Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-07-20

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 20
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 311▲ 181 vs year ago 196 · +92.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 55▲ 34 vs year ago 27 · +125.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 35▲ 36 vs year ago 5 · +720.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $139.62/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$139.62
69 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$156
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$14.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2495142.5170623
Medium and Large 3460141.9465332
Medium and Large 1-2726131.009517thin
Medium and Large 1673128.158627thin
One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale69 hd
139.62
—
AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd
138.24
+1.38
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—High1,918101.001,9372thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15762.9472821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55062.009612thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89650.5145223

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8553thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7201thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6594thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3378175.00/cwt175.00–175.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 2447175.00/cwt175.00–175.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 1455182.00/cwt182.00–182.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 3476157.41/cwt157.00–160.007497
Steers—Medium and Large 2485167.00/cwt167.00–167.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 2515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1680146.00/cwt146.00–146.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325162.13/cwt160.00–163.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374162.49/cwt160.00–165.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405154.32/cwt152.00–156.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428147.65/cwt145.00–150.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458137.54/cwt135.00–140.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525131.71/cwt130.00–134.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528135.00/cwt135.00–135.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533148.51/cwt147.00–150.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2556133.57/cwt130.00–136.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600121.50/cwt120.00–122.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685122.00/cwt122.00–122.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726131.00/cwt131.00–131.009517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729120.00/cwt117.00–122.008755
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285202.00/cwt202.00–202.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329193.98/cwt192.00–197.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373171.89/cwt170.00–177.006419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378182.45/cwt180.00–185.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy380202.00/cwt202.00–202.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385192.00/cwt192.00–192.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418173.53/cwt172.00–175.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440167.00/cwt167.00–167.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468162.00/cwt162.00–162.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472150.41/cwt147.00–152.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515159.00/cwt159.00–159.008195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575152.41/cwt150.00–155.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610133.52/cwt132.00–135.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725117.48/cwt115.00–120.008522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,865105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9581
Bulls——1,97097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,9111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83844.09/cwt41.00–46.003696
Cows—Lean 85-90%89755.90/cwt53.00–58.005017
Cows—Lean 85-90%92950.59/cwt48.00–52.0047010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15460.55/cwt57.00–62.0069911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15964.46/cwt63.00–66.007478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16870.00/cwt70.00–70.008182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43565.00/cwt65.00–65.009331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66559.00/cwt59.00–59.009821
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—658.50/head657.00–663.006594
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—855.00/head840.00–865.008553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—720.00/head720.00–720.007201

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.