Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding breaking cows up to 94. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.86/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −49.35 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$151.86

59 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$6.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	156.19	797	19thin
Medium and Large 1	599	150.00	898	20
Medium and Large 3	495	149.61	740	20

One grade step is worth $6.58/cwt here — about $57 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 sale59 hd

151.86

—

AL average16 barns · 1,442 hd

147.78

+4.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−49.35

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	1,703	108.39	1,846	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	85.71	994	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	82.57	1,204	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	68.00	672	36

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	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$834	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$735	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,289	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	165.81/cwt	165.00–167.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	154.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	129.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	134.77/cwt	132.00–137.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	158.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	152.62/cwt	152.00–155.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	172.96/cwt	170.00–177.00	790	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,438	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,215.00/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,215	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	834.00/head	800.00–850.00	834	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,050.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	111.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,018	4
Bulls	—	—	1,577	105.78/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	80.34/cwt	79.00–82.00	854	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	91.43/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,119	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	67.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	633	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	73.16/cwt	71.00–76.00	786	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	62.45/cwt	60.00–64.00	585	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	84.92/cwt	83.00–88.00	996	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	82.57/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,204	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 227Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 23Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 19Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
3	—	585	145.00–147.00	145.67
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	135.00–137.00	136.01
6	—	427	170.00–175.00	172.77
1	—	655	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	160.00–167.00	163.58
3	—	723	130.00–137.00	134.66
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
6	—	626	142.00–147.00	144.16
4	—	565	150.00	150.00
3	—	457	170.00–177.00	172.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	165.00–167.00	165.81
4	—	569	132.00–137.00	134.77
6	—	526	140.00–147.00	143.51
5	—	472	152.00–155.00	152.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	465	140.00–142.00	140.97
3	—	380	150.00–157.00	154.14
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	415	147.00–150.00	149.04
3	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.33
5	—	528	127.00–132.00	129.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
2	—	420	152.00–155.00	153.45
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	570	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	155.00–156.00	155.75
2	—	418	157.00–160.00	158.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,215.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–850.00	834.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	110.00–116.00	111.95
3	—	1,577	104.00–108.00	105.78
1	—	1,680	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	79.00–82.00	80.34
7	—	1,224	89.00–94.00	91.43
10	—	1,173	83.00–88.00	84.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	943	65.00–70.00	67.12
13	—	1,075	71.00–76.00	73.16
10	—	936	60.00–64.00	62.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	82.00–83.00	82.57

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

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