Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-06-07

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 7
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 192▼ 13 vs year ago 172 · −7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 23▼ 33 vs year ago 56 · −58.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 18▼ 123 vs year ago 136 · −90.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.04/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +20.46 against this barn's trailing median of $207.59.
Average price
$228.04
42 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.67
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452237.481,07416thin
Medium and Large 2481224.361,07920
Medium and Large 3489215.171,0516thin
One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $23 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 sale42 hd
228.04
—
AL average9 barns · 585 hd
217.38
+10.67
This barn, trailing median1 sales
207.59
+20.46
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—High1,565124.001,9411thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,236103.201,27511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495103.021,5402thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,195103.001,2311thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4751thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1445252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2253257.00/cwt257.00–257.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2348244.00/cwt244.00–244.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405236.00/cwt232.00–240.009562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428224.37/cwt222.00–227.009603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465220.73/cwt219.00–222.001,0264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474216.22/cwt215.00–217.001,0255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530207.52/cwt206.00–212.001,1005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310265.00/cwt265.00–265.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2394240.63/cwt237.00–242.009485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428238.82/cwt237.00–245.001,0227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435230.74/cwt225.00–237.001,0043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438220.51/cwt220.00–221.009662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466233.18/cwt232.00–234.001,0875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485214.50/cwt212.00–217.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514217.39/cwt216.00–220.001,1175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3543210.50/cwt210.00–211.001,1432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570206.95/cwt205.00–210.001,1803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,565124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,9411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17599.45/cwt99.00–100.001,1692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225103.41/cwt101.00–106.001,2678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495103.02/cwt102.00–104.001,5402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.