Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with good 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 $131.10/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.12 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$131.10

71 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$4.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	133.56	761	25
Medium and Large 3	494	130.22	643	14thin
Medium and Large 2	552	129.55	715	32

One grade step is worth $4.01/cwt here — about $46 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 sale71 hd

131.10

—

AL average16 barns · 1,567 hd

126.83

+4.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−70.12

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	—	Average	1,557	86.27	1,343	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,324	61.02	808	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	54.96	600	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	909	41.96	381	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	108.50/cwt	107.00–112.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	142.31/cwt	137.00–144.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.62/cwt	102.00–107.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	121.42/cwt	119.00–122.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.49/cwt	127.00–133.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	112.64/cwt	111.00–114.00	809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	48.54/cwt	48.00–49.00	493	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	54.45/cwt	53.00–57.00	607	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	44.33/cwt	43.00–45.00	413	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	37.91/cwt	35.00–40.00	323	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	61.83/cwt	61.00–63.00	824	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	60.53/cwt	59.00–62.00	598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	596.23/cwt	550.00–658.00	5,020	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	764.62/cwt	710.00–830.00	7,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,195	819.79/cwt	780.00–840.00	9,796	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	138.83/cwt	135.00–142.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	140.15/cwt	137.00–142.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	131.23/cwt	128.00–135.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.49/cwt	111.00–113.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.74/cwt	137.00–142.00	713	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 230Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 32Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 16Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
3	—	712	105.00–108.00	106.68
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
10	—	581	107.00–112.00	108.50
9	—	477	116.00–120.00	118.02
5	—	518	110.00–116.00	113.60
5	—	618	102.00–107.00	104.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	107.00	107.00
2	—	510	121.00–124.00	122.49
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.31
5	—	621	119.00–122.00	121.42
7	—	576	125.00–129.00	126.29
7	—	469	137.00–142.00	140.15
4	—	678	111.00–113.00	112.49
2	—	420	145.00–152.00	148.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
5	—	431	135.00–142.00	138.83
4	—	485	128.00–135.00	131.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	172.00	172.00
4	—	620	127.00–133.00	128.49
2	—	463	145.00	145.00
3	—	718	111.00–114.00	112.64
3	—	672	120.00–126.00	123.70
4	—	565	135.00–139.00	136.04
8	—	514	137.00–142.00	138.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	137.00–144.00	142.31
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	48.00–49.00	48.54
3	—	932	43.00–45.00	44.33
5	—	853	35.00–40.00	37.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,115	53.00–57.00	54.45
1	—	980	51.00	51.00
2	—	988	59.00–62.00	60.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,332	61.00–63.00	61.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,358	80.00–84.00	82.03
1	—	1,795	95.00	95.00

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	3	—	842	550.00–658.00	596.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	710.00–830.00	764.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,195	780.00–840.00	819.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	720.00	720.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle