Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder bulls. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.40/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.81 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$134.40

69 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

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

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	137.03	724	24
Medium and Large 3	481	135.57	653	23
Medium and Large 1	650	130.32	848	22

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale69 hd

134.40

—

AL average16 barns · 1,505 hd

137.80

−3.39

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−66.81

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	—	High	2,025	95.73	1,938	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	70.69	934	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	62.17	697	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	53.00	551	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	722	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	708	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	134.10/cwt	132.00–135.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	137.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	143.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	766	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	868	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	58.27/cwt	58.00–59.00	674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	71.40/cwt	68.00–73.00	942	8
Bulls	—	—	2,025	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,086	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	92.09/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	143.14/cwt	140.00–147.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	866.00/cwt	866.00–866.00	10,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,520	1,081.32/cwt	1,013.00–1,147.00	16,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	135.86/cwt	132.00–139.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	128.78/cwt	127.00–130.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	129.51/cwt	127.00–131.00	607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	904.34/cwt	824.00–986.00	11,467	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	62.83/cwt	61.00–65.00	699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	125.40/cwt	125.00–127.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.47/cwt	132.00–136.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder bulls. Market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	124.00	124.00
9	—	609	132.00–135.00	134.10
4	—	579	135.00–140.00	137.03
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
8	—	428	140.00–147.00	143.14
1	—	250	172.00	172.00
6	—	482	132.00–139.00	135.86
5	—	522	127.00–130.00	128.78
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
8	—	464	140.00–147.00	143.13
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
2	—	678	115.00–125.00	119.91
5	—	633	125.00–127.00	125.40
4	—	524	132.00–136.00	134.47
2	—	313	177.00	177.00
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
2	—	620	122.00–125.00	123.50
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	146.00	146.00
2	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.49
4	—	469	127.00–131.00	129.51
2	—	513	122.00	122.00
2	—	357	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	478	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	410	139.00–142.00	140.52
4	—	568	125.00–127.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	127.00	127.00
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	162.00	162.00
4	—	563	150.00–155.00	152.29
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,320	68.00–73.00	71.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	58.00–59.00	58.27
2	—	1,073	68.00	68.00
6	—	1,113	61.00–65.00	62.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	103.00	103.00
2	—	2,025	91.00–93.00	92.09

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)	1	—	1,220	866.00	866.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,520	1,013.00–1,147.00	1,081.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,268	824.00–986.00	904.34

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle