Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.94/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$125.94

106 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$1.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	126.70	628	33
Medium and Large 1	617	126.68	782	31
Medium and Large 3	455	124.81	567	42

One grade step is worth $1.89/cwt here — about $60 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 sale106 hd

125.94

—

AL average16 barns · 2,403 hd

133.13

−7.19

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	55.92	618	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,347	54.01	727	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	43.49	472	11

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	615	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	633	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	817	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	118.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	120.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	134.20/cwt	134.00–135.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	835	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	126.04/cwt	124.50–133.00	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.26/cwt	127.00–133.00	613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	139.43/cwt	138.00–142.00	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.40/cwt	112.00–117.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.39/cwt	154.00–155.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	164.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	47.07/cwt	46.00–49.00	500	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,015	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	51.04/cwt	49.00–54.00	585	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	673	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	56.79/cwt	56.00–58.00	614	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	37.70/cwt	36.00–39.00	415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	43.30/cwt	43.00–44.00	481	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	51.01/cwt	50.00–52.00	743	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,010	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,283	724.33/cwt	710.00–740.00	9,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	12,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,510	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	13,892	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	737.12/cwt	610.00–800.00	5,875	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	934	894.91/cwt	810.00–960.00	8,358	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	154.61/cwt	150.00–159.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	163.00/cwt	160.00–167.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	116.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.16/cwt	134.00–135.00	567	6

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 360Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
6	—	507	133.00	133.00
5	—	700	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	633	129.00	129.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	116.00–120.00	118.99
7	—	459	120.00–123.00	120.86
2	—	688	102.00–105.00	103.49
5	—	393	134.00–135.00	134.20
11	—	434	124.50–133.00	126.04
2	—	578	112.00	112.00
6	—	334	138.00–142.00	139.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	121.00	121.00
12	—	467	127.00–133.00	131.26
5	—	621	112.00–117.00	113.40
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	388	141.00	141.00
6	—	423	134.00–135.00	134.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	132.00–135.00	133.53
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.22
1	—	415	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	487	171.50	171.50
2	—	578	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	156.00–160.00	157.98
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
11	—	415	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	154.00–155.00	154.39
9	—	511	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
3	—	407	162.00–165.00	164.00
2	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.49
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	670	125.00–130.00	127.46
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	135.00–136.00	135.66
3	—	417	140.00–147.00	142.94
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
4	—	374	150.00–159.00	154.61
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	126.69
2	—	335	165.00	165.00
11	—	577	115.00–120.00	116.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
2	—	508	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	383	160.00–167.00	163.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
8	—	469	145.00–146.00	145.75
2	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.52
2	—	415	150.00–152.00	150.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	46.00–49.00	47.07
3	—	1,100	36.00–39.00	37.70
3	—	1,110	43.00–44.00	43.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,457	50.00–52.00	51.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	49.00–54.00	51.04
2	—	1,103	60.00–62.00	61.04
5	—	1,082	56.00–58.00	56.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	934	810.00–960.00	894.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	797	610.00–800.00	737.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	710.00–740.00	724.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	920.00	920.00

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