Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold mostly steady with a lower undertone noted. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.92/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −142.76 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$266.92

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	273.15	1,508	6thin
Medium and Large 2	539	262.77	1,415	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $92 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

266.92

—

AL average15 barns · 317 hd

276.37

−9.45

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−142.76

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	1,594	150.67	2,402	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	119.49	1,506	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	117.50	1,721	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	112.00	1,075	1thin

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)	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,933	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,129	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	400–450	430	301.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,294	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	343.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	291.15/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,403	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	318.73/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,386	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	340.75/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,251	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	339.64/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	255.49/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,313	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	270.53/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	261.34/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	253.54/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.20/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	274.96/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	315.37/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	307.63/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	244.49/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	263.62/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	248.16/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	267.00/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,682	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	122.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,505	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	116.82/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,537	5
Bulls	—	—	1,517	144.04/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,185	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,342	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	152.96/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,233.33/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	3,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	278.99/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	267.31/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	250.69/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	300.96/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	284.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,215	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	265.83/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	256.65/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,442	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 683Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 60Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 95Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	340.00–345.00	343.40
4	350–400	385	325.00–330.00	327.56
10	400–450	430	295.00–305.00	301.04
8	450–500	482	285.00–296.00	291.15
6	500–550	527	262.50–270.00	265.83
3	550–600	562	255.00–260.00	256.65
3	600–650	612	250.00–252.00	250.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	350.00–360.00	355.04
15	350–400	367	335.00–350.00	340.75
9	400–450	435	310.00–322.00	318.73
6	450–500	465	300.00–315.00	305.30
3	500–550	522	275.00–282.00	278.99
3	550–600	582	265.00–270.00	267.31
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	675	250.00–255.00	252.54
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
7	400–450	421	332.00–342.00	339.64
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	312.00–317.00	315.37
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	555	292.00	292.00
9	600–650	630	265.00–272.00	267.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	320.00–325.00	322.48
4	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	307.63
10	400–450	427	280.00–290.00	284.50
9	450–500	468	262.00–270.00	263.62
9	500–550	514	252.00–260.00	255.49
6	550–600	571	245.00–250.00	248.16
2	600–650	613	244.00–245.00	244.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	370	317.00–327.00	322.20
6	400–450	418	295.00–305.00	300.96
4	450–500	464	272.00–280.00	274.96
9	500–550	530	265.00–272.00	270.53
11	550–600	591	261.00–265.00	261.34
2	600–650	608	250.00–257.00	253.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,480	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	120.00–128.00	122.75
5	—	1,316	113.00–121.00	116.82
1	—	1,220	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	143.00–145.00	144.04
1	—	1,795	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,610	152.00–154.00	152.96

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	3	—	—	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–3,250.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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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

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