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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 4

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 232▲ 15 vs year ago 141 · +10.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 76▼ 8 vs year ago 28 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 92▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $180.61/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −26.97 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.

Average price

$180.61

38 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$23.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.59

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	189.99	852	18thin
Medium and Large 2	449	177.67	798	10thin
Medium and Large 3	440	166.68	733	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.31/cwt here — about $120 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 sale38 hd

180.61

—

AL average15 barns · 953 hd

164.03

+16.59

This barn, trailing median1 sales

207.59

−26.97

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	1,695	69.54	1,179	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	64.26	781	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	52.33	477	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$554	2thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	833	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,199	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	150.55/cwt	147.00–152.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	196.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	170.29/cwt	167.00–172.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	172.53/cwt	170.00–176.00	813	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	193.14/cwt	190.00–197.00	914	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	172.00/cwt	170.00–173.00	872	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	496	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	50.49/cwt	50.00–51.00	467	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	65.89/cwt	65.00–70.00	795	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	61.54/cwt	59.00–64.00	757	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	69.54/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,179	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553.50/head	546.00–561.00	554	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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 232Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 76Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 92Year ago 12

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	195.00–200.00	196.99
3	—	507	170.00–173.00	172.00
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	190.00–192.00	191.01
7	—	471	170.00–176.00	172.53
1	—	415	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
2	—	320	185.00–187.00	185.97
3	—	410	167.00–172.00	170.29
2	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	205.00	205.00
6	—	473	190.00–197.00	193.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	155.00–157.00	155.27
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
2	—	575	135.00–137.00	136.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	158.00	158.00
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
3	—	520	152.00	152.00
2	—	615	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	143.00	143.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
3	—	367	155.00–157.00	155.65
5	—	425	147.00–152.00	150.55
1	—	645	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	142.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	900	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	145.00	145.00

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	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	2	—	—	546.00–561.00	553.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	65.00–70.00	65.89
3	—	1,230	59.00–64.00	61.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	68.00–71.00	69.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	56.00	56.00
2	—	925	50.00–51.00	50.49

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.