Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. 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 $149.84/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$149.84

53 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	153.13	814	26
Medium and Large 2	499	147.79	738	11thin
Medium and Large 3	451	145.89	658	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/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 sale53 hd

149.84

—

AL average11 barns · 1,679 hd

152.85

−3.01

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	1,765	94.50	1,668	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	82.39	1,159	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	74.79	843	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	56.91	579	12

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)	—	$929	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,110	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$691	4thin

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 2	—	514	145.20/cwt	142.00–147.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	150.30/cwt	147.00–152.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	153.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	185.22/cwt	182.00–186.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	162.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,010	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,222	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	59.17/cwt	58.00–60.00	537	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	81.85/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,138	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	69.73/cwt	66.00–72.00	784	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	75.75/cwt	73.00–78.00	872	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	51.29/cwt	50.00–53.00	514	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	64.22/cwt	64.00–65.00	703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	82.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,597	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	691.25/head	613.00–747.00	691	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	929.00/head	918.00–940.00	929	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	162.05/cwt	160.00–163.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	156.25/cwt	152.00–157.50	975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	203.00/cwt	200.00–207.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	155.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	855	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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 341Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 73Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	142.00–147.00	145.20
3	—	482	147.00–152.00	150.30
2	—	573	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	423	155.00–157.00	155.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
2	—	623	140.00–145.00	142.55
11	—	525	150.00–157.00	154.64
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
8	—	472	155.00–160.00	157.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	147.00	147.00
1	—	535	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	130.00–140.00	135.02
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	143.04
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
5	—	368	152.00–157.00	153.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	134.00–135.00	134.33
5	—	419	182.00–186.00	185.22
7	—	624	152.00–157.50	156.25
4	—	332	200.00–207.00	203.00
2	—	670	150.00–155.00	152.44
1	—	560	162.00	162.00
2	—	523	162.00–165.00	163.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	147.00	147.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	468	162.00–165.00	163.48
3	—	527	152.00–160.00	155.70
2	—	388	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
4	—	428	160.00–163.00	162.05
3	—	518	140.00–150.00	145.11
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	162.00	162.00
3	—	622	160.00–165.00	162.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	84.00	84.00
6	—	1,390	79.00–83.00	81.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	58.00–60.00	59.17
6	—	1,003	50.00–53.00	51.29
4	—	1,095	64.00–65.00	64.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	66.00–72.00	69.73
8	—	1,151	73.00–78.00	75.75
3	—	1,067	80.00–85.00	82.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,775	98.00	98.00

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	—	—	613.00–747.00	691.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	918.00–940.00	929.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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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

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