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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 28

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Aug 14Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

501 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 173▲ 501 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 15▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 12▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested 2 weeks ago no trends available. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.07/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −83.52 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.

Average price

$124.07

106 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	351	153.47	538	7thin
Medium and Large 2	503	124.89	628	37
Medium and Large 3	475	120.25	571	62

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about −$33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

124.07

—

AL average16 barns · 1,462 hd

124.56

−0.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

207.59

−83.52

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	1,703	80.90	1,378	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,281	55.81	715	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	54.18	638	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	45.54	481	14

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	125.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	385	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	142.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	116.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	482	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	118.72/cwt	117.00–120.00	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	113.17/cwt	109.00–115.00	535	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	122.16/cwt	121.00–123.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	512	122.71/cwt	122.00–124.00	628	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	114.34/cwt	112.00–117.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	108.31/cwt	107.00–109.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	119.57/cwt	117.00–121.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	557	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	655	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	106.31/cwt	105.00–107.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	138.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	392	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	312	138.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	434	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	146.20/cwt	142.00–150.00	461	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	157.78/cwt	152.00–162.00	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	131.83/cwt	130.00–132.00	485	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	526	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	473	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	582	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	118.28/cwt	116.00–120.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	607	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	115.22/cwt	113.00–117.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	122.77/cwt	119.00–125.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	110.17/cwt	108.00–112.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	622	103.63/cwt	100.00–107.00	645	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	659	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	82.87/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,431	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	42.76/cwt	41.00–44.00	427	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	53.39/cwt	50.00–55.00	589	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	48.32/cwt	46.00–50.00	538	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	620	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,281	55.81/cwt	54.00–57.00	715	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	782	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	843	515.67/cwt	490.00–550.00	4,347	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	893	601.26/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,369	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,963	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,095	512.43/cwt	510.00–515.00	5,611	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	992.15/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,360	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,170	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,424	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,230	815.14/cwt	780.00–850.00	10,026	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,420	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	805	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	890	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	8,633	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,060	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,268	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,125	907.44/cwt	850.00–960.00	10,209	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,862	2

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	112.00–117.00	114.34
4	—	420	120.00–127.00	123.48
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
8	—	471	117.00–120.00	118.72
6	—	573	110.00–112.00	110.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	122.00–124.00	122.71
3	—	557	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	625	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	115.00–117.00	115.99
6	—	483	121.00–123.00	122.16
5	—	524	117.00–121.00	119.57
5	—	367	135.00–145.00	142.31
3	—	340	145.00–147.00	146.33
2	—	423	125.00–132.00	128.48
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	115.00–118.00	116.19
9	—	473	109.00–115.00	113.17
3	—	568	105.00–107.00	106.31
3	—	520	107.00–109.00	108.31
3	—	305	125.00–127.00	126.33
2	—	623	102.00–105.00	103.46
1	—	275	128.00	128.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	130.00–132.00	131.83
7	—	622	100.00–107.00	103.63
7	—	429	120.00–130.00	124.73
6	—	477	116.00–120.00	118.28
5	—	568	108.00–112.00	110.17
4	—	659	100.00	100.00
4	—	515	113.00–117.00	115.22
3	—	312	137.00–140.00	138.96
3	—	282	137.00–140.00	138.97
1	—	770	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	115.00–120.00	116.77
7	—	479	125.00–128.00	126.69
6	—	525	119.00–125.00	122.77
3	—	315	142.00–150.00	146.20
2	—	380	137.00–140.00	138.46
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	240	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	152.00–162.00	157.78
2	—	275	162.00–165.00	163.47
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	120.00–128.00	125.22
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	127.00–132.00	129.47
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,113	46.00–50.00	48.32
7	—	998	41.00–44.00	42.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	54.00–57.00	55.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	50.00–55.00	53.39
3	—	1,348	57.00–59.00	58.02
1	—	1,265	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	81.00–85.00	82.87
1	—	1,630	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	340.00	340.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	550.00–650.00	601.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	843	490.00–550.00	515.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	780.00–850.00	815.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	510.00–515.00	512.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	950.00–1,050.00	992.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	970.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	850.00–960.00	907.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,090.00	1,090.00

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.