Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.40/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$203.40

44 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$17.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	212.22	1,023	17thin
Medium and Large 2	480	201.73	969	11thin
Medium and Large 3	457	195.17	892	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.05/cwt here — about $131 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 sale44 hd

203.40

—

AL average15 barns · 1,761 hd

204.17

−0.78

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	1,657	113.58	1,882	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	93.00	1,393	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	84.99	1,027	3thin

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)	—	$950	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$937	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	220.68/cwt	220.00–222.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	210.73/cwt	207.00–215.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.67/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	200.47/cwt	197.00–207.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	235.96/cwt	235.00–237.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	214.79/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	217.72/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	84.99/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,027	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	112.96/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,982	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	894.00/head	894.00–894.00	894	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	979.00/head	979.00–979.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	213.50/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	239.93/cwt	235.00–245.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	207.72/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	952	4

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 150Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 44Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
3	—	380	220.00–222.00	220.68
2	—	538	200.00	200.00
2	—	340	225.00–227.00	226.01
1	—	455	207.00	207.00
2	—	618	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	150.00–160.00	155.03
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
3	—	468	210.00–215.00	211.65
2	—	355	235.00–245.00	239.93
4	—	506	205.00–210.00	207.72
1	—	610	182.00	182.00
4	—	414	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	215.00–220.00	217.52
1	—	465	195.00	195.00
3	—	378	207.00–215.00	210.73
1	—	590	172.00	172.00
3	—	525	190.00–192.00	190.67
1	—	290	225.00	225.00
3	—	418	197.00–207.00	200.47
2	—	668	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	235.00–237.00	235.96
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
1	—	365	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	200.00–205.00	202.41
2	—	430	240.00–245.00	242.41
4	—	570	210.00–217.00	214.79
4	—	520	217.00–220.00	217.72
2	—	340	260.00–262.00	260.99
2	—	365	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	—	663	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	200.00–205.00	202.54
2	—	480	210.00–217.00	213.50
1	—	695	175.00	175.00
1	—	355	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,575	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	83.00–87.00	84.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	112.00–115.00	112.96
1	—	1,660	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,360	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	894.00	894.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	979.00	979.00

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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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