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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 13

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Mar 6Mar 13Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 112▲ 122 vs year ago 169 · +72.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 11 vs year ago 14 · −78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher, lightly tested. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.74/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.16 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$247.74

45 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$26.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs AL average

−28.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	260.50	1,412	21
Medium and Large 2	557	241.45	1,345	9thin
Medium and Large 3	571	233.66	1,334	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.84/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

247.74

—

AL average15 barns · 375 hd

255.31

−7.56

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−28.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−128.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.76, low $297.50, median $375.90 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,885	131.00	2,469	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	120.00	1,530	1thin

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)	—	$1,350	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	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,593	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,758	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,768	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	300.20/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,141	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	276.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,203	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	278.38/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,331	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	270.64/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,302	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	252.90/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,224	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,412	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	241.45/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,345	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	233.66/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,334	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,374	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	653	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,388	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,504	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,610	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	345.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,277	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	332.36/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,230	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	321.88/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,213	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,359	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	304.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,433	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,351	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,484	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,197	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 112Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,730	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	340.00–350.00	345.27
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	330.00–335.00	332.36
2	400–450	428	315.00–320.00	317.43
2	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	304.84
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	377	320.00–322.50	321.88
2	500–550	505	265.00–270.00	267.52
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	625	235.00–240.00	237.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	478	278.00–279.00	278.38
21	500–550	542	260.50	260.50
8	750–800	772	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	380	295.00–305.00	300.20
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
11	450–500	481	267.00–271.00	270.64
9	550–600	557	240.00–242.00	241.45
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	435	270.00–280.00	276.63
6	450–500	484	252.50–255.00	252.90
15	550–600	571	233.00–235.00	233.66
6	600–650	619	222.00	222.00
3	650–700	653	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	650–700	667	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	558	285.50	285.50
32	650–700	692	254.00	254.00
17	750–800	767	230.50	230.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00

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.