Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady with high yielding bulls up to 119. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.86/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −37.36 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$163.86

102 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	170.91	846	26
Medium and Large 3	442	162.04	716	38
Medium and Large 2	485	160.84	780	38

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $66 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 sale102 hd

163.86

—

AL average15 barns · 1,497 hd

157.39

+6.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−37.36

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	1,520	104.36	1,586	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	84.85	1,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	79.32	936	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	62.59	615	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	305	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	182.42/cwt	180.00–187.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	148.74/cwt	146.00–152.00	701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	130.71/cwt	127.00–133.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	149.75/cwt	147.00–152.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.24/cwt	150.00–156.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.95/cwt	190.00–192.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	873	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	84.85/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,097	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	74.81/cwt	72.00–77.00	886	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	85.83/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,074	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	80.09/cwt	78.00–83.00	925	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	62.99/cwt	62.00–67.00	649	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	59.27/cwt	56.00–61.00	546	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	71.59/cwt	70.00–73.00	752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,338	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	110.31/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	104.57/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.36/cwt	184.00–187.00	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	144.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	162.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	152.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	166.74/cwt	162.00–170.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	136.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 285Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 47Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	197.00	197.00
3	—	372	180.00–187.00	182.42
6	—	569	142.00–148.00	144.74
4	—	420	170.00	170.00
13	—	481	160.00–170.00	162.77
9	—	524	150.00–155.00	152.03
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
4	—	563	150.00–156.00	153.24
2	—	375	190.00–192.00	190.95
2	—	328	205.00–210.00	207.52
8	—	428	184.00–187.00	184.36
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
4	—	519	162.00–170.00	166.74
2	—	690	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	172.00–175.00	173.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	187.00	187.00
5	—	529	140.00–147.00	144.23
5	—	464	150.00–155.00	153.38
2	—	363	170.00	170.00
8	—	433	160.00–167.00	163.47
7	—	586	135.00–140.00	136.41
1	—	290	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	357	152.00	152.00
3	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.38
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
2	—	675	117.00	117.00
4	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
4	—	583	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	—	438	147.00–152.00	149.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
17	—	471	146.00–152.00	148.74
3	—	613	127.00–133.00	130.71
4	—	529	142.00–145.00	143.50
2	—	370	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
3	—	408	160.00–165.00	163.37
2	—	380	172.00	172.00
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
2	—	578	140.00	140.00
3	—	463	155.00–161.00	158.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
2	—	670	140.00–145.00	142.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	515	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	83.00–87.00	84.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	72.00–77.00	74.81
4	—	1,251	85.00–87.00	85.83
13	—	1,155	78.00–83.00	80.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	62.00–67.00	62.99
9	—	922	56.00–61.00	59.27
3	—	1,050	70.00–73.00	71.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,635	109.00–112.00	110.31
4	—	1,525	102.00–107.00	104.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,325.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle