Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $231.82/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −177.85 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$231.82

18 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$5.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	235.81	1,280	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	230.29	1,209	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.51/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale18 hd

231.82

—

AL average13 barns · 285 hd

225.46

+6.37

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−177.85

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	1,728	151.39	2,616	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	133.85	1,960	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	129.87	1,707	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	115.99	1,289	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,788	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,583	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,506	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,787.50/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,788	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.26/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	235.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	231.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	232.37/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	219.74/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	222.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	217.62/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	185.94/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	192.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	220.93/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,034	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	218.79/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,179	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,071	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	284.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	272.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	257.58/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,200	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,333.33/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,333	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	155.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,661	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	124.44/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,609	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,957	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	115.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,289	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	130.15/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,730	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	137.54/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,817	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	139.68/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,070	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 331Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 87Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 102Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	220.00–225.00	222.04
13	450–500	468	219.00–223.00	220.93
8	500–550	526	215.00–220.00	217.62
2	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	623	190.00–195.00	192.41
2	650–700	670	182.00–190.00	185.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	230.00–240.00	235.93
2	450–500	468	225.00–227.00	225.99
2	500–550	530	222.00–225.00	223.49
4	550–600	562	215.00–222.00	219.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	661	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	280.00–290.00	284.83
2	400–450	418	270.00–275.00	272.40
10	450–500	466	255.00–262.00	257.58
2	500–550	520	240.00–245.00	242.52
3	550–600	558	230.00–232.00	231.33
4	600–650	631	227.00	227.00
2	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	270.00–275.00	272.47
6	400–450	420	250.00–260.00	255.06
7	450–500	481	240.00–250.00	245.09
10	500–550	509	227.00–235.00	232.37
3	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	223.37
4	600–650	619	215.00–220.00	218.79
3	650–700	653	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	575	245.00–252.00	250.26
2	650–700	673	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	270.00	270.00

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)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,583.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,333.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,711	150.00–159.00	155.55
2	—	1,770	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	122.00–126.00	124.44
7	—	1,329	128.00–133.00	130.15
4	—	1,321	134.00–140.00	137.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	130.00–134.00	131.94
2	—	1,420	126.00–128.00	127.02
3	—	1,482	139.00–140.00	139.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	115.00–120.00	115.99

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