Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available . High dressing Boning cows sold up to 155.00 cwt. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $239.59/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −170.09 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$239.59

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	252.44	1,295	2thin
Medium and Large 2	563	237.02	1,334	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about −$39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $340.41, median $409.68 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

239.59

—

AL average16 barns · 299 hd

244.96

−5.37

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−170.09

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	1,503	157.50	2,367	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	142.64	2,133	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	138.36	1,535	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	126.70	1,285	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,842	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,456	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,185	5

Every lot, as filed

34 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	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	258.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	233.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	243.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	234.28/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,359	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	252.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	244.65/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,280	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,358.33/head	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,358	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,818.75/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,819	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,185.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,185	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	152.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,335	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	164.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	126.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,285	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	135.34/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,528	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	143.80/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	144.19/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,043	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,387	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 182Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 6Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 47Year ago 11

No trends available . High dressing Boning cows sold up to 155.00 cwt. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	458	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	500–550	513	250.00–255.00	252.44
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	405	290.00–295.00	292.53
3	450–500	465	255.00–260.00	258.26
3	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	243.41
7	550–600	580	233.00–240.00	234.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	265.00–280.00	275.00
4	400–450	415	260.00–265.00	262.59
4	450–500	473	250.00–255.00	252.92
5	500–550	520	230.00–237.00	233.41
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	242.00–250.00	244.65

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	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,358.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,818.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	150.00–155.00	152.79
2	—	1,465	160.00–168.00	164.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	123.00–130.00	126.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	133.00–138.00	135.34
5	—	1,075	141.00–146.00	143.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	142.00–147.00	144.19
1	—	1,730	138.00	138.00

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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