Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with 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 $163.69/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −37.52 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$163.69

74 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	172.76	776	18thin
Medium and Large 1	535	165.98	888	23
Medium and Large 3	453	157.15	712	33

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $64 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 sale74 hd

163.69

—

AL average16 barns · 1,401 hd

164.95

−1.26

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−37.52

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	1,765	98.04	1,730	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	73.07	1,038	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	64.94	799	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	49.23	494	16

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)	—	$1,059	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$614	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	478	147.76/cwt	147.00–150.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	137.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.98/cwt	162.00–164.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	154.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	197.83/cwt	190.00–199.75	1,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	142.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.60/cwt	149.00–152.00	800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.32/cwt	155.00–158.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.37/cwt	149.00–152.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	176.25/cwt	176.25–176.25	1,119	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	157.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	166.55/cwt	165.00–171.00	854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	193.42/cwt	192.00–195.00	634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	46.19/cwt	43.00–48.00	449	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	56.94/cwt	56.00–59.00	599	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	67.59/cwt	65.00–70.00	970	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	78.29/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,087	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	74.64/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,067	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	51.67/cwt	51.00–52.00	546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	62.58/cwt	60.00–65.00	782	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	67.04/cwt	66.00–69.00	821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	99.56/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	614.00/head	549.00–660.00	614	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,016.67/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	837.50/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	171.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	136.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	145.59/cwt	142.00–150.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.31/cwt	177.00–182.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	179.42/cwt	177.00–182.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 156Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	147.00–150.00	147.76
2	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	155.00–158.00	156.32
4	—	509	146.00	146.00
1	—	380	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	142.00–147.00	144.49
3	—	709	135.00–139.00	137.65
2	—	415	162.00–164.00	162.98
13	—	531	149.00–152.00	150.60
3	—	660	140.00–141.00	140.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	152.00–155.00	153.55
3	—	518	138.00–142.00	140.01
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
5	—	472	140.00–145.00	142.85
3	—	425	149.00–152.00	150.37
2	—	570	130.00–132.00	130.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	152.00	152.00
6	—	452	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	150.00–160.00	154.03
4	—	338	180.00	180.00
8	—	366	170.00–180.00	171.80
2	—	575	132.00–140.00	136.03
7	—	522	142.00–150.00	145.59
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	147.00	147.00
7	—	513	165.00–171.00	166.55
3	—	582	153.00–160.00	155.23
6	—	477	177.00–182.00	178.31
3	—	678	132.00–140.00	137.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	155.00–162.00	157.47
2	—	328	192.00–195.00	193.42
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
2	—	478	167.00–170.00	168.48
7	—	421	177.00–182.00	179.42
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	190.00–199.75	197.83
2	—	560	177.00–182.00	179.54
1	—	715	148.00	148.00
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	635	176.25	176.25
4	—	770	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	973	43.00–48.00	46.19
3	—	1,052	56.00–59.00	56.94
3	—	1,057	51.00–52.00	51.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	65.00–70.00	67.59
3	—	1,388	78.00–79.00	78.29
4	—	1,429	72.00–76.00	74.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	60.00–65.00	62.58
4	—	1,224	66.00–69.00	67.04
1	—	1,135	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	97.00–102.00	99.56
1	—	1,655	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,135.00	1,135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	549.00–660.00	614.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,016.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,185.00	1,185.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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