Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.00/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −38.21 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$163.00

50 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	167.90	819	19thin
Medium and Large 2	485	160.57	779	28
Medium and Large 3	480	154.69	743	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $76 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 sale50 hd

163.00

—

AL average14 barns · 812 hd

154.61

+8.40

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−38.21

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	1,550	105.89	1,641	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,019	79.02	805	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	77.51	1,167	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	73.00	704	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	167.89/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	396	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	161.04/cwt	157.00–167.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	148.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.11/cwt	152.00–157.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.27/cwt	152.00–155.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.86/cwt	147.00–153.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	146.48/cwt	143.00–150.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	159.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	149.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.47/cwt	157.00–162.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	76.69/cwt	75.00–80.00	731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	105.89/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,167	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	704	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 84Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
3	—	460	165.00–170.00	167.28
7	—	420	175.00–185.00	180.73
4	—	526	157.00–167.00	161.04
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	157.00–162.00	159.47
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	135.00	135.00
9	—	429	165.00–170.00	167.89
4	—	396	182.00	182.00
4	—	471	156.00–160.00	159.02
6	—	571	145.00–150.00	149.00
3	—	522	150.00–155.00	152.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	172.00	172.00
2	—	523	145.00–147.00	146.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	133.00–135.00	133.97
6	—	410	160.00–162.00	161.00
4	—	468	152.00–155.00	154.27
6	—	516	147.00–153.00	149.86
2	—	553	143.00–150.00	146.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	538	130.00–135.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	137.00–140.00	138.51
2	—	510	140.00–145.00	142.52
4	—	463	145.00–150.00	148.02
9	—	428	152.00–157.00	155.11
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	147.00	147.00
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
2	—	620	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	86.00	86.00
3	—	953	75.00–80.00	76.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	77.00–78.00	77.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	104.00–107.00	105.89

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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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

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