Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-10-27

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 27
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 300▲ 5 vs year ago 303 · +1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 44▼ 5 vs year ago 38 · −13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 16 vs year ago 66 · −24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.17/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −68.41 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$139.17
89 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492147.4372536
Medium and Large 3492133.6065732
Medium and Large 2523133.5369921
One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $27 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 sale89 hd
139.17
—
AL average16 barns · 1,678 hd
133.40
+5.78
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−68.41
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—Average1,87079.471,4863thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47558.008561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13750.5957513
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03138.263947thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 2365172.40/cwt170.00–175.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 3445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 1455163.79/cwt162.00–165.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 2480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 3498147.00/cwt147.00–147.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1553147.01/cwt145.00–148.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 3580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1620138.00/cwt138.00–138.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 3648120.00/cwt120.00–120.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260137.00/cwt137.00–137.003562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365137.00/cwt137.00–137.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405132.00/cwt132.00–132.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419119.85/cwt117.00–123.005027
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470115.93/cwt115.00–119.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476124.04/cwt121.00–127.0059011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513121.00/cwt121.00–121.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518117.82/cwt116.00–120.006107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560107.00/cwt107.00–107.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578112.79/cwt111.00–114.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581115.00/cwt115.00–115.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy607123.00/cwt123.00–123.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620107.00/cwt107.00–107.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680108.03/cwt106.00–110.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282164.00/cwt164.00–164.004623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3341161.68/cwt160.00–162.005516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345181.00/cwt181.00–181.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387165.48/cwt165.00–167.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390152.00/cwt152.00–152.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420151.36/cwt150.00–152.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421156.00/cwt155.00–157.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432139.66/cwt135.00–142.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy455157.00/cwt157.00–157.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462142.38/cwt140.00–143.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464152.08/cwt147.00–155.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483133.51/cwt132.00–135.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513125.00/cwt125.00–125.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523134.81/cwt132.00–136.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526140.96/cwt138.00–145.007415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561135.00/cwt135.00–135.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573118.81/cwt115.00–122.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575127.00/cwt127.00–127.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615124.39/cwt122.00–125.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666110.00/cwt110.00–110.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678105.97/cwt105.00–107.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3732100.00/cwt100.00–100.007325
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78076.70/cwt75.00–78.001,3652
Bulls——2,05085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95539.54/cwt37.00–42.003783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01030.61/cwt30.00–31.003092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11848.08/cwt47.00–49.005384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14651.70/cwt50.00–55.005929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16544.00/cwt44.00–44.005132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47558.00/cwt58.00–58.008561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763720.00/cwt720.00–720.005,4943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,113748.60/cwt700.00–800.008,3324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,202900.53/cwt820.00–950.0010,8243
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39801,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0010,1432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29881,040.18/cwt1,030.00–1,050.0010,2774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,176.62/cwt1,100.00–1,240.0013,3904

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.