Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.61/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$141.61

86 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	146.63	754	39
Medium and Large 3	439	137.58	605	27
Medium and Large 2	509	137.27	699	20

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $54 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 sale86 hd

141.61

—

AL average14 barns · 1,843 hd

143.58

−1.97

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	1,523	77.50	1,180	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	65.98	935	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	57.23	660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	43.86	441	5thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.39/cwt	168.00–171.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	149.84/cwt	148.50–154.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	184.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	191.90/cwt	190.00–197.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.25/cwt	142.00–143.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.77/cwt	142.00–148.00	767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.93/cwt	155.00–159.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	135.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.06/cwt	143.00–150.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	134.59/cwt	133.00–138.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	182.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.63/cwt	187.00–192.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.50/cwt	157.00–162.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	49.53/cwt	48.00–51.00	571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	849	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	67.31/cwt	66.00–68.00	964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	54.15/cwt	52.00–56.00	604	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	60.30/cwt	59.00–62.00	718	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	37.63/cwt	35.00–40.00	345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	895.92/cwt	835.00–940.00	8,440	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	809	777.50/cwt	750.00–790.00	6,290	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,100	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	651.35/cwt	600.00–690.00	5,556	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	835	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	181.80/cwt	180.00–185.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	119.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	173.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.46/cwt	138.00–144.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	139.60/cwt	138.00–142.00	582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	820	2

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 141Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 12Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
7	—	520	168.00–171.00	169.39
4	—	632	148.50–154.00	149.84
7	—	422	180.00–190.00	184.42
4	—	360	190.00–197.00	191.90
3	—	450	180.00	180.00
2	—	573	155.00–160.00	157.40
2	—	688	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	177.00	177.00
1	—	645	142.00	142.00
1	—	595	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	137.00	137.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	140.00–146.00	142.48
5	—	469	132.00–137.00	135.59
2	—	623	117.00–122.00	119.43
2	—	513	132.00–133.00	132.50
11	—	417	138.00–142.00	139.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	150.00–155.00	152.04
4	—	569	142.00–143.00	142.25
13	—	530	142.00–148.00	144.77
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
9	—	424	155.00–159.00	155.93
5	—	614	133.00–138.00	134.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.38
9	—	462	140.00–145.00	141.91
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
3	—	415	143.00–150.00	146.06
2	—	613	123.00–128.00	125.45
2	—	678	120.00–122.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	180.00–185.00	182.25
3	—	470	170.00–172.00	170.98
3	—	383	187.00–192.00	188.63
8	—	529	157.00–162.00	159.50
3	—	573	147.00–152.00	148.67
2	—	663	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
4	—	628	138.00–144.00	142.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	147.00	147.00
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	160.00–165.00	161.61
2	—	595	137.00–142.00	139.50
1	—	340	187.00	187.00
5	—	388	180.00–185.00	181.80
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
3	—	528	150.00–155.00	151.72
3	—	437	170.00–175.00	173.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	165.00	165.00
2	—	478	147.00–150.00	148.49
2	—	323	170.00	170.00
2	—	515	145.00–147.00	146.02
2	—	578	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,153	48.00–51.00	49.53
2	—	918	35.00–40.00	37.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,432	66.00–68.00	67.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	52.00–56.00	54.15
5	—	1,191	59.00–62.00	60.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,510	82.00	82.00

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)	12	—	942	835.00–940.00	895.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	809	750.00–790.00	777.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,000	1,210.00	1,210.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	853	600.00–690.00	651.35

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