Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-05-19

Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, May 19

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 242▲ 270 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 30▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 45▲ 69 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 2.00 to higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $125.20/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$125.20

67 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$9.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	448	127.20	570	21
Medium and Large 2	515	125.33	645	40
Medium and Large 1	623	117.33	731	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.87/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale67 hd

125.20

—

AL average15 barns · 1,777 hd

121.92

+3.28

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	67.58	943	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	65.09	723	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	48.01	474	3thin

Every lot

47 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 2	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	133.59/cwt	132.00–134.00	749	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	681	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	136.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	129.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	131.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	628	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	115.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	115.37/cwt	112.00–117.00	661	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	112.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	751	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	136.84/cwt	135.00–141.00	576	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	127.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	606	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	121.87/cwt	119.00–125.00	641	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	129.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	131.13/cwt	127.00–136.00	740	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.79/cwt	117.00–125.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	123.35/cwt	119.00–128.00	764	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	113.02/cwt	110.00–117.00	744	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	44.52/cwt	44.00–45.00	424	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	580	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	60.31/cwt	59.00–62.00	637	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	69.51/cwt	69.00–70.00	742	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,080	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	799	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	65.77/cwt	63.00–68.00	750	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	69.94/cwt	69.00–71.00	908	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,023	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,003	1,116.45/cwt	1,025.00–1,210.00	11,198	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,367.88/cwt	1,250.00–1,475.00	14,294	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,168	1,066.13/cwt	1,025.00–1,110.00	12,452	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,200	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,520	1

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 242Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
4	—	658	110.00–117.00	113.02
7	—	564	127.00–136.00	131.13
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
6	—	619	119.00–128.00	123.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	127.00–132.00	129.66
4	—	570	117.00–125.00	121.79
3	—	480	135.00–137.00	136.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
7	—	476	124.00–132.00	127.26
8	—	526	119.00–125.00	121.87
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	145.00–147.00	146.02
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
7	—	421	135.00–141.00	136.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
5	—	561	132.00–134.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	563	120.00–122.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	665	111.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	633	117.00–119.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	120.00–127.00	123.29
13	—	477	130.00–137.00	131.71
8	—	573	112.00–117.00	115.37
7	—	423	135.00–140.00	136.02
5	—	629	112.00–115.00	112.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
8	—	480	120.00–126.00	123.79
4	—	384	135.00–137.00	136.00
5	—	426	127.00–132.00	129.20
3	—	532	112.00–117.00	115.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	63.00–68.00	65.77
2	—	1,068	69.00–70.00	69.51
3	—	1,057	59.00–62.00	60.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	69.00–71.00	69.94
1	—	1,080	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,650	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	55.00	55.00
2	—	953	44.00–45.00	44.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,045	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,367.88

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	16	—	1,003	1,025.00–1,210.00	1,116.45

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)	1	—	1,200	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,066.13

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	—	1,160	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.