Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-07-27

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 377▲ 48 vs year ago 228 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 61▲ 14 vs year ago 29 · +48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 41▲ 38 vs year ago 15 · +253.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.35/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −50.24 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$157.35
74 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.52
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525160.2984226
Medium and Large 2508156.1079228
Medium and Large 3456155.2870920
One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about $133 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 sale74 hd
157.35
—
AL average12 barns · 971 hd
151.83
+5.52
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−50.24
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—Average1,76798.531,7413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07364.0668712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42564.009121thin
CowsLean 85-90%High95353.5351020

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)—$1,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8551thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0236
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5566

Every lot

53 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3435176.01/cwt175.00–177.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 2450177.00/cwt177.00–177.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 3473163.52/cwt162.00–165.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 3625127.52/cwt125.00–130.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 2635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3298165.00/cwt165.00–165.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330167.00/cwt167.00–167.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369160.00/cwt160.00–160.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376155.48/cwt155.00–157.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415161.00/cwt161.00–161.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430149.67/cwt148.00–155.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433143.96/cwt142.00–147.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481136.70/cwt135.00–140.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523136.91/cwt135.00–143.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531132.13/cwt127.00–133.007029
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579127.00/cwt127.00–127.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 3637117.65/cwt116.00–120.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663119.00/cwt119.00–119.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670112.00/cwt112.00–112.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255197.00/cwt197.00–197.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340188.48/cwt187.00–190.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy350202.00/cwt202.00–202.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381170.05/cwt167.00–175.006487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382179.64/cwt177.00–182.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420180.97/cwt177.00–187.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440172.24/cwt170.00–175.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440161.00/cwt157.00–165.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463172.77/cwt170.00–175.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473149.89/cwt147.00–155.007097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527157.00/cwt157.00–157.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541152.48/cwt152.00–155.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569152.67/cwt150.00–157.0086910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579140.79/cwt137.00–145.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580132.32/cwt130.00–135.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629130.84/cwt130.00–135.008236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,76798.53/cwt97.00–100.001,7413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88043.74/cwt41.00–46.003852
Cows—Lean 85-90%92950.75/cwt47.00–53.004717
Cows—Lean 85-90%98257.08/cwt55.00–59.0056111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02861.97/cwt60.00–65.006379
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20770.33/cwt69.00–71.008493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42564.00/cwt64.00–64.009121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—555.50/head520.00–620.005566
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—855.00/head855.00–855.008551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,023.33/head1,020.00–1,030.001,0236

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.