Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-01-26

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 26
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 234▲ 90 vs year ago 191 · +47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 26▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 59▼ 8 vs year ago 22 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $156.30/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −51.29 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$156.30
57 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$92
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2496158.0378520
Medium and Large 3471155.3873323
Medium and Large 1564155.3487714thin
One grade step is worth $2.69/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale57 hd
156.30
—
AL average16 barns · 1,276 hd
155.81
+0.49
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−51.29
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—Average1,68187.611,4735thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14260.3468915
CowsLean 85-90%Low90246.844227thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2422172.34/cwt170.00–175.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 1430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1470173.40/cwt170.00–175.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1515164.13/cwt163.00–165.008457
Steers—Medium and Large 2515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612156.00/cwt156.00–156.0095521
Steers—Medium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,12615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428146.51/cwt146.00–147.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465135.49/cwt135.00–136.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468145.74/cwt145.00–147.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474141.78/cwt140.00–143.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3509128.00/cwt126.00–130.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515147.00/cwt147.00–147.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523140.97/cwt140.00–142.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559127.53/cwt125.00–130.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570117.50/cwt117.00–118.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582142.00/cwt142.00–142.0082614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673134.00/cwt134.00–134.009026
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367173.01/cwt172.00–175.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370192.00/cwt192.00–192.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372182.38/cwt180.00–185.006785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410172.47/cwt170.00–175.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438165.88/cwt160.00–167.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458173.95/cwt170.00–177.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463163.48/cwt160.00–167.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473153.76/cwt150.00–157.007275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513153.64/cwt152.00–157.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538160.00/cwt160.00–160.008614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540138.50/cwt137.00–140.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560157.46/cwt155.00–160.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577142.79/cwt140.00–145.008245
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628122.28/cwt120.00–127.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633133.99/cwt130.00–137.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685129.66/cwt127.00–132.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830117.00/cwt117.00–117.009711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2311
Bulls——1,67287.68/cwt87.00–89.001,4663
Bulls——1,87094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,7581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85851.57/cwt50.00–53.004424
Cows—Lean 85-90%95839.30/cwt37.00–42.003762
Cows—Lean 85-90%96543.00/cwt43.00–43.004151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12463.02/cwt61.00–65.007085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14856.88/cwt54.00–60.006538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16567.50/cwt67.00–68.007862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965840.00/cwt840.00–840.008,1061
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0010,7611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,3952

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.