Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady, lightly tested. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $177.72/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$177.72

51 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$7.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	182.24	1,018	21
Medium and Large 3	465	175.39	816	5thin
Medium and Large 2	529	174.38	923	25

One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about $95 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 sale51 hd

177.72

—

AL average15 barns · 1,438 hd

187.91

−10.19

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	1,480	112.46	1,664	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	90.65	1,070	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	73.29	674	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)	—	$1,167	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,338	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$863	12

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	192.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	167.68/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	201.63/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	187.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	193.38/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,004	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,101	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	81.58/cwt	80.00–83.00	808	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	118.41/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,606	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	763.14/head	712.00–811.00	763	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,002.60/head	938.00–1,097.00	1,003	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	150.80/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	219.55/cwt	217.00–222.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	173.50/cwt	172.00–175.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	210.97/cwt	210.00–212.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	902	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 Mar 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 203Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 18Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
1	—	270	215.00	215.00
2	—	575	150.00–157.00	153.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	207.00	207.00
1	—	690	152.00	152.00
4	—	524	170.00–177.00	173.50
6	—	622	160.00–162.00	160.65
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
5	—	436	187.00–190.00	187.58
2	—	315	210.00–215.00	212.38
2	—	710	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	493	180.00–186.00	183.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	227.00	227.00
6	—	629	167.00–168.00	167.68
3	—	552	188.00	188.00
2	—	428	200.00	200.00
5	—	733	150.00–151.00	150.80
2	—	370	210.00–212.00	210.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	235.00	235.00
1	—	505	187.00	187.00
4	—	285	245.00	245.00
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
1	—	380	222.00	222.00
1	—	630	165.00	165.00
1	—	435	212.00	212.00
2	—	570	172.00–175.00	173.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	190.00–195.00	192.31
2	—	463	210.00	210.00
3	—	370	235.00	235.00
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
2	—	408	217.00–222.00	219.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	217.00	217.00
1	—	435	230.00	230.00
2	—	570	190.00–197.00	193.38
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	185.00	185.00
1	—	405	212.00	212.00
1	—	645	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
1	—	765	172.00	172.00
4	—	649	190.00	190.00
2	—	663	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
5	—	540	200.00–202.00	201.63
1	—	570	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,165	94.00–95.00	94.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	65.00	65.00
2	—	990	80.00–83.00	81.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,610	116.00–120.00	118.41
1	—	1,460	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	712.00–811.00	763.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	938.00–1,097.00	1,002.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
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	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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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

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