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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 28

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

747 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 721▲ 490 vs year ago 257 · +190.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 72▲ 100 vs year ago 27 · +370.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 46▲ 83 vs year ago 18 · +461.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $235.87/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −140.03 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$235.87

45 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.90

vs AL average

−6.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	240.68	1,293	25
Medium and Large 2	536	229.86	1,233	20

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $60 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 sale45 hd

235.87

—

AL average13 barns · 600 hd

226.98

+8.90

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−6.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−140.03

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	—	Average	1,626	159.94	2,601	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	142.83	2,022	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	139.90	1,747	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	124.87	1,209	2thin

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)	—	$1,894	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,788	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,573	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,294	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	280.54/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,302	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	273.91/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,416	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	258.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,572	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,734	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	273.50/cwt	272.00–275.00	971	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	963	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	250.32/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,036	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	266.59/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,122	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	255.38/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,185	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	241.70/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,131	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	234.68/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,197	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	242.24/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,291	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,302	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	222.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,282	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	226.05/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,368	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,309	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,504	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,661	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	215.72/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,691	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,817	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	271.57/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,154	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	282.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,231	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	275.18/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,269	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	241.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,119	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	261.04/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,237	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	265.80/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,337	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	249.68/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,298	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	254.51/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,425	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	239.21/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,387	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	222.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,360	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	232.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,431	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	153.50/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,644	161.70/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,658	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	172.53/cwt	172.00–173.00	3,287	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	124.87/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,209	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	132.66/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,514	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	140.12/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,791	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	150.86/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,019	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	139.25/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,933	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	134.41/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,899	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	147.51/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,114	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,362.50/head	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,981.25/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,981	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,835.00/head	1,720.00–1,950.00	1,835	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,787.50/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,788	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,656.67/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,657	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	—	1,320.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,320	5

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 721Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 72Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 46Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	615	244.50	244.50
70	700–750	713	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	360	265.00–270.00	267.53
17	400–450	414	247.00–257.00	250.32
12	450–500	468	235.00–245.00	241.70
12	500–550	510	230.00–239.00	234.68
8	550–600	576	220.00–225.00	222.64
4	600–650	613	210.00–217.00	213.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	272.00–275.00	273.50
10	400–450	421	262.50–272.00	266.59
17	450–500	464	252.00–265.00	255.38
21	500–550	533	241.00–243.00	242.24
4	550–600	560	230.00–235.00	232.48
2	600–650	605	220.00–232.00	226.05
2	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
22	750–800	784	210.00–216.00	215.72
5	800–850	845	190.00	190.00
5	950–1000	993	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	625	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	275.00–282.00	280.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
11	500–550	517	272.00–275.00	273.91
2	600–650	608	257.00–260.00	258.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	240.00–245.00	241.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	280.00–290.00	282.89
5	450–500	461	272.00–277.00	275.18
5	500–550	503	262.00–270.00	265.80
5	550–600	560	250.00–262.50	254.51
4	600–650	616	230.00–235.00	232.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	265.00–282.00	271.57
11	450–500	474	257.00–265.00	261.04
15	500–550	520	245.00–257.00	249.68
8	550–600	580	235.00–245.00	239.21
5	600–650	610	220.00–225.00	222.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,362.50

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)	8	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,981.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,320.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,720.00–1,950.00	1,835.00

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)	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,656.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	159.00–165.00	161.70
2	—	1,905	172.00–173.00	172.53
5	—	1,501	151.00–157.00	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	147.00–153.00	150.86
8	—	1,141	131.00–134.00	132.66
14	—	1,278	135.00–144.00	140.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,433	145.00–149.00	147.51
3	—	1,413	133.00–135.00	134.41
6	—	1,388	136.00–143.00	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	123.00–127.00	124.87

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.