Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-11-10

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Nov 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 522▲ 31 vs year ago 547 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 52▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 19▲ 8 vs year ago 29 · +27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $119.54/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$119.54
97 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.10
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2513122.2462741
Medium and Large 1675119.9481016thin
Medium and Large 3502116.6258540
One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about $42 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 sale97 hd
119.54
—
AL average15 barns · 2,355 hd
127.64
−8.10
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—Average1,72580.821,3946thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16652.9261711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39851.517202thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06243.3346013

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2366168.00/cwt168.00–168.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 1465164.00/cwt164.00–164.0076314
Steers—Medium and Large 3478141.01/cwt140.00–142.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 3531131.43/cwt130.00–136.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1546148.12/cwt148.00–150.0080917
Steers—Medium and Large 2555132.48/cwt130.00–135.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1568141.01/cwt140.00–142.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2620124.44/cwt122.00–127.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1664126.39/cwt125.00–132.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3392129.00/cwt129.00–129.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433122.48/cwt122.00–124.0053010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2448127.00/cwt127.00–127.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468130.00/cwt130.00–130.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473126.04/cwt122.00–127.0059623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474118.50/cwt117.00–120.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2506121.00/cwt120.00–122.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520114.99/cwt114.00–117.005985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563118.67/cwt117.00–119.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574109.09/cwt107.00–112.0062610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608113.25/cwt112.00–115.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623106.01/cwt105.00–107.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy723119.00/cwt119.00–119.0086010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3393150.99/cwt150.00–152.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409158.50/cwt157.00–160.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420144.34/cwt143.00–147.0060612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424153.01/cwt150.00–155.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461154.20/cwt152.00–157.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470130.88/cwt128.00–137.0061520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476141.60/cwt140.00–145.0067410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1503142.32/cwt140.00–145.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513133.99/cwt130.00–137.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533123.49/cwt122.00–125.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555126.33/cwt125.00–127.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558134.03/cwt130.00–137.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575120.83/cwt117.00–122.006956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630110.98/cwt110.00–112.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672112.99/cwt112.00–115.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715114.53/cwt112.00–117.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1612
Bulls——1,68589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5001
Bulls——1,85781.97/cwt81.00–83.001,5223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00048.00/cwt48.00–48.004801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03337.69/cwt36.00–40.003892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07443.99/cwt42.00–46.0047210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15156.24/cwt54.00–59.006474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17451.02/cwt49.00–52.005997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39851.51/cwt51.00–52.007202
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035579.83/cwt522.00–623.006,0014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,048830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,6982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,040650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,265832.26/cwt825.00–840.0010,5282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,340760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,1841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,9702

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.