Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with 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 $167.35/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −33.87 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$167.35

45 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$14.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	168.71	925	34
Medium and Large 2	493	168.15	829	7thin
Medium and Large 3	506	154.31	781	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.40/cwt here — about $144 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 sale45 hd

167.35

—

AL average15 barns · 797 hd

167.21

+0.13

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−33.87

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	1,584	111.69	1,769	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	86.21	1,168	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	77.00	902	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	59.18	560	4thin

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)	—	$1,121	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,491	22
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	—	725	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	203.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	150.28/cwt	147.00–152.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.01/cwt	180.00–190.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	178.02/cwt	175.00–182.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	149.11/cwt	149.00–150.00	995	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,464.29/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,464	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,637.50/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,638	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,235.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,235	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,258.33/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/head	950.00–1,025.00	983	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	612.50/head	600.00–625.00	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	107.07/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	113.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,839	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	62.49/cwt	60.00–65.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	55.86/cwt	55.00–57.00	538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	71.76/cwt	70.00–73.00	811	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	85.39/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,099	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	86.21/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,168	2

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 143Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 43Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 46Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	175.00	175.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	143.00	143.00
3	—	510	147.00–152.00	150.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	165.00–167.00	165.99
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	200.00–205.00	203.39
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
9	—	555	160.00	160.00
3	—	470	180.00–190.00	184.01
4	—	514	175.00–182.00	178.02
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
9	—	667	149.00–150.00	149.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
2	—	575	140.00–147.00	143.62
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
2	—	638	140.00–147.00	143.54
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
2	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	185.00	185.00

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	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,464.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,258.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	983.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00–625.00	612.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	106.00–108.00	107.07
5	—	1,620	110.00–115.00	113.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	60.00–65.00	62.49
2	—	963	55.00–57.00	55.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	70.00–73.00	71.76
1	—	1,030	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,287	84.00–88.00	85.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	84.00–88.00	86.21

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

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