Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $200.75/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.46 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$200.75

46 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	211.11	1,000	17thin
Medium and Large 2	455	197.52	898	13thin
Medium and Large 3	429	192.37	826	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $174 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 sale46 hd

200.75

—

AL average15 barns · 966 hd

185.05

+15.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−0.46

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	—	Average	1,845	109.36	2,017	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	84.94	1,248	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	80.63	942	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	65.39	670	22

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)	—	$1,079	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,058	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$740	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	—	385	207.71/cwt	207.00–210.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	176.03/cwt	175.00–177.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	148.92/cwt	145.00–152.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	165.59/cwt	162.00–168.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	177.15/cwt	175.00–182.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	147.13/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.02/cwt	182.00–185.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	198.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,017	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	64.81/cwt	63.00–67.00	633	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	82.53/cwt	81.00–83.00	952	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,237	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	60.35/cwt	57.00–62.00	623	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	70.66/cwt	69.00–74.00	779	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	87.46/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,154	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	84.90/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	76.70/cwt	75.00–80.00	883	6
Bulls	—	—	1,707	104.70/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,982	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,260	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.40/head	635.00–850.00	740	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,045.00/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,045	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,058.33/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	213.79/cwt	210.00–215.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	193.51/cwt	190.00–197.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	188.52/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	174.34/cwt	172.00–176.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	230.51/cwt	230.00–232.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	185.87/cwt	182.00–190.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 156Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 17Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 25Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	207.00–210.00	207.71
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
4	—	314	210.00–215.00	213.79
2	—	470	180.00–182.00	180.96
3	—	513	172.00–176.00	174.34
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	200.00	200.00
2	—	360	220.00	220.00
4	—	461	190.00–197.00	193.51
1	—	670	152.00	152.00
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
2	—	528	182.00–190.00	185.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	235.00	235.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
6	—	513	195.00–205.00	198.29
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
2	—	553	185.00–192.00	188.52
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
4	—	423	230.00–232.00	230.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	160.00–165.00	161.66
2	—	600	157.00–161.00	159.00
2	—	515	175.00–177.00	176.03
2	—	370	190.00–192.00	190.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	145.00–152.00	148.92
2	—	488	157.00–160.00	158.52
3	—	425	162.00–168.00	165.59
4	—	325	175.00–182.00	177.15
4	—	366	170.00–175.00	172.44
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.42
3	—	368	182.00–185.00	183.02
2	—	415	170.00–177.00	173.50
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	770	146.00–148.00	147.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	977	63.00–67.00	64.81
5	—	1,032	57.00–62.00	60.35
6	—	1,103	69.00–74.00	70.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	81.00–83.00	82.53
1	—	1,390	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,151	75.00–80.00	76.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,320	87.00–88.00	87.46
2	—	1,588	84.00–86.00	84.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	103.00–107.00	104.70
3	—	1,982	113.00–115.00	114.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	635.00–850.00	740.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,045.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
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	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058.33

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