Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle lightly tested. All feeder classes to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to 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 $165.39/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −35.83 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$165.39

28 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$38.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	188.00	724	6thin
Medium and Large 3	423	163.79	693	15thin
Medium and Large 2	538	149.42	803	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.58/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale28 hd

165.39

—

AL average16 barns · 988 hd

157.02

+8.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−35.83

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	77.65	845	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	62.15	558	9thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	144.65/cwt	142.00–147.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	165.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	731	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	954.26/cwt	920.00–985.00	10,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	72.96/cwt	71.00–75.00	783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	62.36/cwt	60.00–63.00	563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	66.32/cwt	66.00–67.00	576	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	55.48/cwt	55.00–56.00	516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	917	2

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 255Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 50Year ago 19

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00–133.00	131.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	147.00–150.00	148.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
3	—	412	177.00	177.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
2	—	383	182.00–185.00	183.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
4	—	358	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
3	—	558	142.00–147.00	144.65
2	—	465	160.00–162.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	323	180.00	180.00
3	—	417	165.00–167.00	165.66
4	—	383	170.00–177.00	173.50
4	—	476	150.00–157.00	153.47

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)	2	—	1,063	920.00–985.00	954.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	71.00–75.00	72.96
1	—	1,115	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,098	83.00–84.00	83.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	60.00–63.00	62.36
3	—	868	66.00–67.00	66.32
2	—	930	55.00–56.00	55.48

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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Moulton Stockyards

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