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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 24

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 121▲ 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 14▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 0▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $136.56/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$136.56

52 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$15.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	149.25	606	4thin
Medium and Large 2	450	136.41	614	29
Medium and Large 3	398	134.13	534	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.11/cwt here — about $73 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 sale52 hd

136.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,523 hd

128.81

+7.75

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	1,790	80.00	1,432	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,294	65.69	850	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	56.32	618	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	45.18	431	10

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	143.31/cwt	142.00–144.00	827	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	131.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	870	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	142.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	145.63/cwt	145.00–147.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	137.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	140.08/cwt	135.00–143.00	587	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	492	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	127.08/cwt	123.00–130.00	677	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	178.42/cwt	175.00–182.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	191.49/cwt	191.00–192.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	414	151.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	516	132.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	114.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	41.76/cwt	41.00–43.00	385	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	46.96/cwt	46.00–48.00	454	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	508	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	53.28/cwt	51.00–55.00	553	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	64.94/cwt	63.00–68.00	757	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	59.12/cwt	57.00–62.00	711	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,277	65.11/cwt	63.00–67.00	831	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	68.60/cwt	68.00–70.00	885	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	872	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,153	795.54/cwt	740.00–855.00	9,173	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	15,073	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	984	1,059.19/cwt	1,020.00–1,090.00	10,422	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,211.60/cwt	1,160.00–1,275.00	14,806	10

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,810	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,277	63.00–67.00	65.11
3	—	1,290	68.00–70.00	68.60
1	—	1,430	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	41.00–43.00	41.76
5	—	967	46.00–48.00	46.96
1	—	1,015	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	57.00–62.00	59.12
3	—	1,165	63.00–68.00	64.94
14	—	1,037	51.00–55.00	53.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	182.00	182.00
2	—	375	191.00–192.00	191.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	192.00	192.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
2	—	463	155.00–157.00	156.02
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	175.00–182.00	178.42
5	—	414	150.00–155.00	151.40
3	—	620	110.00–117.00	114.67
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
5	—	516	130.00–136.00	132.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	129.00–135.00	131.93
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
3	—	577	142.00–144.00	143.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	720	100.00–102.00	101.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	145.00–147.00	145.63
2	—	315	150.00	150.00
11	—	533	123.00–130.00	127.08
13	—	419	135.00–143.00	140.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	385	150.00–152.00	150.99
1	—	405	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.79
5	—	381	135.00–142.00	137.36
4	—	436	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	492	125.00	125.00

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)	1	—	1,595	945.00	945.00

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)	4	—	1,153	740.00–855.00	795.54

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	14	—	984	1,020.00–1,090.00	1,059.19

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	10	—	1,222	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,211.60

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.