Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2020-08-19

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 19
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 324▲ 490 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 31▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 13▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.42/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$125.42
73 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568128.0072733
Medium and Large 2502124.8962730
Medium and Large 3530118.5062910thin
One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $98 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 sale73 hd
125.42
—
AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd
122.40
+3.02
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—Low1,71086.511,4795thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44456.078104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23655.7468922
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01351.545223thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2413163.96/cwt160.00–167.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 1455164.00/cwt164.00–164.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 2520141.00/cwt141.00–141.0073310
Steers—Medium and Large 2591134.00/cwt134.00–134.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 1623133.24/cwt133.00–137.0083020
Steers—Medium and Large 2654124.00/cwt124.00–124.008118
Steers—Medium and Large 1665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2727122.00/cwt122.00–122.008878
Steers—Medium and Large 1844122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0308
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360140.00/cwt138.00–142.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425128.67/cwt127.00–132.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442135.86/cwt135.00–136.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460132.51/cwt132.00–133.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466127.00/cwt125.00–128.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485121.00/cwt121.00–121.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516122.51/cwt122.00–125.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529119.00/cwt119.00–119.006307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557121.38/cwt118.00–124.006767
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558115.50/cwt115.00–116.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683123.00/cwt123.00–123.008407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685112.49/cwt112.00–113.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771116.00/cwt116.00–116.008944
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383167.00/cwt167.00–167.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410145.67/cwt140.00–150.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410137.00/cwt137.00–137.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423160.56/cwt157.00–165.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460135.64/cwt132.00–140.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523127.30/cwt125.00–130.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545122.00/cwt122.00–122.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555126.31/cwt122.00–129.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608129.00/cwt128.00–130.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631116.75/cwt115.00–118.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71086.51/cwt85.00–88.001,4795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01351.54/cwt50.00–53.005223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21856.58/cwt54.00–59.0068916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28252.19/cwt51.00–53.006695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28560.00/cwt60.00–60.007711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44456.07/cwt55.00–57.008104
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1001,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0011,4402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2011,400.00/cwt1,375.00–1,475.0016,8148
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133850.00/cwt800.00–950.009,6313

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.