Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $212.17/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +10.95 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$212.17

62 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$30.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	219.64	1,016	37
Medium and Large 3	489	205.58	1,006	18thin
Medium and Large 1	658	189.56	1,248	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale62 hd

212.17

—

AL average15 barns · 959 hd

207.64

+4.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

+10.95

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	1,340	110.00	1,474	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	89.62	1,320	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	89.09	1,064	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	75.68	769	30

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)	—	$1,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$798	6

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1Fancy	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	209.81/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	181.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	218.11/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	223.60/cwt	222.00–225.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	222.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	212.81/cwt	210.00–215.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	203.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	227.40/cwt	225.00–230.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	192.02/cwt	190.00–195.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	227.33/cwt	226.00–230.00	950	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	198.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	209.25/cwt	207.00–210.00	981	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	797.67/head	634.00–892.00	798	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	92.50/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,176	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	67.72/cwt	66.00–70.00	603	7
Bulls	—	—	1,345	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	81.85/cwt	79.00–84.00	864	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	86.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	998	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	83.37/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,296	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	91.41/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,325	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	75.70/cwt	73.00–78.00	797	14

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 124Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 17Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 13Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	170.00–180.00	174.95
1	—	575	212.00	212.00
3	—	667	180.00–185.00	181.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	207.00–212.00	209.81
10	—	475	217.00–222.00	218.11
18	—	418	226.00–230.00	227.33
3	—	572	195.00–200.00	198.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
4	—	430	222.00	222.00
2	—	375	225.00–230.00	227.40
1	—	680	165.00	165.00
6	—	531	190.00–200.00	195.12
4	—	469	207.00–210.00	209.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	222.00–225.00	223.60
6	—	367	210.00–215.00	212.81
4	—	433	200.00–205.00	203.71
2	—	695	152.50	152.50
5	—	459	190.00–195.00	192.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
3	—	367	220.00–225.00	222.28
3	—	450	208.00	208.00
1	—	345	232.00	232.00
1	—	650	157.00	157.00
3	—	615	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	230.00	230.00
1	—	425	222.00	222.00
1	—	795	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	634.00–892.00	797.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	91.00–94.00	92.50
13	—	1,147	85.00–90.00	86.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	66.00–70.00	67.72
9	—	1,056	79.00–84.00	81.85
14	—	1,053	73.00–78.00	75.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	83.00–84.00	83.37
7	—	1,450	90.00–93.00	91.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,335	113.00	113.00

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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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

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