Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-03-10

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 10
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 192▲ 109 vs year ago 325 · +33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 12▲ 23 vs year ago 21 · +109.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 15▲ 46 vs year ago 20 · +230.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $122.26/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$122.26
105 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.57
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544124.1467531
Medium and Large 3463121.4956240
Medium and Large 2514121.4662434
One grade step is worth $2.68/cwt here — about $51 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 sale105 hd
122.26
—
AL average16 barns · 2,355 hd
127.84
−5.57
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—High1,57982.581,3044thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31753.0569910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07153.0456810
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01140.064055thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3468137.99/cwt136.00–140.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 3590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 3615112.52/cwt110.00–115.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 2630124.50/cwt122.00–127.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1684117.00/cwt117.00–117.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1723113.04/cwt110.00–115.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 1830105.00/cwt105.00–105.008721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320137.46/cwt135.00–140.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370136.00/cwt135.00–137.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382131.31/cwt131.00–132.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418135.79/cwt135.00–137.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429126.83/cwt125.00–129.0054413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432130.81/cwt130.00–134.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465119.90/cwt117.00–122.0055812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476124.74/cwt123.00–127.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485130.50/cwt130.00–131.0063311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513114.04/cwt113.00–117.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531122.01/cwt120.00–123.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543127.00/cwt127.00–127.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559123.17/cwt120.00–125.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565110.98/cwt110.00–112.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567115.41/cwt113.00–117.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603111.34/cwt110.00–112.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620117.54/cwt115.00–120.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623103.70/cwt102.00–107.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655108.49/cwt107.00–110.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665102.54/cwt100.00–105.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752103.00/cwt100.00–104.007754
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315167.00/cwt167.00–167.005261
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333163.49/cwt162.00–165.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370149.80/cwt147.00–152.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416140.51/cwt140.00–142.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420169.00/cwt169.00–169.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423153.48/cwt150.00–157.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468134.68/cwt132.00–138.0063012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474141.29/cwt140.00–145.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505142.00/cwt140.00–145.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521133.71/cwt130.00–137.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527116.45/cwt115.00–122.006146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558130.00/cwt130.00–130.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3614105.99/cwt105.00–107.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619111.77/cwt110.00–115.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653106.00/cwt105.00–107.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2501
Bulls——1,58377.15/cwt75.00–79.001,2212
Bulls——1,82082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91836.72/cwt35.00–38.003372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02150.82/cwt50.00–52.005195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07342.29/cwt41.00–44.004543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12055.25/cwt53.00–57.006195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26654.19/cwt53.00–56.006867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43550.40/cwt50.00–51.007233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,132756.55/cwt710.00–780.008,5643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158993.55/cwt910.00–1,080.0011,5056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,290875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,2881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,330610.00/cwt610.00–610.008,1131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1581,111.96/cwt1,080.00–1,150.0012,8766

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.