Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-09-04

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 4
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 501▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 37▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 28▲ 27 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. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders 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 $115.37/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$115.37
119 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583117.7168632
Medium and Large 2503115.2458037
Medium and Large 3454113.9851850
One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about $168 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 sale119 hd
115.37
—
AL average10 barns · 1,034 hd
114.98
+0.39
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—Average1,82084.231,5336thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39057.217954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12755.8662912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04448.435067thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 3498125.00/cwt125.00–125.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 2555131.00/cwt131.00–131.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1636126.62/cwt125.50–130.008057
Steers—Medium and Large 3729113.00/cwt113.00–113.008244
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375124.78/cwt123.00–127.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375119.72/cwt118.00–122.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429121.26/cwt120.00–123.005207
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430116.27/cwt115.00–117.0050021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473118.34/cwt117.00–120.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477111.49/cwt109.00–115.0053211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485123.23/cwt122.00–125.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515108.74/cwt107.00–110.0056012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525118.80/cwt118.00–119.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531112.14/cwt110.00–116.0059511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555107.00/cwt107.00–107.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576122.32/cwt119.00–123.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577116.49/cwt115.00–118.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement628117.64/cwt115.00–119.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680101.00/cwt101.00–101.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 272898.48/cwt97.00–100.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement745107.00/cwt107.00–107.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 275597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324140.81/cwt137.00–155.004566
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335128.00/cwt128.00–128.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375134.04/cwt130.00–137.005038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425128.16/cwt125.00–130.005459
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425121.34/cwt121.00–122.005166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1449132.00/cwt132.00–132.005938
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468124.18/cwt121.00–125.005819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474116.72/cwt115.00–117.005537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522121.67/cwt120.00–122.0063522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522113.65/cwt113.00–115.005936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576117.84/cwt115.00–120.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590110.38/cwt107.00–115.0065112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610105.67/cwt105.00–107.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618113.98/cwt113.00–115.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,81079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,4301
Bulls——1,81588.63/cwt87.00–90.001,6092
Bulls——1,82783.03/cwt81.00–85.001,5173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94545.00/cwt45.00–45.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06149.00/cwt46.00–51.005206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07353.81/cwt51.00–56.005777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20258.73/cwt57.00–61.007065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39057.21/cwt57.00–58.007954
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3804408.21/cwt380.00–470.003,2825
Bred Cows—Small 3910500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090748.81/cwt700.00–795.008,1622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,125555.00/cwt555.00–555.006,2441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,135850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,202869.61/cwt860.00–890.0010,4533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215945.00/cwt945.00–945.0011,4821
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3755680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,1342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3860780.00/cwt780.00–780.006,7084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2955940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,9772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,140900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,093.41/cwt1,070.00–1,110.0013,0996

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.