Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2024-01-24

Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 24

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jan 10Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 99▼ 94 vs year ago 143 · −65.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 22▼ 34 vs year ago 43 · −79.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 43 vs year ago 46 · −93.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Market 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 $207.70/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$207.70

27 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$325

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	465	216.00	1,004	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	206.56	1,135	16thin
Medium and Large 1	647	205.57	1,329	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about −$325 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 sale27 hd

207.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,532 hd

229.50

−21.80

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	1,970	116.00	2,285	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	88.00	1,043	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	67.86	732	5thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$850	1thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,452	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	213.56/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,100	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	205.33/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,223	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	191.73/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,175	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,263	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	689	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,395	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	949	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	256.37/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,097	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	65.74/cwt	63.00–68.00	669	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	995	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	71.04/cwt	70.00–72.00	831	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,092	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 99Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 46

Compared to two weeks ago: Market lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	70.00–72.00	71.04
3	—	1,017	63.00–68.00	65.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,200	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	116.00	116.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	202.00	202.00
2	—	573	212.00–215.00	213.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	190.00–197.00	191.73
3	—	568	202.00–207.00	205.33
9	—	515	212.00–214.00	213.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	232.00	232.00
2	—	530	205.00	205.00
1	—	440	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	292.00	292.00
1	—	450	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	255.00–257.00	256.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	850.00	850.00

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.