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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 21

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

721 head

▲ 564 vs last sale 157▲ 569 vs year ago 152 · +374.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 49▼ 10 vs year ago 82 · −12.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 83▲ 40 vs year ago 6 · +666.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $239.87/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.03 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$239.87

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.28

vs AL average

−4.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	246.55	1,328	7thin
Medium and Large 2	536	236.54	1,267	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

239.87

—

AL average16 barns · 669 hd

223.59

+16.28

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−4.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−136.03

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	—	Low	1,641	171.73	2,819	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	144.24	2,132	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	143.10	1,704	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	131.98	1,452	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)	—	$1,996	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,757	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,516	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	275.83/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,429	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,538	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,751	75
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,614	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	248.25/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,594	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,714	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	218.29/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,690	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,014	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	271.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	273.88/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,137	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	260.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,105	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,260	60
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	260.99/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,248	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	246.88/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,183	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	237.42/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,249	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	248.77/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,321	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,345	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	233.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,334	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	233.53/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,432	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,371	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,475	80
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	225.37/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,517	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,490	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	355.24/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,112	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	328.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,060	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	327.34/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,172	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	312.70/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,179	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	301.85/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,268	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	290.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,239	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	269.63/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,227	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,348	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	251.76/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,294	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	263.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,367	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	250.97/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,426	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	243.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	228.98/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,385	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,536	161.63/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	174.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,796	181.31/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,256	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	131.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,452	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	136.93/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,609	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	146.54/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,750	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,973	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,219	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	144.58/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,096	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,173	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,953.33/head	1,885.00–2,075.00	1,953	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,757.14/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,757	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 157Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 49Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 83Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	320.00–335.00	328.02
4	350–400	377	312.00–315.00	312.70
8	400–450	427	285.00–295.00	290.17
6	450–500	455	262.00–275.00	269.63
8	500–550	514	245.00–255.00	251.76
3	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	243.26
3	600–650	605	227.00–230.00	228.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	313	345.00–365.00	355.24
2	350–400	358	320.00–335.00	327.34
9	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	301.85
8	450–500	477	280.00–285.00	282.52
5	500–550	519	260.00–265.00	263.41
2	550–600	568	250.00–252.00	250.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	514	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	628	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	600–650	611	286.50	286.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	518	272.00–282.00	275.83
2	550–600	575	265.00–270.00	267.48
8	600–650	642	246.00–249.00	248.25
4	700–750	739	232.00	232.00
7	750–800	774	218.00–220.00	218.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	280.00–285.00	283.30
8	400–450	415	270.00–279.00	273.88
6	450–500	478	257.00–265.00	260.99
5	500–550	531	245.00–252.00	248.77
2	550–600	558	240.00–242.00	240.99
2	600–650	613	232.00–235.00	233.53
3	650–700	673	222.00–227.00	225.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	265.00–275.00	271.06
7	400–450	424	255.00–265.00	260.73
8	450–500	479	242.00–250.00	246.88
11	500–550	526	235.00–242.00	237.42
3	550–600	572	230.00–235.00	233.29
8	600–650	616	220.00–225.00	222.50
25	700–750	706	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	471	267.50	267.50
80	600–650	617	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	142.00–149.00	146.54
6	—	1,175	136.00–138.00	136.93
1	—	1,265	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	128.00–135.00	131.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,450	153.00	153.00
5	—	1,450	141.00–149.00	144.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	160.00–163.00	161.63
4	—	1,796	179.00–187.00	181.31
5	—	1,623	170.00–178.00	174.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,885.00–2,075.00	1,953.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,757.14

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	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.