Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers sold steady to firm, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $154.87/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.34 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$154.87

77 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	159.26	842	31
Medium and Large 3	434	152.87	664	22
Medium and Large 2	506	151.03	765	24

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $77 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 sale77 hd

154.87

—

AL average14 barns · 1,207 hd

149.87

+5.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−46.34

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	—	High	1,574	101.59	1,599	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	74.27	1,043	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	69.59	800	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	52.22	542	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1Fancy	—	607	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.94/cwt	131.50–133.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	138.65/cwt	136.00–142.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	124.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.18/cwt	132.00–137.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	126.83/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	161.29/cwt	156.00–164.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	157.64/cwt	155.00–159.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.90/cwt	117.00–127.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	188.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	73.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,110	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	67.91/cwt	67.00–69.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	62.44/cwt	62.00–63.00	717	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.00	839	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	79.67/cwt	79.00–81.00	985	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	59.56/cwt	59.00–60.00	574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	113.18/cwt	109.00–116.00	2,207	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	103.61/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,243	88.65/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,102	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,157	822.44/cwt	785.00–850.00	9,516	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	797.64/cwt	770.00–830.00	9,396	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,235	1,031.10/cwt	965.00–1,070.00	12,734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,090	1,337.09/cwt	1,330.00–1,350.00	14,574	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,659	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,031.03/cwt	920.00–1,080.00	10,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	174.66/cwt	172.00–177.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	178.05/cwt	172.00–180.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	158.50/cwt	157.00–159.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	161.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.28/cwt	137.00–141.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	138.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	156.85/cwt	155.00–158.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	160.38/cwt	160.00–162.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	128.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	666	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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 281Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 30Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	134.00	134.00
3	—	575	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	396	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
6	—	515	132.00–137.00	135.18
6	—	571	124.00–128.00	126.83
2	—	495	137.00–140.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
6	—	434	136.00–142.00	138.65
4	—	516	123.00–127.00	124.03
1	—	470	129.00	129.00
2	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	126.00–130.00	127.98
8	—	577	131.50–133.00	131.94
2	—	763	116.00	116.00
2	—	675	125.00–127.00	125.97
9	—	513	138.00–143.00	139.24
2	—	458	145.00–146.00	145.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	145.00–150.00	147.42
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	395	172.00–180.00	178.05
4	—	484	157.00–159.00	158.50
3	—	575	137.00–141.00	139.28
5	—	418	160.00–162.00	160.38
5	—	621	127.00–130.00	128.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	117.00–127.00	121.90
2	—	438	170.00–172.00	171.01
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
3	—	380	185.00–195.00	188.91
2	—	555	145.00–155.00	150.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
6	—	473	160.00–165.00	162.41
4	—	710	133.00	133.00
7	—	510	155.00–158.00	156.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	375	200.00–205.00	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	159.00	159.00
3	—	328	172.00–177.00	174.66
8	—	365	160.00–165.00	161.51
4	—	521	135.00–140.00	138.76
3	—	487	140.00–145.00	141.68
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
1	—	745	136.00	136.00
6	—	554	156.00–164.00	161.29
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
3	—	677	135.00–142.00	137.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	182.00	182.00
3	—	482	163.00	163.00
6	—	531	155.00–159.00	157.64
1	—	625	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
2	—	1,095	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,075	42.00	42.00
2	—	963	59.00–60.00	59.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,520	70.00–75.00	73.00
2	—	1,340	67.00–69.00	67.91
4	—	1,236	79.00–81.00	79.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,148	62.00–63.00	62.44
4	—	1,181	69.00–73.00	71.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,950	109.00–116.00	113.18
2	—	1,505	101.00–106.00	103.61
3	—	1,243	87.00–91.00	88.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	785.00–850.00	822.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	770.00–830.00	797.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	978	920.00–1,080.00	1,031.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	965.00–1,070.00	1,031.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,330.00–1,350.00	1,337.09

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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