Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.63/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −162.47 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$226.63

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$7.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs AL average

−31.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	232.69	1,284	3thin
Medium and Large 2	537	225.42	1,210	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $74 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

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 sale18 hd

226.63

—

AL average14 barns · 513 hd

224.95

+1.68

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−31.76

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−162.47

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	1,492	148.00	2,208	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	121.48	1,774	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	114.52	1,403	19

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)	—	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,869	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,830	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,631	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	263.93/cwt	262.00–265.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	215.30/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	245.63/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,078	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	223.15/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	252.20/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	211.49/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	248.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	231.53/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	253.01/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	280.85/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	238.37/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	226.93/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,164	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	109.48/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,244	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,670	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	115.47/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,445	7
Bulls	—	—	1,860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,631.25/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,631	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,830.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,830	5
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	—	—	1,815.63/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,816	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	217.05/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	240.00/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,253	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	263.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,123	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1

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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 336Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 46Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 126Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	342.00	342.00
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	426	260.00–270.00	263.58
5	450–500	479	250.00–255.00	253.01
12	500–550	522	235.00–242.00	240.00
4	550–600	560	230.00–235.00	232.52
2	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	668	215.00–220.00	217.05
2	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	412	278.00–285.00	280.85
1	450–500	460	262.00	262.00
2	500–550	513	250.00–252.00	251.02
3	700–750	712	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	270.00–275.00	272.52
3	350–400	368	262.00–265.00	263.93
4	400–450	421	250.00–255.00	252.20
3	450–500	458	247.00–250.00	248.01
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	565	230.00–233.00	231.53
4	700–750	715	205.00–217.00	211.49
1	750–800	785	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
14	400–450	439	240.00–247.00	245.63
9	450–500	477	235.00–240.00	238.37
9	500–550	513	222.00–232.00	226.93
6	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	223.15
3	600–650	622	212.00–217.00	215.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	121.00–122.00	121.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,136	108.00–112.00	109.48
4	—	1,358	121.00–125.00	122.96
7	—	1,251	113.00–118.00	115.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,090	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,525	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,631.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,815.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175.00

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