Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.03/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −171.65 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$238.03

31 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$11.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	246.92	1,347	6thin
Medium and Large 2	533	235.89	1,258	25

One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

238.03

—

AL average9 barns · 218 hd

236.12

+1.90

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−171.65

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	—	Average	1,605	154.33	2,477	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	141.59	2,080	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	133.82	1,640	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	122.29	1,278	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)	—	$1,845	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,504	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,217	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	350–400	360	303.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	333.35/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	262.19/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,080	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	252.79/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,173	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	239.57/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	224.40/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	231.36/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,101	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	257.86/cwt	252.00–262.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	244.33/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	243.47/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	289.49/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,219	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	262.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	201.31/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	269.83/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,182	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	203.01/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	196.28/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	248.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	290.55/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,232	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.85/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,358	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	232.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,312	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,391.67/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,392	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,616.67/head	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,617	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,216.67/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,756.25/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	151.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,343	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.84/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,609	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	143.12/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,856	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	141.59/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,080	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	122.29/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,278	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	127.31/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,411	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 747Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 127Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 101Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	323	330.00–335.00	333.35
4	350–400	360	300.00–310.00	303.84
8	400–450	421	285.00–295.00	289.49
6	450–500	464	260.00–270.00	262.45
4	500–550	531	245.00–255.00	248.64
2	550–600	575	242.00–245.00	243.47
1	650–700	650	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	310.00–320.00	315.08
3	350–400	373	287.00–295.00	290.55
9	400–450	438	265.00–275.00	269.83
9	450–500	464	250.00–257.00	252.79
17	500–550	519	235.00–240.00	237.43
8	550–600	564	230.00–235.00	232.63
7	600–650	615	217.00–225.00	220.85
2	650–700	660	215.00–220.00	217.48
3	700–750	722	200.00–202.00	201.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	412	257.00–264.00	262.19
2	450–500	468	237.00–242.00	239.57
2	500–550	503	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	600–650	620	222.00	222.00
2	650–700	665	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	252.00–262.00	257.86
10	400–450	436	237.00–250.00	244.33
11	450–500	476	227.00–235.00	231.36
13	500–550	527	220.00–227.00	224.40
4	550–600	593	217.00–220.00	218.51
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	675	202.00–205.00	203.01
3	700–750	712	192.00–202.00	196.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,391.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,616.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,216.67
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	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,756.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	160.00–161.00	160.51
5	—	1,543	150.00–155.00	151.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,230	129.00–135.00	130.84
9	—	1,297	139.00–145.00	143.12
6	—	1,108	126.00–128.00	127.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,469	139.00–145.00	141.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	118.00–125.00	122.29

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

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