Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.10/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$143.10

34 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$7.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	149.00	844	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	143.20	752	10thin
Medium and Large 3	461	141.49	653	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.51/cwt here — about $191 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 sale34 hd

143.10

—

AL average15 barns · 1,728 hd

154.41

−11.31

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	70.45	858	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	49.63	490	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,044	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1Fancy	—	510	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	188.56/cwt	187.00–190.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	188.56/cwt	187.00–190.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	164.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	156.75/cwt	156.00–157.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	147.24/cwt	147.00–150.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	131.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	172.05/cwt	167.00–177.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	174.48/cwt	172.00–177.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/head	975.00–1,000.00	983	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,037.50/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	76.97/cwt	75.00–78.00	989	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	49.99/cwt	47.00–53.00	477	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	65.65/cwt	64.00–67.00	718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	56.53/cwt	54.00–59.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	41.66/cwt	40.00–43.00	419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	69.42/cwt	69.00–70.00	870	5

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 362Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 52Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 25Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	192.00	192.00
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	187.00–190.00	188.56
2	—	673	132.00–135.00	133.45
2	—	423	190.00–192.00	190.97
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
2	—	510	167.00–177.00	172.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	605	135.00–140.00	137.48
2	—	375	187.00	187.00
1	—	475	177.00	177.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
3	—	507	160.00–165.00	161.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	145.00–150.00	147.58
2	—	623	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
2	—	358	172.00–177.00	174.48
2	—	465	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	187.00–190.00	188.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	162.00–167.00	164.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	142.00	142.00
1	—	725	137.00	137.00
2	—	423	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
2	—	558	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	670	120.00–125.00	121.68
4	—	433	156.00–157.00	156.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.57
13	—	403	147.00–150.00	147.24
3	—	580	130.00–134.00	131.36

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	983.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
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	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	75.00–78.00	76.97
3	—	1,093	64.00–67.00	65.65
5	—	1,253	69.00–70.00	69.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	955	47.00–53.00	49.99
2	—	1,063	54.00–59.00	56.53
2	—	1,005	40.00–43.00	41.66

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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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

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