Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2020-08-26

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 490▼ 102 vs year ago 501 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 57▼ 20 vs year ago 37 · −54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 46▲ 3 vs year ago 28 · +10.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $125.19/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$125.19
149 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$124
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.00
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2479125.4660173
Medium and Large 3419125.1152459
Medium and Large 1583124.3372517thin
One grade step is worth $1.13/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale149 hd
125.19
—
AL average16 barns · 2,061 hd
120.20
+5.00
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—Low1,66285.681,4243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13153.276026thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3333137.05/cwt135.00–142.504566
Steers—Medium and Large 2388158.76/cwt157.50–160.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 3389131.55/cwt131.00–140.0051218
Steers—Medium and Large 1405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 2423150.85/cwt145.00–155.006386
Steers—Medium and Large 1465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 3485118.76/cwt117.50–120.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 2488140.80/cwt137.50–144.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1527142.16/cwt141.00–143.007493
Steers—Medium and Large 3535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2620129.33/cwt127.50–132.508023
Steers—Medium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 3715107.50/cwt107.50–107.507691
Steers—Medium and Large 2728113.77/cwt112.50–115.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273137.61/cwt135.00–140.003762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336134.78/cwt134.00–137.5045324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378134.68/cwt130.00–140.0050921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378122.48/cwt120.00–125.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415133.83/cwt132.00–137.505553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419121.75/cwt119.00–124.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424128.03/cwt125.00–131.0054313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474116.94/cwt115.00–120.005548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475124.05/cwt122.00–127.505897
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521115.74/cwt110.00–117.5060314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523125.52/cwt125.00–126.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526121.55/cwt120.00–124.0063916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565124.00/cwt124.00–124.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566118.79/cwt116.00–121.006729
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577113.32/cwt110.00–115.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615122.26/cwt120.00–124.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627117.17/cwt117.00–117.507353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667112.49/cwt110.00–115.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676121.11/cwt118.00–124.008195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755112.50/cwt112.50–112.508491
Heifers—Medium and Large 279095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270151.79/cwt150.00–155.004103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322168.30/cwt165.00–172.505423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330151.00/cwt150.00–152.504985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363159.11/cwt155.00–162.505783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363141.58/cwt140.00–150.0051413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415163.31/cwt162.50–165.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431153.74/cwt150.00–157.506634
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440138.71/cwt135.00–142.506102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475130.83/cwt127.50–137.506213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513135.69/cwt135.00–137.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519128.93/cwt125.00–132.506699
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528120.84/cwt120.00–122.506383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559122.38/cwt122.00–122.506844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562128.83/cwt127.50–131.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565118.75/cwt117.50–120.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605121.58/cwt120.00–122.507366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612117.35/cwt115.00–120.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635111.24/cwt110.00–112.507062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725113.60/cwt112.00–115.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770107.50/cwt105.00–110.008282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66285.68/cwt85.00–87.001,4243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09346.90/cwt46.00–48.005132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15062.00/cwt62.00–62.007131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15054.60/cwt53.50–55.006283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2763614.24/cwt560.00–660.004,6873
Bred Cows—Small 1-2833499.85/cwt490.00–510.004,1642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2922784.17/cwt650.00–920.007,23015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290961.04/cwt600.00–1,150.0012,3973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,028.82/cwt730.00–1,250.0011,7295

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.