Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-06-21

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 21
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 183▼ 50 vs year ago 227 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 37▲ 18 vs year ago 23 · +78.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 11 vs year ago 19 · −57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, 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 $210.69/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$210.69
54 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$155
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2473214.151,01315thin
Medium and Large 3421212.5089417thin
Medium and Large 1565206.941,16922
One grade step is worth $7.21/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale54 hd
210.69
—
AL average11 barns · 1,375 hd
215.52
−4.83
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68898.771,6675thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14295.531,09119
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01779.8381213

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)—$1,2132thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8523thin

Every lot

48 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 1602228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3733
Steers—Medium and Large 2640216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3823
Steers—Medium and Large 3655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 1705197.07/cwt196.50–201.001,3898
Steers—Medium and Large 1823177.71/cwt172.00–180.501,4633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260238.44/cwt237.00–240.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320245.00/cwt245.00–245.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335232.00/cwt232.00–232.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370220.58/cwt217.00–225.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385235.00/cwt235.00–235.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418229.54/cwt227.00–232.009592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425213.66/cwt211.00–217.009084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435223.33/cwt220.00–225.009713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456214.85/cwt213.00–216.009807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470225.06/cwt223.00–227.001,0582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472204.64/cwt200.00–207.009665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509213.74/cwt212.00–215.001,0884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy560214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570198.31/cwt192.00–202.001,1304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587208.00/cwt205.00–209.001,2214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,2843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,2204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320247.54/cwt245.00–250.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363237.59/cwt235.00–240.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416229.45/cwt225.00–232.009554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455230.33/cwt230.00–231.001,0483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470219.63/cwt217.00–225.001,0324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520210.76/cwt207.00–215.001,0965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,2132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678171.52/cwt170.00–172.001,1634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93070.00/cwt70.00–70.006511
Cows—Lean 85-90%99083.81/cwt82.00–86.008305
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04978.39/cwt76.00–81.008227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07389.33/cwt87.00–91.009595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11695.27/cwt93.00–97.001,0639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259102.20/cwt100.00–105.001,2875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438104.49/cwt104.00–105.001,5032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85594.96/cwt94.00–96.001,7623
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,212.50/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—852.33/head713.00–973.008523

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.