Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing breakers up to 133.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $251.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −138.02 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$251.08

25 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$20.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs AL average

−32.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	258.32	1,381	16thin
Medium and Large 2	595	238.21	1,417	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about −$36 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

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 sale25 hd

251.08

—

AL average15 barns · 576 hd

251.52

−0.44

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−32.24

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−138.02

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	—	High	1,878	145.25	2,728	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	117.21	1,508	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	116.62	1,407	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	107.99	1,226	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	350–400	388	331.52/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	273.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,443	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	282.96/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	380.78/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	344.94/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	243.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	267.28/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	367.33/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,377	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	296.93/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	309.62/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	328.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,064	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	121.16/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,465	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	114.02/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,374	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,226	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	117.21/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	149.47/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,882	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	295.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	336.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	353.54/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	248.63/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	307.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	251.99/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	292.41/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	310.05/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,333	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	386	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,282	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	277.40/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	273.88/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	238.21/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 226Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 23Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	388	325.00–340.00	331.52
3	400–450	422	310.00–320.00	314.92
5	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	295.98
11	500–550	527	260.00–280.00	273.82
10	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	645	240.00–245.00	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	378	345.00–365.00	353.54
4	400–450	408	330.00–345.00	336.21
2	450–500	453	305.00–310.00	307.51
4	500–550	516	285.00–305.00	292.41
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
8	600–650	626	251.00–255.00	251.99
3	650–700	683	242.00–252.00	248.63
6	750–800	759	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	489	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	380.00–382.00	380.78
24	350–400	375	360.00–377.00	367.33
2	400–450	413	335.00–355.00	344.94
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	576	282.00–285.00	282.96
6	650–700	667	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	423	275.00–280.00	277.40
2	450–500	473	265.00–270.00	267.54
9	550–600	595	238.00–240.00	238.21
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
12	300–350	324	325.00–335.00	328.32
2	350–400	368	307.00–312.00	309.62
4	400–450	410	294.00–300.00	296.93
5	450–500	465	270.00–285.00	273.88
10	500–550	513	260.00–269.00	267.28
6	550–600	571	240.00–247.00	243.39
3	600–650	638	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	332.00	332.00
20	400–450	430	307.00–320.00	310.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,209	118.00–125.00	121.16
14	—	1,205	111.00–117.00	114.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	105.00–110.00	107.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	114.00–119.00	117.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	149.00–150.00	149.47
2	—	1,828	140.00–142.00	141.03

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)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle