Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-06-28

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 28
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 177▼ 210 vs year ago 347 · −60.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 41▼ 61 vs year ago 81 · −75.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 8▼ 49 vs year ago 73 · −67.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market 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 $198.79/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$198.79
28 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$152
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$18.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.72
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2479209.311,00210thin
Medium and Large 3491193.4294914thin
Medium and Large 1604191.251,1554thin
One grade step is worth $18.06/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale28 hd
198.79
—
AL average16 barns · 1,864 hd
215.51
−16.72
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—Average1,624125.232,0344thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57398.001,5412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09596.501,0574thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03486.208916thin

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)—$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$77210

Every lot

42 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 · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332241.66/cwt240.00–245.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335232.43/cwt230.00–235.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385222.00/cwt222.00–222.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410212.00/cwt212.00–212.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418218.56/cwt217.00–220.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420228.00/cwt228.00–228.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453200.00/cwt200.00–200.009062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483213.49/cwt212.00–215.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,0182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673147.53/cwt145.00–150.009932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713156.01/cwt152.00–160.001,1122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415224.28/cwt220.00–227.009314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465220.00/cwt219.00–221.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515213.00/cwt211.00–215.001,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7481
Bulls——1,623131.46/cwt131.00–132.002,1342
Bulls——1,730123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,1281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84582.00/cwt82.00–82.006931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00885.39/cwt84.00–86.008613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16889.52/cwt89.00–90.001,0462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—991.67/head955.00–1,055.009923
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—677.57/head547.00–747.006787

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.