Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2021-12-08

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Dec 8
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 360▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 53▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 25▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.94/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$125.94
106 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$1.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2495126.7062833
Medium and Large 1617126.6878231
Medium and Large 3455124.8156742
One grade step is worth $1.89/cwt here — about $60 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 sale106 hd
125.94
—
AL average16 barns · 2,403 hd
133.13
−7.19
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10655.9261810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34754.017274thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08543.4947211

Every lot

67 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1415174.00/cwt174.00–174.0072211
Steers—Medium and Large 3415152.00/cwt152.00–152.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2467154.39/cwt154.00–155.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 3475141.22/cwt140.00–145.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 1487171.50/cwt171.50–171.5083515
Steers—Medium and Large 2511142.00/cwt142.00–142.007269
Steers—Medium and Large 1515157.98/cwt156.00–160.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 3530133.53/cwt132.00–135.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1578140.00/cwt140.00–140.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334139.43/cwt138.00–142.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388141.00/cwt141.00–141.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393134.20/cwt134.00–135.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423134.16/cwt134.00–135.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434126.04/cwt124.50–133.0054711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459120.86/cwt120.00–123.005557
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467131.26/cwt127.00–133.0061312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507133.00/cwt133.00–133.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512118.99/cwt116.00–120.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517121.00/cwt121.00–121.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578112.00/cwt112.00–112.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615120.49/cwt120.00–121.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621113.40/cwt112.00–117.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy633129.00/cwt129.00–129.0081716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy680127.00/cwt127.00–127.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3688103.49/cwt102.00–105.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374154.61/cwt150.00–159.005784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383163.00/cwt160.00–167.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407164.00/cwt162.00–165.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415150.98/cwt150.00–152.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417142.94/cwt140.00–147.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468152.49/cwt150.00–155.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469145.75/cwt145.00–146.006848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470135.66/cwt135.00–136.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508135.99/cwt135.00–137.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523126.69/cwt125.00–130.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577116.27/cwt115.00–120.0067111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625132.00/cwt132.00–132.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668113.52/cwt112.00–115.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670127.46/cwt125.00–130.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,01563.00/cwt63.00–63.006391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06247.07/cwt46.00–49.005005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08256.79/cwt56.00–58.006145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10037.70/cwt36.00–39.004153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10361.04/cwt60.00–62.006732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11043.30/cwt43.00–44.004813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14751.04/cwt49.00–54.005853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45751.01/cwt50.00–52.007433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2797737.12/cwt610.00–800.005,87514
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy934894.91/cwt810.00–960.008,35811
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,010770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,7771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,8181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0012,7401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,283724.33/cwt710.00–740.009,2932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,510920.00/cwt920.00–920.0013,8921

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.