Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.02/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$217.02

58 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	221.43	979	15thin
Medium and Large 1	547	217.36	1,189	27
Medium and Large 3	438	212.30	929	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $50 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 sale58 hd

217.02

—

AL average13 barns · 1,370 hd

221.98

−4.96

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	—	Low	1,330	111.00	1,476	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	104.62	1,634	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	104.17	1,303	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	83.07	858	7thin

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)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$842	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,113	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	231.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	224.14/cwt	223.00–225.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	241.21/cwt	237.00–245.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	223.26/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	208.53/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	213.36/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,240	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	77.60/cwt	75.00–80.00	802	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	88.90/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	103.36/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	82.84/cwt	81.00–84.00	804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,476	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	102.70/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,556	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	96.41/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,110	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	109.06/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,445	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	842.00/head	842.00–842.00	842	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.47/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	205.72/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	220.72/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	227.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	210.23/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	199.23/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	961	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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 235Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 37Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	212.00	212.00
2	—	388	230.00–231.00	230.49
7	—	426	223.00–225.00	224.14
2	—	328	237.00–245.00	241.21
1	—	450	217.00	217.00
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	200.00–202.00	200.99
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
3	—	433	227.00	227.00
4	—	525	213.00–217.00	215.47
4	—	563	207.00–215.00	210.23
2	—	365	235.00–237.00	236.01
1	—	680	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	230.00–235.00	231.62
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	205	255.00	255.00
1	—	605	182.00	182.00
1	—	580	192.00	192.00
4	—	516	195.00–202.00	199.23
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
3	—	372	219.00	219.00
1	—	460	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	216.00	216.00
6	—	569	226.00	226.00
2	—	725	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	220.00–227.00	223.26
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
1	—	345	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	218.00	218.00
1	—	795	192.00	192.00
2	—	670	212.00–215.00	213.51
1	—	565	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	210.00	210.00
1	—	645	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	224.50	224.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	207.00–210.00	208.53
2	—	685	182.50	182.50
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	177.00	177.00
4	—	470	218.00–222.00	220.72
2	—	533	215.00–217.00	216.00
2	—	425	225.00–230.00	227.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	227.00	227.00
11	—	581	212.00–217.00	213.36
5	—	619	201.00–210.00	205.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	75.00–80.00	77.60
2	—	1,125	87.00–91.00	88.90
3	—	970	81.00–84.00	82.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	106.00–109.00	107.51
3	—	1,515	102.00–103.00	102.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	102.00–105.00	103.36
6	—	1,151	94.00–99.00	96.41
10	—	1,325	107.00–111.00	109.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	842.00	842.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,112.50

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