Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $216.47/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +15.26 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$216.47

63 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$6.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	222.01	1,269	5thin
Medium and Large 3	485	216.27	1,049	32
Medium and Large 2	540	215.65	1,164	26

One grade step is worth $6.35/cwt here — about $105 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 sale63 hd

216.47

—

AL average16 barns · 1,399 hd

218.36

−1.89

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

+15.26

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	1,623	126.28	2,049	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	99.73	1,171	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	93.50	1,327	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	83.16	895	8thin

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)	—	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,163	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	603	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	209.43/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,177	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	226.32/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	213.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,089	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	207.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	212.25/cwt	210.00–214.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	247.41/cwt	245.00–250.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	205.57/cwt	202.00–208.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	603	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	232.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	196.85/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	82.46/cwt	81.00–83.00	859	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	95.67/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,399	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	93.77/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,049	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	100.80/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,250	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	89.31/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,057	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	105.29/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,190	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	132.64/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,388	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	121.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,810	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	601	201.40/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,179	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	197.96/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	226.02/cwt	224.00–230.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	220.00/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	211.36/cwt	210.00–212.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	197.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,103	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 137Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 20Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	210.00–220.00	215.01
2	—	525	230.00–235.00	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	208.00–212.00	209.43
3	—	460	225.00–227.00	226.32
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
5	—	601	200.00–205.00	201.40
10	—	531	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	210.00–215.00	213.55
2	—	603	190.00–192.00	191.00
4	—	380	230.00–240.00	232.89
3	—	573	195.00–202.00	197.96
4	—	432	224.00–230.00	226.02
8	—	468	217.00–222.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	220.00	220.00
1	—	405	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	235.00	235.00
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
4	—	373	222.00	222.00
8	—	473	202.00–208.00	205.57
2	—	515	192.00–202.00	196.85
3	—	425	210.00–212.00	211.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	205.00–210.00	207.29
8	—	464	210.00–214.00	212.25
2	—	270	245.00–250.00	247.41
3	—	377	228.00–230.00	229.34
1	—	600	192.00	192.00
2	—	560	194.00–200.00	197.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	212.00–215.00	213.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	81.00–83.00	82.46
3	—	1,183	88.00–91.00	89.31
2	—	968	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	94.00–98.00	95.67
1	—	1,290	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	92.00–96.00	93.77
7	—	1,240	98.00–103.00	100.80
4	—	1,130	104.00–106.00	105.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	129.00–135.00	132.64
4	—	1,490	120.00–126.00	121.51

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	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle