Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2019-08-28

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 28
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
328 vs last sale 173 501 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
22 vs last sale 15 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
16 vs last sale 12 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested 2 weeks ago no trends available. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.07/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 77.15 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.
Average price
$124.07
106 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.50
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1351153.475387thin
Medium and Large 2503124.8962837
Medium and Large 3475120.2557162
One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale106 hd
124.07
AL average16 barns · 1,462 hd
124.56
−0.50
This barn, trailing median2 sales
201.21
−77.15
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
BullsAverage1,70380.901,3784thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28155.817155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17854.1863812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05645.5448114

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2518114.34/cwt112.00–117.005925
HeifersMedium and Large 2420123.48/cwt120.00–127.005194
HeifersMedium and Large 279095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
HeifersMedium and Large 2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement512122.71/cwt122.00–124.006287
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement557121.33/cwt120.00–122.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement455133.00/cwt133.00–133.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 1565115.99/cwt115.00–117.006556
HeifersMedium and Large 1483122.16/cwt121.00–123.005906
HeifersMedium and Large 1524119.57/cwt117.00–121.006275
HeifersMedium and Large 1367142.31/cwt135.00–145.005225
HeifersMedium and Large 1340146.33/cwt145.00–147.004983
HeifersMedium and Large 1423128.48/cwt125.00–132.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 1675107.00/cwt107.00–107.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 1620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
BullsMedium and Large 3Value Added473123.00/cwt123.00–123.0058210
BullsMedium and Large 3368131.83/cwt130.00–132.0048512
BullsMedium and Large 3622103.63/cwt100.00–107.006457
BullsMedium and Large 3429124.73/cwt120.00–130.005357
BullsMedium and Large 3477118.28/cwt116.00–120.005646
BullsMedium and Large 3568110.17/cwt108.00–112.006265
BullsMedium and Large 3659100.00/cwt100.00–100.006594
BullsMedium and Large 3515115.22/cwt113.00–117.005934
BullsMedium and Large 3312138.96/cwt137.00–140.004343
BullsMedium and Large 3282138.97/cwt137.00–140.003923
BullsMedium and Large 377090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2567116.77/cwt115.00–120.0066213
BullsMedium and Large 2479126.69/cwt125.00–128.006077
BullsMedium and Large 2525122.77/cwt119.00–125.006456
BullsMedium and Large 2315146.20/cwt142.00–150.004613
BullsMedium and Large 2380138.46/cwt137.00–140.005262
BullsMedium and Large 2720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
BullsMedium and Large 2640112.00/cwt112.00–112.007171
BullsMedium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
BullsMedium and Large 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
BullsMedium and Large 2240157.00/cwt157.00–157.003771
BullsMedium and Large 1323157.78/cwt152.00–162.005103
BullsMedium and Large 1275163.47/cwt162.00–165.004502
BullsMedium and Large 1580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
BullsMedium and Large 1355152.00/cwt152.00–152.005401
CowsLean 85-90%1,11348.32/cwt46.00–50.005387
CowsLean 85-90%99842.76/cwt41.00–44.004277
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28155.81/cwt54.00–57.007155
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10353.39/cwt50.00–55.005898
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34858.02/cwt57.00–59.007823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26549.00/cwt49.00–49.006201
Bulls1,72782.87/cwt81.00–85.001,4313
Bulls1,63075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2231
Bred CowsSmall 3710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4141
Bred CowsSmall 1-2893601.26/cwt550.00–650.005,3692
Bred CowsSmall 1-2843515.67/cwt490.00–550.004,3474
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,170720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,4241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,230815.14/cwt780.00–850.0010,0262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,095512.43/cwt510.00–515.005,6112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145992.15/cwt950.00–1,050.0011,3603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,4201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,9631
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2890970.00/cwt970.00–970.008,6332
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,125907.44/cwt850.00–960.0010,2094
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,060780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,2682
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0012,8622
SteersMedium and Large 3519125.22/cwt120.00–128.006504
SteersMedium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
SteersMedium and Large 3435132.00/cwt132.00–132.005741
SteersMedium and Large 2563129.47/cwt127.00–132.007292
SteersMedium and Large 2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
SteersMedium and Large 2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
SteersMedium and Large 2465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
SteersMedium and Large 1675133.00/cwt133.00–133.008981
SteersMedium and Large 1565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
SteersMedium and Large 1365167.00/cwt167.00–167.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 3415116.19/cwt115.00–118.0048211
HeifersMedium and Large 3473113.17/cwt109.00–115.005359
HeifersMedium and Large 3568106.31/cwt105.00–107.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 3520108.31/cwt107.00–109.005633
HeifersMedium and Large 3305126.33/cwt125.00–127.003853
HeifersMedium and Large 3623103.46/cwt102.00–105.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 3275128.00/cwt128.00–128.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 3220135.00/cwt135.00–135.002971
HeifersMedium and Large 2471118.72/cwt117.00–120.005598
HeifersMedium and Large 2573110.66/cwt110.00–112.006346

How this sale compares

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.