Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-08-14

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 14
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 397▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 17▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 30▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughters classes lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand on feeder light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.71/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$116.71
61 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.71
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455123.2456116thin
Medium and Large 2468116.3254428
Medium and Large 3464111.2251617thin
One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $44 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 sale61 hd
116.71
—
AL average16 barns · 1,439 hd
111.00
+5.71
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—Low1,67578.001,3071thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15055.006331thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02443.064414thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2485129.00/cwt128.00–130.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 2505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315132.00/cwt132.00–132.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345127.00/cwt127.00–127.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373125.69/cwt122.00–127.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380129.24/cwt129.00–130.004914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410127.30/cwt125.00–129.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430117.90/cwt116.00–122.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434113.31/cwt112.00–115.004926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466111.73/cwt110.00–113.005218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476114.48/cwt113.00–116.005458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485118.47/cwt117.00–120.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519113.68/cwt112.00–115.005907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530116.49/cwt116.00–117.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630109.00/cwt109.00–109.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 367092.00/cwt92.00–92.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 277587.00/cwt87.00–87.006741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327140.50/cwt137.00–145.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369128.45/cwt127.00–130.004744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428118.32/cwt117.00–120.005066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430122.00/cwt122.00–122.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463115.99/cwt115.00–117.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473120.64/cwt120.00–122.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495122.00/cwt122.00–122.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528113.18/cwt112.00–114.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530118.00/cwt118.00–118.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565117.50/cwt117.00–118.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573108.39/cwt105.00–112.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 368390.00/cwt90.00–90.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 373085.00/cwt85.00–85.006211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,67578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,3071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02443.06/cwt42.00–45.004414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15055.00/cwt55.00–55.006331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3705390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,8671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185645.00/cwt645.00–645.007,6431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205766.51/cwt740.00–830.009,2363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,225606.82/cwt580.00–670.007,4343
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2815965.00/cwt965.00–965.007,8654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,070735.00/cwt735.00–735.007,8651

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.