Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $180.61/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −20.60 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$180.61

38 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$23.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	189.99	852	18thin
Medium and Large 2	449	177.67	798	10thin
Medium and Large 3	440	166.68	733	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.31/cwt here — about $120 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 sale38 hd

180.61

—

AL average15 barns · 953 hd

164.03

+16.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−20.60

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	69.54	1,179	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	64.26	781	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	52.33	477	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$554	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	385	196.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	758	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	553.50/head	546.00–561.00	554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	65.89/cwt	65.00–70.00	795	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	69.54/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	61.54/cwt	59.00–64.00	757	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	50.49/cwt	50.00–51.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	170.29/cwt	167.00–172.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	172.53/cwt	170.00–176.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.55/cwt	147.00–152.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	172.00/cwt	170.00–173.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	193.14/cwt	190.00–197.00	914	6

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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 232Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 76Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 92Year ago 12

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	195.00–200.00	196.99
3	—	507	170.00–173.00	172.00
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	190.00–192.00	191.01
7	—	471	170.00–176.00	172.53
1	—	415	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
2	—	320	185.00–187.00	185.97
3	—	410	167.00–172.00	170.29
2	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	205.00	205.00
6	—	473	190.00–197.00	193.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	155.00–157.00	155.27
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
2	—	575	135.00–137.00	136.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	158.00	158.00
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
3	—	520	152.00	152.00
2	—	615	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	143.00	143.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
3	—	367	155.00–157.00	155.65
5	—	425	147.00–152.00	150.55
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	142.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	145.00	145.00

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	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	546.00–561.00	553.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	65.00–70.00	65.89
3	—	1,230	59.00–64.00	61.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	68.00–71.00	69.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	56.00	56.00
2	—	925	50.00–51.00	50.49

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle