Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-01-25

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 202▼ 138 vs year ago 281 · −49.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 28▲ 13 vs year ago 30 · +43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 50▲ 32 vs year ago 14 · +228.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $173.62/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −33.97 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$173.62
38 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$106
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2465175.6381720
Medium and Large 3413175.617257thin
Medium and Large 1547168.6992311thin
One grade step is worth $6.93/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale38 hd
173.62
—
AL average14 barns · 891 hd
167.72
+5.89
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
−33.97
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—Average1,45596.911,4102thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41378.501,1092thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14571.8082210
CowsLean 85-90%Low98857.3356610

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)—$1,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9495
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2178
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0333thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365210.96/cwt210.00–212.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1413207.95/cwt206.00–210.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475157.00/cwt157.00–157.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478142.75/cwt142.00–145.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2493153.51/cwt152.00–155.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513154.44/cwt152.00–157.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538137.00/cwt137.00–137.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543145.00/cwt145.00–145.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563152.04/cwt150.00–154.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575136.00/cwt135.00–137.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611139.45/cwt137.00–142.008524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362192.00/cwt192.00–192.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378181.05/cwt180.00–182.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427173.44/cwt170.00–175.007415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433184.05/cwt180.00–187.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477184.66/cwt182.00–187.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486172.94/cwt170.00–177.0084010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530172.91/cwt170.00–180.009164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,45596.91/cwt96.00–98.001,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95855.47/cwt54.00–58.005313
Cows—Lean 85-90%98663.78/cwt61.00–65.006294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02050.60/cwt49.00–53.005163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07168.24/cwt66.00–71.007315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21974.44/cwt73.00–77.009074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22079.00/cwt79.00–79.009641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,2007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,033.33/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,000.00/head925.00–1,075.001,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—949.00/head900.00–1,035.009495
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.