Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.04/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +26.83 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$228.04

42 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	237.48	1,074	16thin
Medium and Large 2	481	224.36	1,079	20
Medium and Large 3	489	215.17	1,051	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $23 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 sale42 hd

228.04

—

AL average9 barns · 585 hd

217.38

+10.67

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

+26.83

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	1,565	124.00	1,941	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	103.20	1,275	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	103.02	1,540	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	103.00	1,231	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	103.41/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,267	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	207.52/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	240.63/cwt	237.00–242.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	238.82/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	233.18/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	216.22/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	220.73/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	224.37/cwt	222.00–227.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	236.00/cwt	232.00–240.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	214.50/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	206.95/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	230.74/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	217.39/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,117	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,941	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	99.45/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,169	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,231	1

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 192Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 136

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,225	101.00–106.00	103.41
1	—	1,445	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,175	99.00–100.00	99.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	102.00–104.00	103.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	124.00	124.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	270.00	270.00
1	—	690	212.00	212.00
1	—	515	225.00	225.00
7	—	428	237.00–245.00	238.82
5	—	466	232.00–234.00	233.18
1	—	385	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	237.00–242.00	240.63
1	—	310	265.00	265.00
1	—	655	192.00	192.00
3	—	570	205.00–210.00	206.95
1	—	475	225.00	225.00
1	—	620	202.00	202.00
3	—	435	225.00–237.00	230.74
5	—	514	216.00–220.00	217.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	212.00–217.00	214.50
2	—	438	220.00–221.00	220.51
2	—	543	210.00–211.00	210.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	206.00–212.00	207.52
5	—	474	215.00–217.00	216.22
1	—	590	197.00	197.00
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
2	—	348	244.00	244.00
3	—	428	222.00–227.00	224.37
3	—	253	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	219.00–222.00	220.73
1	—	525	217.00	217.00
2	—	405	232.00–240.00	236.00
2	—	603	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	192.00	192.00
1	—	515	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	252.00	252.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle