Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.79/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$198.79

28 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$18.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	209.31	1,002	10thin
Medium and Large 3	491	193.42	949	14thin
Medium and Large 1	604	191.25	1,155	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.06/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale28 hd

198.79

—

AL average16 barns · 1,864 hd

215.51

−16.72

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	1,624	125.23	2,034	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	98.00	1,541	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	96.50	1,057	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	86.20	891	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$772	10

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 2	—	530	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	220.00/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	224.28/cwt	220.00–227.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	218.56/cwt	217.00–220.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	213.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	156.01/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	213.00/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,097	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	991.67/head	955.00–1,055.00	992	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	677.57/head	547.00–747.00	678	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	131.46/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,134	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,128	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,811	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	85.39/cwt	84.00–86.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	693	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 177Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 8Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	222.00	222.00
1	—	560	212.00	212.00
1	—	620	202.00	202.00
3	—	472	225.00	225.00
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	219.00–221.00	220.00
4	—	415	220.00–227.00	224.28
1	—	280	250.00	250.00
2	—	595	202.00	202.00
2	—	515	211.00–215.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	240.00–245.00	241.66
1	—	565	192.00	192.00
2	—	418	217.00–220.00	218.56
2	—	483	212.00–215.00	213.49
2	—	713	152.00–160.00	156.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	222.00	222.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
2	—	558	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	—	673	145.00–150.00	147.53
3	—	410	212.00	212.00
2	—	335	230.00–235.00	232.43
2	—	453	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	228.00	228.00
3	—	665	179.00	179.00

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	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	955.00–1,055.00	991.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	547.00–747.00	677.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,623	131.00–132.00	131.46
1	—	1,520	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,095	103.00	103.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,420	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	84.00–86.00	85.39
2	—	1,168	89.00–90.00	89.52
1	—	845	82.00	82.00

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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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

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