Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $148.61/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.60 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$148.61

48 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	160.00	891	10thin
Medium and Large 1	545	147.26	802	21
Medium and Large 2	513	146.54	751	13thin
Medium and Large 3	542	134.00	726	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $166 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 sale48 hd

148.61

—

AL average15 barns · 1,071 hd

133.85

+14.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−52.60

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	1,638	91.00	1,491	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	62.16	932	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	60.30	697	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	50.29	562	17

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)	—	$908	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$775	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$549	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	170.22/cwt	162.00–172.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	179.53/cwt	177.00–182.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	154.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	125.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	117.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	119.24/cwt	119.00–120.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	145.27/cwt	142.00–147.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	125.81/cwt	125.00–126.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/head	750.00–800.00	775	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	548.50/head	507.00–579.00	549	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	908.33/head	875.00–950.00	908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,491	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	62.74/cwt	62.00–64.00	952	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	38.90/cwt	38.00–40.00	423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	62.22/cwt	61.00–64.00	735	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	58.21/cwt	56.00–60.00	648	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	59.27/cwt	57.00–61.00	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	48.24/cwt	46.00–50.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	53.11/cwt	51.00–55.00	581	11

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 286Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 38Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	149.00	149.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	177.00–182.00	179.53
4	—	471	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
3	—	510	152.00–155.00	154.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	162.00–172.00	170.22
4	—	513	149.00	149.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
4	—	561	142.00–147.00	145.27
5	—	679	125.00–126.00	125.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	172.00	172.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	568	137.00	137.00
4	—	466	154.00	154.00
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	122.00–127.00	125.24
4	—	508	117.00–120.00	117.77
3	—	558	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	119.00–120.00	119.24
2	—	563	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–950.00	908.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	507.00–579.00	548.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	90.00–92.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,518	62.00–64.00	62.74
3	—	1,403	57.00–61.00	59.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	68.00	68.00
8	—	1,181	61.00–64.00	62.22
11	—	1,114	56.00–60.00	58.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	38.00–40.00	38.90
4	—	1,200	46.00–50.00	48.24
11	—	1,094	51.00–55.00	53.11

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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