Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.30/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −108.81 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$280.30

133 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$36.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.59

vs AL average

−0.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	290.00	1,476	90
Medium and Large 1	527	269.43	1,421	18thin
Medium and Large 2	528	253.19	1,337	25

One grade step is worth $36.81/cwt here — about $139 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 sale133 hd

280.30

—

AL average15 barns · 671 hd

257.71

+22.59

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−0.00

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−108.81

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	1,615	138.63	2,239	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	120.44	1,831	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	115.94	1,349	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	102.86	1,116	4thin

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)	—	$1,914	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,661	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,513	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,533	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	328.35/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	263.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	254.49/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,321	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	248.00/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	271.41/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,411	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	237.31/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	326.93/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	289.97/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	265.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	272.98/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,476	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	237.60/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	278.04/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,826	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	258.52/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	281.70/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,454	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	294.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,422	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	312.46/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	330.05/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,281	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	125.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	110.24/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,284	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	123.29/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,445	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	102.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,116	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	117.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	132.94/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	136.56/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,093	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	116.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,345	9
Bulls	—	—	1,975	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,660.71/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,661	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,513	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,914.29/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,914	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	294.98/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	328.83/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,375	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	258.29/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	316.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	312.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	343.33/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	361.64/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,139	3

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 320Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 41Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 56Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	320.00–332.00	328.35
2	350–400	375	310.00–315.00	312.37
9	400–450	438	270.00–277.00	272.98
11	450–500	470	260.00–270.00	265.40
20	500–550	519	250.00–260.00	254.49
5	550–600	565	245.00–250.00	248.00
6	600–650	620	248.00	248.00
10	650–700	657	232.00–240.00	237.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	320.00–335.00	326.93
8	400–450	413	285.00–291.00	289.97
6	450–500	481	275.00–282.00	278.04
14	500–550	520	265.00–275.00	271.41
4	550–600	553	260.00–265.00	262.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	500–550	509	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	623	262.00–265.00	263.49
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
5	700–750	704	243.00	243.00
4	750–800	766	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	600–650	620	294.50	294.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	340.00–345.00	342.56
5	350–400	388	325.00–335.00	330.05
8	400–450	438	305.00–315.00	312.46
10	450–500	483	290.00–300.00	294.46
16	500–550	516	275.00–285.00	281.70
6	550–600	573	255.00–262.00	258.52
2	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	662	235.00–242.00	237.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	315	360.00–365.00	361.64
3	350–400	395	340.00–345.00	343.33
9	400–450	418	320.00–340.00	328.83
9	450–500	461	310.00–320.00	316.12
6	500–550	522	290.00–305.00	294.98
4	550–600	565	265.00–275.00	270.09
11	600–650	619	255.00–266.00	258.29
2	650–700	675	235.00–245.00	240.00
1	700–750	730	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	122.00–129.00	125.35
4	—	1,541	116.00–119.00	117.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,165	109.00–111.00	110.24
5	—	1,172	121.00–128.00	123.29
9	—	1,157	114.00–119.00	116.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	100.00–105.00	102.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	132.00–134.00	132.94
6	—	1,533	135.00–139.00	136.56
2	—	1,975	150.00–151.00	150.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,660.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,914.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,512.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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