Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.08/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −45.14 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$156.08

34 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$24.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	164.96	791	20
Medium and Large 3	454	148.26	673	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	140.68	753	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.28/cwt here — about $38 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 sale34 hd

156.08

—

AL average16 barns · 669 hd

149.34

+6.74

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−45.14

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	60.00	885	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	54.66	641	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	42.94	468	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	183.41/cwt	177.00–185.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	164.60/cwt	162.00–167.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	167.57/cwt	162.00–172.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	173.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	173.49/cwt	173.00–175.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.97/cwt	155.00–162.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,836	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	47.44/cwt	47.00–48.00	476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	56.68/cwt	55.00–59.00	672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	52.23/cwt	51.00–54.00	603	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	62.27/cwt	61.00–64.00	929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	56.59/cwt	55.00–58.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	35.38/cwt	35.00–36.00	345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	44.46/cwt	43.00–45.00	530	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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 347Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 33Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 69Year ago 14

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	187.00	187.00
1	—	425	162.00	162.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	555	132.00–135.00	133.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	177.00–185.00	183.41
1	—	595	142.00	142.00
7	—	479	162.00–172.00	167.57
2	—	410	170.00–177.00	173.59
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
3	—	515	155.00–162.00	158.97
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
2	—	365	162.00–167.00	164.60
2	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
2	—	583	122.00–125.00	123.53
7	—	491	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.05
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	130.00–134.00	133.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	182.00	182.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	170.00–177.00	173.48
4	—	506	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
4	—	426	173.00–175.00	173.49
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	140.00	140.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	47.00–48.00	47.44
2	—	975	35.00–36.00	35.38
4	—	1,191	43.00–45.00	44.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	55.00–59.00	56.68
5	—	1,155	51.00–54.00	52.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	61.00–64.00	62.27
2	—	1,450	55.00–58.00	56.59

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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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

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