Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.64/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$170.64

85 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	173.05	922	59
Medium and Large 2	496	168.45	836	18thin
Medium and Large 3	496	157.86	784	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $139 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 sale85 hd

170.64

—

AL average15 barns · 1,402 hd

172.19

−1.54

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	1,630	106.70	1,739	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	83.59	1,167	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	79.39	918	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	65.09	666	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,008	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$855	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$740	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,285	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$783	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	152.90/cwt	152.50–155.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	155.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.55/cwt	143.00–148.00	835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	145.19/cwt	142.00–147.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.76/cwt	181.00–185.00	832	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	165.83/cwt	165.00–170.00	967	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	162.00/cwt	160.00–162.50	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	176.26/cwt	176.00–177.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	698	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	58.17/cwt	55.00–60.00	541	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	85.93/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,207	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	82.55/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,150	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	75.06/cwt	73.00–78.00	833	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	62.66/cwt	61.00–65.00	603	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	81.24/cwt	79.00–84.00	963	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	86.59/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,049	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	70.12/cwt	67.00–72.00	785	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	110.60/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,801	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/head	1,200.00–1,370.00	1,285	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	782.50/head	754.00–804.00	783	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	855.00/head	820.00–885.00	855	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	740.00/head	720.00–775.00	740	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	161.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.01/cwt	155.00–162.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	170.99/cwt	169.00–177.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	154.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	165.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 308Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 64Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
13	—	460	155.00–157.00	155.33
11	—	566	143.00–148.00	147.55
2	—	673	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	620	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	510	150.00–152.00	150.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	152.50–155.00	152.90
3	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	455	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
4	—	421	150.00	150.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
5	—	524	142.00–147.00	145.19
2	—	408	155.00–157.00	156.02
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
2	—	683	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	158.00	158.00
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
5	—	505	160.00–167.00	161.82
4	—	570	155.00–162.00	158.01
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
2	—	618	142.00–145.00	143.51
2	—	795	129.00	129.00
2	—	715	130.00–140.00	134.90
1	—	650	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
8	—	412	169.00–177.00	170.99
3	—	575	140.00–147.00	143.04
2	—	505	150.00–155.00	152.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
8	—	481	150.00–157.00	154.68
1	—	385	172.00	172.00
11	—	433	160.00–167.00	165.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	153.00	153.00
1	—	530	162.00	162.00
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.30
2	—	425	172.00	172.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	162.00–165.00	163.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
3	—	400	185.00	185.00
10	—	534	160.00–162.50	162.00
4	—	456	176.00–177.00	176.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	195.00	195.00
18	—	455	181.00–185.00	182.76
34	—	583	165.00–170.00	165.83
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	55.00–60.00	58.17
8	—	963	61.00–65.00	62.66
8	—	1,120	67.00–72.00	70.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	85.00–88.00	85.93
9	—	1,393	80.00–84.00	82.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,110	73.00–78.00	75.06
11	—	1,185	79.00–84.00	81.24
5	—	1,211	85.00–88.00	86.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,628	108.00–114.00	110.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	820.00–885.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	720.00–775.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,370.00	1,285.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	754.00–804.00	782.50

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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