Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.80/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.41 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$156.80

73 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$4.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	159.01	815	27
Medium and Large 3	442	157.84	698	11thin
Medium and Large 2	514	154.76	795	35

One grade step is worth $4.25/cwt here — about $20 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

156.80

—

AL average16 barns · 1,238 hd

151.95

+4.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−44.41

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	1,510	103.33	1,560	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,238	82.47	1,021	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	76.57	927	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	63.58	682	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	620	144.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	150.00/cwt	149.00–152.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	170.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	167.04/cwt	165.00–169.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	946	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	164.42/cwt	162.00–165.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	807	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,021	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	81.40/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	71.74/cwt	70.00–74.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	64.48/cwt	64.00–65.00	722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,237	1,085.64/cwt	1,075.00–1,110.00	13,429	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,303.49/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	14,013	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,159.41/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	11,374	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,015.40/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,931	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	818.33/cwt	810.00–825.00	9,247	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,099.76/cwt	1,060.00–1,150.00	12,757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,240	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	161.30/cwt	160.00–163.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	172.56/cwt	170.00–173.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 244Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	140.00–146.00	144.60
5	—	557	149.00–152.00	150.00
7	—	310	190.00	190.00
5	—	506	157.00	157.00
1	—	770	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	635	135.00	135.00
15	—	528	150.00–155.00	152.85
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
4	—	461	162.00	162.00
3	—	567	142.00–145.00	143.67
9	—	427	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
4	—	429	160.00–163.00	161.30
3	—	373	170.00	170.00
2	—	460	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	683	145.00	145.00
10	—	584	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
6	—	419	167.00–172.00	170.46
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	154.00	154.00
2	—	530	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00–144.00	141.96
3	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.37
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	165.00–169.00	167.04
7	—	384	170.00–173.00	172.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	125.00–130.00	128.36
2	—	573	135.00–140.00	137.45
1	—	535	142.00	142.00
5	—	385	162.00–165.00	164.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	80.00–85.00	82.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	79.00–84.00	81.40
2	—	1,163	70.00–74.00	71.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	60.00–61.00	60.47
1	—	1,150	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,120	64.00–65.00	64.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,585	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,585	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,237	1,075.00–1,110.00	1,085.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	950.00–1,050.00	1,015.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,099.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	810.00–825.00	818.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,303.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	981	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,159.41

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

Slaughter Cattle

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