Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $187.59/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$187.59

53 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$182

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	199.23	949	8thin
Medium and Large 3	470	190.75	896	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	767	183.50	1,407	25
Medium and Large 1	618	182.99	1,130	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about −$182 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 sale53 hd

187.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,553 hd

200.01

−12.42

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	1,175	114.00	1,340	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	91.66	1,100	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	77.69	774	11

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)	—	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,494	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	605	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,216	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	226.95/cwt	225.00–230.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	210.33/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,407	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	185.68/cwt	185.00–187.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	211.17/cwt	207.00–215.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	185.99/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	149.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	210.63/cwt	207.00–213.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	211.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	603	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	218.07/cwt	215.00–222.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	201.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,545.83/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,546	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	92.76/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,092	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	98.04/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,279	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	86.31/cwt	85.00–88.00	994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	76.34/cwt	75.00–78.00	711	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	82.76/cwt	81.00–84.00	906	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	70.93/cwt	69.00–73.00	681	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 183Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	188.00	188.00
2	—	383	240.00	240.00
1	—	575	192.00	192.00
6	—	533	209.00–215.00	210.33
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	225.00–230.00	226.95
3	—	483	210.00–215.00	211.71
3	—	603	188.00	188.00
4	—	420	215.00–222.00	218.07
4	—	517	200.00–205.00	201.31
2	—	755	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	205.00	205.00
3	—	483	185.00–187.00	185.68
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
2	—	665	147.00–152.00	149.44
1	—	625	157.00	157.00
3	—	380	207.00–213.00	210.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	147.00	147.00
5	—	417	207.00–215.00	211.17
1	—	350	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	767	183.50	183.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
6	—	604	180.00–189.00	185.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	240.00	240.00
6	—	648	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	218.00	218.00

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	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,545.83
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	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	91.00–96.00	92.76
2	—	1,305	97.00–99.00	98.04
3	—	1,152	85.00–88.00	86.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	75.00–78.00	76.34
4	—	1,095	81.00–84.00	82.76
2	—	960	69.00–73.00	70.93

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle