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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 23

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Oct 16Oct 23Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

336 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 294▲ 141 vs year ago 195 · +72.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 48▲ 13 vs year ago 33 · +39.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 63▲ 110 vs year ago 16 · +687.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $228.64/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −147.26 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$228.64

23 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$8.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs AL average

−30.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	234.99	1,293	6thin
Medium and Large 2	546	226.40	1,236	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $57 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 sale23 hd

228.64

—

AL average13 barns · 612 hd

232.50

−3.86

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−30.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−147.26

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	1,820	151.00	2,748	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	126.34	1,519	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,820	121.00	2,202	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	115.26	1,361	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,135	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,878	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,670	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,417	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	273.97/cwt	272.00–275.00	986	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	993	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	255.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,089	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	265.03/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,134	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	253.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,197	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	242.18/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,165	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,218	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	230.08/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,219	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	222.26/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,254	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	233.77/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,330	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	221.83/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,344	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,352	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	316.37/cwt	305.00–325.00	984	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	296.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,009	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,089	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	288.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,110	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	291.62/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,216	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	281.75/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,195	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	261.81/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,233	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	274.63/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,321	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	252.09/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,293	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,383	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,399	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	239.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,353	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	232.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,448	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,757	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	132.21/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,544	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	115.26/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,361	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,437	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	124.44/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,531	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,202	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,359.09/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,359	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,135.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,135	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,877.78/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,878	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,670.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,670	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Oct 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 294Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 48Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 63Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	295.00–300.00	296.62
3	350–400	385	285.00–290.00	288.33
8	400–450	424	275.00–287.00	281.75
8	450–500	471	257.00–265.00	261.81
11	500–550	513	250.00–255.00	252.09
13	550–600	564	235.00–245.00	239.83
5	600–650	622	230.00–235.00	232.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	305.00–325.00	316.37
2	350–400	360	300.00–305.00	302.53
6	400–450	417	290.00–300.00	291.62
4	450–500	481	272.00–280.00	274.63
2	500–550	530	260.00–262.00	261.01
2	550–600	563	247.00–250.00	248.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	267.00	267.00
9	400–450	426	250.00–260.00	255.52
10	450–500	481	237.00–247.00	242.18
9	500–550	530	227.00–232.00	230.08
8	550–600	564	220.00–225.00	222.26
3	600–650	623	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	360	272.00–275.00	273.97
7	400–450	428	262.00–267.00	265.03
7	450–500	473	250.00–260.00	253.11
2	500–550	513	235.00–240.00	237.44
4	550–600	569	232.00–235.00	233.77
5	600–650	606	212.00–225.00	221.83
2	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00

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	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,359.09

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)	10	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00

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)	9	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,877.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,805	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	115.00–116.00	115.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	118.00–120.00	119.03
7	—	1,230	122.00–126.00	124.44
6	—	1,168	129.00–137.00	132.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	121.00	121.00

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.