Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.51/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −177.17 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$232.51

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$8.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	239.01	1,271	3thin
Medium and Large 2	536	230.89	1,238	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $32 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 sale15 hd

232.51

—

AL average16 barns · 328 hd

230.10

+2.42

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−177.17

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	1,547	148.14	2,292	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	123.01	1,886	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	116.85	1,513	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	107.36	1,052	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)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,613	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,433	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	235.86/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	259.86/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	250.68/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,589	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	227.34/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	276.40/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	297.37/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	261.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	245.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,155	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	111.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,424	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	107.36/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,052	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,984	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	117.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,532	11
Bulls	—	—	1,618	144.37/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	158.47/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,613	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,433.33/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	265.97/cwt	265.00–267.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	313.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	249.47/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,203	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	238.86/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,233	7

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 197Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 44Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 123Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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	335	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	357	310.00–315.00	313.29
5	400–450	415	270.00–280.00	274.95
3	450–500	463	260.00–265.00	261.73
2	500–550	520	240.00–242.00	241.01
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	375	295.00–300.00	297.37
6	400–450	423	255.00–265.00	259.86
7	450–500	471	245.00–252.00	249.47
8	500–550	517	230.00–235.00	232.60
4	550–600	575	225.00–230.00	227.46
4	600–650	608	215.00–220.00	217.53
6	700–750	723	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	265.00–267.00	265.97
7	400–450	426	245.00–255.00	250.68
6	450–500	475	235.00–240.00	235.86
5	500–550	519	225.00–229.00	227.34
2	550–600	573	215.00–220.00	217.53
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	272.00–280.00	276.40
5	400–450	415	260.00–270.00	265.00
7	450–500	470	245.00–250.00	245.71
7	500–550	516	235.00–242.50	238.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
9	500–550	504	278.00	278.00
19	600–650	610	260.50	260.50
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	291.61
1	550–600	575	253.00	253.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,274	110.00–113.00	111.79
1	—	1,305	134.00	134.00
11	—	1,303	115.00–121.00	117.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	106.00–111.00	107.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,500	122.00–123.00	122.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	143.00–146.00	144.37
1	—	1,205	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,648	158.00–159.00	158.47

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	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle