Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-12-11

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Dec 11
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▼ 264 vs last sale 645▲ 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 47▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 78▲ 17 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 lightly tested to few for adequate market test. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 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 $108.36/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$108.36
55 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.66
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1603112.0767615thin
Medium and Large 2515108.4155918thin
Medium and Large 3478105.8050522
One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $171 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 sale55 hd
108.36
—
AL average16 barns · 2,021 hd
114.02
−5.66
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—High1,82573.001,3321thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16841.754883thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10839.494374thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2445137.00/cwt137.00–137.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 3523122.93/cwt120.00–126.006439
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added542134.00/cwt134.00–134.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621132.49/cwt131.00–133.508235
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added658122.00/cwt122.00–122.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added669127.33/cwt127.00–128.008529
Steers—Medium and Large 1695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 1715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 2768111.00/cwt111.00–111.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added798120.00/cwt120.00–120.009583
Steers—Medium and Large 1830112.00/cwt112.00–112.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373112.38/cwt110.00–115.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425107.57/cwt107.00–110.004575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427115.27/cwt113.00–118.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472104.99/cwt104.00–106.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490112.00/cwt112.00–112.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510103.32/cwt102.00–104.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526106.20/cwt104.00–109.005598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566104.75/cwt104.00–105.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585106.49/cwt106.00–107.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3598100.00/cwt100.00–100.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 362599.00/cwt99.00–99.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 367092.00/cwt92.00–92.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673108.00/cwt108.00–108.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275158.24/cwt155.00–160.004353
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386137.00/cwt137.00–137.005295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390147.47/cwt145.00–150.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474125.39/cwt120.00–130.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483116.45/cwt115.00–120.005624
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523112.78/cwt110.00–115.005906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529116.92/cwt115.00–120.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 3566107.18/cwt102.00–110.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580112.80/cwt111.00–115.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675109.94/cwt108.00–112.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725107.50/cwt107.00–108.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 376590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,82573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,3321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06537.45/cwt35.00–39.003992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12539.63/cwt38.00–41.004462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15041.53/cwt41.00–42.004782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25546.00/cwt46.00–46.005771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2826401.42/cwt325.00–500.003,3164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,060485.00/cwt485.00–485.005,1411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130612.58/cwt540.00–675.006,9222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,213484.69/cwt425.00–575.005,8794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,2851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,8332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,145755.00/cwt755.00–755.008,6452

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.