Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $134.99/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$134.99

46 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$1.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	471	135.43	638	27
Medium and Large 1	650	134.38	873	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	134.34	736	9thin

One grade step is worth $1.09/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale46 hd

134.99

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

153.44

−18.46

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	1,753	90.08	1,579	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	63.59	939	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	62.76	697	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	50.74	501	27

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)	—	$965	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$945	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$743	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,008	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	154.43/cwt	152.00–157.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	135.22/cwt	133.00–136.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	141.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	129.53/cwt	127.00–132.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	146.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	141.65/cwt	137.00–144.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	50.24/cwt	48.00–53.00	481	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	43.79/cwt	41.00–47.00	430	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,089	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	63.14/cwt	61.00–64.00	884	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	67.96/cwt	67.00–69.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.60/cwt	61.00–66.00	722	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.47/cwt	54.00–58.00	567	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	59.21/cwt	58.00–60.00	630	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	92.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,267	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	743.00/head	720.00–775.00	743	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,008.33/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,008	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	945.00/head	920.00–960.00	945	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	965.00/head	935.00–980.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	134.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	144.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	831	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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 334Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 52Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 48Year ago 69

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	152.00	152.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
3	—	523	160.00–167.00	162.41
2	—	620	145.00–147.00	145.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	180.00	180.00
2	—	515	152.00–157.00	154.43
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
2	—	328	195.00	195.00
1	—	420	172.00	172.00
3	—	577	140.00–147.00	144.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
2	—	318	180.00	180.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	175.00	175.00
2	—	415	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	495	155.00–157.00	156.00
4	—	574	130.00–137.00	134.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
3	—	673	152.00	152.00
1	—	450	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	135.00–140.00	137.24
4	—	563	130.00–135.00	133.78
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
4	—	671	133.00–136.00	135.22
2	—	720	120.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	582	137.00–144.00	141.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	120.00–122.00	121.01
5	—	417	140.00–145.00	141.44
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
6	—	515	127.00–132.00	129.53
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
5	—	372	145.00–150.00	146.43
7	—	471	135.00–140.00	137.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	957	48.00–53.00	50.24
6	—	982	41.00–47.00	43.79
10	—	1,023	54.00–58.00	55.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	67.00–68.00	67.51
5	—	1,400	61.00–64.00	63.14
1	—	1,590	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	67.00–69.00	67.96
13	—	1,135	61.00–66.00	63.60
6	—	1,064	58.00–60.00	59.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	90.00–95.00	92.62
1	—	1,490	85.00	85.00

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)	10	—	—	720.00–775.00	743.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	920.00–960.00	945.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	935.00–980.00	965.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,008.33

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle