Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $119.54/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$119.54

97 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$5.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	122.24	627	41
Medium and Large 1	675	119.94	810	16thin
Medium and Large 3	502	116.62	585	40

One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about $42 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 sale97 hd

119.54

—

AL average15 barns · 2,355 hd

127.64

−8.10

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	1,725	80.82	1,394	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	52.92	617	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	51.51	720	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	43.33	460	13

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.67/cwt	117.00–119.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	126.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.25/cwt	112.00–115.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	109.09/cwt	107.00–112.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.48/cwt	122.00–124.00	530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	131.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.04/cwt	122.00–127.00	596	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	148.12/cwt	148.00–150.00	809	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.03/cwt	130.00–137.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	43.99/cwt	42.00–46.00	472	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	51.51/cwt	51.00–52.00	720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	37.69/cwt	36.00–40.00	389	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	56.24/cwt	54.00–59.00	647	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	51.02/cwt	49.00–52.00	599	7
Bulls	—	—	1,857	81.97/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,522	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	579.83/cwt	522.00–623.00	6,001	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,340	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,265	832.26/cwt	825.00–840.00	10,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	144.34/cwt	143.00–147.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	153.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.83/cwt	117.00–122.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	723	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	860	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	154.20/cwt	152.00–157.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.88/cwt	128.00–137.00	615	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	562	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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 522Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 19Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
6	—	392	129.00	129.00
4	—	623	105.00–107.00	106.01
10	—	574	107.00–112.00	109.09
10	—	433	122.00–124.00	122.48
5	—	520	114.00–117.00	114.99
4	—	474	117.00–120.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
2	—	468	130.00	130.00
3	—	665	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	117.00–119.00	118.67
2	—	448	127.00	127.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
4	—	506	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
4	—	608	112.00–115.00	113.25
23	—	473	122.00–127.00	126.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	157.00–160.00	158.50
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
2	—	715	112.00–117.00	114.53
3	—	558	130.00–137.00	134.03
2	—	865	100.00	100.00
3	—	503	140.00–145.00	142.32
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	128.00	128.00
5	—	461	152.00–157.00	154.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	605	120.00	120.00
10	—	476	140.00–145.00	141.60
4	—	513	130.00–137.00	133.99
4	—	424	150.00–155.00	153.01
3	—	672	112.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	555	125.00–127.00	126.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
2	—	393	150.00–152.00	150.99
12	—	420	143.00–147.00	144.34
2	—	533	122.00–125.00	123.49
6	—	575	117.00–122.00	120.83
20	—	470	128.00–137.00	130.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	465	164.00	164.00
5	—	664	125.00–132.00	126.39
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
2	—	568	140.00–142.00	141.01
17	—	546	148.00–150.00	148.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	130.00–135.00	132.48
4	—	366	168.00	168.00
2	—	620	122.00–127.00	124.44
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	140.00–142.00	141.01
4	—	531	130.00–136.00	131.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,074	42.00–46.00	43.99
2	—	1,033	36.00–40.00	37.69
1	—	1,000	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	51.00–52.00	51.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	54.00–59.00	56.24
7	—	1,174	49.00–52.00	51.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	81.00–83.00	81.97
2	—	1,548	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,685	89.00	89.00

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	4	—	1,035	522.00–623.00	579.83
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	825.00–840.00	832.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle