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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Nov 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

338 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 298▲ 193 vs year ago 145 · +133.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 54▲ 12 vs year ago 23 · +52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 98▲ 78 vs year ago 36 · +216.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.44/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −169.89 against this barn's trailing median of $434.33.

Average price

$264.44

34 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$9.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs AL average

−41.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	269.50	1,428	16thin
Medium and Large 2	561	259.94	1,458	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.56/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale34 hd

264.44

—

AL average13 barns · 399 hd

268.33

−3.89

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−41.00

This barn, trailing median8 sales

434.33

−169.89

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.26, low $365.00, median $434.33 across 8 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	117.98	1,623	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	112.00	1,368	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	100.64	1,069	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,433	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,437	8

Every lot

51 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	482	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,311	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	270.08/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,410	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,428	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,503	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	255.82/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,517	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	258.65/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,650	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,606	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	252.50/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,649	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	243.65/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,654	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,810	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	961	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	255.18/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,087	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	266.32/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,164	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	255.83/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,192	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	248.19/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,189	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	239.04/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,233	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	247.99/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,322	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	246.08/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,383	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	233.96/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,322	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	239.22/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,474	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	906	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,208	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	278.87/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,196	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	277.35/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,298	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	262.14/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,235	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	252.57/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,318	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,391	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,460	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	235.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,478	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,586	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	100.64/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,069	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,243	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	107.53/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,363	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	114.98/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,522	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,635	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,833	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,433.33/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,333.33/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,333	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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 298Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 54Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 98Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	437	262.00–270.00	266.32
16	450–500	466	252.00–257.00	255.83
13	500–550	533	247.00–250.00	247.99
4	550–600	562	242.00–250.00	246.08
17	600–650	616	235.00–241.00	239.22
2	650–700	655	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	267.00	267.00
6	400–450	426	250.00–257.00	255.18
9	450–500	479	245.00–251.00	248.19
9	500–550	516	235.00–242.00	239.04
7	550–600	565	227.00–238.00	233.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	522	269.00–276.00	270.08
3	550–600	563	267.00	267.00
23	600–650	638	258.00–261.00	258.65
12	650–700	653	252.00–253.00	252.50
1	750–800	780	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	272.00	272.00
12	500–550	545	262.00	262.00
6	550–600	593	255.00–260.00	255.82
17	600–650	645	249.00	249.00
3	650–700	679	243.00–245.00	243.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	265	342.00	342.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	413	290.00–295.00	292.52
3	450–500	468	272.00–280.00	277.35
2	500–550	530	260.00–265.00	262.48
2	550–600	578	250.00–255.00	252.51
5	650–700	661	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
5	400–450	429	277.00–282.00	278.87
4	450–500	471	255.00–265.00	262.14
7	500–550	522	245.00–256.00	252.57
3	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	243.31
7	600–650	627	230.00–240.00	235.65
2	700–750	710	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,115	111.00–112.00	111.48
2	—	1,268	107.00–108.00	107.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	100.00–101.00	100.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	120.00–128.00	123.99
4	—	1,324	111.00–119.00	114.98

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)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	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)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00

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.