Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-05-15

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, May 15
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 277▲ 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 28▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 59▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.39/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −65.19 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$142.39
127 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453150.7668327
Medium and Large 2473143.6067962
Medium and Large 3478134.4864338
One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale127 hd
142.39
—
AL average16 barns · 1,280 hd
134.16
+8.23
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−65.19
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,63082.351,3424thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17851.226045thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14843.905049thin

Every lot

69 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345179.00/cwt179.00–179.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1355177.00/cwt177.00–177.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 2370167.00/cwt167.00–167.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 3436143.00/cwt143.00–143.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1470152.42/cwt150.00–155.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1524147.11/cwt146.00–147.507714
Steers—Medium and Large 1685134.00/cwt134.00–134.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 2710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273148.40/cwt145.00–152.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310153.48/cwt152.00–155.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373138.28/cwt135.00–140.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374132.77/cwt132.00–135.004979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383142.14/cwt140.00–147.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420137.00/cwt137.00–137.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422132.73/cwt130.00–135.005605
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439127.34/cwt125.00–132.0055913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460122.09/cwt120.00–123.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484125.98/cwt125.00–127.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493130.00/cwt130.00–130.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517119.14/cwt117.00–120.0061611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532120.66/cwt120.00–122.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added554121.00/cwt121.00–121.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625113.80/cwt113.00–114.007115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314171.37/cwt167.00–175.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320163.65/cwt160.00–165.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363157.45/cwt155.00–160.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365164.59/cwt162.00–167.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376149.18/cwt147.00–152.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425154.44/cwt152.00–157.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428140.23/cwt137.00–145.006007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435149.40/cwt145.00–152.0065014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467149.16/cwt147.00–152.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473144.13/cwt140.00–147.0068221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476132.79/cwt130.00–137.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526137.38/cwt135.00–140.0072310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532141.60/cwt140.00–145.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534127.72/cwt125.00–130.0068212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567132.33/cwt132.00–134.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572127.46/cwt125.00–132.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610121.00/cwt120.00–122.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663113.29/cwt110.00–115.007513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43580.11/cwt79.00–81.001,1502
Bulls——1,82584.59/cwt83.00–86.001,5442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07549.00/cwt49.00–49.005271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13842.20/cwt41.00–43.004805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16146.03/cwt45.00–48.005344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20451.78/cwt51.00–53.006234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3760660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,0161
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3770534.68/cwt510.00–560.004,1172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3775550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,2631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2885925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,1861
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,5001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780777.80/cwt730.00–825.006,0672
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,175850.78/cwt720.00–950.009,9973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175787.13/cwt680.00–870.009,2492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215936.24/cwt900.00–965.0011,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,365780.00/cwt780.00–780.0010,6471

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.