Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

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 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 $138.83/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.38 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$138.83

55 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

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

$14.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	146.10	713	19thin
Medium and Large 3	495	135.51	670	31
Medium and Large 1	629	131.85	829	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about −$116 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

138.83

—

AL average13 barns · 1,089 hd

137.74

+1.09

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−62.38

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	1,628	93.39	1,521	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	72.42	1,033	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	61.72	727	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	54.36	576	14

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	155.31/cwt	155.00–157.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	126.95/cwt	122.00–129.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	127.59/cwt	127.00–128.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	124.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	119.80/cwt	118.00–121.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	151.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	162.99/cwt	162.00–167.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	152.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	133.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	126.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	137.39/cwt	132.00–139.00	661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	696	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	96.58/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	80.23/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,017	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	68.12/cwt	66.00–70.00	874	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	55.22/cwt	53.00–57.00	575	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	58.73/cwt	57.00–61.00	657	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	73.20/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,111	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	63.65/cwt	62.00–65.00	802	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	577	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	50.30/cwt	49.00–51.00	572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 316Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
4	—	459	135.00–140.00	136.74
7	—	582	127.00–128.00	127.59
5	—	626	118.00–121.00	119.80
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	155.00–157.00	155.31
5	—	661	122.00–129.00	126.95
2	—	408	152.00–155.00	153.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	122.00–127.00	124.68
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
3	—	483	130.00	130.00
3	—	572	117.00–120.00	118.01
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	122.00–128.00	126.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.66
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	450	147.00	147.00
5	—	397	162.00–167.00	162.99
4	—	414	150.00–155.00	152.25
1	—	340	172.00	172.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	182.00	182.00
2	—	710	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	130.00–138.00	133.56
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	150.00–155.00	152.52
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	418	140.00–142.00	140.97
12	—	481	132.00–139.00	137.39
12	—	535	127.00–132.00	130.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	142.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	533	140.00–142.00	141.00
4	—	414	150.00–155.00	151.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	96.00–97.00	96.58
1	—	1,665	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	79.00–82.00	80.23
6	—	1,283	66.00–70.00	68.12
13	—	1,518	71.00–76.00	73.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,042	53.00–57.00	55.22
1	—	995	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,138	49.00–51.00	50.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	57.00–61.00	58.73
5	—	1,260	62.00–65.00	63.65
1	—	1,135	70.00	70.00

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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