Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-11-30

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Nov 30
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 388▼ 29 vs year ago 360 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 58▲ 5 vs year ago 53 · +9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 61▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to 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 $158.63/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −48.95 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$158.63
84 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.84
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537162.1887131
Medium and Large 2481158.4476328
Medium and Large 3458154.4570725
One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $164 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
158.63
—
AL average16 barns · 1,229 hd
150.79
+7.84
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−48.95
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—High1,68592.921,56511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50064.059616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16459.4769215
CowsLean 85-90%Average98849.574909thin

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)—$8673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0501thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3358169.00/cwt169.00–169.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425203.00/cwt203.00–203.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 2472156.36/cwt155.00–157.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 2546154.00/cwt154.00–154.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added548171.00/cwt171.00–171.009378
Steers—Medium and Large 1625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387152.34/cwt150.00–155.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413153.32/cwt150.00–158.0063311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419136.52/cwt135.00–139.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432144.00/cwt140.00–147.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1456146.62/cwt146.00–147.0066916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485136.20/cwt135.00–140.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3486128.00/cwt125.00–130.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519130.00/cwt130.00–130.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524122.58/cwt120.00–125.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567132.57/cwt132.00–133.007527
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580117.50/cwt115.00–120.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678120.70/cwt118.00–122.008186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy375203.62/cwt200.00–210.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375183.69/cwt180.00–187.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376169.87/cwt165.00–172.006398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411168.77/cwt165.00–170.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419179.25/cwt177.00–180.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy425195.69/cwt192.00–200.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469152.31/cwt150.00–155.0071414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480160.18/cwt157.00–165.0076912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517149.45/cwt146.00–155.007738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568146.76/cwt146.00–152.008348
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595138.00/cwt138.00–138.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy619153.02/cwt152.00–155.009474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631142.26/cwt137.00–145.008987
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67593.83/cwt92.00–95.001,5729
Bulls——1,72888.84/cwt87.00–90.001,5352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92753.58/cwt52.00–55.004973
Cows—Lean 85-90%98149.57/cwt46.00–51.004864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09343.56/cwt42.00–45.004762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13456.53/cwt55.00–58.006418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16961.80/cwt60.00–64.007226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38069.00/cwt69.00–69.009521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50064.05/cwt62.00–65.009616
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—866.67/head825.00–950.008673

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.