Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-07-31

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 31
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 466▲ 407 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 21▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 41▲ 35 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 sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.24/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −75.35 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$132.24
105 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.25
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498138.3768917thin
Medium and Large 2493131.6465049
Medium and Large 3459130.3159839
One grade step is worth $8.06/cwt here — about $91 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 sale105 hd
132.24
—
AL average15 barns · 1,680 hd
126.99
+5.25
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−75.35
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—Average1,73382.521,4308thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22457.006989thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33555.787455thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00148.9149011

Every lot

72 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 3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2465141.42/cwt138.00–145.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 3570126.00/cwt126.00–126.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 2685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 3710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added845122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295137.00/cwt137.00–137.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333138.49/cwt137.00–140.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333133.47/cwt132.00–135.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373128.24/cwt125.00–130.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378133.47/cwt132.00–135.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421128.69/cwt125.00–132.0054213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421123.47/cwt122.00–125.005204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422135.28/cwt133.00–137.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475122.54/cwt120.00–125.0058210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479117.23/cwt115.00–122.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484127.79/cwt127.00–131.006196
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524118.45/cwt117.00–120.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530123.19/cwt122.00–127.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560120.99/cwt120.00–122.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570116.50/cwt116.00–117.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630109.00/cwt109.00–109.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 272097.00/cwt97.00–97.006981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235167.00/cwt167.00–167.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323161.48/cwt157.00–165.005225
Bulls—Medium and Large 3341143.66/cwt142.00–148.004907
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376141.13/cwt138.00–142.005316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383142.00/cwt142.00–142.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426133.88/cwt130.00–138.005708
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428139.02/cwt135.00–142.005958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470134.43/cwt130.00–137.0063214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476126.76/cwt125.00–130.006035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493137.67/cwt137.00–138.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515128.66/cwt125.00–130.0066310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530131.65/cwt130.00–133.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533121.23/cwt120.00–123.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567117.30/cwt115.00–120.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572122.76/cwt120.00–125.007025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618118.48/cwt116.00–120.007326
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673106.00/cwt106.00–106.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683118.96/cwt117.00–121.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705114.00/cwt113.00–115.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63278.68/cwt78.00–80.001,2843
Bulls——1,64383.00/cwt83.00–83.001,3643
Bulls——2,01887.55/cwt87.00–88.001,7672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81846.00/cwt46.00–46.003762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04249.56/cwt48.00–52.005169
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14554.00/cwt54.00–54.006181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15655.69/cwt53.00–58.006446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36059.63/cwt59.00–60.008113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38356.23/cwt55.00–58.007784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3733404.09/cwt355.00–430.002,9623
Bred Cows—Small 1-2803543.40/cwt480.00–590.004,3645
Bred Cows—Small 3820530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,3461
Bred Cows—Small 3905560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,0681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,103605.58/cwt560.00–675.006,6805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,119864.48/cwt800.00–940.009,6746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,205855.00/cwt855.00–855.0010,3031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213720.36/cwt640.00–770.008,7385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,7801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3783675.72/cwt650.00–700.005,2914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2875780.00/cwt780.00–780.006,8252

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.