Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.91/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.31 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$148.91

50 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	150.13	777	16thin
Medium and Large 3	497	148.33	737	34

One grade step is worth $1.80/cwt here — about $41 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

148.91

—

AL average16 barns · 986 hd

145.52

+3.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−52.31

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	1,630	101.00	1,646	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	75.19	849	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,365	72.00	983	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	54.70	524	10

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	—	469	160.15/cwt	157.00–165.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	151.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	142.21/cwt	137.00–144.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	169.66/cwt	167.00–172.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	116.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	589	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	162.35/cwt	157.00–166.00	685	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	79.20/cwt	78.00–80.00	905	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	573	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,722	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	71.17/cwt	69.00–74.00	794	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.01/cwt	59.00–61.00	591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	403	3

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	157.00–165.00	160.15
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	137.00	137.00
5	—	502	150.00–155.00	151.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
2	—	628	125.00	125.00
3	—	365	167.00–172.00	169.66
5	—	678	115.00–120.00	116.95
4	—	589	130.00–135.00	132.72
16	—	422	157.00–166.00	162.35
3	—	527	140.00–142.00	140.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
2	—	433	170.00	170.00
1	—	360	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	150.00	150.00
2	—	515	142.00	142.00
9	—	474	145.00–150.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
4	—	460	137.00–144.00	142.21
2	—	633	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	78.00–80.00	79.20
5	—	1,116	69.00–74.00	71.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	55.00–58.00	56.50
3	—	985	59.00–61.00	60.01
3	—	858	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,620	97.00	97.00

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

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