Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $152.86/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −48.35 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$152.86

70 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	157.53	753	27
Medium and Large 3	445	150.30	668	27
Medium and Large 1	557	149.30	831	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale70 hd

152.86

—

AL average15 barns · 1,210 hd

147.44

+5.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−48.35

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	1,876	105.39	1,977	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	75.00	1,054	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	70.55	821	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	58.85	602	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$947	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$930	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$603	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	555	149.21/cwt	145.00–151.00	828	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	153.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	149.39/cwt	147.00–152.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	158.39/cwt	155.00–162.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.69/cwt	145.00–149.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	166.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	125.25/cwt	122.00–127.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	148.28/cwt	148.00–150.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	130.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	129.79/cwt	129.00–132.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	164.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	166.20/cwt	166.00–167.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	137.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	177.35/cwt	175.00–178.00	665	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	888.33/head	875.00–900.00	888	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/head	910.00–950.00	930	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	603.00/head	570.00–696.00	603	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	109.47/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	73.32/cwt	72.00–75.00	866	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	57.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	585	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	68.13/cwt	66.00–71.00	783	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	63.58/cwt	61.00–66.00	683	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	51.81/cwt	49.00–54.00	478	3

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 279Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 45Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	555	145.00–151.00	149.21
1	—	620	142.00	142.00
1	—	415	172.00	172.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	150.00–160.00	153.45
2	—	470	147.00–152.00	149.39
2	—	550	125.00–130.00	127.50
4	—	618	120.00–125.00	123.78
2	—	378	165.00–170.00	167.52
8	—	310	170.00	170.00
4	—	534	135.00–140.00	136.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	155.00–162.00	158.39
6	—	528	145.00–149.00	147.69
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
5	—	438	166.00–167.00	166.20
4	—	579	135.00–143.00	137.50
6	—	375	175.00–178.00	177.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
3	—	520	164.00	164.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	523	145.00	145.00
3	—	440	162.00–165.00	164.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	160.00–168.00	166.10
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	122.00–127.00	125.25
7	—	382	148.00–150.00	148.28
2	—	620	120.00	120.00
8	—	524	127.00–132.00	130.51
2	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.97
7	—	465	135.00–140.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	124.00	124.00
6	—	659	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	129.00–132.00	129.79
3	—	512	135.00–140.00	136.63

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	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–900.00	888.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	910.00–950.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	570.00–696.00	603.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,785	109.00–110.00	109.47
2	—	1,858	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,181	72.00–75.00	73.32
8	—	1,149	66.00–71.00	68.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	55.00–60.00	57.52
7	—	1,074	61.00–66.00	63.58
3	—	922	49.00–54.00	51.81

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

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