Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2020-07-22

Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

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

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

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Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 305 vs last sale 0▼ 161 vs year ago 466 · −34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 21 · +28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 41 · −46.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available.

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 $126.66/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −80.93 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.

Average price

$126.66

70 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$14.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	136.51	736	16thin
Medium and Large 3	449	131.48	590	8thin
Medium and Large 2	568	122.39	695	46

One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about $42 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 sale70 hd

126.66

—

AL average10 barns · 750 hd

125.17

+1.49

This barn, trailing median1 sales

207.59

−80.93

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	1,845	92.92	1,714	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	62.44	761	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	53.84	530	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	130.03/cwt	127.00–132.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	125.49/cwt	122.00–129.00	600	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	122.56/cwt	119.00–125.00	623	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	119.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	158.55/cwt	157.00–160.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	151.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	133.80/cwt	132.00–135.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	609	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	700	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	110.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	738	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	92.92/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,714	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	53.84/cwt	53.00–55.00	530	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	60.63/cwt	59.00–63.00	690	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	66.05/cwt	65.00–67.00	911	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	995	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,657	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	923.33/cwt	920.00–925.00	9,261	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,095.00/cwt	1,095.00–1,095.00	12,538	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,165.00/cwt	1,165.00–1,165.00	13,456	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 0Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 41

No Trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	135.00–145.00	139.91
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.60
12	—	666	110.00–115.00	110.83
10	—	609	115.00	115.00
8	—	571	120.00–125.00	122.63
5	—	533	127.00	127.00
5	—	466	132.00–135.00	133.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	142.00–147.00	144.40
2	—	523	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	133.00–134.00	133.51
2	—	480	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
5	—	430	150.00–155.00	151.82
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
2	—	770	109.00	109.00
2	—	373	157.00–160.00	158.55
2	—	708	117.00	117.00
2	—	608	120.00–125.00	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	508	119.00–125.00	122.56
5	—	573	116.00–120.00	119.04
4	—	433	127.00–132.00	130.03
3	—	383	135.00–137.00	136.34
2	—	655	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
15	—	478	122.00–129.00	125.49
1	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	123.00	123.00
2	—	375	142.00	142.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
1	—	400	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	65.00–67.00	66.05
4	—	1,138	59.00–63.00	60.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	53.00–55.00	53.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	90.00–95.00	92.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	870.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	920.00–925.00	923.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,095.00	1,095.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,165.00	1,165.00

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.