Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-09-01

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 1
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 220▼ 194 vs year ago 402 · −48.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 57▼ 25 vs year ago 47 · −53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.39/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$134.39
63 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.81
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544137.0574615thin
Medium and Large 2479134.6964630
Medium and Large 3462131.6660818thin
One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $138 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 sale63 hd
134.39
—
AL average14 barns · 1,155 hd
133.57
+0.81
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—Low1,44489.591,2934thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58569.001,0941thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05560.4663810
CowsLean 85-90%Average98349.314855thin

Every lot

48 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 3485152.00/cwt152.00–152.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 2526154.60/cwt153.00–156.0081311
Steers—Medium and Large 3538136.82/cwt136.00–140.007366
Steers—Medium and Large 2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1589154.22/cwt150.00–155.009086
Steers—Medium and Large 1700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added740139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366146.76/cwt145.00–147.005378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379150.14/cwt149.00–155.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382140.00/cwt140.00–140.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412142.00/cwt137.00–145.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471131.45/cwt127.00–133.0061911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514130.96/cwt129.00–133.0067311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527122.97/cwt122.00–125.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2552126.67/cwt125.00–128.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567129.76/cwt129.00–130.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611121.26/cwt119.00–122.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy667131.00/cwt131.00–131.008746
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420141.05/cwt140.00–142.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460137.55/cwt135.00–140.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525129.96/cwt129.00–131.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568124.66/cwt124.00–125.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607123.80/cwt122.00–127.007515
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615118.00/cwt116.00–120.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663124.33/cwt123.00–125.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720114.01/cwt113.00–115.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733121.54/cwt118.00–124.008914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30385.45/cwt84.00–86.001,1133
Bulls——1,865102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,9021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88844.08/cwt43.00–45.003912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03062.34/cwt61.00–65.006425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04752.80/cwt50.00–55.005533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08058.57/cwt56.00–60.006335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0941
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,3651,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0014,8102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0021,9802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870870.00/cwt870.00–870.007,5691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,0171
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,049722.88/cwt637.00–775.007,5834

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.