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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 22

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 350▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.38/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$131.38

107 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	136.83	676	36
Medium and Large 2	497	129.45	643	50
Medium and Large 3	471	126.63	596	21

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $80 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 sale107 hd

131.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,930 hd

130.55

+0.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	54.96	683	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	50.00	830	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	43.00	518	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	138.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	559	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	135.79/cwt	132.00–140.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	142.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	547	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	147.73/cwt	147.00–150.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	144.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	133.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	641	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	135.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	692	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	126.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	118.87/cwt	118.00–122.00	681	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	127.37/cwt	122.00–129.00	732	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	298	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	170.84/cwt	167.00–175.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	164.18/cwt	162.00–167.00	614	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	154.75/cwt	154.00–157.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	148.16/cwt	142.00–152.00	696	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	512	128.32/cwt	127.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	542	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	139.23/cwt	137.00–142.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	129.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	807	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	708	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	733	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	55.44/cwt	55.00–56.00	613	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	518	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	821	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	830	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	723	389.65/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,817	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	434.35/cwt	360.00–500.00	3,497	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	843	587.69/cwt	530.00–650.00	4,954	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	873	501.12/cwt	470.00–530.00	4,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,035	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	4,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,070	669.91/cwt	660.00–680.00	7,168	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	725.40/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,965	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,153	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	740	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,514	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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
3	—	622	134.00	134.00
1	—	415	167.00	167.00
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
3	—	535	140.00–145.00	141.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	134.00	134.00
3	—	515	137.00–140.00	138.96
1	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	410	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	147.00–150.00	148.45
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
1	—	455	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	140.00–147.00	142.34
8	—	480	130.00–135.00	133.60
7	—	425	135.00–140.00	136.51
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
14	—	529	125.00–130.00	126.81
9	—	573	118.00–122.00	118.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	125.00–127.00	125.64
6	—	425	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
4	—	535	120.00–125.00	122.72
2	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.79
1	—	330	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	130.00–137.00	135.70
8	—	575	122.00–129.00	127.37
6	—	430	142.00–147.00	144.28
4	—	388	147.00–150.00	147.73
3	—	465	137.00–140.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	305	177.00	177.00
8	—	470	142.00–152.00	148.16
3	—	624	128.00–132.00	129.31
3	—	542	135.00–138.00	136.66
2	—	563	135.00	135.00
9	—	374	162.00–167.00	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	137.00–142.00	139.23
4	—	462	154.00–157.00	154.75
2	—	423	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	370	167.00–175.00	170.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
3	—	512	127.00–130.00	128.32
3	—	472	132.00–140.00	136.22
2	—	708	102.00–105.00	103.49
2	—	298	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,098	700.00–750.00	725.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	810.00	810.00

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)	2	—	723	370.00–410.00	389.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	470.00–530.00	501.12

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	—	843	530.00–650.00	587.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	360.00–500.00	434.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	660.00–680.00	669.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	465.00	465.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	55.00–56.00	55.44
1	—	1,520	54.00	54.00

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.