Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.90/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$221.90

60 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$151

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	226.18	958	31
Medium and Large 3	389	221.00	860	4thin
Medium and Large 1	512	216.73	1,109	25

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale60 hd

221.90

—

AL average16 barns · 1,956 hd

222.61

−0.71

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	1,617	119.55	1,934	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	105.61	1,402	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	102.67	1,552	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	88.15	927	20

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)	—	$1,533	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	207.08/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	213.54/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	242.60/cwt	242.00–243.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	210.43/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	235.35/cwt	235.00–236.00	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	218.92/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,051	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	212.49/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,533	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	116.09/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,965	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	103.79/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,304	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	109.74/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,539	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	96.82/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,293	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,597	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	86.51/cwt	85.00–89.00	976	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	82.09/cwt	79.00–84.00	818	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,944	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	102.89/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,592	6

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 113Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 29Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	395	240.00	240.00
1	—	435	232.00	232.00
4	—	463	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	204.00–210.00	207.08
1	—	355	237.00	237.00
2	—	518	212.00–215.00	213.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	220.00	220.00
1	—	715	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	207.00	207.00
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
1	—	275	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	182.00	182.00
1	—	460	213.00	213.00
5	—	318	242.00–243.00	242.60
7	—	512	210.00–212.00	210.43
16	—	377	235.00–236.00	235.35
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	480	218.00–224.00	218.92
4	—	615	212.00–213.00	212.49
1	—	730	190.00	190.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,533.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	115.00–117.00	116.09
1	—	1,965	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,600	120.00–123.00	121.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,256	100.00–106.00	103.79
16	—	1,402	107.00–113.00	109.74
4	—	1,335	94.00–99.00	96.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,345	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,547	100.00–105.00	102.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	85.00–89.00	86.51
10	—	1,055	90.00–95.00	92.45
6	—	996	79.00–84.00	82.09

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

Slaughter Cattle