Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.48/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −36.74 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$164.48

84 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	166.41	779	27
Medium and Large 1	535	163.84	876	41
Medium and Large 3	426	162.85	694	16thin

One grade step is worth $3.56/cwt here — about $85 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 sale84 hd

164.48

—

AL average15 barns · 1,279 hd

156.47

+8.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−36.74

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	1,553	99.63	1,547	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,342	80.19	1,076	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	74.26	826	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	59.72	560	14

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)	—	$1,040	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$761	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$620	7

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,257	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	84.28/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,251	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	54.83/cwt	51.00–57.00	510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	66.71/cwt	64.00–69.00	637	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	61.39/cwt	59.00–63.00	575	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	78.43/cwt	77.00–80.00	859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,199	79.16/cwt	77.00–81.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	151.00/cwt	149.00–152.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	182.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	184.70/cwt	182.00–187.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	192.26/cwt	190.00–195.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	158.28/cwt	157.00–160.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	156.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	154.02/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	161.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	198.41/cwt	195.00–205.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	72.87/cwt	71.00–75.00	815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,393	99.51/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	104.61/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	620.29/head	570.00–680.00	620	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,003.33/head	960.00–1,075.00	1,003	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	761.00/head	710.00–830.00	761	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	775.00–800.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	153.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	174.42/cwt	172.00–177.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	899	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	183.74/cwt	180.00–187.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	163.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 202Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 28Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,484	83.00–85.00	84.28
7	—	1,199	77.00–81.00	79.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	51.00–57.00	54.83
3	—	955	64.00–69.00	66.71
5	—	936	59.00–63.00	61.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	77.00–80.00	78.43
6	—	1,118	71.00–75.00	72.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	97.00–101.00	99.51
1	—	1,550	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,793	103.00–106.00	104.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	149.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	527	142.00–147.00	144.62
7	—	429	157.00–160.00	158.28
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	150.00–152.00	150.34
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
8	—	472	155.00–160.00	157.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	142.00–144.00	142.99
6	—	391	155.00–160.00	156.17
2	—	625	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.57
2	—	523	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	565	130.00–132.00	130.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	180.00–190.00	182.95
1	—	730	132.00	132.00
3	—	657	140.00–142.00	140.66
3	—	367	195.00–205.00	198.41
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
2	—	343	205.00	205.00
2	—	613	150.00–152.00	151.00
22	—	575	150.00–160.00	156.43
2	—	478	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	182.00–187.00	184.70
3	—	320	190.00–195.00	192.26
4	—	484	160.00–165.00	161.73
10	—	537	150.00–155.00	152.91
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
6	—	429	175.00–177.00	176.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
6	—	468	150.00–157.00	153.17
2	—	383	172.00–177.00	174.42
2	—	323	180.00–187.00	183.74
2	—	523	145.00	145.00
3	—	422	160.00–165.00	163.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	162.00	162.00
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
2	—	553	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
2	—	583	162.00	162.00
2	—	605	160.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	662	152.00–155.00	154.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
2	—	465	160.00–165.00	162.42

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 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	960.00–1,075.00	1,003.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	710.00–830.00	761.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	570.00–680.00	620.29

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle