Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-02-09

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 282▼ 59 vs year ago 261 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 54▲ 42 vs year ago 32 · +131.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 32▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $149.19/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$149.19
65 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$277
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$6.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.13
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3348153.4653418thin
Medium and Large 2456148.6367819thin
Medium and Large 1552146.8281028
One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about −$277 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 sale65 hd
149.19
—
AL average12 barns · 1,132 hd
145.06
+4.13
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—Average1,690107.341,8146thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38579.171,09711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22474.7291521
CowsLean 85-90%Low98056.9855914

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1360217.00/cwt217.00–217.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 3360195.00/cwt195.00–195.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1408204.52/cwt202.00–207.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 2420197.00/cwt197.00–197.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2450182.00/cwt182.00–182.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 3475177.00/cwt177.00–177.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 2523169.54/cwt167.00–172.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2560157.00/cwt157.00–157.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 3590147.00/cwt147.00–147.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 2613143.48/cwt142.00–145.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235172.61/cwt170.00–175.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277160.83/cwt160.00–165.004456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280171.31/cwt170.00–172.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378147.75/cwt147.00–150.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420151.18/cwt150.00–152.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425144.56/cwt142.00–147.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463140.00/cwt140.00–140.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473152.00/cwt152.00–152.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484146.24/cwt145.00–150.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510132.00/cwt132.00–132.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518141.02/cwt140.00–142.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545149.00/cwt149.00–149.0081216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568144.23/cwt142.00–145.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578135.99/cwt135.00–137.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620130.06/cwt128.00–132.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323197.00/cwt197.00–197.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330213.52/cwt212.00–215.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363193.30/cwt190.00–200.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy375215.00/cwt215.00–215.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378208.95/cwt205.00–212.007909
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457182.99/cwt182.00–185.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488173.33/cwt170.00–175.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530167.00/cwt167.00–167.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531170.49/cwt170.00–172.009054
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588140.50/cwt140.00–141.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618145.00/cwt145.00–145.008962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630132.00/cwt132.00–132.008321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45893.93/cwt92.00–97.001,3692
Bulls——1,720108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,8581
Bulls——1,835116.05/cwt114.00–117.002,1303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95552.36/cwt49.00–55.005006
Cows—Lean 85-90%95957.49/cwt56.00–61.005515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06765.35/cwt64.00–67.006973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14976.28/cwt74.00–79.008767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21382.95/cwt81.00–85.001,0064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28170.33/cwt67.00–73.0090110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31889.52/cwt88.00–90.001,1804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44772.47/cwt69.00–75.001,0496
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840810.00/cwt810.00–810.006,8041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,113744.90/cwt730.00–760.008,2912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210925.55/cwt875.00–1,000.0011,1997
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,2451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4201,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0014,7681
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2926667.61/cwt614.00–720.006,1825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,1201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,3391
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy945950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,9781

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.