Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 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 $206.01/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$206.01

51 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	210.04	865	35
Medium and Large 3	342	200.90	687	8thin
Medium and Large 2	413	193.50	799	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $66 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

206.01

—

AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd

196.73

+9.28

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	1,509	109.90	1,658	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	94.08	1,448	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	92.33	1,070	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	834	70.55	588	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,156	9

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	223.54/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	235.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,011	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	215.79/cwt	215.00–217.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	199.19/cwt	195.00–200.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	208.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	927	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	202.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	202.01/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	223.40/cwt	220.00–227.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	215.64/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,258.43/head	1,218.00–1,346.00	1,258	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	798.00/head	676.00–920.00	798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,098	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	93.52/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,434	17
Bulls	—	—	1,335	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	108.30/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	66.09/cwt	65.00–67.00	577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,159	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	87.83/cwt	85.00–90.00	969	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	97.82/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,460	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	89.48/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,530	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 159Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 15Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
2	—	468	222.00–225.00	223.54
15	—	429	230.00–240.00	235.68
4	—	511	221.00	221.00
3	—	562	200.00–203.00	202.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
2	—	428	220.00–227.00	223.40
3	—	480	215.00–217.00	215.64
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
2	—	368	220.00	220.00
2	—	485	200.00–210.00	204.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	220.00	220.00
5	—	371	215.00–217.00	215.79
1	—	515	192.00	192.00
6	—	479	195.00–200.00	199.19
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
12	—	444	200.00–210.00	208.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	182.00	182.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
2	—	250	217.00	217.00
1	—	365	207.00	207.00
2	—	325	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
1	—	490	177.00	177.00
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
5	—	324	200.00–210.00	202.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	220.00	220.00

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	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,218.00–1,346.00	1,258.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	676.00–920.00	798.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,335	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,568	107.00–110.00	108.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,233	93.00–95.00	93.99
2	—	1,103	85.00–90.00	87.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,533	91.00–96.00	93.52
5	—	1,493	97.00–99.00	97.82
2	—	1,710	89.00–90.00	89.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	75.00	75.00
2	—	873	65.00–67.00	66.09

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

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

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