Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-05-11

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, May 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 173▼ 39 vs year ago 242 · −16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 3 vs year ago 30 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 170▼ 19 vs year ago 45 · −42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $141.79/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$141.79
49 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$248
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$17.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.58
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3455146.3366615thin
Medium and Large 2514143.7974025
Medium and Large 1710128.669149thin
One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about −$248 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 sale49 hd
141.79
—
AL average15 barns · 1,469 hd
140.21
+1.58
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28485.851,1026thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13479.849057thin
CowsLean 85-90%High99759.775965thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006466
Steers—Medium and Large 3444174.00/cwt174.00–174.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 2468177.00/cwt177.00–177.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 3493166.00/cwt166.00–166.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 1504177.00/cwt177.00–177.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 2532164.74/cwt160.00–167.008766
Steers—Medium and Large 1573163.49/cwt162.00–165.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 1665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1780132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340158.52/cwt157.00–160.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366156.52/cwt155.00–157.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378162.00/cwt162.00–162.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423148.63/cwt147.00–152.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426156.21/cwt155.00–157.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475153.48/cwt152.00–155.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488147.99/cwt147.00–149.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516141.40/cwt140.00–145.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3547138.50/cwt137.00–139.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613126.00/cwt125.00–127.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622130.33/cwt130.00–131.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780112.00/cwt112.00–112.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy875122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1888110.00/cwt110.00–110.009773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340186.01/cwt185.00–187.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360182.00/cwt182.00–182.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388170.68/cwt170.00–172.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410172.28/cwt170.00–173.007067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421164.78/cwt160.00–167.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482154.24/cwt150.00–157.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518143.26/cwt140.00–145.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535154.01/cwt152.00–155.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563153.50/cwt150.00–157.008646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585144.52/cwt142.00–147.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93864.89/cwt64.00–66.006092
Cows—Lean 85-90%98560.00/cwt60.00–60.005911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06354.53/cwt53.00–56.005802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10586.00/cwt86.00–86.009501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11874.62/cwt73.00–77.008343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16083.00/cwt82.00–84.009633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23190.31/cwt88.00–92.001,1124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39076.94/cwt75.00–79.001,0692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,8091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094982.96/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,7544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,190945.65/cwt940.00–950.0011,2532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4201,202.02/cwt1,180.00–1,225.0017,0692
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,9802

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.