Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.39/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$134.39

63 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	137.05	746	15thin
Medium and Large 2	479	134.69	646	30
Medium and Large 3	462	131.66	608	18thin

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $138 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 sale63 hd

134.39

—

AL average14 barns · 1,155 hd

133.57

+0.81

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	—	Low	1,444	89.59	1,293	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	69.00	1,094	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	60.46	638	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	49.31	485	5thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	121.54/cwt	118.00–124.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	123.80/cwt	122.00–127.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	154.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	136.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	130.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	142.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	131.45/cwt	127.00–133.00	619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	121.26/cwt	119.00–122.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	154.60/cwt	153.00–156.00	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.76/cwt	129.00–130.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	146.76/cwt	145.00–147.00	537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.14/cwt	149.00–155.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.96/cwt	129.00–131.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,365	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,980	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,569	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	722.88/cwt	637.00–775.00	7,583	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	85.45/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	62.34/cwt	61.00–65.00	642	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	58.57/cwt	56.00–60.00	633	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,094	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	52.80/cwt	50.00–55.00	553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	44.08/cwt	43.00–45.00	391	2

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 220Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 57Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
5	—	607	122.00–127.00	123.80
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
2	—	720	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	123.00–125.00	124.33
4	—	733	118.00–124.00	121.54
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	140.00–142.00	141.05
2	—	525	129.00–131.00	129.96
2	—	615	116.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	460	135.00–140.00	137.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	150.00–155.00	154.22
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
11	—	526	153.00–156.00	154.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	136.00–140.00	136.82
1	—	485	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	129.00–133.00	130.96
3	—	412	137.00–145.00	142.00
3	—	552	125.00–128.00	126.67
4	—	611	119.00–122.00	121.26
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
8	—	366	145.00–147.00	146.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	127.00–133.00	131.45
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
3	—	382	140.00	140.00
3	—	527	122.00–125.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	129.00–130.00	129.76
5	—	379	149.00–155.00	150.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,570	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	870.00	870.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	637.00–775.00	722.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	84.00–86.00	85.45
1	—	1,865	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	61.00–65.00	62.34
5	—	1,080	56.00–60.00	58.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	50.00–55.00	52.80
2	—	888	43.00–45.00	44.08

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

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