Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 110.00 cwt. Feeder steer and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $225.41/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +24.20 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$225.41

53 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

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

$46.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	319	261.22	834	12thin
Medium and Large 2	507	215.26	1,090	24
Medium and Large 3	464	214.47	995	17thin

One grade step is worth $46.75/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale53 hd

225.41

—

AL average14 barns · 957 hd

218.79

+6.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

+24.20

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	1,730	109.00	1,886	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	102.50	1,320	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	96.70	1,153	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	84.92	854	14

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)	—	$1,372	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,040	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$936	13

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	514	212.98/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	223.54/cwt	220.00–227.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	185.39/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	241.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	196.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	227.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	225.45/cwt	223.00–228.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	202.38/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	235.66/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	185.39/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	304	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	271.15/cwt	270.00–275.00	735	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	82.56/cwt	81.00–85.00	881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	77.43/cwt	75.00–79.00	718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	88.62/cwt	86.00–91.00	898	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	100.35/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,189	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	93.96/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,886	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	909.45/head	817.00–1,000.00	909	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,085.00/head	1,058.00–1,112.00	1,085	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,372.22/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,372	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,040.00/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	203.90/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	202.61/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	253	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	193.53/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	185.31/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	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 Sep 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 257Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 18Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	212.00–215.00	212.98
3	—	665	180.00–188.00	185.39
1	—	725	172.00	172.00
4	—	455	225.00	225.00
5	—	574	202.00–205.00	202.61
2	—	253	260.00	260.00
2	—	428	235.00–237.00	236.01
1	—	300	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	220.00–227.00	223.54
2	—	513	200.00–208.00	203.90
1	—	300	245.00	245.00
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
3	—	373	230.00	230.00
1	—	465	216.00	216.00
2	—	573	192.00–195.00	193.53
3	—	622	182.00–187.00	185.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	304	260.00–265.00	262.51
4	—	383	250.00	250.00
4	—	271	270.00–275.00	271.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	215.00	215.00
2	—	715	160.00	160.00
2	—	383	223.00–228.00	225.45
10	—	528	201.00–210.00	202.38
3	—	552	202.00	202.00
1	—	260	245.00	245.00
1	—	220	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	182.00–187.00	185.39
3	—	318	240.00–245.00	241.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
2	—	440	210.00–212.00	211.00
3	—	530	195.00–200.00	196.59
2	—	328	225.00–230.00	227.63
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
5	—	364	220.00	220.00
2	—	618	180.00	180.00
2	—	288	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	197.00	197.00
3	—	427	235.00–237.00	235.66
2	—	473	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	260.00	260.00
1	—	565	212.00	212.00
1	—	280	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	81.00–85.00	82.56
3	—	927	75.00–79.00	77.43
8	—	1,013	86.00–91.00	88.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,140	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	98.00–102.00	100.35
4	—	1,198	92.00–96.00	93.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	817.00–1,000.00	909.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,058.00–1,112.00	1,085.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,372.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,040.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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Bulls · 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