Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle sold steady, lightly tested. Feeder steers and bull sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.27/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$240.27

90 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$26.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	248.76	1,178	51
Medium and Large 2	457	237.71	1,087	18thin
Medium and Large 3	495	221.85	1,099	21

One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $79 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 sale90 hd

240.27

—

AL average15 barns · 1,894 hd

244.94

−4.67

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	1,546	118.06	1,825	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	102.85	1,186	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	83.50	967	2thin

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)	—	$1,207	5

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	228.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	254.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	264.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	227.00/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	264.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	218.56/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	247.18/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	231.51/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	296.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,155	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	99.80/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,090	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	116.10/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,024	3
Bulls	—	—	1,250	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,207.00/head	1,125.00–1,360.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	223.02/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	271.39/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	281.54/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	251.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	239.46/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	217.01/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	255.34/cwt	250.00–260.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	222.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,045	6

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 141Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year 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	—	610	210.00	210.00
2	—	505	227.00–230.00	228.50
2	—	428	240.00	240.00
2	—	575	215.00–220.00	217.48
2	—	330	260.00	260.00
3	—	487	230.00–235.00	233.36
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
5	—	366	250.00–260.00	255.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	275.00–280.00	277.54
6	—	428	250.00–260.00	254.02
12	—	358	260.00–265.00	264.58
3	—	475	245.00	245.00
1	—	280	280.00	280.00
4	—	614	225.00–229.00	227.00
8	—	517	235.00–242.50	239.46
6	—	664	215.00–218.00	217.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
4	—	396	245.00	245.00
5	—	529	220.00	220.00
2	—	635	195.00	195.00
1	—	580	200.00	200.00
6	—	470	220.00–227.00	222.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	275.00	275.00
5	—	411	265.00–275.00	271.39
3	—	657	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	248.00	248.00
10	—	626	246.00–248.00	247.18
1	—	475	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	260.00–270.00	264.15
4	—	625	230.00–232.00	231.51
1	—	295	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	260.00	260.00
1	—	490	250.00	250.00
2	—	528	240.00	240.00
2	—	620	215.00–222.00	218.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	290.00	290.00
4	—	585	220.00–227.00	223.02
1	—	665	207.00	207.00
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	215.00	215.00
1	—	405	265.00	265.00
3	—	357	275.00–285.00	281.54
7	—	474	250.00–255.00	251.43
3	—	530	235.00–245.00	240.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	280.00	280.00
1	—	375	290.00	290.00
4	—	514	250.00–255.00	252.48
2	—	480	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	295.00–300.00	296.66
1	—	350	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	320.00–325.00	322.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,080	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	98.00–101.00	99.80
1	—	1,335	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	115.00–117.00	116.10
2	—	1,250	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,125.00–1,360.00	1,207.00

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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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