Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes lightly tested. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $118.82/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −82.39 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$118.82

54 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$5.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	121.73	744	7thin
Medium and Large 2	563	120.09	676	24
Medium and Large 3	534	116.62	623	23

One grade step is worth $5.12/cwt here — about $121 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 sale54 hd

118.82

—

AL average16 barns · 1,404 hd

129.57

−10.74

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−82.39

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	1,818	91.75	1,667	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	62.80	842	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	54.60	595	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	46.35	453	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	118.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	134.91/cwt	134.00–135.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	116.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	112.47/cwt	107.00–114.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	93.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	115.40/cwt	115.00–117.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	123.51/cwt	122.00–128.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,093	804.01/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,788	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,188	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,366	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	644.20/cwt	533.00–717.00	6,217	3
Bulls	—	—	2,025	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	55.65/cwt	54.00–57.00	611	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	52.49/cwt	52.00–53.00	564	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	803	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	60.79/cwt	59.00–62.00	902	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	49.72/cwt	48.00–51.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	42.97/cwt	41.00–45.00	375	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 430Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes lightly tested. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	105.00	105.00
2	—	488	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	523	115.00–122.00	118.45
1	—	355	137.00	137.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	131.00–135.00	132.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
5	—	655	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	115.00–122.00	116.96
12	—	513	107.00–114.00	112.47
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
6	—	515	122.00–128.00	123.99
11	—	577	117.00–120.00	118.91
2	—	668	105.00–110.00	107.57
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.55
4	—	619	120.00–122.00	120.51
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	743	90.00–96.00	93.99
5	—	559	115.00–117.00	115.40
6	—	471	122.00–128.00	123.51
7	—	511	115.00–120.00	117.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	151.00	151.00
12	—	695	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
10	—	537	134.00–135.00	134.91
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	127.00–129.00	127.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	800.00–810.00	804.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	533.00–717.00	644.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,025	97.00–98.00	97.49
2	—	1,610	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	54.00–57.00	55.65
4	—	1,075	52.00–53.00	52.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,483	59.00–62.00	60.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	48.00–51.00	49.72
2	—	873	41.00–45.00	42.97

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle