Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. All feeder classes market lightly tested. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder classes. Replacement cattle to few to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.02/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$130.02

35 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$8.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	135.77	735	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	131.69	678	6thin
Medium and Large 1	673	128.20	863	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	701	127.09	891	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale35 hd

130.02

—

AL average11 barns · 1,139 hd

142.52

−12.50

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	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	77.50	903	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	75.04	1,112	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	54.00	481	1thin

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)	—	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$730	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$840	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$770	3thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	75.04/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,112	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	965	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	181.33/cwt	177.00–185.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.65/cwt	142.00–147.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	130.78/cwt	127.00–132.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	794	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	689	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	910.00–990.00	950	2

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 172Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 56Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 136Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	74.00–76.00	75.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,060	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	770.00	770.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	910.00–990.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	177.00–185.00	181.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
4	—	794	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
3	—	420	150.00–157.00	153.99
4	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
4	—	513	127.00–132.00	130.78
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	662	129.50	129.50
7	—	751	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
2	—	575	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	618	125.00–128.00	126.53
3	—	473	145.00–147.00	145.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	142.00–147.00	144.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	147.00	147.00
1	—	605	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.00	142.00

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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Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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