Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-10-05

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 5
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 384▲ 146 vs year ago 140 · +104.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 51▲ 14 vs year ago 24 · +58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 25▼ 6 vs year ago 28 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $142.84/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −64.74 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$142.84
53 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.97
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485161.5278310thin
Medium and Large 1-2538147.007918thin
Medium and Large 3485140.1868019thin
Medium and Large 2582132.2577016thin
One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $14 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 sale53 hd
142.84
—
AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd
141.87
+0.97
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−64.74
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—Average1,720100.001,7201thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58571.751,1389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18065.2077012
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02154.0655210

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)—$9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1836

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365187.00/cwt187.00–187.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 3433150.00/cwt150.00–150.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 2438160.00/cwt160.00–160.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1450167.00/cwt167.00–167.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 3458146.01/cwt145.00–147.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2518147.46/cwt145.00–150.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 1578147.84/cwt147.00–148.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1655137.00/cwt137.00–137.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1825122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438145.00/cwt145.00–145.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455137.00/cwt137.00–137.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475131.35/cwt130.00–132.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567127.00/cwt127.00–127.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585118.99/cwt117.00–120.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622132.00/cwt132.00–132.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640111.63/cwt110.00–115.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678113.34/cwt111.00–117.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2728112.00/cwt112.00–112.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380159.46/cwt157.00–165.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418176.33/cwt176.00–177.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430151.00/cwt147.00–155.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469149.60/cwt146.00–155.007025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476139.51/cwt135.00–145.006648
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538147.00/cwt147.00–147.007918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538133.99/cwt132.00–135.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580134.49/cwt132.00–137.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630132.39/cwt130.00–137.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645125.67/cwt125.00–127.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750103.00/cwt103.00–103.007732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,720100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01356.96/cwt56.00–58.005773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02452.82/cwt50.00–55.005417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14664.51/cwt64.00–65.007394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17773.09/cwt72.00–74.008603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21061.01/cwt59.00–63.007385
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47564.00/cwt64.00–64.009441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51068.32/cwt67.00–70.001,0322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62974.19/cwt72.00–76.001,2096
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,183.33/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1836

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.