Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-10-02

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 2
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 828▲ 471 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 76▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 32▲ 46 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 4.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.95/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$108.95
107 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.10
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550115.6563625
Medium and Large 2494109.3954136
Medium and Large 3462104.9648446
One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $151 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 sale107 hd
108.95
—
AL average16 barns · 2,079 hd
110.05
−1.10
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—High1,75579.361,3933thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,06053.005621thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17946.275469thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95137.433565thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added365136.00/cwt136.00–136.004963
Steers—Medium and Large 3430123.38/cwt120.00–127.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added443137.00/cwt137.00–137.0060712
Steers—Medium and Large 1445141.00/cwt140.00–142.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1465138.94/cwt136.00–140.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1545133.00/cwt133.00–133.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added547131.50/cwt131.50–131.5071916
Steers—Medium and Large 2570122.50/cwt122.00–123.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 3570115.97/cwt115.00–117.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1582129.93/cwt128.00–133.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 2622114.63/cwt112.00–117.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1625124.42/cwt122.00–127.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 3635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662133.00/cwt133.00–133.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 1755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added820124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328115.00/cwt115.00–115.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373111.95/cwt110.00–115.004184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378118.27/cwt115.00–120.004476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415124.00/cwt123.00–125.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415107.68/cwt107.00–110.0044716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419113.53/cwt112.00–115.004767
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468106.13/cwt105.00–107.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475119.31/cwt118.00–120.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475110.98/cwt110.00–112.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512102.32/cwt100.00–105.0052412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522115.94/cwt112.00–118.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527106.96/cwt105.00–110.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568122.00/cwt122.00–122.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 357097.43/cwt95.00–100.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575103.97/cwt102.00–105.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577110.16/cwt107.00–112.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 362787.29/cwt85.00–92.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673115.00/cwt115.00–115.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 269097.00/cwt97.00–97.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 270195.00/cwt95.00–95.006664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305133.00/cwt133.00–133.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371121.26/cwt117.00–125.004505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378126.64/cwt125.00–130.004796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420129.93/cwt128.00–132.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426119.91/cwt117.00–123.0051110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426112.63/cwt110.00–117.0048018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469108.77/cwt107.00–110.005105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470125.65/cwt125.00–127.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472113.61/cwt110.00–117.005369
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523103.62/cwt100.00–105.005426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533113.46/cwt112.00–115.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534108.98/cwt107.00–110.005829
Bulls—Medium and Large 356398.28/cwt95.00–100.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565105.19/cwt102.00–107.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571109.71/cwt107.00–112.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629106.49/cwt105.00–107.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 369092.00/cwt92.00–92.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 372587.00/cwt87.00–87.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 273095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 277592.00/cwt92.00–92.007131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69080.54/cwt80.00–81.001,3612
Bulls——1,88577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,4511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88840.56/cwt38.00–43.003602
Cows—Lean 85-90%99335.35/cwt35.00–36.003513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,06053.00/cwt53.00–53.005621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17849.32/cwt49.00–50.005813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18044.75/cwt43.00–46.005286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3770253.93/cwt200.00–290.001,9554
Bred Cows—Small 3813360.53/cwt300.00–400.002,9313
Bred Cows—Small 3830459.40/cwt440.00–480.003,8132
Bred Cows—Small 1-2842381.23/cwt365.00–400.003,2107
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895483.74/cwt440.00–530.004,3292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,080380.00/cwt380.00–380.004,1041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,3521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,179578.75/cwt480.00–680.006,8234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185563.62/cwt500.00–610.006,6796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,220620.00/cwt620.00–620.007,5641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3782603.92/cwt520.00–640.004,7236
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,053772.39/cwt675.00–875.008,1334
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,036.19/cwt1,010.00–1,060.0012,0204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,180900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,6202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,340.00/cwt1,340.00–1,340.0017,1522

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.