Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher, lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.59/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$188.59

64 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	419	193.83	811	20
Medium and Large 1	520	187.03	973	41
Medium and Large 3	487	175.00	852	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale64 hd

188.59

—

AL average14 barns · 1,709 hd

191.71

−3.12

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	—	Low	1,245	100.00	1,245	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	88.67	1,033	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	85.00	1,496	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	56.00	458	2thin

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)	—	$999	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$880	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	378	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	140.24/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	786	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	179.63/cwt	177.00–182.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	228.97/cwt	223.00–231.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	233.04/cwt	227.00–235.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	175.39/cwt	173.00–177.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	277.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	216.03/cwt	212.00–218.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	92.84/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,163	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,245	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	879.67/head	839.00–900.00	880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	998.75/head	975.00–1,010.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	243.41/cwt	240.00–250.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	186.31/cwt	185.00–187.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	226.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	191.71/cwt	190.00–192.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	203.74/cwt	200.00–205.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 148Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 57Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 59Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	210.00	210.00
1	—	610	165.00	165.00
8	—	742	140.00–142.00	140.24
2	—	508	180.00–182.00	181.00
3	—	470	186.00	186.00
7	—	322	227.00–235.00	233.04
5	—	567	173.00–177.00	175.39
4	—	289	237.00	237.00
4	—	413	200.00–205.00	203.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	786	142.00	142.00
2	—	675	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	177.00–182.00	179.63
2	—	380	205.00	205.00
1	—	625	152.00	152.00
3	—	283	225.00–230.00	226.62
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
7	—	430	190.00–192.00	191.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	187.00	187.00
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	223.00–231.00	228.97
2	—	625	180.00–182.00	181.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	225.00	225.00
2	—	583	187.00	187.00
4	—	539	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	240.00	240.00
1	—	695	172.00	172.00
4	—	275	270.00–280.00	277.68
3	—	427	212.00–218.00	216.03
1	—	495	207.00	207.00
4	—	616	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	202.00	202.00
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
3	—	273	240.00–250.00	243.41
2	—	323	220.00–222.00	220.99
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
2	—	375	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	285	232.00	232.00
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
3	—	528	185.00–187.00	186.31
1	—	345	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	52.00	52.00
1	—	820	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,253	91.00–95.00	92.84
1	—	1,110	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	839.00–900.00	879.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,010.00	998.75

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle