Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle to few to trend. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.44/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.77 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$154.44

36 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$16.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	159.37	734	21
Medium and Large 1	525	153.82	808	6thin
Medium and Large 3	492	143.34	705	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.04/cwt here — about $29 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 sale36 hd

154.44

—

AL average9 barns · 465 hd

140.84

+13.60

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−46.77

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	—	High	1,781	103.29	1,840	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	79.47	913	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	77.90	1,169	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	61.78	633	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$920	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	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	157.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	147.96/cwt	147.00–152.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	185.16/cwt	182.00–187.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	109.58/cwt	109.00–110.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	79.81/cwt	77.00–82.00	935	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	87.47/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,137	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	74.70/cwt	74.00–76.00	764	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,229	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	73.91/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,090	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	59.87/cwt	58.00–62.00	583	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	79.14/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,193	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,274	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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 179Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 32Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
2	—	610	137.00–142.00	139.48
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
2	—	553	145.00–152.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
5	—	471	155.00–160.00	157.99
3	—	527	145.00–147.00	146.32
6	—	322	182.00–187.00	185.16
2	—	588	140.00	140.00
3	—	427	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
3	—	380	160.00–162.00	160.68
1	—	430	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
2	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.59
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.37
5	—	363	147.00–152.00	147.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
2	—	488	141.00	141.00
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
6	—	408	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	920.00	920.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	109.00–110.00	109.58
4	—	1,860	100.00–104.00	101.97
1	—	1,280	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,171	77.00–82.00	79.81
2	—	1,300	87.00–88.00	87.47
4	—	1,023	74.00–76.00	74.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	71.00–76.00	73.91
12	—	1,508	78.00–80.00	79.14
1	—	1,535	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	67.00–68.00	67.51
6	—	973	58.00–62.00	59.87

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle