Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.43/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.79 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$136.43

38 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$13.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	145.56	746	7thin
Medium and Large 2	517	137.68	712	12thin
Medium and Large 3	496	132.27	656	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.29/cwt here — about $90 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 sale38 hd

136.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,178 hd

129.71

+6.72

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−64.79

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	1,800	91.17	1,641	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	63.56	898	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	53.72	660	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	45.48	456	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	137.65/cwt	137.00–139.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	129.62/cwt	127.00–132.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.93/cwt	123.00–127.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.28/cwt	130.00–134.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	146.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	682	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	898.27/cwt	870.00–920.00	11,776	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,373	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,593	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,983	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,195	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,070	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,157.16/cwt	1,130.00–1,190.00	13,168	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,110	797.87/cwt	790.00–810.00	8,856	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	95.29/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,851	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,114	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.56/cwt	63.00–64.00	898	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	51.62/cwt	50.00–53.00	640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	44.31/cwt	43.00–45.00	443	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.81/cwt	54.00–57.00	681	4

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 240Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	172.00	172.00
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
3	—	517	140.00–145.00	142.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
2	—	578	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
4	—	469	140.00–149.00	146.79
4	—	528	132.00–137.00	135.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.62
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
5	—	424	145.00	145.00
2	—	485	135.00	135.00
2	—	525	126.00–127.00	126.51
3	—	577	117.00–120.00	117.99
3	—	607	110.00–115.00	112.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	137.00–139.00	137.65
5	—	432	127.00–132.00	129.62
2	—	468	123.00–127.00	124.93
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	147.00	147.00
2	—	433	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
3	—	478	130.00–134.00	132.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	135.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	665	114.00–115.00	114.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
7	—	483	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
3	—	477	146.00–147.00	146.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,311	870.00–920.00	898.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,373	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	790.00–810.00	797.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	1,130.00–1,190.00	1,157.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,943	94.00–97.00	95.29
1	—	1,410	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	63.00–64.00	63.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,000	43.00–45.00	44.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	50.00–53.00	51.62
4	—	1,220	54.00–57.00	55.81

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle