Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $228.47/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$228.47

65 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	231.41	1,012	27
Medium and Large 2	404	230.18	929	22
Medium and Large 3	418	221.15	924	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $87 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 sale65 hd

228.47

—

AL average15 barns · 1,773 hd

222.88

+5.59

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	107.00	1,562	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	106.27	1,349	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	89.18	898	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$919	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$724	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	380	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	221.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	212.67/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	212.32/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	242.76/cwt	242.50–245.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	193.55/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	207.61/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	907	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,674	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	103.57/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,274	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	110.59/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,466	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,092	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	93.70/cwt	93.00–95.00	900	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	861	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	724.00/head	607.00–974.00	724	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	919.00/head	849.00–989.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	188.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	200.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	217.66/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	219.49/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	216.03/cwt	215.00–217.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	235.01/cwt	232.00–238.00	877	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	224.47/cwt	222.00–227.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	198.58/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	226.36/cwt	225.00–228.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	219.49/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,034	4

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 152Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 82Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	237.00	237.00
2	—	540	213.00	213.00
2	—	288	247.00	247.00
9	—	322	242.50–245.00	242.76
1	—	780	165.00	165.00
3	—	428	225.00–228.00	226.36
4	—	471	217.00–222.00	219.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	234.00	234.00
2	—	643	197.00–200.00	198.49
4	—	521	220.00–225.00	221.52
3	—	575	211.00–215.00	212.67
6	—	269	259.00	259.00
3	—	215	260.00	260.00
2	—	675	190.00–197.00	193.55
4	—	471	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	240.00–242.00	241.01
1	—	550	195.00	195.00
1	—	390	223.00	223.00
7	—	478	209.00–215.00	212.32
3	—	343	240.00	240.00
2	—	413	215.00–217.00	216.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	222.00	222.00
1	—	485	245.00	245.00
2	—	263	265.00	265.00
7	—	506	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	185.00	185.00
1	—	310	252.00	252.00
5	—	574	207.00–208.00	207.61
6	—	288	267.00	267.00
2	—	350	240.00–245.00	242.50
2	—	508	217.00–222.00	219.49
2	—	415	230.00–232.00	230.99
2	—	625	195.00–202.00	198.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	210.00	210.00
3	—	623	185.00–190.00	188.29
7	—	574	195.00–205.00	200.88
6	—	464	214.00–222.00	217.66
10	—	373	232.00–238.00	235.01
2	—	420	222.00–227.00	224.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	262.00	262.00
1	—	615	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	85.00–87.00	86.00
3	—	960	93.00–95.00	93.70
1	—	1,050	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,425	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	103.00–105.00	103.57
9	—	1,326	108.00–113.00	110.59
3	—	1,137	96.00	96.00

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	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	849.00–989.00	919.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	607.00–974.00	724.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle