Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.33/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$216.33

43 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	224.61	1,435	13thin
Medium and Large 2	497	216.33	1,075	18thin
Medium and Large 3	489	207.36	1,015	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $421 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 sale43 hd

216.33

—

AL average14 barns · 1,624 hd

223.14

−6.81

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	1,524	124.84	1,903	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	112.25	1,573	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	108.80	1,336	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	94.08	956	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	237.42/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	234.67/cwt	234.00–235.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	219.46/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	219.10/cwt	217.00–221.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	217.27/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	245.91/cwt	240.00–249.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	212.01/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	222.21/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,042	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	92.35/cwt	91.00–95.00	936	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	97.55/cwt	97.00–98.00	995	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	110.20/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,415	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	104.76/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,195	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,563	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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 195Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 32Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	226.00	226.00
6	—	460	230.00–245.00	237.42
1	—	345	260.00	260.00
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	210.00	210.00
4	—	376	240.00–249.00	245.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	235.00	235.00
4	—	441	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	235.00	235.00
1	—	580	225.00	225.00
5	—	631	215.00	215.00
1	—	435	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	235.00	235.00
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
2	—	420	217.00–221.00	219.10
1	—	365	228.00	228.00
6	—	472	210.00–217.00	212.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	225.00	225.00
3	—	350	234.00–235.00	234.67
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
3	—	635	195.00	195.00
4	—	510	212.00–219.00	217.27
1	—	690	192.00	192.00
4	—	469	220.00–225.00	222.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	228.00	228.00
1	—	355	252.00	252.00
1	—	695	215.00	215.00
2	—	615	217.00–222.00	219.46
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	218.00	218.00

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	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	91.00–95.00	92.35
2	—	1,020	97.00–98.00	97.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,353	115.00–116.00	115.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	109.00–111.00	110.20
1	—	1,295	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,141	103.00–106.00	104.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,825	124.00–125.00	124.60
2	—	1,303	129.00–131.00	129.99

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