Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.13/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.08 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$130.13

84 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$3.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	132.05	728	40
Medium and Large 1	667	128.60	858	15thin
Medium and Large 3	519	128.28	666	29

One grade step is worth $3.76/cwt here — about $61 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 sale84 hd

130.13

—

AL average15 barns · 1,341 hd

136.85

−6.72

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−71.08

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	—	High	1,720	93.01	1,600	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,312	72.75	954	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	67.63	768	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	48.59	497	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	125.11/cwt	122.00–127.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	766	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	119.27/cwt	117.00–120.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	143.36/cwt	142.00–147.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	132.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.34/cwt	132.00–133.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.42/cwt	139.00–145.00	671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	151.54/cwt	150.00–153.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	782	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.48/cwt	55.00–56.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	52.26/cwt	51.00–54.00	519	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	66.68/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,011	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	77.79/cwt	76.00–81.00	971	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	96.26/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,634	7
Bulls	—	—	1,851	92.65/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	792.00/cwt	792.00–792.00	9,227	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,335	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,019	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	44.36/cwt	43.00–46.00	449	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	73.26/cwt	71.00–75.00	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	121.48/cwt	121.00–123.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.53/cwt	123.00–129.00	719	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	86.04/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	70.61/cwt	70.00–72.00	789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	67.36/cwt	65.00–69.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,305	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	733	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	127.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 286Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 68Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	623	117.00–120.00	119.27
9	—	474	130.00–138.00	132.56
2	—	413	140.00–142.00	141.03
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
8	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.87
3	—	563	120.00–125.00	121.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
14	—	478	139.00–145.00	140.42
5	—	530	132.00–140.00	135.24
3	—	622	125.00–127.00	125.68
2	—	718	110.00–117.00	113.49
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
14	—	567	127.00–132.00	129.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	125.00–132.00	128.49
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
3	—	773	117.00–120.00	117.99
6	—	629	130.00–136.00	132.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	130.00–132.00	131.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	122.00–127.00	125.11
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
3	—	570	120.00	120.00
9	—	479	127.00–132.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	125.00–131.00	127.98
2	—	665	122.00–125.00	123.47
3	—	570	132.00–133.00	132.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
4	—	626	121.00–123.00	121.48
15	—	573	123.00–129.00	125.53
11	—	527	130.00–135.00	130.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	576	133.00	133.00
9	—	471	142.00–147.00	143.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	155.00	155.00
2	—	525	150.00–153.00	151.54
15	—	665	134.00	134.00
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	55.00–56.00	55.48
2	—	993	51.00–54.00	52.26
5	—	1,012	43.00–46.00	44.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	65.00–69.00	66.68
5	—	1,248	76.00–81.00	77.79
10	—	1,241	71.00–75.00	73.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,117	70.00–72.00	70.61
5	—	1,107	65.00–69.00	67.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,698	95.00–98.00	96.26
5	—	1,851	91.00–93.00	92.65
3	—	1,553	85.00–88.00	86.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	792.00	792.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	920.00	920.00

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

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