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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

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

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 166▼ 20 vs year ago 167 · −12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 26▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.77/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −124.58 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$266.77

9 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	272.66	1,434	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	255.00	1,403	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

266.77

—

AL average14 barns · 280 hd

266.00

+0.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−124.58

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $322.98, median $391.35 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	—	Low	1,767	147.68	2,610	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	135.56	1,913	4thin

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)	—	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

22 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	266.63/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,226	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,300	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	314.79/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,127	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	322.44/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,364	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	292.87/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,239	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,394	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	277.75/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,414	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,470	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	237.65/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,490	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,767	147.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,610	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	139.11/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,934	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,892	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 166Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 26Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	315.00–330.00	322.44
4	500–550	509	277.00–280.00	277.75
2	550–600	560	260.00–265.00	262.48
7	600–650	627	235.00–242.00	237.65
2	650–700	678	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	358	305.00–325.00	314.79
2	400–450	423	280.00–305.00	292.87
3	450–500	492	280.00–285.00	283.32
1	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	563	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	525	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	460	265.00–270.00	266.63
4	500–550	515	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	136.00–142.00	139.11
2	—	1,433	130.00–134.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	145.00–150.00	147.68

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)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.