Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $173.62/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −27.60 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$173.62

38 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$6.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	175.63	817	20
Medium and Large 3	413	175.61	725	7thin
Medium and Large 1	547	168.69	923	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.93/cwt here — about −$106 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

173.62

—

AL average14 barns · 891 hd

167.72

+5.89

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−27.60

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,455	96.91	1,410	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	78.50	1,109	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	71.80	822	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	57.33	566	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$949	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,217	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,033	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.44/cwt	152.00–157.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	207.95/cwt	206.00–210.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	210.96/cwt	210.00–212.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	172.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.60/cwt	49.00–53.00	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	63.78/cwt	61.00–65.00	629	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	55.47/cwt	54.00–58.00	531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	74.44/cwt	73.00–77.00	907	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	68.24/cwt	66.00–71.00	731	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	96.91/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,410	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,121	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,200	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	949.00/head	900.00–1,035.00	949	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	173.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	184.05/cwt	180.00–187.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	172.94/cwt	170.00–177.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	184.66/cwt	182.00–187.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	142.75/cwt	142.00–145.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	695	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 Jan 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 202Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 50Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
3	—	433	180.00–187.00	184.05
10	—	486	170.00–177.00	172.94
3	—	362	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
4	—	530	170.00–180.00	172.91
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
3	—	477	182.00–187.00	184.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	170.00–175.00	173.44
2	—	378	180.00–182.00	181.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	152.00–157.00	154.44
2	—	563	150.00–154.00	152.04
4	—	611	137.00–142.00	139.45
1	—	475	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	538	137.00	137.00
4	—	478	142.00–145.00	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
2	—	493	152.00–155.00	153.51
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	543	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	206.00–210.00	207.95
1	—	590	165.00	165.00
2	—	365	210.00–212.00	210.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	49.00–53.00	50.60
4	—	986	61.00–65.00	63.78
3	—	958	54.00–58.00	55.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,219	73.00–77.00	74.44
5	—	1,071	66.00–71.00	68.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,475	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	96.00–98.00	96.91

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	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,335.00	1,335.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,035.00	949.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle