Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-07-21

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 21
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 312▼ 109 vs year ago 305 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 47▲ 0 vs year ago 27 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 17 vs year ago 22 · −77.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.82/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −72.77 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$134.82
56 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$54
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$1.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3483135.5065422
Medium and Large 1582134.4278214thin
Medium and Large 2527134.3670820
One grade step is worth $1.14/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale56 hd
134.82
—
AL average16 barns · 1,478 hd
135.74
−0.92
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−72.77
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—Average1,42787.711,2516thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,14869.457972thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05861.006454thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91951.8947710

Every lot

47 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 1510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2592135.00/cwt135.00–135.007995
Steers—Medium and Large 1610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365137.00/cwt137.00–137.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375154.00/cwt154.00–154.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438143.56/cwt140.00–147.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465137.33/cwt135.00–140.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474129.73/cwt125.00–132.006156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510127.00/cwt127.00–127.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550127.00/cwt127.00–127.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563120.00/cwt120.00–120.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571131.58/cwt131.00–132.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625128.01/cwt125.00–129.008006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625121.34/cwt120.00–122.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658123.48/cwt122.00–125.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429143.00/cwt142.00–145.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468137.19/cwt135.00–140.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472144.50/cwt142.00–147.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1503140.66/cwt140.00–142.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522134.13/cwt132.00–137.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526129.64/cwt127.00–130.006828
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575122.41/cwt120.00–125.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578134.75/cwt132.00–137.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610121.02/cwt120.00–122.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614130.81/cwt127.00–132.008036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy645136.00/cwt136.00–136.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663112.55/cwt110.00–115.007462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37091.84/cwt90.00–93.001,2583
Bulls——1,48383.58/cwt82.00–87.001,2393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90752.32/cwt51.00–55.004759
Cows—Boner 80-85%94857.46/cwt57.00–58.005452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02548.00/cwt48.00–48.004921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14869.45/cwt69.00–70.007972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16864.54/cwt63.00–66.007542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,025820.00/cwt820.00–820.008,4051

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.