Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.30/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.91 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$156.30

57 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$2.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	158.03	785	20
Medium and Large 3	471	155.38	733	23
Medium and Large 1	564	155.34	877	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.69/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale57 hd

156.30

—

AL average16 barns · 1,276 hd

155.81

+0.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−44.91

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	1,681	87.61	1,473	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	60.34	689	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	46.84	422	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	153.64/cwt	152.00–157.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.74/cwt	145.00–147.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	172.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.13/cwt	163.00–165.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	129.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	173.95/cwt	170.00–177.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	39.30/cwt	37.00–42.00	376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	51.57/cwt	50.00–53.00	442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	63.02/cwt	61.00–65.00	708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,672	87.68/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,466	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	56.88/cwt	54.00–60.00	653	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	67.50/cwt	67.00–68.00	786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,231	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,761	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	173.01/cwt	172.00–175.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	142.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	122.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	165.88/cwt	160.00–167.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	670	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 234Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 59Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
7	—	515	163.00–165.00	164.13
3	—	470	170.00–175.00	173.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	612	156.00	156.00
15	—	834	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	170.00–175.00	172.34
1	—	515	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	125.00–130.00	127.53
4	—	474	140.00–143.00	141.78
2	—	428	146.00–147.00	146.51
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	135.00–136.00	135.49
4	—	509	126.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	570	117.00–118.00	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	134.00	134.00
14	—	582	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	145.00–147.00	145.74
2	—	523	140.00–142.00	140.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	152.00–157.00	153.64
2	—	410	170.00–175.00	172.47
5	—	577	140.00–145.00	142.79
2	—	463	160.00–167.00	163.48
5	—	372	180.00–185.00	182.38
3	—	633	130.00–137.00	133.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	137.00–140.00	138.50
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
3	—	367	172.00–175.00	173.01
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
3	—	628	120.00–127.00	122.28
8	—	438	160.00–167.00	165.88
5	—	473	150.00–157.00	153.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
1	—	370	192.00	192.00
3	—	685	127.00–132.00	129.66
3	—	458	170.00–177.00	173.95
2	—	560	155.00–160.00	157.46
4	—	538	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	37.00–42.00	39.30
4	—	858	50.00–53.00	51.57
1	—	965	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	61.00–65.00	63.02
8	—	1,148	54.00–60.00	56.88
2	—	1,165	67.00–68.00	67.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	87.00–89.00	87.68
1	—	1,870	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,520	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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