Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-06-26

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 26
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 478▲ 322 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 41▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 22▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $133.35/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.24 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$133.35
74 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.81
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480138.4566526
Medium and Large 2466133.3762134
Medium and Large 3487123.8360214thin
One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $63 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 sale74 hd
133.35
—
AL average16 barns · 1,186 hd
126.54
+6.81
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−74.24
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—High1,84784.391,5586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14755.2263316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50451.607765thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06846.9750112

Every lot

81 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 2518133.49/cwt132.00–135.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added538140.00/cwt140.00–140.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 1570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 3585118.00/cwt118.00–118.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 3640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1683125.00/cwt125.00–125.008546
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315131.00/cwt131.00–131.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368139.61/cwt137.00–142.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370127.00/cwt127.00–127.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390128.50/cwt128.00–129.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428125.61/cwt122.00–128.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430132.44/cwt130.00–135.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468115.96/cwt114.00–117.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474120.70/cwt119.00–122.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.13/cwt115.00–120.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 375582.00/cwt82.00–82.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 380079.00/cwt79.00–79.006323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323149.81/cwt145.00–155.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325160.82/cwt157.00–165.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331138.43/cwt137.00–142.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373155.00/cwt155.00–155.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383142.33/cwt140.00–145.005455
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420143.97/cwt142.00–145.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420137.96/cwt135.00–140.005798
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471133.70/cwt130.00–135.006308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476136.74/cwt135.00–140.006515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508130.00/cwt130.00–130.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520132.44/cwt130.00–135.006896
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538120.99/cwt120.00–122.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565117.00/cwt117.00–117.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577124.63/cwt122.00–127.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620113.98/cwt112.00–115.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623109.43/cwt107.00–112.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638117.00/cwt117.00–117.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1841
Bulls——1,80078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,4041
Bulls——1,95087.08/cwt85.00–88.001,6984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99543.65/cwt42.00–45.004344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08153.45/cwt51.00–56.0057810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10448.63/cwt47.00–50.005378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25758.16/cwt57.00–60.007316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43652.00/cwt52.00–52.007474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77550.00/cwt50.00–50.008881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3730387.16/cwt375.00–400.002,8264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3835539.94/cwt535.00–550.004,5082
Bred Cows—Small 1-2857504.14/cwt450.00–525.004,3208
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,2191
Bred Cows—Small 1-2905625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,6561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,5391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183720.05/cwt675.00–760.008,5185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,190629.71/cwt560.00–700.007,4942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3750642.22/cwt625.00–650.004,8176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3760775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,8901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27701,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.007,8934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2888957.65/cwt925.00–975.008,5046
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,5134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,154.96/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0013,99820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,250875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,9381

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.