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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 22

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 130▼ 36 vs year ago 263 · −13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 16▼ 106 vs year ago 129 · −82.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 90 vs year ago 109 · −82.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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 $139.16/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$139.16

76 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$8.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	141.36	864	40
Medium and Large 1-2	750	139.53	1,046	17thin
Medium and Large 2	563	136.00	765	8thin
Medium and Large 3	531	132.91	706	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.45/cwt here — about $158 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 sale76 hd

139.16

—

AL average13 barns · 1,337 hd

142.68

−3.52

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	2,030	105.50	2,142	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	81.91	1,079	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	80.03	904	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	67.68	633	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$940	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,235	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,057	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$666	7

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	141.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,130	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,205	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	803	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	740	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	126.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	804	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	135.36/cwt	132.00–136.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	669	137.54/cwt	136.00–139.00	920	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	130.31/cwt	129.00–131.00	872	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,085	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	803	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,044	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	416	156.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	159.29/cwt	157.00–165.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	901	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	902	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,887	1
Bulls	—	—	2,210	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,409	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	473	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	70.22/cwt	68.00–72.00	667	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	76.53/cwt	74.00–79.00	818	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,003	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	82.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	990	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	83.37/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,084	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,067	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,056.67/head	1,040.00–1,070.00	1,057	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	4

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 Jun 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 130Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 109

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
4	—	636	125.00–130.00	126.49
1	—	565	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	146.00	146.00
2	—	570	127.00–130.00	128.51
3	—	613	120.00–121.00	120.66
3	—	523	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	140.00	140.00
15	—	528	152.00	152.00
6	—	638	132.00–136.00	135.36
6	—	669	129.00–131.00	130.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	130.00	130.00
8	—	669	136.00–139.00	137.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	798	136.00	136.00
12	—	730	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
4	—	674	130.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	470	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	719	130.00	130.00
5	—	677	140.00–147.00	141.42
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
7	—	520	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	681	166.00	166.00
9	—	906	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.61
6	—	469	157.00–165.00	159.29
2	—	570	145.00–147.00	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	150.00–155.00	152.46
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	615	145.00–148.00	146.48
2	—	673	130.00–138.00	134.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	145.00–150.00	147.50
8	—	416	155.00–160.00	156.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,235.00	1,235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,040.00–1,070.00	1,056.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	102.00	102.00
1	—	2,210	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	80.00–85.00	82.05
1	—	1,140	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,069	74.00–79.00	76.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	82.00–85.00	83.37
1	—	1,350	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	68.00–72.00	70.22
1	—	860	55.00	55.00

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.