Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-07-19

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 19
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 235▼ 210 vs year ago 377 · −55.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 37▼ 23 vs year ago 61 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 31 vs year ago 41 · −75.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.02/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$217.02
58 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.96
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2442221.4397915thin
Medium and Large 1547217.361,18927
Medium and Large 3438212.3092916thin
One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $50 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 sale58 hd
217.02
—
AL average13 barns · 1,370 hd
221.98
−4.96
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—Low1,330111.001,4761thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,562104.621,6345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,251104.171,30319
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03283.078587thin

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)—$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8421thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1132thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3345257.00/cwt257.00–257.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 3515223.26/cwt220.00–227.001,1504
Steers—Medium and Large 2565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
Steers—Medium and Large 2620218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3521
Steers—Medium and Large 3630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 2670213.51/cwt212.00–215.001,4312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added687224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,5425
Steers—Medium and Large 1753210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5812
Steers—Medium and Large 2795192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205255.00/cwt255.00–255.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328241.21/cwt237.00–245.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330231.62/cwt230.00–235.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365236.01/cwt235.00–237.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372219.00/cwt219.00–219.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388230.49/cwt230.00–231.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426224.14/cwt223.00–225.009557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433227.00/cwt227.00–227.009833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450217.00/cwt217.00–217.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460209.00/cwt209.00–209.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516199.23/cwt195.00–202.001,0284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525215.47/cwt213.00–217.001,1314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563210.23/cwt207.00–215.001,1844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added569226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2866
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613200.99/cwt200.00–202.001,2322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425227.41/cwt225.00–230.009662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470220.72/cwt218.00–222.001,0374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533216.00/cwt215.00–217.001,1512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565208.53/cwt207.00–210.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581213.36/cwt212.00–217.001,24011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619205.72/cwt201.00–210.001,2735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,330111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97082.84/cwt81.00–84.008043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03377.60/cwt75.00–80.008022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12588.90/cwt87.00–91.001,0002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15196.41/cwt94.00–99.001,1106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203103.36/cwt102.00–105.001,2433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325109.06/cwt107.00–111.001,44510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515102.70/cwt102.00–103.001,5563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633107.51/cwt106.00–109.001,7562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—842.00/head842.00–842.008421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,112.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1132

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.