Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.67/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −151.44 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$237.67

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs AL average

−29.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	240.81	1,364	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	234.52	1,268	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $97 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 sale20 hd

237.67

—

AL average15 barns · 432 hd

237.17

+0.50

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−29.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−151.44

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	—	Low	1,630	130.94	2,134	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	115.38	1,375	15

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)	—	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	500–550	528	242.27/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	292.60/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	280.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	257.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.70/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	280.85/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	238.91/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	222.70/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	232.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	238.26/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,387	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	229.76/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	261.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,181	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	323.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	234.56/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	297.37/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	252.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,313	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	245.97/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,134	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	124.22/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,172	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,311	10

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 338Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 114Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	375	295.00–300.00	297.37
5	400–450	441	275.00–285.00	280.05
9	450–500	471	250.00–265.00	257.27
5	500–550	528	237.00–245.00	242.27
5	550–600	559	235.00–240.00	237.98
5	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	320.00–330.00	323.21
2	350–400	388	305.00–310.00	307.55
2	400–450	418	290.00–295.00	292.60
2	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
13	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	252.11
2	550–600	570	245.00–247.00	245.97
12	600–650	607	237.00–240.00	238.91
4	650–700	659	230.00–239.00	234.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	360	280.00–285.00	282.47
4	400–450	419	270.00–300.00	280.85
4	450–500	478	260.00–265.00	262.43
2	500–550	505	250.00–252.00	251.01
8	550–600	582	237.00–239.00	238.26
11	600–650	632	230.00–235.00	232.29
9	700–750	712	215.00–225.00	222.70
1	750–800	755	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	255.00–265.00	261.11
14	450–500	477	245.00–250.00	247.56
6	500–550	525	235.00–242.00	237.70
4	550–600	564	225.00–232.00	229.76
6	600–650	614	220.00–227.00	223.58
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	650	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	130.00–132.00	130.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	121.00–126.00	124.22
2	—	1,085	107.00–109.00	108.00
10	—	1,148	110.00–118.00	114.21

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