Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.07/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −56.14 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$145.07

62 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$16.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	149.92	752	17thin
Medium and Large 3	482	147.47	711	31
Medium and Large 1	639	133.85	856	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.07/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale62 hd

145.07

—

AL average16 barns · 1,470 hd

145.89

−0.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−56.14

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	1,678	103.15	1,731	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	78.66	1,109	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	75.36	842	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	55.99	551	18

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)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,035	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	142.19/cwt	140.00–144.00	613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	158.32/cwt	155.00–162.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	125.50/cwt	123.00–129.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	155.14/cwt	153.00–160.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.43/cwt	167.00–168.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	137.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	156.87/cwt	155.00–159.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	689	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	150.19/cwt	145.00–154.00	722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	805	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/head	1,025.00–1,040.00	1,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	837.50/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	74.99/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	103.15/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,731	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	76.68/cwt	74.00–80.00	869	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	82.88/cwt	81.00–86.00	979	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	68.73/cwt	67.00–71.00	727	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	58.65/cwt	57.00–61.00	587	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	63.44/cwt	63.00–64.00	711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	52.27/cwt	50.00–55.00	492	9

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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 347Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 81Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 73Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
14	—	431	140.00–144.00	142.19
4	—	478	137.00–140.00	138.46
3	—	508	125.00–129.00	126.98
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
12	—	582	123.00–129.00	125.50
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
4	—	650	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	155.00–162.00	158.32
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
3	—	660	135.00–140.00	136.64
2	—	620	144.00	144.00
7	—	516	167.00–168.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	153.00–160.00	155.14
2	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
2	—	583	147.00–152.00	149.51
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	135.00–140.00	137.04
3	—	689	110.00	110.00
5	—	424	155.00–160.00	157.43
12	—	481	145.00–154.00	150.19
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
4	—	393	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	125.00–130.00	127.51
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
10	—	465	155.00–159.00	156.87
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
3	—	582	135.00–140.00	138.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	145.00–152.00	148.48
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
6	—	617	135.00	135.00
3	—	763	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,040.00	1,035.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	74.00–76.00	74.99
1	—	1,380	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	74.00–80.00	76.68
6	—	1,181	81.00–86.00	82.88
8	—	1,058	67.00–71.00	68.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	57.00–61.00	58.65
2	—	1,120	63.00–64.00	63.44
9	—	942	50.00–55.00	52.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	101.00–105.00	103.15

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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