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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jul 24Aug 14Aug 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 182▲ 44 vs year ago 113 · +38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 6▲ 20 vs year ago 29 · +69.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 47▲ 72 vs year ago 11 · +654.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available . High dressing Boning cows sold up to 155.00 cwt. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

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 $239.59/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −151.76 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$239.59

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	252.44	1,295	2thin
Medium and Large 2	563	237.02	1,334	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about −$39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale12 hd

239.59

—

AL average16 barns · 299 hd

244.96

−5.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−151.76

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	1,503	157.50	2,367	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	142.64	2,133	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	138.36	1,535	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	126.70	1,285	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)	—	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,842	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,456	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,185	5

Every lot

34 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	275.00/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,059	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,090	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	252.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,196	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	233.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,214	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	244.65/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,280	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,185	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,248	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	258.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,201	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,295	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	243.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	234.28/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,359	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	164.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,411	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	152.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,335	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	126.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,285	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	143.80/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,546	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	135.34/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,528	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	144.19/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,043	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,387	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,358.33/head	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,358	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,185.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,185	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,818.75/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,819	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 182Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 6Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 47Year ago 11

No trends available . High dressing Boning cows sold up to 155.00 cwt. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	458	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	500–550	513	250.00–255.00	252.44
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	405	290.00–295.00	292.53
3	450–500	465	255.00–260.00	258.26
3	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	243.41
7	550–600	580	233.00–240.00	234.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	265.00–280.00	275.00
4	400–450	415	260.00–265.00	262.59
4	450–500	473	250.00–255.00	252.92
5	500–550	520	230.00–237.00	233.41
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	242.00–250.00	244.65

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	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,358.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00

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	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,818.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	150.00–155.00	152.79
2	—	1,465	160.00–168.00	164.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	123.00–130.00	126.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	133.00–138.00	135.34
5	—	1,075	141.00–146.00	143.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	142.00–147.00	144.19
1	—	1,730	138.00	138.00

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.