Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding breaking cows up to 92. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers 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 $157.53/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −43.68 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$157.53

51 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$8.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	159.50	765	31
Medium and Large 3	448	155.58	696	15thin
Medium and Large 1	541	151.19	818	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.31/cwt here — about −$54 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

157.53

—

AL average16 barns · 1,316 hd

146.89

+10.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−43.68

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	—	Low	1,718	102.77	1,766	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	82.43	1,227	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	80.03	931	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	61.08	583	16

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)	—	$1,067	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,178	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,067	6

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	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	153.05/cwt	150.00–155.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.64/cwt	170.00–172.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	147.05/cwt	145.00–149.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	169.96/cwt	167.00–175.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	158.97/cwt	157.00–162.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	160.75/cwt	157.00–166.00	767	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	141.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	150.30/cwt	147.00–152.00	721	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,066.67/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,099.50/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,100	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.00/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,212	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,110.00–1,210.00	1,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,030	5
Bulls	—	—	1,576	96.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	104.34/cwt	101.00–106.00	2,022	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	79.95/cwt	78.00–83.00	959	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	112.47/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	82.43/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,227	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	68.20/cwt	65.00–70.00	660	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	54.73/cwt	52.00–58.00	514	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	63.31/cwt	62.00–64.00	610	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	87.17/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,018	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	73.05/cwt	71.00–75.00	799	5

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 109Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 16Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	167.00	167.00
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
2	—	563	147.00–150.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	150.00–155.00	153.05
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
8	—	417	167.00–175.00	169.96
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
17	—	477	157.00–166.00	160.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	170.00–172.00	170.64
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
6	—	429	157.00–162.00	158.97
2	—	508	137.00–145.00	141.02
3	—	480	147.00–152.00	150.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
2	—	430	145.00–149.00	147.05
6	—	343	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
2	—	608	125.00	125.00
3	—	477	145.00–152.00	148.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,099.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,212.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,110.00–1,210.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,030.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	95.00–100.00	96.74
3	—	1,938	101.00–106.00	104.34
2	—	1,673	109.00–116.00	112.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	78.00–83.00	79.95
5	—	1,168	84.00–89.00	87.17
5	—	1,094	71.00–75.00	73.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	80.00–84.00	82.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	65.00–70.00	68.20
7	—	939	52.00–58.00	54.73
4	—	963	62.00–64.00	63.31

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

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