Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-11-06

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Nov 6
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 268▲ 524 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 43▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 32▲ 64 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 mostly steady, bulls lightly tested. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Demand on feeders good. 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 $107.88/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$107.88
93 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545110.0860010thin
Medium and Large 2502109.5255041
Medium and Large 3491105.7551942
One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about $81 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 sale93 hd
107.88
—
AL average16 barns · 2,428 hd
113.04
−5.16
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—Low1,36061.988432thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44845.816646thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28243.2755512
CowsLean 85-90%Low98233.323276thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2387151.32/cwt150.00–152.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 2415146.48/cwt145.00–150.0060810
Steers—Medium and Large 1427154.88/cwt150.00–160.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 2481136.72/cwt135.00–137.006587
Steers—Medium and Large 2513124.75/cwt124.00–125.0064016
Steers—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1593126.00/cwt126.00–126.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635126.50/cwt126.50–126.5080313
Steers—Medium and Large 3690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340122.00/cwt122.00–122.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374112.25/cwt111.00–115.004208
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383115.77/cwt115.00–117.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420109.97/cwt108.00–111.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431112.97/cwt112.00–115.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438116.49/cwt116.00–117.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471111.26/cwt110.00–112.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473113.30/cwt112.00–115.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477106.65/cwt105.00–108.0050912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525106.00/cwt106.00–106.005577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526107.96/cwt106.00–110.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562102.33/cwt102.00–103.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569106.39/cwt105.00–106.5060513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578107.96/cwt106.00–110.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 360398.99/cwt95.00–100.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635102.00/cwt102.00–102.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 367585.00/cwt85.00–85.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710102.00/cwt102.00–102.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 272592.00/cwt92.00–92.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 374085.00/cwt85.00–85.006291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275142.00/cwt142.00–142.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325152.00/cwt152.00–152.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360152.00/cwt152.00–152.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368138.31/cwt135.00–140.005095
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373130.99/cwt130.00–132.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421133.20/cwt131.00–135.005618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428125.24/cwt120.00–129.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433141.45/cwt140.00–144.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461118.25/cwt117.00–120.005458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468127.63/cwt122.00–131.0059714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478134.04/cwt130.00–140.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528115.19/cwt112.00–119.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568110.98/cwt110.00–112.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578115.00/cwt115.00–115.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627111.61/cwt111.00–113.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633105.27/cwt104.00–108.006666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 367095.00/cwt95.00–95.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 273095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 373290.00/cwt90.00–90.006593
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,36061.98/cwt61.00–63.008432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94035.77/cwt34.00–38.003363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02330.86/cwt30.00–33.003163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27142.52/cwt40.00–45.0054010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33547.01/cwt46.00–48.006282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39544.72/cwt44.00–46.006244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55548.00/cwt48.00–48.007462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3710255.14/cwt235.00–275.001,8112
Bred Cows—Small 1-2779365.22/cwt310.00–450.002,84510
Bred Cows—Small 1-2908520.10/cwt450.00–550.004,7235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,090556.56/cwt540.00–580.006,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,093382.81/cwt330.00–460.004,1843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106661.80/cwt610.00–730.007,3208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,166609.65/cwt525.00–760.007,10911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,000.18/cwt930.00–1,050.0014,1532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,583745.31/cwt730.00–760.0011,7982
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3805610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,9114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2863885.04/cwt880.00–890.007,6384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,058755.74/cwt720.00–790.007,9964
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,125625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,0312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,015.62/cwt980.00–1,060.0011,9036

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.