Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $230.37/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +29.16 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$230.37

38 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	237.86	1,047	15thin
Medium and Large 3	418	227.84	952	6thin
Medium and Large 2	467	224.65	1,050	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale38 hd

230.37

—

AL average13 barns · 868 hd

220.96

+9.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

+29.16

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	1,663	104.46	1,737	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	67.90	678	7thin

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)	—	$971	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$882	9

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	243.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	203.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	233.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	183.50/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	231.75/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	234.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	202.42/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,036	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	881.67/head	800.00–900.00	882	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.83/head	925.00–1,000.00	971	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	104.46/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	73.69/cwt	73.00–74.00	772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	62.08/cwt	60.00–63.00	599	3

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 193Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 29Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
1	—	655	192.00	192.00
9	—	412	240.00–245.00	243.24
4	—	461	230.00–240.00	234.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	225.00–227.00	226.01
2	—	370	240.00	240.00
4	—	441	230.00–237.00	231.75
2	—	650	185.00	185.00
3	—	512	215.00	215.00
3	—	335	250.00	250.00
1	—	620	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
1	—	270	255.00	255.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
1	—	570	195.00	195.00
2	—	478	217.00–220.00	218.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	200.00–210.00	203.23
2	—	723	142.00–150.00	145.93
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
1	—	430	217.00	217.00
2	—	290	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	222.00	222.00
1	—	660	172.00	172.00
3	—	372	230.00–235.00	233.23
1	—	290	252.00	252.00
2	—	640	182.00–185.00	183.50
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
3	—	512	200.00–207.00	202.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
1	—	620	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–900.00	881.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	970.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	104.00–105.00	104.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	73.00–74.00	73.69
1	—	955	68.00	68.00
3	—	965	60.00–63.00	62.08

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle