Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-07-26

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 26
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 167▼ 106 vs year ago 276 · −38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 38▼ 12 vs year ago 43 · −27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 10▼ 31 vs year ago 53 · −58.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.39/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$212.39
79 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,173
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$0.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.11
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2486212.461,03319thin
Medium and Large 1588212.421,25054
Medium and Large 3439211.809306thin
One grade step is worth $0.66/cwt here — about $103 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 sale79 hd
212.39
—
AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd
220.49
−8.11
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—Low1,848121.002,2352thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,370109.781,5044thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172104.031,21913
CowsLean 85-90%Low95782.8479312

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)—$1,2842thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1751thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1447260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1623
Steers—Medium and Large 1475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330235.00/cwt235.00–235.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344252.60/cwt252.00–255.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367229.98/cwt229.00–232.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430224.05/cwt222.00–225.009633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430214.97/cwt212.00–218.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460217.12/cwt212.00–220.009997
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465202.94/cwt200.00–206.009442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471225.33/cwt222.00–228.001,0619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505215.66/cwt214.00–218.001,0893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563197.49/cwt197.00–198.001,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616198.19/cwt197.00–200.001,2215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added642216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,38711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added683201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733169.91/cwt165.00–175.001,2452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290265.00/cwt265.00–265.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418226.70/cwt225.00–235.009487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460228.41/cwt226.00–232.001,0515
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478220.70/cwt218.00–225.001,0558
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515213.03/cwt212.00–215.001,0973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532221.58/cwt220.00–225.001,1795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,2182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568206.53/cwt205.00–208.001,1732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627204.66/cwt203.00–208.001,2833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3632193.96/cwt190.00–197.001,2263
Bulls—Medium and Large 3666182.45/cwt180.00–186.001,2155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8151
Bulls——2,045132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83573.96/cwt73.00–75.006182
Cows—Lean 85-90%96181.60/cwt80.00–85.007847
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02891.65/cwt91.00–92.009423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,059103.97/cwt101.00–105.001,1014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300110.51/cwt107.00–113.001,4375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390110.70/cwt109.00–113.001,5393
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,633.33/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,441.67/head1,375.00–1,575.001,4423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,283.50/head1,210.00–1,357.001,2842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,042.50/head1,010.00–1,075.001,0432

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.