Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2020-02-26

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 26
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 133▲ 286 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 12▲ 25 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 3.00 higher, bulls not tested last week. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $139.31/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$139.31
84 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467144.6967623
Medium and Large 2456138.6663229
Medium and Large 3402136.0354732
One grade step is worth $8.66/cwt here — about $128 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 sale84 hd
139.31
—
AL average15 barns · 1,340 hd
135.44
+3.87
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—High1,84593.081,7172thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16859.256924thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91051.044644thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330192.00/cwt192.00–192.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 2373173.38/cwt170.00–177.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1385187.00/cwt187.00–187.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2432165.49/cwt162.00–166.0071510
Steers—Medium and Large 1455172.00/cwt172.00–172.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2470160.28/cwt157.00–162.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1505161.00/cwt161.00–161.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1603140.00/cwt140.00–140.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280147.00/cwt147.00–147.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325146.24/cwt146.00–147.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333154.55/cwt152.00–157.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372139.92/cwt136.00–143.0052114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380147.97/cwt147.00–149.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393155.00/cwt155.00–155.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425145.13/cwt140.00–147.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426133.22/cwt130.00–136.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429153.36/cwt150.00–155.0065811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468127.95/cwt126.00–130.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478136.15/cwt132.00–140.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514132.71/cwt131.00–133.006827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522120.59/cwt117.00–125.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528127.34/cwt125.00–130.006728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230189.78/cwt185.00–195.004362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273177.39/cwt175.00–180.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319173.22/cwt172.00–175.005534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332186.31/cwt185.00–187.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367168.71/cwt165.00–172.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389179.56/cwt175.00–182.0069810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added408178.00/cwt178.00–178.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417173.99/cwt172.00–175.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420163.23/cwt160.00–165.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481154.21/cwt151.00–158.0074210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523141.99/cwt140.00–144.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583122.45/cwt120.00–125.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635129.00/cwt129.00–129.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,84593.08/cwt92.00–94.001,7172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91051.04/cwt49.00–52.004644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11556.00/cwt56.00–56.006242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22062.51/cwt62.00–63.007632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3715295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1091
Bred Cows—Small 3820475.55/cwt465.00–485.003,9002
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,8952
Bred Cows—Small 1-2868597.18/cwt560.00–635.005,1842
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,8582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,143651.84/cwt630.00–665.007,4513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175775.69/cwt710.00–835.009,1142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3772594.57/cwt580.00–670.004,5907
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2980855.00/cwt855.00–855.008,3792
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,142747.76/cwt730.00–770.008,5397
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,245800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,9601

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.