Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $141.79/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$141.79

49 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$248

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

$17.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	455	146.33	666	15thin
Medium and Large 2	514	143.79	740	25
Medium and Large 1	710	128.66	914	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about −$248 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 sale49 hd

141.79

—

AL average15 barns · 1,469 hd

140.21

+1.58

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,284	85.85	1,102	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	79.84	905	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	59.77	596	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	156.52/cwt	155.00–157.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	148.63/cwt	147.00–152.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.21/cwt	155.00–157.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	164.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	172.28/cwt	170.00–173.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	864	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	64.89/cwt	64.00–66.00	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,231	90.31/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,112	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	76.94/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,069	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	83.00/cwt	82.00–84.00	963	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	54.53/cwt	53.00–56.00	580	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	74.62/cwt	73.00–77.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	982.96/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,754	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,420	1,202.02/cwt	1,180.00–1,225.00	17,069	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,190	945.65/cwt	940.00–950.00	11,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	154.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	164.78/cwt	160.00–167.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	154.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	170.68/cwt	170.00–172.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	138.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	758	4

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 173Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 170Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	155.00–157.00	156.52
3	—	423	147.00–152.00	148.63
2	—	613	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	340	157.00–160.00	158.52
4	—	547	137.00–139.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	152.00–155.00	153.48
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
3	—	888	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	130.00–131.00	130.33
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
7	—	516	140.00–145.00	141.40
5	—	426	155.00–157.00	156.21
2	—	378	162.00	162.00
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
5	—	488	147.00–149.00	147.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	177.00	177.00
6	—	532	160.00–167.00	164.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
2	—	573	162.00–165.00	163.49
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
4	—	504	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	355	182.00	182.00
5	—	444	174.00	174.00
3	—	493	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	142.00–147.00	144.52
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
7	—	410	170.00–173.00	172.28
1	—	360	182.00	182.00
3	—	535	152.00–155.00	154.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
6	—	563	150.00–157.00	153.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	185.00–187.00	186.01
6	—	421	160.00–167.00	164.78
4	—	482	150.00–157.00	154.24
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
3	—	518	140.00–145.00	143.26
3	—	388	170.00–172.00	170.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	64.00–66.00	64.89
1	—	985	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,063	53.00–56.00	54.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	88.00–92.00	90.31
2	—	1,390	75.00–79.00	76.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	82.00–84.00	83.00
3	—	1,118	73.00–77.00	74.62
1	—	1,105	86.00	86.00

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)	4	—	1,094	900.00–1,050.00	982.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,420	1,180.00–1,225.00	1,202.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	940.00–950.00	945.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle