Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.39/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$155.39

79 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	156.88	654	27
Medium and Large 1	508	154.94	787	19thin
Medium and Large 3	373	154.42	576	33

One grade step is worth $2.47/cwt here — about $78 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 sale79 hd

155.39

—

AL average14 barns · 1,663 hd

149.24

+6.15

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	1,661	99.48	1,652	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	77.84	1,060	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	76.41	861	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	49.47	422	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	411	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	146.39/cwt	144.00–147.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.17/cwt	147.00–152.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	162.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	174.69/cwt	173.00–180.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	154.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	575	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	182.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	189.47/cwt	187.00–192.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	189.02/cwt	187.00–192.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	177.57/cwt	172.00–179.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	194.64/cwt	192.00–200.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	130.33/cwt	127.00–132.00	934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	360	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	72.20/cwt	70.00–74.00	969	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	83.94/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,107	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	77.39/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,102	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	82.26/cwt	82.00–83.00	979	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	45.43/cwt	44.00–47.00	402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	72.80/cwt	70.00–75.00	791	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	524	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	77.79/cwt	77.00–80.00	891	4
Bulls	—	—	1,428	87.72/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,253	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	111.24/cwt	109.00–116.00	2,106	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	164.40/cwt	160.00–167.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	176.31/cwt	172.00–180.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	171.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	184.85/cwt	182.00–187.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.03/cwt	152.00–157.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	773	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	160.00–167.00	163.98
5	—	589	144.00–147.00	146.39
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
4	—	515	152.00–157.00	154.03
4	—	493	155.00–160.00	156.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	150.00–157.00	153.36
2	—	535	142.00–143.00	142.50
5	—	472	147.00–152.00	149.17
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
14	—	386	160.00–165.00	162.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
7	—	328	160.00–165.00	161.56
23	—	371	150.00–157.00	154.91
2	—	510	132.00–135.00	133.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	135.00–136.00	135.67
10	—	420	160.00–167.00	164.40
2	—	475	150.00–155.00	152.47
3	—	373	170.00–172.00	171.34
2	—	310	180.00–185.00	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	187.00–192.00	189.02
5	—	465	172.00–179.00	177.57
3	—	393	192.00–200.00	194.64
2	—	553	150.00–152.00	151.00
1	—	520	167.00	167.00
3	—	717	127.00–132.00	130.33
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	172.00–180.00	176.31
2	—	453	165.00	165.00
2	—	328	190.00	190.00
3	—	625	132.00–137.00	134.66
2	—	565	145.00–150.00	147.43
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
5	—	378	182.00–187.00	184.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
2	—	460	187.00–192.00	189.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	173.00–180.00	174.69
8	—	429	180.00–187.00	182.77
3	—	392	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	50.00	50.00
2	—	885	44.00–47.00	45.43
1	—	920	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	70.00–74.00	72.20
5	—	1,319	81.00–86.00	83.94
5	—	1,424	75.00–80.00	77.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	82.00–83.00	82.26
8	—	1,086	70.00–75.00	72.80
4	—	1,146	77.00–80.00	77.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	86.00–92.00	87.72
3	—	1,893	109.00–116.00	111.24

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	785.00	785.00

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

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