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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

308 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 285▼ 8 vs year ago 316 · −2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 47▲ 4 vs year ago 60 · +6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 9 · +88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady with high yielding bulls up to 119. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.86/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −43.73 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.

Average price

$163.86

102 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	170.91	846	26
Medium and Large 3	442	162.04	716	38
Medium and Large 2	485	160.84	780	38

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $66 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 sale102 hd

163.86

—

AL average15 barns · 1,497 hd

157.39

+6.47

This barn, trailing median1 sales

207.59

−43.73

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	1,520	104.36	1,586	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	84.85	1,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	79.32	936	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	62.59	615	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	543	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	149.75/cwt	147.00–152.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	158.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	148.74/cwt	146.00–152.00	701	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	759	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	755	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	130.71/cwt	127.00–133.00	801	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	182.42/cwt	180.00–187.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	190.95/cwt	190.00–192.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	184.36/cwt	184.00–187.00	789	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	708	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	464	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	712	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	162.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	166.74/cwt	162.00–170.00	865	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	152.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	144.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	763	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	153.24/cwt	150.00–156.00	863	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	144.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	824	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	586	136.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	799	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	104.57/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	110.31/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,804	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	59.27/cwt	56.00–61.00	546	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	62.99/cwt	62.00–67.00	649	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	71.59/cwt	70.00–73.00	752	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	80.09/cwt	78.00–83.00	925	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	74.81/cwt	72.00–77.00	886	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	85.83/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,074	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	84.85/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,097	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,325	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 285Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 47Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	197.00	197.00
3	—	372	180.00–187.00	182.42
6	—	569	142.00–148.00	144.74
4	—	420	170.00	170.00
13	—	481	160.00–170.00	162.77
9	—	524	150.00–155.00	152.03
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
4	—	563	150.00–156.00	153.24
2	—	375	190.00–192.00	190.95
2	—	328	205.00–210.00	207.52
8	—	428	184.00–187.00	184.36
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
4	—	519	162.00–170.00	166.74
2	—	690	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	172.00–175.00	173.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	187.00	187.00
5	—	529	140.00–147.00	144.23
5	—	464	150.00–155.00	153.38
2	—	363	170.00	170.00
8	—	433	160.00–167.00	163.47
7	—	586	135.00–140.00	136.41
1	—	290	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	357	152.00	152.00
3	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.38
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
2	—	675	117.00	117.00
4	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
4	—	583	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	—	438	147.00–152.00	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
17	—	471	146.00–152.00	148.74
3	—	613	127.00–133.00	130.71
4	—	529	142.00–145.00	143.50
2	—	370	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
3	—	408	160.00–165.00	163.37
2	—	380	172.00	172.00
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
2	—	578	140.00	140.00
3	—	463	155.00–161.00	158.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
2	—	670	140.00–145.00	142.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	515	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	83.00–87.00	84.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	72.00–77.00	74.81
4	—	1,251	85.00–87.00	85.83
13	—	1,155	78.00–83.00	80.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	62.00–67.00	62.99
9	—	922	56.00–61.00	59.27
3	—	1,050	70.00–73.00	71.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,635	109.00–112.00	110.31
4	—	1,525	102.00–107.00	104.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	920.00	920.00

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	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,325.00

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.