Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $204.86/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$204.86

43 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	213.59	1,337	26
Medium and Large 3	503	196.22	987	8thin
Medium and Large 2	611	187.34	1,145	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $192 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

204.86

—

AL average15 barns · 1,999 hd

218.18

−13.32

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	1,750	114.96	2,012	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	93.82	1,431	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	91.82	1,125	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	77.70	809	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$983	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$878	6

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	201.75/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,233	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,474	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	192.55/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	217.35/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	207.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	183.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	196.02/cwt	192.00–200.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	213.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	178.01/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	983.33/head	950.00–1,025.00	983	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	878.33/head	778.00–1,018.00	878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,545	111.34/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	118.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,318	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	93.22/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,160	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	99.19/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,330	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	93.66/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,384	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	97.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,539	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,253	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	67.87/cwt	67.00–69.00	580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	75.68/cwt	74.00–77.00	806	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	82.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	883	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	85.41/cwt	83.00–89.00	965	14

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 169Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 32Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 74Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	167.00	167.00
1	—	425	222.00	222.00
5	—	675	175.00–180.00	177.42
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
1	—	620	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	200.00–202.50	201.75
2	—	400	230.00	230.00
1	—	670	195.00	195.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
1	—	680	165.00	165.00
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
2	—	425	210.00–215.00	212.47
2	—	468	205.00–210.00	207.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	219.00	219.00
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
7	—	562	180.00–185.00	183.56
2	—	508	192.00–200.00	196.02
2	—	678	165.00–170.00	167.53
2	—	423	220.00	220.00
4	—	471	210.00–215.00	213.71
4	—	618	172.00–180.00	178.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
4	—	406	222.00	222.00
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
8	—	588	191.00–200.00	192.55
6	—	460	216.00–220.00	217.35

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	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	983.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	778.00–1,018.00	878.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	109.00–113.00	111.34
2	—	1,955	117.00–120.00	118.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,244	90.00–96.00	93.22
8	—	1,341	97.00–103.00	99.19
14	—	1,130	83.00–89.00	85.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	93.00–94.00	93.66
3	—	1,577	95.00–100.00	97.58
1	—	1,510	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	67.00–69.00	67.87
6	—	1,065	74.00–77.00	75.68
7	—	1,074	80.00–84.00	82.24

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

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