Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-11-02

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Nov 2
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
372 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 252▼ 150 vs year ago 522 · −28.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 34▲ 6 vs year ago 52 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 28▲ 24 vs year ago 19 · +126.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.33/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$137.33
86 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.47
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2734150.791,10624
Medium and Large 1579142.3782422
Medium and Large 2562127.1771526
Medium and Large 3523125.2165414thin
One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $452 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 sale86 hd
137.33
—
AL average16 barns · 1,767 hd
141.80
−4.47
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—Low1,60188.541,4185thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47162.949268thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19261.8073713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07547.8851522

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9465
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7523thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7484thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$7027

Every lot

65 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2425187.00/cwt187.00–187.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 2470172.00/cwt172.00–172.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1485188.00/cwt188.00–188.0091213
Steers—Medium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 2540162.00/cwt162.00–162.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 2550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,03015
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added693162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3403138.00/cwt138.00–138.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478153.00/cwt153.00–153.007316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530123.50/cwt122.00–125.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536148.00/cwt148.00–148.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561125.90/cwt125.00–132.0070618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3561120.71/cwt117.00–123.006777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566144.00/cwt144.00–144.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608131.02/cwt127.00–135.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618123.22/cwt122.00–125.007615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625117.00/cwt117.00–117.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673125.00/cwt125.00–125.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,04310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,14914
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3342176.68/cwt175.00–180.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365196.35/cwt190.00–200.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378181.90/cwt177.00–187.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378173.00/cwt170.00–175.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415186.00/cwt182.00–190.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433174.34/cwt173.00–175.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455150.96/cwt147.00–155.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490164.25/cwt162.00–167.008058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515155.06/cwt153.00–157.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574152.58/cwt152.00–155.008765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590142.00/cwt142.00–142.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625143.53/cwt140.00–147.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633132.00/cwt132.00–132.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660126.79/cwt125.00–130.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2511
Bulls——1,63889.17/cwt87.00–92.001,4614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97940.97/cwt38.00–42.004015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08653.84/cwt51.00–56.005857
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11547.16/cwt45.00–50.0052610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16463.35/cwt61.00–65.007377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18958.19/cwt56.00–60.006925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40069.00/cwt69.00–69.009661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46862.50/cwt60.00–65.009187
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49066.00/cwt66.00–66.009831
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—762.00/head732.00–795.007623
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—657.75/head594.00–683.006584
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—965.00/head900.00–1,030.009652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—946.00/head900.00–1,025.009465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—751.67/head730.00–765.007523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—747.50/head720.00–800.007484

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.