Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.19/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$149.19

65 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$277

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	348	153.46	534	18thin
Medium and Large 2	456	148.63	678	19thin
Medium and Large 1	552	146.82	810	28

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about −$277 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 sale65 hd

149.19

—

AL average12 barns · 1,132 hd

145.06

+4.13

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	1,690	107.34	1,814	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	79.17	1,097	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	74.72	915	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	56.98	559	14

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	363	193.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.06/cwt	128.00–132.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	147.75/cwt	147.00–150.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	204.52/cwt	202.00–207.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	160.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	182.99/cwt	182.00–185.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	170.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	52.36/cwt	49.00–55.00	500	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	72.47/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,049	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	70.33/cwt	67.00–73.00	901	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	65.35/cwt	64.00–67.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	57.49/cwt	56.00–61.00	551	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	89.52/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,180	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	82.95/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	76.28/cwt	74.00–79.00	876	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	116.05/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,130	3
Bulls	—	—	1,458	93.93/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,113	744.90/cwt	730.00–760.00	8,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	925.55/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,199	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,804	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	667.61/cwt	614.00–720.00	6,182	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,339	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,120	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	945	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,420	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	14,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	208.95/cwt	205.00–212.00	790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.23/cwt	142.00–145.00	819	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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 282Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 54Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 32Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	190.00–200.00	193.30
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
3	—	488	170.00–175.00	173.33
1	—	530	167.00	167.00
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	182.00–185.00	182.99
4	—	531	170.00–172.00	170.49
3	—	290	220.00	220.00
9	—	378	205.00–212.00	208.95
2	—	618	145.00	145.00
2	—	330	212.00–215.00	213.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	630	132.00	132.00
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
2	—	323	197.00	197.00
2	—	415	175.00	175.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	425	142.00–147.00	144.56
4	—	378	147.00–150.00	147.75
2	—	235	170.00–175.00	172.61
2	—	463	140.00	140.00
6	—	277	160.00–165.00	160.83
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	135.00	135.00
4	—	473	152.00	152.00
16	—	545	149.00	149.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
4	—	568	142.00–145.00	144.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	128.00–132.00	130.06
5	—	420	150.00–152.00	151.18
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
4	—	484	145.00–150.00	146.24
2	—	578	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	280	170.00–172.00	171.31
2	—	518	140.00–142.00	141.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	202.00–207.00	204.52
1	—	360	217.00	217.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	147.00	147.00
2	—	475	177.00	177.00
1	—	360	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	182.00	182.00
1	—	420	197.00	197.00
2	—	613	142.00–145.00	143.48
2	—	523	167.00–172.00	169.54
1	—	560	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	955	49.00–55.00	52.36
3	—	1,067	64.00–67.00	65.35
5	—	959	56.00–61.00	57.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,447	69.00–75.00	72.47
4	—	1,318	88.00–90.00	89.52
1	—	1,285	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,281	67.00–73.00	70.33
4	—	1,213	81.00–85.00	82.95
7	—	1,149	74.00–79.00	76.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,835	114.00–117.00	116.05
2	—	1,458	92.00–97.00	93.93

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)	2	—	1,113	730.00–760.00	744.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,210	875.00–1,000.00	925.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,040.00	1,040.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	926	614.00–720.00	667.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	720.00	720.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	950.00	950.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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