Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2020-02-19

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 137▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 13▲ 12 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 not tested last week. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.05/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$142.05
33 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477146.0569718thin
Medium and Large 2442140.336219thin
Medium and Large 3411132.645456thin
One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $152 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 sale33 hd
142.05
—
AL average15 barns · 1,525 hd
134.16
+7.89
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42758.968413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17356.566645thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10846.605167thin

Every lot

46 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 2380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 3390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 2418165.99/cwt165.00–167.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added554164.00/cwt164.00–164.009096
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added622142.00/cwt142.00–142.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663145.50/cwt145.50–145.509658
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215147.00/cwt147.00–147.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325152.00/cwt152.00–152.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360167.00/cwt167.00–167.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380152.00/cwt152.00–152.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added407160.00/cwt160.00–160.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410147.00/cwt147.00–147.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423131.61/cwt130.00–135.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435149.55/cwt147.00–153.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455147.00/cwt147.00–147.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455142.00/cwt142.00–142.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490127.00/cwt127.00–127.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514138.51/cwt138.00–139.007126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529128.74/cwt127.00–130.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355173.00/cwt173.00–173.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428157.98/cwt157.00–160.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433165.98/cwt165.00–167.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463148.48/cwt147.00–150.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469153.40/cwt147.00–157.007196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520148.47/cwt147.00–150.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522127.26/cwt125.00–132.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528139.04/cwt135.00–145.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06043.93/cwt42.00–45.004664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14955.20/cwt53.00–57.006344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17250.16/cwt48.00–51.005883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27062.00/cwt62.00–62.007871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42758.96/cwt58.00–60.008413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3780240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8721
Bred Cows—Small 1-2815610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,9721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,7731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,9171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,3282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,085700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,5952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,120650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,2802

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.