Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-05-22

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, May 22
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 387▲ 550 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 30▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 20▲ 55 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 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.13/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$126.13
159 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$10.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.71
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495132.3065536
Medium and Large 2450129.8058336
Medium and Large 3466122.2157027
Medium and Large 1-2723122.0088260
One grade step is worth $10.30/cwt here — about −$227 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 sale159 hd
126.13
—
AL average16 barns · 2,038 hd
125.42
+0.71
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—Low1,56978.741,2367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15852.4760812
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08044.7448310

Every lot

75 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2390157.47/cwt155.00–160.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2468145.00/cwt145.00–145.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1490149.33/cwt149.00–150.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1565144.91/cwt144.00–145.0081911
Steers—Medium and Large 3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323135.00/cwt135.00–135.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327140.56/cwt137.00–145.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343147.48/cwt145.00–150.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373136.32/cwt135.00–137.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375128.99/cwt127.00–130.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423132.60/cwt130.00–135.0056111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427138.73/cwt137.00–140.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433126.33/cwt122.00–127.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added443153.00/cwt153.00–153.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464132.81/cwt132.00–135.006169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465128.47/cwt127.00–130.0059710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474120.13/cwt117.00–122.005696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505127.00/cwt127.00–127.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3539115.75/cwt115.00–116.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557127.00/cwt127.00–127.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568123.64/cwt120.00–125.007026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573117.47/cwt115.00–120.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623117.98/cwt117.00–119.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723122.00/cwt122.00–122.0088260
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373142.78/cwt140.00–145.005336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381147.61/cwt145.00–152.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1391159.95/cwt155.00–165.006254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419138.72/cwt137.00–140.005818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424143.14/cwt140.00–145.0060711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438149.31/cwt147.00–155.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468135.04/cwt132.00–137.0063210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470139.59/cwt137.00–142.0065611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479143.35/cwt140.00–147.006877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519133.18/cwt132.00–135.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533122.46/cwt120.00–125.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540136.00/cwt135.00–137.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570117.31/cwt115.00–120.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576124.56/cwt122.00–127.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578130.97/cwt129.00–133.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622118.61/cwt116.00–122.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658115.00/cwt115.00–115.007572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1141
Bulls——1,49978.63/cwt77.00–80.001,1795
Bulls——2,00583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,6641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01041.90/cwt40.00–43.004235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06252.07/cwt50.00–54.005537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12348.50/cwt48.00–49.005452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14947.57/cwt45.00–50.005475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40756.04/cwt55.00–57.007883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3833680.41/cwt625.00–700.005,6688
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2887999.34/cwt950.00–1,025.008,8646
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,125710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,9884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,168847.70/cwt770.00–910.009,90114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,184.48/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0014,9486
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 31,2851,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,4934
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800587.09/cwt540.00–620.004,6974
Bred Cows—Small 1-2855450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8482
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910751.14/cwt725.00–780.006,8352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,055475.57/cwt445.00–505.005,0172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155720.40/cwt630.00–800.008,3213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,0681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,220810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,8821

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.