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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 15

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 402 vs last sale 28▲ 184 vs year ago 246 · +74.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 233▲ 15 vs year ago 26 · +57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 3 vs year ago 17 · +17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with light demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $126.90/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −80.69 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.

Average price

$126.90

58 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	457	128.57	587	28
Medium and Large 2	535	125.72	672	25
Medium and Large 1	621	123.40	766	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale58 hd

126.90

—

AL average16 barns · 1,711 hd

131.52

−4.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

207.59

−80.69

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	—	High	2,088	97.06	2,027	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	63.28	833	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	57.79	663	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	913	47.31	432	11

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	125.41/cwt	125.00–127.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	117.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	112.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	596	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	109.47/cwt	107.00–112.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	131.54/cwt	131.00–133.00	833	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	658	104.49/cwt	102.00–107.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	124.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	844	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	139.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	598	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	126.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	119.32/cwt	117.00–124.00	619	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	120.87/cwt	120.00–121.00	702	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	617	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.00	727	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,088	97.06/cwt	95.00–99.00	2,027	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	48.35/cwt	47.00–52.00	428	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	42.95/cwt	41.00–44.00	402	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	53.45/cwt	53.00–54.00	502	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	57.83/cwt	56.00–60.00	657	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	634	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	63.28/cwt	62.00–64.00	833	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	594.26/cwt	530.00–650.00	4,035	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	901.43/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	7,275	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	965	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,211	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	14,136	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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 28Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 233Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	145.00	145.00
4	—	505	125.00–128.00	126.75
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	435	137.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
4	—	625	115.00–117.00	116.26
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
8	—	581	120.00–121.00	120.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
2	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	145.00–150.00	147.50
7	—	471	125.00–128.00	127.00
5	—	519	117.00–124.00	119.32
6	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.77
5	—	378	137.00–142.00	139.17
3	—	617	107.00–110.00	108.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
2	—	613	107.00–112.00	109.47
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.59
2	—	478	125.00	125.00
2	—	658	102.00–107.00	104.49
7	—	537	115.00–122.00	117.38
8	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
4	—	596	122.00–124.00	123.00
3	—	522	125.00–127.00	125.65
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	620	115.00–117.00	115.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	131.00–133.00	131.54
10	—	676	120.00–127.00	124.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	146.00	146.00
2	—	585	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	685	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	134.50	134.50
5	—	713	125.00–127.00	125.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	53.00–54.00	53.45
4	—	935	41.00–44.00	42.95
5	—	885	47.00–52.00	48.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	62.00–64.00	63.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,235	63.00	63.00
9	—	1,136	56.00–60.00	57.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,088	95.00–99.00	97.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	679	530.00–650.00	594.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	807	700.00–1,000.00	901.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	540.00	540.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	850.00	850.00

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	2	—	1,240	1,140.00	1,140.00

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.