Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.65/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$182.65

23 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	186.06	769	16thin
Medium and Large 2	390	180.00	702	1thin
Medium and Large 3	377	174.00	655	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $114 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 sale23 hd

182.65

—

AL average15 barns · 546 hd

166.98

+15.67

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	1,395	91.96	1,283	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,284	82.60	1,060	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	71.88	878	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	51.38	519	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1	—	410	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	187.80/cwt	187.00–188.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	190.33/cwt	187.00–191.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	191.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,223	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,235	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	94.70/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,281	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	87.78/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,258	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	87.84/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,281	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	65.54/cwt	65.00–66.00	816	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	56.12/cwt	54.00–58.00	564	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	77.58/cwt	75.00–80.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	80.53/cwt	79.00–83.00	986	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	46.64/cwt	45.00–50.00	474	5

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 277Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	182.00	182.00
1	—	520	162.00	162.00
5	—	386	187.00–188.00	187.80
1	—	460	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
4	—	280	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	132.00	132.00
6	—	410	187.00–191.00	190.33
1	—	500	167.00	167.00
8	—	363	190.00–194.00	191.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	135.00–137.00	136.34
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
2	—	373	150.00–152.00	150.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00

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)	1	—	1,175	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	93.00–96.00	94.70
2	—	1,458	87.00–89.00	87.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	85.00–90.00	87.78
5	—	1,224	79.00–83.00	80.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	65.00–66.00	65.54
2	—	1,060	75.00–80.00	77.58
2	—	1,358	72.00–73.00	72.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	54.00–58.00	56.12
5	—	1,017	45.00–50.00	46.64

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle