Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady to weaker.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.07/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −159.03 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$230.07

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$20.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.88

vs AL average

−10.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	236.45	1,311	11thin
Medium and Large 2	539	216.03	1,164	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about $147 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

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 sale16 hd

230.07

—

AL average16 barns · 437 hd

218.19

+11.88

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−10.02

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−159.03

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	1,626	147.25	2,394	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	122.00	1,690	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	115.84	1,359	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	106.00	981	3thin

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)	—	$1,983	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,741	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,492	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,370	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 3	400–450	400	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	261.12/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	237.47/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	211.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	248.20/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	248.44/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	223.37/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	238.48/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,327.78/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,328	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,491.67/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,492	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,717.86/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,718	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,983.33/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	148.49/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	127.17/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,717	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,314	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	114.42/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,298	15

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 393Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 75Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 72Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	433	257.00–265.00	261.12
2	450–500	455	242.00–245.00	243.50
2	500–550	525	220.00–227.00	223.37
2	550–600	570	215.00–220.00	217.48
1	600–650	615	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	415	275.00–277.00	276.01
2	500–550	520	234.00–241.00	237.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	443	235.00–242.00	238.48
2	450–500	490	225.00–230.00	227.47
2	500–550	518	220.00–225.00	222.58
3	550–600	553	210.00–215.00	211.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	272.00	272.00
2	400–450	423	247.00–250.00	248.44
2	450–500	465	240.00–242.00	241.02
2	500–550	508	229.00–230.00	229.49
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	565	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	247.00–252.00	248.20
1	550–600	570	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	780	222.00	222.00

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	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,327.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,491.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,717.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,983.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	147.00–151.00	148.49
1	—	1,660	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,468	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	124.00–129.00	127.17
2	—	1,200	109.00–110.00	109.51
15	—	1,134	111.00–119.00	114.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	106.00	106.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle