Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $129.53/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$129.53

55 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	132.14	750	18thin
Medium and Large 3	442	129.74	573	12thin
Medium and Large 2	528	127.56	674	25

One grade step is worth $4.59/cwt here — about $76 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 sale55 hd

129.53

—

AL average15 barns · 1,594 hd

131.05

−1.51

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	1,497	94.14	1,409	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	71.89	952	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	64.89	711	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	57.00	555	19

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 1	—	575	129.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.23/cwt	137.00–142.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	131.00/cwt	127.00–135.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	118.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,258	926.37/cwt	900.00–975.00	11,654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	722.28/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	72.83/cwt	71.00–75.00	974	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	66.27/cwt	64.00–69.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	658	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	62.40/cwt	62.00–63.00	713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	89.98/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,530	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,303.93/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	16,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,138	1,114.04/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	12,678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.54/cwt	152.00–157.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	103.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.71/cwt	132.00–137.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	60.57/cwt	60.00–61.00	624	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	56.60/cwt	54.00–59.00	551	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	46.47/cwt	46.00–47.00	362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	67.92/cwt	67.00–69.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,098	84.70/cwt	82.00–87.00	930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	104.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,631	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 263Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 129Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 109Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	127.00–135.00	129.55
5	—	513	137.00–140.00	137.80
3	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.31
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
2	—	740	119.00	119.00
2	—	473	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	137.00–142.00	140.23
2	—	663	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
4	—	508	127.00–132.00	129.47
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	755	100.00–105.00	103.31
9	—	467	132.00–137.00	133.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	127.00–130.00	127.97
8	—	421	127.00–135.00	131.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
2	—	578	117.00–120.00	118.55
2	—	545	125.00–130.00	127.50
5	—	456	130.00–135.00	133.41
1	—	385	157.00	157.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	132.00–135.00	133.54
3	—	635	125.00–130.00	126.69
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	139.00	139.00
1	—	260	187.00	187.00
3	—	518	132.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	152.00–157.00	154.54
2	—	380	160.00–165.00	162.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	127.00	127.00

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)	4	—	1,258	900.00–975.00	926.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	700.00–750.00	722.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,258	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,303.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,138	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,114.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	71.00–75.00	72.83
1	—	1,110	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,413	67.00–69.00	67.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	64.00–69.00	66.27
5	—	1,142	62.00–63.00	62.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	60.00–61.00	60.57
10	—	973	54.00–59.00	56.60
2	—	778	46.00–47.00	46.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	88.00–92.00	89.98
2	—	1,098	82.00–87.00	84.70
3	—	1,560	100.00–107.00	104.58

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle