Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 $136.35/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$136.35

95 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$3.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	403	139.37	562	17thin
Medium and Large 1	572	135.71	777	50
Medium and Large 2	503	135.65	682	28

One grade step is worth $3.72/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale95 hd

136.35

—

AL average14 barns · 1,845 hd

135.58

+0.77

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	1,635	92.68	1,515	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	69.29	974	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	63.79	722	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	51.82	488	10

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	138.30/cwt	136.00–142.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	129.44/cwt	127.00–131.00	853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.77/cwt	150.00–157.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	140.30/cwt	137.00–142.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	151.62/cwt	150.00–152.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	150.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	142.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	128.80/cwt	127.00–130.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,610	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	780	834.00/cwt	834.00–834.00	6,505	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	696.03/cwt	670.00–730.00	5,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	139.77/cwt	137.00–142.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.03/cwt	141.50–145.00	693	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.30/cwt	152.00–155.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	821	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	52.75/cwt	50.00–55.00	501	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	70.04/cwt	68.00–73.00	985	9
Bulls	—	—	1,593	91.91/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,464	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	60.34/cwt	58.00–61.00	656	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	44.96/cwt	44.00–46.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.36/cwt	157.00–162.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	764.43/cwt	750.00–780.00	6,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,156	867.51/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,028	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,113.60/cwt	1,080.00–1,125.00	13,820	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	68.65/cwt	68.00–69.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	149.83/cwt	145.00–152.00	637	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	64.38/cwt	62.00–67.00	735	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	631	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	65.90/cwt	65.00–67.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	591	125.24/cwt	122.00–126.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	770	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,029.27/cwt	1,010.00–1,050.00	9,922	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,003	707.28/cwt	690.00–740.00	7,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	166.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	131.64/cwt	127.00–135.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	139.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.33/cwt	132.00–137.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	125.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 228Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 15Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	162.00	162.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
5	—	574	127.00–130.00	128.80
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
3	—	613	125.00–126.00	125.67
9	—	472	136.00–140.00	137.67
5	—	518	132.00–136.00	134.02
3	—	430	142.00–145.00	143.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	659	127.00–131.00	129.44
7	—	511	137.00–142.00	140.30
17	—	488	141.50–145.00	142.03
3	—	612	130.00–133.00	131.36
3	—	575	132.00–137.00	135.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.25
3	—	480	132.00–135.00	133.66
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
3	—	310	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	136.00–142.00	138.30
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	157.00–162.00	160.36
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.64
5	—	425	145.00–152.00	149.83
5	—	591	122.00–126.00	125.24
9	—	520	127.00–135.00	131.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	140.00–147.00	142.77
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
3	—	472	152.00–155.00	153.30
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
4	—	611	130.00–139.00	134.45
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
3	—	672	122.00–127.00	125.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	137.00–142.00	139.77
8	—	473	145.00–150.00	146.64
3	—	355	165.00–170.00	166.67
2	—	568	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	150.00–157.00	150.77
6	—	609	150.00–152.00	150.35
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	150.00–152.00	151.62
2	—	340	172.00	172.00
6	—	536	137.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
2	—	428	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,241	1,080.00–1,125.00	1,113.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	850.00–900.00	867.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	690.00–740.00	707.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	834.00	834.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	836	670.00–730.00	696.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	834	750.00–780.00	764.43
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	964	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,029.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	949	50.00–55.00	52.75
2	—	848	44.00–46.00	44.96
1	—	1,070	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,406	68.00–73.00	70.04
2	—	1,405	65.00–67.00	65.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	58.00–61.00	60.34
3	—	1,185	68.00–69.00	68.65
16	—	1,142	62.00–67.00	64.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	90.00–93.00	91.91
1	—	1,760	95.00	95.00

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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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