Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.33/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$137.33

86 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$25.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

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	734	150.79	1,106	24
Medium and Large 1	579	142.37	824	22
Medium and Large 2	562	127.17	715	26
Medium and Large 3	523	125.21	654	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $452 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 sale86 hd

137.33

—

AL average16 barns · 1,767 hd

141.80

−4.47

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	1,601	88.54	1,418	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	62.94	926	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	61.80	737	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	47.88	515	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$965	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$946	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$752	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$748	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$702	7

Every lot, as filed

65 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 3	—	455	150.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	120.71/cwt	117.00–123.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	125.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,149	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	912	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	131.02/cwt	127.00–135.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.06/cwt	153.00–157.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	186.00/cwt	182.00–190.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.58/cwt	152.00–155.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	47.16/cwt	45.00–50.00	526	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	918	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	58.19/cwt	56.00–60.00	692	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	40.97/cwt	38.00–42.00	401	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	53.84/cwt	51.00–56.00	585	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	63.35/cwt	61.00–65.00	737	7
Bulls	—	—	1,455	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	89.17/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,461	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	657.75/head	594.00–683.00	658	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	762.00/head	732.00–795.00	762	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	946.00/head	900.00–1,025.00	946	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	747.50/head	720.00–800.00	748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	965.00/head	900.00–1,030.00	965	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	751.67/head	730.00–765.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	181.90/cwt	177.00–187.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	173.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	164.25/cwt	162.00–167.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	174.34/cwt	173.00–175.00	755	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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 252Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 34Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	147.00–155.00	150.96
3	—	342	175.00–180.00	176.68
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
4	—	378	170.00–175.00	173.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	132.00	132.00
2	—	515	153.00–157.00	155.06
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
2	—	378	177.00–187.00	181.90
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
8	—	490	162.00–167.00	164.25
4	—	660	125.00–130.00	126.79
3	—	433	173.00–175.00	174.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	190.00–200.00	196.35
2	—	415	182.00–190.00	186.00
5	—	574	152.00–155.00	152.58
2	—	650	140.00	140.00
2	—	625	140.00–147.00	143.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	122.00–125.00	123.50
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
7	—	561	117.00–123.00	120.71
3	—	403	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
4	—	566	144.00	144.00
2	—	608	127.00–135.00	131.02
6	—	478	153.00	153.00
4	—	536	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	122.00–125.00	123.22
18	—	561	125.00–132.00	125.90
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	774	148.50	148.50
10	—	677	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	172.00	172.00
1	—	425	187.00	187.00
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	485	188.00	188.00
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	617	167.00	167.00
2	—	693	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,115	45.00–50.00	47.16
5	—	979	38.00–42.00	40.97
7	—	1,086	51.00–56.00	53.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	60.00–65.00	62.50
1	—	1,490	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	56.00–60.00	58.19
1	—	1,400	69.00	69.00
7	—	1,164	61.00–65.00	63.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,638	87.00–92.00	89.17

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	—	—	594.00–683.00	657.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	732.00–795.00	762.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	946.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	730.00–765.00	751.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	720.00–800.00	747.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,030.00	965.00

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

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