Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $203.55/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$203.55

62 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	209.27	1,043	21
Medium and Large 2	474	205.28	973	29
Medium and Large 3	497	189.33	941	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $102 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

203.55

—

AL average10 barns · 1,016 hd

202.29

+1.26

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	1,679	119.27	2,003	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	88.84	1,101	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	75.40	689	9thin

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)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,242	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$870	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	644	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	212.00/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	221.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	208.31/cwt	207.00–209.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	216.46/cwt	215.00–218.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	224.64/cwt	222.00–227.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	233.54/cwt	232.00–237.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	203.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	739	172.60/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	69.73/cwt	69.00–70.00	614	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	79.62/cwt	78.00–83.00	772	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	75.45/cwt	75.00–76.00	645	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	85.97/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,036	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	92.67/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,191	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	125.38/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,180	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	107.04/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,670	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	796.00/head	675.00–886.00	796	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,017.50/head	902.00–1,160.00	1,018	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	227.20/cwt	220.00–229.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	212.30/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,004	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	206.51/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	233.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	982	7

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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 264Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 69Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 46Year ago 170

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	181.00	181.00
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
6	—	439	220.00–229.00	227.20
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
14	—	473	210.00–216.00	212.30
2	—	503	207.00	207.00
2	—	360	237.00	237.00
5	—	561	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	255.00	255.00
5	—	739	172.00–175.00	172.60
2	—	538	212.00	212.00
1	—	585	202.00	202.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
7	—	421	230.00–237.00	233.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	265.00	265.00
1	—	355	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
3	—	583	170.00	170.00
3	—	420	207.00–209.00	208.31
1	—	770	132.00	132.00
2	—	490	195.00	195.00
1	—	245	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	474	210.00–213.00	212.00
6	—	423	220.00–225.00	221.61
2	—	798	154.00	154.00
3	—	554	200.00–205.00	203.33
2	—	350	235.00	235.00
4	—	512	202.00–208.00	206.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	202.00	202.00
8	—	436	215.00–218.00	216.46
3	—	375	222.00–227.00	224.64
3	—	325	232.00–237.00	233.54
5	—	574	181.00	181.00
5	—	542	194.00	194.00
1	—	255	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	69.00–70.00	69.73
4	—	970	78.00–83.00	79.62
2	—	855	75.00–76.00	75.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	85.00–87.00	85.97
3	—	1,285	92.00–93.00	92.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	123.00–127.00	125.38
2	—	1,560	104.00–109.00	107.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	675.00–886.00	796.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	902.00–1,160.00	1,017.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
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	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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