Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade moderate 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 $142.84/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.37 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$142.84

53 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$29.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	161.52	783	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	147.00	791	8thin
Medium and Large 3	485	140.18	680	19thin
Medium and Large 2	582	132.25	770	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $14 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

142.84

—

AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd

141.87

+0.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−58.37

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	1,720	100.00	1,720	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	71.75	1,138	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	65.20	770	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	54.06	552	10

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)	—	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,183	6

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	—	640	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.84/cwt	147.00–148.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	113.34/cwt	111.00–117.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	176.33/cwt	176.00–177.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	739	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	61.01/cwt	59.00–63.00	738	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	56.96/cwt	56.00–58.00	577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	52.82/cwt	50.00–55.00	541	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	74.19/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,209	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	68.32/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,032	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	73.09/cwt	72.00–74.00	860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,183.33/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	151.00/cwt	147.00–155.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	149.60/cwt	146.00–155.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	159.46/cwt	157.00–165.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	624	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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 384Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 51Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	110.00–115.00	111.63
3	—	585	117.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	475	130.00–132.00	131.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
5	—	678	111.00–117.00	113.34
3	—	567	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
2	—	728	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
3	—	622	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	122.00	122.00
6	—	578	147.00–148.00	147.84
1	—	365	187.00	187.00
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	450	167.00	167.00
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	438	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	458	145.00–147.00	146.01
4	—	433	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
2	—	750	103.00	103.00
5	—	469	146.00–155.00	149.60
4	—	580	132.00–137.00	134.49
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
3	—	645	125.00–127.00	125.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	176.00–177.00	176.33
3	—	630	130.00–137.00	132.39
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	147.00–155.00	151.00
2	—	560	125.00	125.00
8	—	476	135.00–145.00	139.51
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
3	—	538	132.00–135.00	133.99
3	—	380	157.00–165.00	159.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	64.00–65.00	64.51
5	—	1,210	59.00–63.00	61.01
3	—	1,177	72.00–74.00	73.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	56.00–58.00	56.96
7	—	1,024	50.00–55.00	52.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,629	72.00–76.00	74.19
2	—	1,510	67.00–70.00	68.32
1	—	1,475	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,183.33

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

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle