Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-06-14

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 14
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 159▲ 53 vs year ago 130 · +40.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 23▲ 21 vs year ago 16 · +131.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 17 vs year ago 29 · −58.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.41/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$210.41
39 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$89
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$2.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3431211.999139thin
Medium and Large 1523210.301,10010thin
Medium and Large 2478209.761,00220
One grade step is worth $2.23/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale39 hd
210.41
—
AL average16 barns · 2,234 hd
216.28
−5.87
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—High1,557117.491,8296thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24598.711,22911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01882.2283715

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9251thin

Every lot

43 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 · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255245.00/cwt245.00–245.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335230.00/cwt230.00–230.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370237.00/cwt237.00–237.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380220.95/cwt217.00–225.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410229.05/cwt226.00–232.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417218.84/cwt216.00–222.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425213.00/cwt213.00–213.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466213.33/cwt212.00–216.009949
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483206.48/cwt205.00–208.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523205.98/cwt205.00–207.001,0772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563187.51/cwt185.00–190.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578209.42/cwt207.00–212.001,2102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780159.47/cwt157.00–162.001,2442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328249.48/cwt247.00–252.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365241.74/cwt240.00–245.008824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417231.42/cwt230.00–235.009655
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461222.78/cwt220.00–227.001,0275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553210.50/cwt210.00–211.001,1644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575206.46/cwt205.00–208.001,1872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660179.99/cwt179.00–182.001,1883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310109.40/cwt108.00–111.001,4332
Bulls——1,628118.83/cwt116.00–122.001,9352
Bulls——1,733124.24/cwt123.00–126.002,1532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98776.54/cwt74.00–79.007556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03289.68/cwt87.00–91.009253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04284.18/cwt82.00–86.008776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18194.79/cwt93.00–97.001,1195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290100.25/cwt99.00–104.001,2934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313105.43/cwt105.00–106.001,3842
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.