Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-01-12

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 12
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 141▼ 16 vs year ago 250 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 28▲ 4 vs year ago 22 · +18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 12▲ 46 vs year ago 13 · +353.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.61/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$141.61
86 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514146.6375439
Medium and Large 3439137.5860527
Medium and Large 2509137.2769920
One grade step is worth $9.36/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 sale86 hd
141.61
—
AL average14 barns · 1,843 hd
143.58
−1.97
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—Low1,52377.501,1802thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41765.989354thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15357.2366010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00443.864415thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1360191.90/cwt190.00–197.006914
Steers—Medium and Large 2415177.00/cwt177.00–177.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1422184.42/cwt180.00–190.007787
Steers—Medium and Large 1450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 1520169.39/cwt168.00–171.008817
Steers—Medium and Large 1573157.40/cwt155.00–160.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 2595147.00/cwt147.00–147.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 3625132.00/cwt132.00–132.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1632149.84/cwt148.50–154.009474
Steers—Medium and Large 2645142.00/cwt142.00–142.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 1688141.00/cwt141.00–141.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added785137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380142.48/cwt140.00–146.005417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415146.06/cwt143.00–150.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417139.60/cwt138.00–142.0058211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424155.93/cwt155.00–159.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462141.91/cwt140.00–145.006569
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469135.59/cwt132.00–137.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475152.04/cwt150.00–155.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513132.50/cwt132.00–133.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530144.77/cwt142.00–148.0076713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568132.38/cwt130.00–135.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569142.25/cwt142.00–143.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613125.45/cwt123.00–128.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614134.59/cwt133.00–138.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623119.43/cwt117.00–122.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678121.00/cwt120.00–122.008202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323170.00/cwt170.00–170.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340187.00/cwt187.00–187.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383188.63/cwt187.00–192.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388181.80/cwt180.00–185.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388165.00/cwt165.00–165.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414182.25/cwt180.00–185.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437173.38/cwt170.00–175.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470170.98/cwt170.00–172.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470161.61/cwt160.00–165.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478148.49/cwt147.00–150.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515146.02/cwt145.00–147.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528151.72/cwt150.00–155.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529159.50/cwt157.00–162.008448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573148.67/cwt147.00–152.008523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578135.00/cwt135.00–135.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595139.50/cwt137.00–142.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628142.46/cwt138.00–144.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy645147.00/cwt147.00–147.009481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663130.00/cwt130.00–130.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2381
Bulls——1,53573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88045.00/cwt45.00–45.003961
Cows—Lean 85-90%91837.63/cwt35.00–40.003452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11554.15/cwt52.00–56.006045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15349.53/cwt48.00–51.005712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19160.30/cwt59.00–62.007185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37062.00/cwt62.00–62.008491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43267.31/cwt66.00–68.009643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3809777.50/cwt750.00–790.006,29010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3835700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942895.92/cwt835.00–940.008,44012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0012,10016
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853651.35/cwt600.00–690.005,5564

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.