Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 95. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.12/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.09 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$157.12

51 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

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

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	166.67	750	18thin
Medium and Large 3	455	159.78	727	9thin
Medium and Large 1	618	148.97	920	24

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale51 hd

157.12

—

AL average15 barns · 913 hd

146.47

+10.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−44.09

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	1,474	96.84	1,427	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	79.21	889	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	58.80	545	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.55/cwt	162.00–165.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	150.95/cwt	148.00–155.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	150.23/cwt	148.00–151.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	148.87/cwt	147.00–152.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	142.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	176.30/cwt	175.00–177.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	152.28/cwt	145.00–157.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	930	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	164.67/cwt	162.00–167.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	52.57/cwt	51.00–54.00	489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	72.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	726	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	79.23/cwt	76.00–81.00	918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	66.81/cwt	65.00–69.00	645	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	86.30/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,016	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	59.46/cwt	58.00–62.00	538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	91.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,246	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	889.83/cwt	880.00–895.00	10,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,325	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,894	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	916	1,138.16/cwt	1,070.00–1,200.00	10,426	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	1,277.24/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	11,993	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	963.29/cwt	920.00–1,050.00	11,916	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	890	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,078	808.09/cwt	775.00–865.00	8,711	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	1,147.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	10,283	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	161.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 255Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 29Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	177.00	177.00
4	—	486	155.00–157.00	156.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
2	—	513	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
4	—	513	145.00–157.00	152.28
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
5	—	476	160.00–165.00	161.43
7	—	428	170.00–177.00	173.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	630	142.00–148.00	147.58
3	—	508	162.00–167.00	164.67
3	—	562	152.00–155.00	152.99
1	—	825	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	162.00–165.00	163.55
3	—	517	148.00–155.00	150.95
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	125.00–127.00	126.49
2	—	545	135.00	135.00
7	—	426	147.00–152.00	148.87
3	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.35
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	145.00	145.00
4	—	467	148.00–151.00	150.23
2	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	180.00–182.00	180.97
1	—	530	159.00	159.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
3	—	427	175.00–177.00	176.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	177.00	177.00
5	—	554	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	51.00–54.00	52.57
2	—	965	65.00–69.00	66.81
4	—	905	58.00–62.00	59.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	70.00–74.00	72.08
5	—	1,159	76.00–81.00	79.23
3	—	1,177	85.00–87.00	86.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,358	90.00–94.00	91.74
1	—	1,790	107.00	107.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,180	880.00–895.00	889.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,237	920.00–1,050.00	963.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,078	775.00–865.00	808.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	916	1,070.00–1,200.00	1,138.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	939	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,277.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	896	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,147.67

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle