Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $178.75/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −22.46 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$178.75

45 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$21.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	191.56	952	17thin
Medium and Large 2	520	173.03	900	7thin
Medium and Large 3	495	170.29	843	21

One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $109 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

178.75

—

AL average16 barns · 850 hd

173.64

+5.11

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−22.46

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	1,718	105.94	1,820	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	78.68	1,141	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	75.00	806	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	58.60	558	5thin

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)	—	$968	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,345	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$604	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	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	195.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	173.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	148.97/cwt	147.00–152.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.55/cwt	164.00–167.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	183.46/cwt	182.00–185.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	167.34/cwt	167.00–168.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	216.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	185.40/cwt	180.00–187.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,367.50/head	1,300.00–1,435.00	1,368	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	967.50/head	960.00–975.00	968	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	604.00/head	596.00–612.00	604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	105.94/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,820	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	657	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	924	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,198	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 128Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 77Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	165.00	165.00
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	192.00–200.00	195.98
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
5	—	412	200.00	200.00
5	—	383	210.00–220.00	216.92
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	150.00	150.00
3	—	533	160.00–162.00	160.68
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
10	—	425	180.00–187.00	185.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	170.00–177.00	173.03
2	—	483	182.00–185.00	183.46
2	—	573	160.00–165.00	162.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	147.00	147.00
2	—	623	132.00–137.00	134.55
1	—	385	177.00	177.00
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
3	—	432	167.00–168.00	167.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	145.00	145.00
4	—	483	147.00–152.00	148.97
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	152.00–156.00	154.02
2	—	465	164.00–167.00	165.55
2	—	713	132.00–137.00	134.46
4	—	449	169.00	169.00
5	—	360	184.00	184.00
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	160.50	160.50
1	—	530	180.00	180.00

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	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,435.00	1,367.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	960.00–975.00	967.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	596.00–612.00	604.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,155	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,488	80.00–81.00	80.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,003	65.00–66.00	65.50
1	—	825	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	104.00–108.00	105.94

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

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