Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-08-24

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 24
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 308▲ 121 vs year ago 220 · +55.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 64▲ 16 vs year ago 57 · +28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.64/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$170.64
85 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533173.0592259
Medium and Large 2496168.4583618thin
Medium and Large 3496157.867848thin
One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $139 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 sale85 hd
170.64
—
AL average15 barns · 1,402 hd
172.19
−1.54
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—Low1,630106.701,7394thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39783.591,16713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15679.3991829
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02465.0966619

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8553thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7403thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2854thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$7834thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1406195.00/cwt195.00–195.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 3425172.00/cwt172.00–172.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1455182.76/cwt181.00–185.0083218
Steers—Medium and Large 2456176.26/cwt176.00–177.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 3473163.49/cwt162.00–165.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 3525152.30/cwt150.00–155.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 2534162.00/cwt160.00–162.5086510
Steers—Medium and Large 2565152.00/cwt152.00–152.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1583165.83/cwt165.00–170.0096734
Steers—Medium and Large 3600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381152.90/cwt152.50–155.005836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408156.02/cwt155.00–157.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421150.00/cwt150.00–150.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455152.00/cwt152.00–152.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455142.50/cwt140.00–145.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460155.33/cwt155.00–157.0071513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510150.99/cwt150.00–152.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515158.00/cwt158.00–158.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524145.19/cwt142.00–147.007615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566147.55/cwt143.00–148.0083511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620133.49/cwt132.00–135.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673127.42/cwt125.00–130.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683121.00/cwt120.00–122.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412170.99/cwt169.00–177.007048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433165.38/cwt160.00–167.0071611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481154.68/cwt150.00–157.007448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505161.82/cwt160.00–167.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505152.52/cwt150.00–155.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy530162.00/cwt162.00–162.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570158.01/cwt155.00–162.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570135.00/cwt135.00–135.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575143.04/cwt140.00–147.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy610157.00/cwt157.00–157.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618143.51/cwt142.00–145.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633127.47/cwt125.00–130.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650142.00/cwt142.00–142.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy698153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715134.90/cwt130.00–140.009652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,628110.60/cwt108.00–114.001,8013
Bulls——1,63595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93058.17/cwt55.00–60.005413
Cows—Lean 85-90%96362.66/cwt61.00–65.006038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11075.06/cwt73.00–78.0083313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12070.12/cwt67.00–72.007858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18581.24/cwt79.00–84.0096311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21186.59/cwt85.00–88.001,0495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39382.55/cwt80.00–84.001,1509
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40585.93/cwt85.00–88.001,2074
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—855.00/head820.00–885.008553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—740.00/head720.00–775.007403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,285.00/head1,200.00–1,370.001,2854
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—782.50/head754.00–804.007834

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.