Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-02-02

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 2
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 281▲ 94 vs year ago 188 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 30▲ 29 vs year ago 25 · +116.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 14▲ 21 vs year ago 11 · +190.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers sold steady to firm, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $154.87/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −52.72 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$154.87
77 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.00
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529159.2684231
Medium and Large 3434152.8766422
Medium and Large 2506151.0376524
One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $77 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 sale77 hd
154.87
—
AL average14 barns · 1,207 hd
149.87
+5.00
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−52.72
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—High1,574101.591,5998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40574.271,04313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15069.598007thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03852.225425thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370182.00/cwt182.00–182.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2482163.00/cwt163.00–163.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 2531157.64/cwt155.00–159.008376
Steers—Medium and Large 1554161.29/cwt156.00–164.008946
Steers—Medium and Large 3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1677137.28/cwt135.00–142.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1745136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1785129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2396150.00/cwt150.00–150.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434138.65/cwt136.00–142.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458145.51/cwt145.00–146.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470129.00/cwt129.00–129.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495138.50/cwt137.00–140.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513139.24/cwt138.00–143.007149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515135.18/cwt132.00–137.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516124.03/cwt123.00–127.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565118.46/cwt117.00–120.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571126.83/cwt124.00–128.007246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577131.94/cwt131.50–133.007618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy607134.00/cwt134.00–134.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623127.98/cwt126.00–130.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675125.97/cwt125.00–127.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763116.00/cwt116.00–116.008852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328174.66/cwt172.00–177.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365161.51/cwt160.00–165.005908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy375202.50/cwt200.00–205.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380188.91/cwt185.00–195.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395178.05/cwt172.00–180.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418160.38/cwt160.00–162.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430159.00/cwt159.00–159.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438171.01/cwt170.00–172.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473162.41/cwt160.00–165.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484158.50/cwt157.00–159.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 3487141.68/cwt140.00–145.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510156.85/cwt155.00–158.008007
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521138.76/cwt135.00–140.007234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528147.42/cwt145.00–150.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555150.00/cwt145.00–155.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575139.28/cwt137.00–141.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621128.81/cwt127.00–130.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770121.90/cwt117.00–127.009392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24388.65/cwt87.00–91.001,1023
Bulls——1,505103.61/cwt101.00–106.001,5592
Bulls——1,950113.18/cwt109.00–116.002,2073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96359.56/cwt59.00–60.005742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03078.00/cwt78.00–78.008031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07542.00/cwt42.00–42.004521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09550.00/cwt50.00–50.005482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14862.44/cwt62.00–63.007172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18171.07/cwt69.00–73.008394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23679.67/cwt79.00–81.009854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34067.91/cwt67.00–69.009102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52073.00/cwt70.00–75.001,1107
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,031.03/cwt920.00–1,080.0010,0836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0901,337.09/cwt1,330.00–1,350.0014,5743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,6591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,157822.44/cwt785.00–850.009,5163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178797.64/cwt770.00–830.009,3962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2351,031.10/cwt965.00–1,070.0012,7342

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.