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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, May 5

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 156▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 47▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 93▲ 79 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 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle market lightly tested, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand on pairs.

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 $134.23/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −73.36 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.

Average price

$134.23

49 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	136.79	620	14thin
Medium and Large 1	560	134.40	752	20
Medium and Large 3	435	131.60	572	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.19/cwt here — about $48 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 sale49 hd

134.23

—

AL average13 barns · 1,124 hd

126.38

+7.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

207.59

−73.36

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	1,954	95.23	1,861	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	65.38	884	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,006	60.54	609	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	852	49.49	422	13

Every lot

58 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	125.17/cwt	122.00–127.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	133.87/cwt	132.00–137.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	115.25/cwt	112.00–117.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	312	146.35/cwt	145.00–147.00	457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	386	144.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	124.66/cwt	122.00–127.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.34/cwt	119.00–122.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	831	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,826	2
Bulls	—	—	2,063	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	49.94/cwt	48.00–51.00	394	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	44.00/cwt	43.00–45.00	395	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	53.92/cwt	53.00–55.00	515	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	966	57.33/cwt	56.00–58.00	554	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	61.73/cwt	59.00–64.00	630	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	713	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,264	66.68/cwt	65.00–69.00	843	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	931	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	62.80/cwt	62.00–64.00	919	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,153	799.35/cwt	780.00–820.00	9,217	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,080	1,137.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	12,285	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	1,474.99/cwt	1,375.00–1,625.00	18,496	16

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	145.00–147.00	146.01
4	—	563	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	437	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.33
2	—	480	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	513	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
3	—	555	120.00	120.00
8	—	475	132.00–137.00	133.87
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	125.00–130.00	126.64
6	—	419	122.00–127.00	125.17
2	—	458	118.00–121.00	119.48
4	—	533	112.00–117.00	115.25
1	—	320	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	470	125.00–126.00	125.48
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
3	—	508	115.00–120.00	118.34
4	—	386	142.00–145.00	144.24
3	—	312	145.00–147.00	146.35
1	—	400	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	150.00–157.00	154.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
2	—	363	150.00–152.00	151.03
3	—	507	122.00–127.00	124.66
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
3	—	585	119.00–122.00	120.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–127.00	125.97
7	—	617	120.00–125.00	122.58
3	—	735	112.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	438	157.00	157.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
3	—	388	160.00–162.00	160.66
1	—	485	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	152.00	152.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–142.00	141.05
1	—	485	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	65.00–69.00	66.68
7	—	1,464	62.00–64.00	62.80
1	—	1,275	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	966	56.00–58.00	57.33
1	—	1,080	66.00	66.00
17	—	1,020	59.00–64.00	61.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	43.00–45.00	44.00
3	—	955	53.00–55.00	53.92
7	—	788	48.00–51.00	49.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	91.00–92.00	91.49
2	—	1,845	98.00–100.00	98.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,153	780.00–820.00	799.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00

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	16	—	1,254	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,474.99

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	12	—	1,080	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,137.47

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.