Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle to few to trend. All feeder classes lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.15/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −31.06 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$170.15

32 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	178.90	803	12thin
Medium and Large 2	468	166.06	777	17thin
Medium and Large 3	440	158.33	697	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $107 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 sale32 hd

170.15

—

AL average14 barns · 1,032 hd

155.66

+14.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−31.06

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	1,325	98.91	1,311	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	87.48	1,263	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	76.28	874	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	61.00	637	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	413	187.99/cwt	186.00–192.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	194.43/cwt	192.00–197.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	176.32/cwt	175.00–177.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	161.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	151.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.45/cwt	160.00–163.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	148.27/cwt	147.00–150.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	151.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,316.79/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	17,711	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	9,416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	98.91/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,311	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,186	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	90.64/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,285	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	87.32/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	70.76/cwt	68.00–73.00	791	6

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 141Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 44Year ago 132

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle to few to trend. All feeder classes lightly tested. 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
6	—	413	186.00–192.00	187.99
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
2	—	360	192.00–197.00	194.43
3	—	517	160.00–165.00	161.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	175.00–177.00	176.32
3	—	387	180.00–185.00	181.70
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	160.00–165.00	162.46
5	—	535	150.00–155.00	151.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	148.00–152.00	150.00
3	—	512	140.00–142.00	140.66
3	—	562	135.00–140.00	136.63
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	160.00–163.00	161.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	605	137.00	137.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	147.00–150.00	148.27
3	—	372	150.00–152.00	151.33
1	—	495	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	150.00–157.00	151.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
2	—	448	174.00	174.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,316.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,070.00	1,070.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	98.00–100.00	98.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,418	88.00–94.00	90.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	86.00–89.00	87.32
6	—	1,118	68.00–73.00	70.76

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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