Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.79/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$148.79

39 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$13.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	472	154.00	727	3thin
Medium and Large 2	441	153.53	676	15thin
Medium and Large 3	447	146.71	656	14thin
Medium and Large 1	574	140.57	806	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.43/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale39 hd

148.79

—

AL average14 barns · 1,212 hd

145.74

+3.06

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	1,580	100.94	1,595	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	83.16	1,000	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	78.82	1,112	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	60.26	506	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	525	163.40/cwt	160.00–167.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	149.59/cwt	147.00–152.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.33/cwt	147.00–152.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	161.21/cwt	160.00–163.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	184.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	144.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	164.68/cwt	160.00–167.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	193.45/cwt	192.00–195.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	153.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	584	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	960	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,296	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,992	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	664.00/cwt	644.00–684.00	5,345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	100.94/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	85.86/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,127	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	71.77/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,082	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	62.89/cwt	62.00–64.00	558	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	79.77/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,020	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	86.54/cwt	84.00–89.00	974	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 88Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 36Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	160.00–167.00	163.40
3	—	417	180.00–187.00	184.70
2	—	630	142.00–147.00	144.46
2	—	383	192.00–195.00	193.45
2	—	570	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	340	185.00	185.00
3	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	177.00	177.00
3	—	457	160.00–167.00	164.68
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	155.00	155.00
2	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	142.00	142.00
1	—	420	162.00	162.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	147.00–152.00	149.59
4	—	379	160.00–163.00	161.21
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
4	—	418	155.00–160.00	158.30
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	147.00–152.00	150.33
5	—	539	137.00	137.00
6	—	382	152.00–155.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	181.00	181.00
5	—	482	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	202.00	202.00
1	—	550	157.00	157.00
2	—	615	154.00	154.00

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)	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	760.00	760.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	644.00–684.00	664.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	100.00–102.00	100.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	84.00–88.00	85.86
2	—	1,508	69.00–75.00	71.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	55.00	55.00
2	—	888	62.00–64.00	62.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	76.00–82.00	79.77
4	—	1,126	84.00–89.00	86.54

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle