Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.82/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.39 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$134.82

56 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$1.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	483	135.50	654	22
Medium and Large 1	582	134.42	782	14thin
Medium and Large 2	527	134.36	708	20

One grade step is worth $1.14/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale56 hd

134.82

—

AL average16 barns · 1,478 hd

135.74

−0.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−66.39

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	1,427	87.71	1,251	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,148	69.45	797	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	61.00	645	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	51.89	477	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,370	91.84/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,258	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	83.58/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,239	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	64.54/cwt	63.00–66.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	57.46/cwt	57.00–58.00	545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	69.45/cwt	69.00–70.00	797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	52.32/cwt	51.00–55.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.58/cwt	131.00–132.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	143.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	129.64/cwt	127.00–130.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	134.13/cwt	132.00–137.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	129.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	615	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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 312Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 47Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 22

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	90.00–93.00	91.84
3	—	1,483	82.00–87.00	83.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	63.00–66.00	64.54
2	—	948	57.00–58.00	57.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	69.00–70.00	69.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	907	51.00–55.00	52.32
1	—	1,025	48.00	48.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
6	—	625	125.00–129.00	128.01
2	—	658	122.00–125.00	123.48
5	—	571	131.00–132.00	131.58
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.33
4	—	525	130.00	130.00
3	—	625	120.00–122.00	121.34
2	—	438	140.00–147.00	143.56
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
2	—	563	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
6	—	474	125.00–132.00	129.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	110.00–115.00	112.55
6	—	472	142.00–147.00	144.50
2	—	610	120.00–122.00	121.02
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
8	—	522	132.00–137.00	134.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	142.00–145.00	143.00
5	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.19
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
8	—	526	127.00–130.00	129.64
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	140.00–142.00	140.66
4	—	578	132.00–137.00	134.75
6	—	614	127.00–132.00	130.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	140.00	140.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	820.00	820.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle