–122.00	120.96
5	—	392	150.00–152.00	151.61
5	—	324	153.00–154.00	153.19
4	—	516	125.00–127.00	125.49
2	—	655	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	145.00–147.00	146.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	112.00–115.00	112.99
6	—	563	117.00–120.00	119.01
5	—	470	130.00–132.00	130.81
4	—	515	124.00–127.00	126.24
4	—	415	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
1	—	330	177.00	177.00
7	—	562	122.00–130.00	124.30
5	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.38
4	—	665	112.00–115.00	113.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	851	46.00–51.00	49.43
8	—	965	58.00–63.00	59.51
14	—	863	52.00–57.00	54.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,006	62.00–68.00	63.70
14	—	1,089	73.00–78.00	74.42
17	—	1,037	67.00–72.00	69.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	62.00–66.00	63.96
1	—	1,165	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,373	67.00–71.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	86.00–88.00	87.16
3	—	2,007	97.00–101.00	98.71
4	—	1,606	89.00–94.00	91.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	838	640.00–710.00	669.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	835.00–870.00	857.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	920.00–1,060.00	995.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,106	1,160.00–1,260.00	1,214.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,275	1,330.00–1,470.00	1,378.31

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

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