Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with 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 $137.58/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$137.58

73 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$11.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	482	142.99	689	23
Medium and Large 2	566	135.62	768	44
Medium and Large 1	658	131.17	864	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.82/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale73 hd

137.58

—

AL average14 barns · 1,179 hd

145.87

−8.29

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	—	High	2,080	109.00	2,267	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	84.33	1,122	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	80.12	865	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	63.13	585	10

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	67.26/cwt	66.00–68.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	62.88/cwt	62.00–65.00	597	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	57.54/cwt	56.00–59.00	483	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	79.30/cwt	78.00–83.00	851	10
Bulls	—	—	2,080	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,267	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	992.32/cwt	910.00–1,030.00	11,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	143.36/cwt	142.00–144.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	158.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.72/cwt	170.00–177.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	173.77/cwt	172.00–175.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	155.51/cwt	155.00–157.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.97/cwt	150.00–152.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.79/cwt	132.00–138.00	770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	136.38/cwt	134.00–137.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	159.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.30/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	164.02/cwt	162.00–165.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,198	1,044.24/cwt	1,040.00–1,050.00	12,510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,845	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	740.55/cwt	710.00–750.00	6,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.22/cwt	162.00–167.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	183.97/cwt	182.00–185.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	184.65/cwt	182.00–187.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	164.05/cwt	160.00–167.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.04/cwt	152.00–162.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	1

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 107Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 4Year ago 79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	66.00–68.00	67.26
5	—	949	62.00–65.00	62.88
2	—	840	56.00–59.00	57.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,340	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	75.00–77.00	76.00
3	—	1,180	85.00–89.00	86.97
10	—	1,073	78.00–83.00	79.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	109.00	109.00

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)	6	—	1,124	910.00–1,030.00	992.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,044.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	817	710.00–750.00	740.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
3	—	690	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	489	142.00–144.00	143.36
5	—	574	125.00–130.00	127.17
6	—	437	150.00–152.00	150.67
5	—	529	134.00–137.00	136.38
4	—	371	155.00–162.00	159.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	623	125.00–130.00	127.42
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
4	—	416	155.00–157.00	155.51
7	—	530	140.00–142.00	140.58
2	—	465	150.00–152.00	150.97
13	—	563	132.00–138.00	136.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	155.00–160.00	158.40
5	—	431	172.00–175.00	173.77
4	—	478	162.00–167.00	165.22
3	—	383	182.00–185.00	183.97
4	—	569	145.00–150.00	146.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	170.00–177.00	173.72
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
3	—	510	162.00–165.00	164.02
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
3	—	417	182.00–187.00	184.65
2	—	615	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	570	152.00–162.00	157.04
2	—	383	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	160.00–167.00	164.05
3	—	375	170.00–175.00	173.33
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	157.00–165.00	162.30
3	—	652	146.00	146.00
2	—	403	195.00–200.00	197.48

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle