Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market Lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.77/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$238.77

41 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	245.54	1,200	18thin
Medium and Large 2	476	235.74	1,122	16thin
Medium and Large 3	454	228.31	1,036	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $164 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 sale41 hd

238.77

—

AL average16 barns · 1,950 hd

240.51

−1.74

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,713	110.00	1,884	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	97.51	1,219	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	76.43	786	5thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$865	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	252.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	256.04/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	219.09/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	272.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	221.27/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	283.60/cwt	280.00–290.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	221.01/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	231.54/cwt	230.00–233.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	312.40/cwt	310.00–315.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	271.15/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	249.22/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,302	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.00/head	865.00–865.00	865	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	79.41/cwt	76.00–81.00	905	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	71.97/cwt	70.00–74.00	619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	95.68/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,160	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,406	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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 49Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	280.00	280.00
2	—	615	213.00	213.00
2	—	368	250.00–255.00	252.38
2	—	675	198.00	198.00
2	—	275	270.00	270.00
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
2	—	453	240.00	240.00
4	—	574	217.00–223.00	221.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	250.00–255.00	252.56
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
2	—	425	230.00–233.00	231.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	255.00–257.00	256.04
2	—	370	270.00–275.00	272.36
3	—	665	212.00	212.00
1	—	485	255.00	255.00
3	—	273	280.00–290.00	283.60
5	—	602	219.00–224.00	221.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	258.00	258.00
1	—	500	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	260.00	260.00
8	—	725	212.00–224.00	219.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	211.00	211.00
1	—	560	245.00	245.00
3	—	548	250.00	250.00
1	—	770	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	195.00	195.00
1	—	445	280.00	280.00
2	—	565	245.00	245.00
2	—	480	279.00	279.00
1	—	370	300.00	300.00
2	—	260	310.00–315.00	312.40
1	—	610	236.00	236.00
1	—	650	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	235.00	235.00
6	—	413	265.00–274.00	271.15
1	—	340	290.00	290.00
2	—	720	190.00	190.00
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
2	—	635	220.00–222.00	221.02
1	—	495	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	247.00–250.00	249.22
1	—	650	198.00	198.00
1	—	445	255.00	255.00

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	1	—	—	865.00	865.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	109.00–111.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	76.00–81.00	79.41
2	—	860	70.00–74.00	71.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	95.00–96.00	95.68
1	—	1,365	103.00	103.00

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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Moulton Stockyards

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle