Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.62/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$201.62

66 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$31.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	214.89	1,105	36
Medium and Large 3	502	189.87	953	11thin
Medium and Large 2	584	183.29	1,071	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.60/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 sale66 hd

201.62

—

AL average16 barns · 1,683 hd

209.06

−7.44

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	1,908	103.53	1,975	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	83.52	1,168	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	80.05	993	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	61.76	635	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)	—	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$708	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$837	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	215.98/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	232.24/cwt	230.00–237.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	224.42/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	208.99/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	691	163.11/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,127	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	227.98/cwt	227.00–230.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	199.49/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	60.41/cwt	57.00–62.00	607	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	64.46/cwt	63.00–66.00	695	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	83.52/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,168	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	82.81/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,038	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	76.18/cwt	75.00–78.00	930	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	103.53/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,975	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	836.50/head	743.00–984.00	837	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	708.33/head	700.00–725.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	173.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	213.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	165.93/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	214.98/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	195.36/cwt	190.00–200.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,169	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	183.51/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,151	9

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 145Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 36Year ago 48

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	240.00	240.00
3	—	638	207.00–210.00	208.99
2	—	568	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	—	500	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	215.00–217.00	215.98
3	—	417	230.00–237.00	232.24
2	—	470	222.00–227.00	224.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	246.00	246.00
5	—	772	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	743	190.00	190.00
6	—	621	214.00–217.00	214.98
9	—	466	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	691	162.00–165.00	163.11
1	—	555	192.00	192.00
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
2	—	620	170.00–177.00	173.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	265.00	265.00
3	—	430	227.00–230.00	227.98
2	—	573	200.00–205.00	202.51
2	—	525	210.00	210.00
2	—	470	220.00–225.00	222.42
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	197.00–202.00	199.49
1	—	310	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	225.00	225.00
2	—	528	180.00–190.00	184.88
1	—	375	217.00	217.00
5	—	485	190.00–200.00	195.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	255.00	255.00
3	—	438	212.00–215.00	213.00
8	—	680	162.00–166.50	165.93
2	—	593	180.00–187.00	183.51
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
4	—	621	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	205.00–210.00	207.50
1	—	380	230.00	230.00
1	—	455	212.00	212.00
14	—	420	226.00	226.00
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	172.00	172.00
3	—	642	195.00	195.00
11	—	522	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	57.00–62.00	60.41
2	—	1,078	63.00–66.00	64.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	83.00–84.00	83.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	81.00–84.00	82.81
5	—	1,221	75.00–78.00	76.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	103.00–104.00	103.53

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	6	—	—	743.00–984.00	836.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–725.00	708.33

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