Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.87/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.23 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$239.87

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.28

vs AL average

−4.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	246.55	1,328	7thin
Medium and Large 2	536	236.54	1,267	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.76, low $338.01, median $389.10 across 26 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 sale21 hd

239.87

—

AL average16 barns · 669 hd

223.59

+16.28

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−4.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−149.23

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	1,641	171.73	2,819	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	144.24	2,132	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	143.10	1,704	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	131.98	1,452	4thin

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)	—	$1,996	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,757	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	400–450	427	290.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,239	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	327.34/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.97/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	328.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	269.63/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,751	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	275.83/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,490	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	233.53/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	218.29/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	248.25/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,260	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	233.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	237.42/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	246.88/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	273.88/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,475	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	260.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	225.37/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	146.54/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,750	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	131.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,452	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,173	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	136.93/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,609	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,219	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	144.58/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,096	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,536	161.63/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,796	181.31/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	174.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,827	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,953.33/head	1,885.00–2,075.00	1,953	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,757.14/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,757	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	355.24/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	263.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	251.76/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,294	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	301.85/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,268	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	243.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	271.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	260.99/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	248.77/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	312.70/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	228.98/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,385	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 157Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 49Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 83Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	320.00–335.00	328.02
4	350–400	377	312.00–315.00	312.70
8	400–450	427	285.00–295.00	290.17
6	450–500	455	262.00–275.00	269.63
8	500–550	514	245.00–255.00	251.76
3	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	243.26
3	600–650	605	227.00–230.00	228.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	313	345.00–365.00	355.24
2	350–400	358	320.00–335.00	327.34
9	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	301.85
8	450–500	477	280.00–285.00	282.52
5	500–550	519	260.00–265.00	263.41
2	550–600	568	250.00–252.00	250.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	514	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	628	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	600–650	611	286.50	286.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	518	272.00–282.00	275.83
2	550–600	575	265.00–270.00	267.48
8	600–650	642	246.00–249.00	248.25
4	700–750	739	232.00	232.00
7	750–800	774	218.00–220.00	218.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	280.00–285.00	283.30
8	400–450	415	270.00–279.00	273.88
6	450–500	478	257.00–265.00	260.99
5	500–550	531	245.00–252.00	248.77
2	550–600	558	240.00–242.00	240.99
2	600–650	613	232.00–235.00	233.53
3	650–700	673	222.00–227.00	225.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	265.00–275.00	271.06
7	400–450	424	255.00–265.00	260.73
8	450–500	479	242.00–250.00	246.88
11	500–550	526	235.00–242.00	237.42
3	550–600	572	230.00–235.00	233.29
8	600–650	616	220.00–225.00	222.50
25	700–750	706	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	471	267.50	267.50
80	600–650	617	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	142.00–149.00	146.54
6	—	1,175	136.00–138.00	136.93
1	—	1,265	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	128.00–135.00	131.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,450	153.00	153.00
5	—	1,450	141.00–149.00	144.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	160.00–163.00	161.63
4	—	1,796	179.00–187.00	181.31
5	—	1,623	170.00–178.00	174.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,885.00–2,075.00	1,953.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,757.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle