Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with 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 $212.39/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$212.39

79 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$0.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	212.46	1,033	19thin
Medium and Large 1	588	212.42	1,250	54
Medium and Large 3	439	211.80	930	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.66/cwt here — about $103 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 sale79 hd

212.39

—

AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd

220.49

−8.11

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	1,848	121.00	2,235	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	109.78	1,504	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	104.03	1,219	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	82.84	793	12

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)	—	$1,284	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,043	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,579	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	560	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	193.96/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	228.41/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	214.97/cwt	212.00–218.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	229.98/cwt	229.00–232.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	215.66/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	198.19/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	197.49/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,387	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	202.94/cwt	200.00–206.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	221.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	206.53/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	217.12/cwt	212.00–220.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	225.33/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	224.05/cwt	222.00–225.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	213.03/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	204.66/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	226.70/cwt	225.00–235.00	948	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	220.70/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	252.60/cwt	252.00–255.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	182.45/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,215	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,042.50/head	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,283.50/head	1,210.00–1,357.00	1,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,441.67/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	110.51/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,437	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,080	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	73.96/cwt	73.00–75.00	618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	103.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,101	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,402	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	110.70/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	81.60/cwt	80.00–85.00	784	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	91.65/cwt	91.00–92.00	942	3

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 167Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	215.00–220.00	217.50
5	—	460	226.00–232.00	228.41
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
5	—	532	220.00–225.00	221.58
3	—	627	203.00–208.00	204.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	190.00–197.00	193.96
1	—	290	265.00	265.00
2	—	568	205.00–208.00	206.53
3	—	515	212.00–215.00	213.03
7	—	418	225.00–235.00	226.70
8	—	478	218.00–225.00	220.70
5	—	666	180.00–186.00	182.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
2	—	430	212.00–218.00	214.97
1	—	330	235.00	235.00
2	—	465	200.00–206.00	202.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	229.00–232.00	229.98
2	—	518	210.00	210.00
2	—	563	197.00–198.00	197.49
2	—	733	165.00–175.00	169.91
7	—	460	212.00–220.00	217.12
3	—	430	222.00–225.00	224.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	733	183.00	183.00
3	—	505	214.00–218.00	215.66
5	—	616	197.00–200.00	198.19
3	—	750	170.00	170.00
9	—	471	222.00–228.00	225.33
5	—	344	252.00–255.00	252.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	683	201.00	201.00
11	—	642	216.00	216.00
5	—	565	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	255.00	255.00
3	—	447	260.00	260.00

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	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,441.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,042.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,210.00–1,357.00	1,283.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	107.00–113.00	110.51
4	—	1,125	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,059	101.00–105.00	103.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	73.00–75.00	73.96
7	—	961	80.00–85.00	81.60
3	—	1,028	91.00–92.00	91.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,390	109.00–113.00	110.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	110.00	110.00
1	—	2,045	132.00	132.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle