Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.62/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$139.62

69 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	142.51	706	23
Medium and Large 3	460	141.94	653	32
Medium and Large 1-2	726	131.00	951	7thin
Medium and Large 1	673	128.15	862	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/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 sale69 hd

139.62

—

AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd

138.24

+1.38

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	1,918	101.00	1,937	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	62.94	728	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	62.00	961	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	50.51	452	23

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)	—	$855	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$720	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$659	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	600	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	154.32/cwt	152.00–156.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	162.13/cwt	160.00–163.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	133.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	157.41/cwt	157.00–160.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	44.09/cwt	41.00–46.00	369	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	50.59/cwt	48.00–52.00	470	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	64.46/cwt	63.00–66.00	747	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	55.90/cwt	53.00–58.00	501	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	933	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	60.55/cwt	57.00–62.00	699	11
Bulls	—	—	1,865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,958	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,911	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	658.50/head	657.00–663.00	659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	855.00/head	840.00–865.00	855	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	150.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	193.98/cwt	192.00–197.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	120.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	171.89/cwt	170.00–177.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 311Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 55Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	120.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	125.00	125.00
6	—	525	130.00–134.00	131.71
9	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.65
8	—	325	160.00–163.00	162.13
2	—	458	135.00–140.00	137.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	146.00	146.00
3	—	405	152.00–156.00	154.32
2	—	685	122.00	122.00
6	—	528	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	172.00	172.00
5	—	556	130.00–136.00	133.57
4	—	374	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	117.00–122.00	120.00
2	—	533	147.00–150.00	148.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	155.00	155.00
2	—	610	132.00–135.00	133.52
2	—	378	180.00–185.00	182.45
5	—	468	162.00	162.00
2	—	418	172.00–175.00	173.53
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
4	—	329	192.00–197.00	193.98
2	—	725	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	285	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	192.00	192.00
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
2	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.41
5	—	515	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
3	—	472	147.00–152.00	150.41
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
9	—	373	170.00–177.00	171.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	167.00	167.00
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
3	—	447	175.00	175.00
1	—	515	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	175.00	175.00
7	—	476	157.00–160.00	157.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	838	41.00–46.00	44.09
10	—	929	48.00–52.00	50.59
7	—	897	53.00–58.00	55.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,159	63.00–66.00	64.46
11	—	1,154	57.00–62.00	60.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,665	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,970	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	657.00–663.00	658.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	840.00–865.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	720.00	720.00

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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Moulton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle