Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.60/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$114.60

61 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	116.10	569	21
Medium and Large 1	589	115.44	680	9thin
Medium and Large 3	473	113.34	536	31

One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about $32 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 sale61 hd

114.60

—

AL average15 barns · 1,337 hd

123.06

−8.47

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	—	Low	1,801	86.68	1,561	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	54.83	785	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	53.02	618	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	43.59	424	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	54.03/cwt	52.00–57.00	622	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	40.67/cwt	40.00–41.00	388	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	44.69/cwt	43.00–47.00	438	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	126.19/cwt	126.00–127.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	113.57/cwt	111.50–115.00	546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	112.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	804	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	121.34/cwt	120.00–123.00	512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	163.89/cwt	163.00–164.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	703	95.99/cwt	92.00–100.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	54.83/cwt	53.00–56.00	785	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	48.99/cwt	48.00–50.00	598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	86.27/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	824.45/cwt	820.00–830.00	9,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	724.56/cwt	720.00–730.00	8,296	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,442	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	540.25/cwt	522.00–560.00	5,095	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	138.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	145.41/cwt	145.00–147.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	119.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 332Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,151	52.00–57.00	54.03
2	—	1,220	48.00–50.00	48.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	40.00–41.00	40.67
8	—	981	43.00–47.00	44.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	53.00–56.00	54.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,975	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,733	85.00–89.00	86.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	166.00	166.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	467	140.00–147.00	144.31
2	—	415	162.00–165.00	163.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	147.00–150.00	148.52
2	—	703	92.00–100.00	95.99
2	—	470	127.00–130.00	128.47
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
8	—	429	132.00–140.00	138.30
2	—	553	117.00	117.00
2	—	283	160.00–162.00	161.03
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
7	—	529	117.00–120.00	119.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
5	—	415	145.00–147.00	145.41
4	—	579	120.00–122.00	120.98
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	126.00–127.00	126.19
2	—	428	147.00–152.00	149.43
2	—	658	107.00–109.00	108.00
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
1	—	380	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	534	139.00	139.00
4	—	755	104.00	104.00
3	—	392	167.00	167.00
9	—	410	163.00–164.00	163.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	511	157.25	157.25
1	—	570	142.00	142.00
2	—	460	162.00–165.00	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	111.50–115.00	113.57
5	—	577	105.00–107.00	105.99
4	—	317	121.00–124.00	122.52
2	—	645	100.00–105.00	102.50
7	—	424	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
5	—	534	112.00	112.00
9	—	422	120.00–123.00	121.34
5	—	476	117.00–120.00	118.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	110.00–117.00	112.99
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
3	—	513	120.00	120.00

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)	2	—	1,168	820.00–830.00	824.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	720.00–730.00	724.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	522.00–560.00	540.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	630.00	630.00

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle