Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $195.75/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −5.46 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$195.75

28 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	212.33	1,016	3thin
Medium and Large 1	543	211.00	1,145	2thin
Medium and Large 3	546	192.26	1,049	23

One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale28 hd

195.75

—

AL average14 barns · 930 hd

209.40

−13.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−5.46

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	—	Average	1,691	108.10	1,828	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	88.00	1,019	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	76.29	764	9thin

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)	—	$1,306	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,005	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,460	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	192.97/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	186.00/cwt	182.00–188.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	219.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	162.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	164.53/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	189.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	187.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	209.75/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	216.25/cwt	215.00–220.00	949	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,005.00/head	935.00–1,075.00	1,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,306.25/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,306	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	106.21/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	89.16/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,020	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	96.24/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	78.80/cwt	78.00–81.00	785	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	82.86/cwt	80.00–85.00	932	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	778	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 Oct 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 236Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 41Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 28Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	235.00	235.00
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	192.00	192.00
1	—	450	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	172.00	172.00
1	—	770	141.00	141.00
3	—	527	190.00–197.00	192.97
2	—	668	162.00–167.00	164.53
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
4	—	575	180.00–190.00	187.57
2	—	728	150.00–152.00	151.00
5	—	481	205.00–215.00	209.75
4	—	439	215.00–220.00	216.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
4	—	524	182.00–188.00	186.00
2	—	423	195.00–200.00	197.43
3	—	667	160.00–165.00	162.33
2	—	458	185.00–195.00	189.92
1	—	595	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	185.00–190.00	187.55
3	—	658	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	190.00–192.00	190.99
1	—	670	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	220.00	220.00
1	—	660	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	215.00–225.00	219.97

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	—	—	1,460.00	1,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	935.00–1,075.00	1,005.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,306.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,658	104.00–108.00	106.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	87.00–92.00	89.16
2	—	1,295	94.00–98.00	96.24
5	—	1,125	80.00–85.00	82.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	996	78.00–81.00	78.80
1	—	960	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,080	72.00	72.00

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

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