Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-09-25

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 25
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
828 head
▲ 598 vs last sale 230▲ 828 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 41▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 73▲ 32 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 mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 9.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. 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 $120.35/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$120.35
179 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2670127.2385285
Medium and Large 2522116.5160856
Medium and Large 1572111.556389thin
Medium and Large 3474110.3352329
One grade step is worth $16.91/cwt here — about $329 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 sale179 hd
120.35
—
AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd
113.85
+6.50
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—Average1,63178.051,27311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47350.407427thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14149.5156521
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09042.9446813

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3375132.00/cwt132.00–132.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 3415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513150.50/cwt150.50–150.5077224
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added513138.00/cwt138.00–138.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 2531128.72/cwt125.00–130.006846
Steers—Medium and Large 1545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added563136.14/cwt134.00–137.0076624
Steers—Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621140.50/cwt140.50–140.5087321
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added622126.49/cwt126.00–127.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 1655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695139.00/cwt139.00–139.0096668
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added737122.00/cwt122.00–122.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 2740112.00/cwt112.00–112.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761128.50/cwt128.50–128.509784
Steers—Medium and Large 1855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,017105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0685
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330123.00/cwt123.00–123.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Value Added372119.00/cwt119.00–119.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388115.32/cwt115.00–116.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432113.30/cwt112.00–115.004896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added462124.56/cwt124.00–126.0057519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471114.48/cwt113.00–115.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484111.00/cwt110.00–112.0053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518132.00/cwt132.00–132.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525108.00/cwt108.00–108.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529111.19/cwt109.00–113.005889
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570101.93/cwt98.00–105.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added571121.74/cwt120.50–123.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573106.95/cwt105.00–109.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576111.98/cwt110.00–114.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added603115.00/cwt115.00–115.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610109.00/cwt109.00–109.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619133.53/cwt127.00–134.0082744
Heifers—Medium and Large 362095.49/cwt95.00–96.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 269095.00/cwt95.00–95.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added694107.00/cwt107.00–107.007434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703119.50/cwt119.50–119.508403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 275592.00/cwt92.00–92.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791117.00/cwt117.00–117.0092529
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390121.32/cwt120.00–122.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395127.00/cwt127.00–127.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419122.80/cwt120.00–125.005157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426117.26/cwt115.00–120.005006
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470113.61/cwt112.00–115.0053411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472118.37/cwt117.00–120.0055910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523115.96/cwt113.00–117.006067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527110.65/cwt110.00–112.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564111.78/cwt110.00–113.006305
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564105.26/cwt102.00–108.005947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577113.30/cwt112.00–115.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633106.17/cwt106.00–107.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 367592.00/cwt92.00–92.006211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40570.00/cwt70.00–70.009842
Bulls——1,65078.51/cwt75.00–80.001,2955
Bulls——1,72181.49/cwt81.00–82.001,4024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05845.02/cwt44.00–46.004767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08848.62/cwt47.00–51.0052911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12740.51/cwt38.00–43.004576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15544.69/cwt44.00–45.005163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21852.98/cwt52.00–54.006457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34848.61/cwt48.00–50.006553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56651.75/cwt51.00–53.008104
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3705375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6441
Bred Cows—Small 3763443.62/cwt420.00–460.003,3853
Bred Cows—Small 1-2850464.96/cwt400.00–560.003,9526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,104573.64/cwt510.00–640.006,3335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138632.00/cwt585.00–680.007,1923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155721.69/cwt710.00–735.008,3362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,6651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,255445.00/cwt445.00–445.005,5851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3705620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,3712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,153717.75/cwt670.00–740.008,2766
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,233835.56/cwt810.00–860.0010,3024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,0552

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.