Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $154.09/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −47.12 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$154.09

83 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	157.14	838	8thin
Medium and Large 3	469	154.66	725	44
Medium and Large 2	520	152.51	794	31

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $44 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 sale83 hd

154.09

—

AL average12 barns · 1,075 hd

156.82

−2.72

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−47.12

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	1,650	86.00	1,419	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	59.24	694	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	58.13	899	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	48.20	482	13

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)	—	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$895	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,292	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$790	14

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	426	139.48/cwt	137.00–141.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	164.33/cwt	160.00–167.00	689	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	154.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	126.83/cwt	126.00–130.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	104.34/cwt	104.00–105.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	51.55/cwt	51.00–53.00	531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	47.68/cwt	45.00–50.00	474	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	55.70/cwt	53.00–58.00	866	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	60.92/cwt	59.00–63.00	721	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	55.37/cwt	53.00–58.00	618	12
Bulls	—	—	1,710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	67.96/cwt	67.00–70.00	912	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/head	895.00–895.00	895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/head	710.00–740.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,292.00/head	1,270.00–1,300.00	1,292	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	684.33/head	613.00–740.00	684	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	981.40/head	882.00–1,010.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	171.82/cwt	170.00–175.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	161.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	125.89/cwt	120.00–127.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	172.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	812	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 331Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 58Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	137.00–141.00	139.48
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
7	—	582	126.00–130.00	126.83
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
7	—	430	135.00–140.00	138.00
5	—	475	130.00–132.00	131.18
4	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.27
3	—	662	104.00–105.00	104.34
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	126.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	140.00	140.00
2	—	705	120.00	120.00
3	—	665	129.00	129.00
3	—	629	127.00–130.00	129.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	419	160.00–167.00	164.33
11	—	469	150.00–157.00	154.46
2	—	513	140.00–147.00	143.48
3	—	573	130.00–137.00	132.38
6	—	634	120.00–127.00	125.89
6	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	140.00–147.00	143.98
3	—	518	150.00–152.00	150.69
2	—	763	107.00–110.00	108.50
2	—	623	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
8	—	421	170.00–175.00	171.82
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
7	—	471	160.00–165.00	161.01
4	—	692	120.00–125.00	123.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	160.00–165.00	162.36
2	—	708	115.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	453	175.00–180.00	177.49
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
4	—	418	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
2	—	628	137.00–140.00	138.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
2	—	678	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	39.00	39.00
4	—	1,031	51.00–53.00	51.55
8	—	995	45.00–50.00	47.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	53.00–58.00	55.70
1	—	1,530	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,183	59.00–63.00	60.92
12	—	1,117	53.00–58.00	55.37
3	—	1,342	67.00–70.00	67.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	895.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	710.00–740.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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)	3	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,270.00–1,300.00	1,292.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	613.00–740.00	684.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	882.00–1,010.00	981.40

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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