Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, with high yielding boning cows up to 73, high yielding bulls up to 100. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.64/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −50.57 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$150.64

72 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	164.00	839	7thin
Medium and Large 2	516	150.47	776	29
Medium and Large 3	490	148.18	727	36

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $113 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 sale72 hd

150.64

—

AL average16 barns · 1,207 hd

146.46

+4.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−50.57

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	1,555	79.00	1,228	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	62.73	932	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	58.10	714	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	47.35	493	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)	—	$988	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,275	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	630	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	142.36/cwt	137.00–143.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	127.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	159.39/cwt	157.00–160.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	167.97/cwt	165.00–172.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.80/cwt	132.00–137.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.69/cwt	134.00–142.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	147.61/cwt	146.00–150.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	179.51/cwt	177.00–182.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	41.03/cwt	39.00–43.00	360	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	53.10/cwt	51.00–56.00	613	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	46.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	498	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,037	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	61.85/cwt	60.00–63.00	915	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	67.39/cwt	66.00–69.00	929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	60.29/cwt	59.00–63.00	731	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	55.42/cwt	53.00–58.00	670	11
Bulls	—	—	1,555	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,228	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	988.00/head	914.00–1,025.00	988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	775.00–850.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	185.98/cwt	185.00–187.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	171.24/cwt	169.00–175.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	154.37/cwt	145.00–160.00	719	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	130.41/cwt	125.00–132.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	771	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,041	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	131.61/cwt	130.00–132.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	160.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	183.07/cwt	177.00–185.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	614	7

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 372Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 58Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 43Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	105.00–110.00	107.46
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
13	—	422	134.00–136.00	135.01
6	—	463	125.00–133.00	127.78
2	—	568	117.00	117.00
7	—	512	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	122.00–127.00	124.51
9	—	489	137.00–143.00	142.36
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	143.00	143.00
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
3	—	623	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	197.00	197.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	157.00–160.00	159.39
2	—	625	137.00–142.00	139.42
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
3	—	470	165.00–172.00	167.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	160.00–162.00	161.02
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	132.00–137.00	135.80
4	—	368	169.00–175.00	171.24
1	—	285	182.00	182.00
14	—	466	145.00–160.00	154.37
1	—	435	157.00	157.00
10	—	584	125.00–132.00	130.41
1	—	315	177.00	177.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	134.00–142.00	135.69
5	—	512	146.00–150.00	147.61
2	—	323	185.00–187.00	185.98
5	—	636	130.00–132.00	131.61
4	—	478	160.00–162.00	160.49
4	—	384	177.00–185.00	183.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	170.00–172.00	170.67
2	—	673	137.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	433	177.00–182.00	179.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	878	39.00–43.00	41.03
6	—	1,154	51.00–56.00	53.10
8	—	1,060	45.00–50.00	46.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	68.00	68.00
6	—	1,479	60.00–63.00	61.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	66.00–69.00	67.39
5	—	1,212	59.00–63.00	60.29
11	—	1,209	53.00–58.00	55.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	914.00–1,025.00	988.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle