Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-08-10

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 10
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 276▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, 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 $159.40/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −48.19 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$159.40
70 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$144
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$5.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3443160.1071035
Medium and Large 2487159.2777631
Medium and Large 1554154.258544thin
One grade step is worth $5.85/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale70 hd
159.40
—
AL average16 barns · 1,533 hd
156.95
+2.45
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−48.19
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—High1,622103.891,6853thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33084.491,1242thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16678.279127thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97060.695894thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3368182.00/cwt182.00–182.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 2400187.00/cwt187.00–187.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 3420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 3560147.00/cwt147.00–147.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 3618135.99/cwt135.00–137.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1638158.49/cwt157.00–160.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added738150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260167.00/cwt167.00–167.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335159.43/cwt157.00–162.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378160.00/cwt160.00–160.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418147.39/cwt145.00–150.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433153.33/cwt152.00–155.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460148.50/cwt147.00–150.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484143.49/cwt140.00–145.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523135.00/cwt135.00–135.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575134.43/cwt132.00–137.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577123.55/cwt122.00–125.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy675139.01/cwt137.00–141.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2697149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,04224
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325187.00/cwt187.00–187.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340175.81/cwt175.00–180.005986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366181.49/cwt180.00–182.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3391171.61/cwt170.00–175.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433163.57/cwt160.00–166.0070810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476160.13/cwt158.00–166.0076210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488151.87/cwt150.00–157.007418
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531153.11/cwt150.00–154.008139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562143.77/cwt140.00–147.008084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665131.00/cwt131.00–131.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1211
Bulls——1,810110.83/cwt107.00–114.002,0062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97060.69/cwt58.00–63.005894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16582.73/cwt81.00–84.009643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16674.93/cwt74.00–77.008744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33084.49/cwt84.00–85.001,1242

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.