Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-09-14

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 14
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 202▼ 151 vs year ago 430 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 45▲ 4 vs year ago 41 · +9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 28▲ 16 vs year ago 20 · +80.0%
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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 steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $164.48/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −43.11 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$164.48
84 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.00
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2468166.4177927
Medium and Large 1535163.8487641
Medium and Large 3426162.8569416thin
One grade step is worth $3.56/cwt here — about $85 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 sale84 hd
164.48
—
AL average15 barns · 1,279 hd
156.47
+8.00
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−43.11
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—Average1,55399.631,5476thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34280.191,07612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11274.268268thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93859.7256014

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)—$1,0404thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7615
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6207

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 3465162.42/cwt160.00–165.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 2525162.00/cwt162.00–162.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 3540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2553160.00/cwt160.00–160.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1583162.00/cwt162.00–162.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1605161.01/cwt160.00–162.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 2640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1662154.02/cwt152.00–155.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 2670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3391156.17/cwt155.00–160.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429158.28/cwt157.00–160.006797
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460142.99/cwt142.00–144.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472157.34/cwt155.00–160.007438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480151.00/cwt149.00–152.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523135.99/cwt135.00–137.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524150.34/cwt150.00–152.007886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527144.62/cwt142.00–147.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565130.99/cwt130.00–132.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625126.02/cwt125.00–127.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635132.00/cwt132.00–132.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673117.57/cwt115.00–120.007912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320192.26/cwt190.00–195.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323183.74/cwt180.00–187.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343205.00/cwt205.00–205.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367198.41/cwt195.00–205.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373184.70/cwt182.00–187.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383174.42/cwt172.00–177.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413182.95/cwt180.00–190.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422163.40/cwt160.00–165.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429176.01/cwt175.00–177.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468153.17/cwt150.00–157.007176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478170.00/cwt170.00–170.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484161.73/cwt160.00–165.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523145.00/cwt145.00–145.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537152.91/cwt150.00–155.0082110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575156.43/cwt150.00–160.0089922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613151.00/cwt150.00–152.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657140.66/cwt140.00–142.009243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730132.00/cwt132.00–132.009641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39399.51/cwt97.00–101.001,3863
Bulls——1,55090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3951
Bulls——1,793104.61/cwt103.00–106.001,8762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93054.83/cwt51.00–57.005106
Cows—Lean 85-90%93661.39/cwt59.00–63.005755
Cows—Lean 85-90%95566.71/cwt64.00–69.006373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09578.43/cwt77.00–80.008592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11872.87/cwt71.00–75.008156
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19979.16/cwt77.00–81.009497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48484.28/cwt83.00–85.001,2514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,2571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,003.33/head960.00–1,075.001,0033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—787.50/head775.00–800.007882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—761.00/head710.00–830.007615
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—620.29/head570.00–680.006207

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.