Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.14/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.08 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$127.14

93 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$2.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	129.03	773	18thin
Medium and Large 3	508	126.71	643	47
Medium and Large 2	557	126.65	706	28

One grade step is worth $2.39/cwt here — about $67 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 sale93 hd

127.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,615 hd

129.36

−2.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−74.08

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	1,615	85.82	1,386	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	55.41	769	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	53.45	635	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	43.26	448	13

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	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	108.35/cwt	107.00–109.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	737	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	95.52/cwt	91.00–100.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	110.27/cwt	107.00–112.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	104.77/cwt	102.00–107.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	114.60/cwt	113.00–115.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	105.51/cwt	105.00–107.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	92.76/cwt	92.00–93.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.30/cwt	120.00–122.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.14/cwt	116.00–121.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.74/cwt	136.00–142.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	56.42/cwt	56.00–57.00	798	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	39.79/cwt	39.00–41.00	418	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	46.24/cwt	43.00–48.00	473	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	54.40/cwt	54.00–55.00	740	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	608	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	54.27/cwt	52.00–56.00	644	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	87.23/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,079	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,174	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	896.09/cwt	850.00–970.00	9,982	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,143	726.35/cwt	710.00–760.00	8,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	129.38/cwt	128.00–134.00	621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	136.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	592	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	124.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.46/cwt	136.00–142.00	658	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
3	—	677	107.00–109.00	108.35
4	—	835	92.00–93.00	92.76
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	91.00–100.00	95.52
8	—	528	107.00–112.00	110.27
4	—	563	102.00–107.00	104.77
10	—	483	113.00–115.00	114.60
7	—	428	116.00–121.00	118.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00	120.00
4	—	628	105.00–107.00	105.51
1	—	760	87.00	87.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
4	—	659	100.00–105.00	102.98
3	—	528	113.50	113.50
3	—	580	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	100.00	100.00
3	—	580	114.00–120.00	118.03
13	—	480	128.00–134.00	129.38
2	—	373	142.00–145.00	143.45
16	—	433	135.00–142.00	136.76
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
5	—	509	120.00–127.00	124.81
2	—	685	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	105.00	105.00
8	—	618	117.00–120.00	117.38
3	—	567	122.00–125.00	123.99
3	—	529	134.00–135.00	134.33
11	—	479	136.00–142.00	137.46
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
3	—	822	101.00	101.00
5	—	530	136.00–142.00	137.74
7	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.41
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
7	—	624	120.00–122.00	120.30
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	127.00–135.00	130.96
1	—	735	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	56.00–57.00	56.42
5	—	1,360	54.00–55.00	54.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	39.00–41.00	39.79
7	—	1,024	43.00–48.00	46.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	51.00	51.00
9	—	1,186	52.00–56.00	54.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	85.00–89.00	87.23
1	—	1,300	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,143	710.00–760.00	726.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	850.00–970.00	896.09

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