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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 2

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 31▼ 11 vs year ago 43 · −25.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 22▼ 46 vs year ago 53 · −86.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle not reported. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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	1,812	129.29	2,343	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	105.48	1,309	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	88.58	920	7thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

11 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,038	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	130.72/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,448	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	778	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	88.99/cwt	87.00–90.00	918	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	96.53/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,076	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	98.32/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,149	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	104.04/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,287	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,467	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle not reported. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,115	96.00–97.00	96.53
3	—	1,032	87.00–90.00	88.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	103.00–106.00	104.04
8	—	1,306	110.00–115.00	112.29
7	—	1,169	97.00–100.00	98.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,873	129.00–133.00	130.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.