Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-03-02

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 2
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 123▲ 59 vs year ago 192 · +30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 40▲ 11 vs year ago 12 · +91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle lightly tested. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.62/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −46.96 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$160.62
56 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.71
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495167.7182918thin
Medium and Large 2485162.0478522
Medium and Large 3496150.7074716thin
One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about $82 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 sale56 hd
160.62
—
AL average16 barns · 895 hd
156.91
+3.71
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−46.96
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—Average1,575103.001,6222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17378.0891611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29577.641,0063thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02757.075863thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2479165.00/cwt165.00–165.007907
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378155.00/cwt155.00–155.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415150.52/cwt150.00–151.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422159.67/cwt157.00–162.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463151.62/cwt147.00–154.007029
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470142.61/cwt141.00–144.0067010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3502133.00/cwt132.00–134.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578126.69/cwt125.00–130.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593138.01/cwt136.00–140.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610119.48/cwt117.00–122.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615125.03/cwt123.00–127.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658120.00/cwt120.00–120.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733111.00/cwt110.00–112.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2781104.00/cwt104.00–104.008124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337193.32/cwt190.00–195.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345203.50/cwt202.00–205.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350182.00/cwt182.00–182.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360192.00/cwt192.00–192.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412165.65/cwt165.00–167.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419176.31/cwt170.00–179.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420183.65/cwt182.00–184.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470163.70/cwt160.00–165.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509160.00/cwt160.00–160.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526152.96/cwt150.00–155.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540145.04/cwt142.00–146.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565152.32/cwt150.00–155.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573143.48/cwt140.00–147.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582133.04/cwt130.00–137.007743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623136.00/cwt136.00–136.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3681
Bulls——1,710111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99564.00/cwt64.00–64.006371
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04353.60/cwt52.00–55.005592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05870.71/cwt69.00–73.007484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22283.61/cwt82.00–85.001,0225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27879.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28372.46/cwt72.00–73.009302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,045830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,6741

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.