Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.55/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$207.55

31 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	212.31	984	3thin
Medium and Large 3	426	211.56	902	9thin
Medium and Large 1	596	204.89	1,222	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale31 hd

207.55

—

AL average16 barns · 1,980 hd

210.47

−2.93

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	1,350	101.00	1,364	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	85.59	978	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	76.60	844	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)	—	$1,193	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,003	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	238.01/cwt	237.00–240.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	189.68/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	223.47/cwt	222.00–225.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	223.56/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	213.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	213.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	201.19/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,363	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	169.48/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	178.45/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,056	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,193.48/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,193	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,003.33/head	920.00–1,090.00	1,003	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	92.56/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	908	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	75.41/cwt	71.00–77.00	802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	81.54/cwt	79.00–84.00	997	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	78.97/cwt	78.00–80.00	930	2

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 230Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 39Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 48Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
1	—	550	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	237.00–240.00	238.01
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
2	—	658	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	185.00–192.00	189.68
4	—	482	215.00	215.00
4	—	423	220.00–225.00	222.54
2	—	375	225.00–235.00	230.00
2	—	675	167.00–172.00	169.48
2	—	625	177.00–180.00	178.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	222.00–225.00	223.47
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	237.00	237.00
2	—	470	222.00–225.00	223.56
3	—	518	210.00–215.00	213.39
6	—	588	197.00–202.00	201.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
2	—	375	220.00–225.00	222.43
2	—	318	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	210.00–217.00	213.60
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
1	—	580	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	701	194.50	194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	205.00	205.00

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	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,193.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	920.00–1,090.00	1,003.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	92.00–93.00	92.56
3	—	1,068	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,223	79.00–84.00	81.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	71.00–77.00	75.41
2	—	1,178	78.00–80.00	78.97

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

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Replacement Cattle

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