Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 $134.15/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.06 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$134.15

62 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	138.24	758	8thin
Medium and Large 2	510	136.28	695	21
Medium and Large 3	489	131.81	645	33

One grade step is worth $6.42/cwt here — about $113 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 sale62 hd

134.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,428 hd

133.10

+1.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−67.06

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	1,512	75.33	1,139	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	51.06	868	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	49.94	641	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	40.65	423	10

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	630	119.69/cwt	118.00–121.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.95/cwt	137.00–145.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	151.15/cwt	147.00–155.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	120.33/cwt	117.00–122.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	124.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	150.02/cwt	147.00–152.00	632	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	830.53/cwt	825.00–835.00	9,692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	46.48/cwt	46.00–47.00	581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	51.33/cwt	50.00–55.00	666	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	45.52/cwt	45.00–46.00	505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	36.18/cwt	34.00–38.00	377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	51.06/cwt	50.00–52.00	868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	41.38/cwt	40.00–44.00	418	5

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	118.00–121.00	119.69
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
4	—	521	130.00–137.00	132.95
4	—	470	140.00–147.00	142.22
6	—	421	147.00–152.00	150.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	137.00–145.00	140.95
4	—	616	110.00–115.00	113.01
8	—	469	130.00–137.00	134.27
5	—	372	147.00–155.00	151.15
6	—	571	117.00–122.00	120.33
2	—	333	160.00	160.00
6	—	516	122.00–127.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	508	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	410	157.00–160.00	158.46
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	115.00–120.00	118.03
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
4	—	469	122.00–125.00	123.46
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
3	—	477	135.00–143.00	139.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	825.00–835.00	830.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,370	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	46.00–47.00	46.48
5	—	1,297	50.00–55.00	51.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	45.00–46.00	45.52
3	—	1,043	34.00–38.00	36.18
5	—	1,011	40.00–44.00	41.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	50.00–52.00	51.06

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle