Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with light 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 $126.90/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.31 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$126.90

58 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	457	128.57	587	28
Medium and Large 2	535	125.72	672	25
Medium and Large 1	621	123.40	766	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale58 hd

126.90

—

AL average16 barns · 1,711 hd

131.52

−4.63

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−74.31

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	2,088	97.06	2,027	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	63.28	833	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	57.79	663	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	913	47.31	432	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	371	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.54/cwt	131.00–133.00	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	109.47/cwt	107.00–112.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	104.49/cwt	102.00–107.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	125.41/cwt	125.00–127.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	117.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	53.45/cwt	53.00–54.00	502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	42.95/cwt	41.00–44.00	402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	48.35/cwt	47.00–52.00	428	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	63.28/cwt	62.00–64.00	833	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	57.83/cwt	56.00–60.00	657	9
Bulls	—	—	2,088	97.06/cwt	95.00–99.00	2,027	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	594.26/cwt	530.00–650.00	4,035	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,211	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	901.43/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	7,275	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	14,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	120.87/cwt	120.00–121.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	124.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	119.32/cwt	117.00–124.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	139.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	8

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 28Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 233Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	145.00	145.00
4	—	505	125.00–128.00	126.75
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	435	137.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
4	—	625	115.00–117.00	116.26
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
8	—	581	120.00–121.00	120.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	145.00–150.00	147.50
7	—	471	125.00–128.00	127.00
5	—	519	117.00–124.00	119.32
6	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.77
5	—	378	137.00–142.00	139.17
3	—	617	107.00–110.00	108.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
2	—	613	107.00–112.00	109.47
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.59
2	—	478	125.00	125.00
2	—	658	102.00–107.00	104.49
7	—	537	115.00–122.00	117.38
8	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
4	—	596	122.00–124.00	123.00
3	—	522	125.00–127.00	125.65
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	620	115.00–117.00	115.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	131.00–133.00	131.54
10	—	676	120.00–127.00	124.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	146.00	146.00
2	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	685	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	134.50	134.50
5	—	713	125.00–127.00	125.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	53.00–54.00	53.45
4	—	935	41.00–44.00	42.95
5	—	885	47.00–52.00	48.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	62.00–64.00	63.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,235	63.00	63.00
9	—	1,136	56.00–60.00	57.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,088	95.00–99.00	97.06

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	679	530.00–650.00	594.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	807	700.00–1,000.00	901.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	540.00	540.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,140.00	1,140.00

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