Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-03-17

Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 17

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

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Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 434▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 44▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to one week ago: All cattle classes lightly tested.

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 $138.30/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −69.28 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.

Average price

$138.30

25 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	362	146.14	528	9thin
Medium and Large 2	508	135.88	690	14thin
Medium and Large 1	653	120.00	783	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale25 hd

138.30

—

AL average14 barns · 1,031 hd

136.94

+1.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

207.59

−69.28

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%	Average	955	56.00	535	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	46.40	458	3thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	324	151.53/cwt	151.00–152.00	491	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	149.32/cwt	148.00–155.00	633	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	535	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	46.40/cwt	45.00–47.00	458	3

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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 434Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 44Year ago 0

Compare to one week ago: All cattle classes lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	540	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	673	105.00–107.00	105.68
7	—	424	148.00–155.00	149.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
2	—	365	142.00–147.00	144.53
6	—	324	151.00–152.00	151.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
1	—	745	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	152.00	152.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
6	—	510	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	45.00–47.00	46.40

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.