Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to good 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 $158.63/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −42.58 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$158.63

84 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	162.18	871	31
Medium and Large 2	481	158.44	763	28
Medium and Large 3	458	154.45	707	25

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $164 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 sale84 hd

158.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,229 hd

150.79

+7.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−42.58

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	—	High	1,685	92.92	1,565	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	64.05	961	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	59.47	692	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	49.57	490	9thin

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)	—	$867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	120.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.57/cwt	132.00–133.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	144.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	153.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	633	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	146.62/cwt	146.00–147.00	669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	156.36/cwt	155.00–157.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	863	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.76/cwt	146.00–152.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	142.26/cwt	137.00–145.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	203.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	153.02/cwt	152.00–155.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	195.69/cwt	192.00–200.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	149.45/cwt	146.00–155.00	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	183.69/cwt	180.00–187.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.18/cwt	157.00–165.00	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	136.52/cwt	135.00–139.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	179.25/cwt	177.00–180.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	169.87/cwt	165.00–172.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	152.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	168.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	825.00–950.00	867	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	93.83/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,572	9
Bulls	—	—	1,728	88.84/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,535	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	49.57/cwt	46.00–51.00	486	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	53.58/cwt	52.00–55.00	497	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	641	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	61.80/cwt	60.00–64.00	722	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	64.05/cwt	62.00–65.00	961	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	43.56/cwt	42.00–45.00	476	2

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 388Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 58Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 61Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	118.00–122.00	120.70
7	—	567	132.00–133.00	132.57
4	—	500	135.00	135.00
11	—	413	150.00–158.00	153.32
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
16	—	456	146.00–147.00	146.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	130.00	130.00
3	—	432	140.00–147.00	144.00
3	—	387	150.00–155.00	152.34
4	—	485	135.00–140.00	136.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	486	125.00–130.00	128.00
5	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.58
4	—	419	135.00–139.00	136.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
3	—	472	155.00–157.00	156.36
4	—	546	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	162.00	162.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	548	171.00	171.00
10	—	425	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	146.00–152.00	146.76
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
7	—	631	137.00–145.00	142.26
4	—	419	177.00–180.00	179.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	200.00–210.00	203.62
4	—	619	152.00–155.00	153.02
3	—	425	192.00–200.00	195.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	138.00	138.00
8	—	517	146.00–155.00	149.45
2	—	375	180.00–187.00	183.69
12	—	480	157.00–165.00	160.18
4	—	411	165.00–170.00	168.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	165.00–172.00	169.87
14	—	469	150.00–155.00	152.31
2	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–950.00	866.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,675	92.00–95.00	93.83
2	—	1,728	87.00–90.00	88.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	46.00–51.00	49.57
3	—	927	52.00–55.00	53.58
2	—	1,093	42.00–45.00	43.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,134	55.00–58.00	56.53
1	—	1,380	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,169	60.00–64.00	61.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	62.00–65.00	64.05

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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