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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 16

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

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Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 335▲ 85 vs year ago 209 · +40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 58▲ 9 vs year ago 39 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 48▲ 51 vs year ago 12 · +425.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high dressing bulls up to 171.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

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 $236.81/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.09 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$236.81

19 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$10.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.06

vs AL average

−21.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	244.00	1,280	6thin
Medium and Large 2	536	233.50	1,251	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $29 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 sale19 hd

236.81

—

AL average16 barns · 549 hd

227.75

+9.06

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−21.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−139.09

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	1,694	151.23	2,561	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	137.50	1,904	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	125.22	1,454	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	113.32	1,261	3thin

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)	—	$1,950	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,692	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	4thin

Every lot

46 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	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,391	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	288.09/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,066	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	277.40/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,054	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	274.36/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,136	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	260.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,138	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	246.61/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,157	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	258.96/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,238	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	246.00/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,250	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	234.46/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,231	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,339	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	230.29/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,317	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,663	70
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	305.99/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,102	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,071	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	292.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,238	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	281.53/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,202	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	274.73/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,277	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	262.95/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,228	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	259.04/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,329	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	247.57/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,307	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,364	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	231.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,328	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,341	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	149.47/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,260	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	144.10/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	161.01/cwt	158.00–164.00	3,204	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	126.52/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,388	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	113.32/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,261	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	118.14/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,424	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	132.57/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,665	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,967	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,842	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,691.67/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,692	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,515.00/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,515	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,266.67/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,267	3

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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 335Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	650–700	668	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	275.00–280.00	277.40
10	400–450	437	250.00–265.00	260.50
13	450–500	469	242.00–250.00	246.61
10	500–550	525	232.00–237.00	234.46
3	550–600	572	227.00–232.00	230.29
1	600–650	620	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	285.00–292.00	288.09
6	400–450	414	272.00–277.00	274.36
7	450–500	478	257.00–265.00	258.96
4	500–550	508	242.00–252.00	246.00
2	550–600	558	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	360	305.00–307.00	305.99
10	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.65
4	450–500	465	272.00–280.00	274.73
3	500–550	513	255.00–262.00	259.04
2	550–600	560	242.00–245.00	243.49
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	360	295.00–300.00	297.47
11	400–450	427	277.00–285.00	281.53
13	450–500	467	257.00–267.00	262.95
12	500–550	528	242.00–252.00	247.57
7	550–600	574	230.00–235.00	231.41
3	600–650	605	220.00–225.00	221.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	262.00–265.00	263.48
1	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,097	123.00–130.00	126.52
6	—	1,205	116.00–120.00	118.14
4	—	1,256	131.00–134.00	132.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	113.00–114.00	113.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,385	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	142.00–146.00	144.10
2	—	1,990	158.00–164.00	161.01
3	—	1,512	147.00–153.00	149.47

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)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,691.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,575.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,515.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00

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	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.