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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Nov 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 338▲ 81 vs year ago 145 · +55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 23 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 114▲ 12 vs year ago 36 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $237.67/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.24 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$237.67

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs AL average

−29.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	240.81	1,364	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	234.52	1,268	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $97 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 sale20 hd

237.67

—

AL average15 barns · 432 hd

237.17

+0.50

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−29.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−138.24

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	1,630	130.94	2,134	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	115.38	1,375	15

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)	—	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,017	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	280.85/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,177	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	261.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,102	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,181	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,254	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,268	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	237.70/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,248	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	229.76/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,296	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	238.26/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,387	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,373	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	232.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,468	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	222.70/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,586	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	323.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,025	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	297.37/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,115	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,193	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	292.60/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,223	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	280.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,235	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	257.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,212	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	252.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,313	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	242.27/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,279	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,330	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	245.97/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,402	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	238.91/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,450	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	234.56/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,546	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,134	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,172	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,311	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	124.22/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,752	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 338Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 114Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	375	295.00–300.00	297.37
5	400–450	441	275.00–285.00	280.05
9	450–500	471	250.00–265.00	257.27
5	500–550	528	237.00–245.00	242.27
5	550–600	559	235.00–240.00	237.98
5	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	320.00–330.00	323.21
2	350–400	388	305.00–310.00	307.55
2	400–450	418	290.00–295.00	292.60
2	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
13	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	252.11
2	550–600	570	245.00–247.00	245.97
12	600–650	607	237.00–240.00	238.91
4	650–700	659	230.00–239.00	234.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	360	280.00–285.00	282.47
4	400–450	419	270.00–300.00	280.85
4	450–500	478	260.00–265.00	262.43
2	500–550	505	250.00–252.00	251.01
8	550–600	582	237.00–239.00	238.26
11	600–650	632	230.00–235.00	232.29
9	700–750	712	215.00–225.00	222.70
1	750–800	755	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	255.00–265.00	261.11
14	450–500	477	245.00–250.00	247.56
6	500–550	525	235.00–242.00	237.70
4	550–600	564	225.00–232.00	229.76
6	600–650	614	220.00–227.00	223.58
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	650	242.00	242.00

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	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	130.00–132.00	130.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	121.00–126.00	124.22
2	—	1,085	107.00–109.00	108.00
10	—	1,148	110.00–118.00	114.21

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.