Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2020-06-10

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 10
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 159▼ 147 vs year ago 478 · −30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 3 vs year ago 41 · −7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 39▲ 22 vs year ago 22 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.00/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$123.00
67 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.88
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1586126.437417thin
Medium and Large 2514123.2563354
Medium and Large 3525116.666136thin
One grade step is worth $9.77/cwt here — about $129 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 sale67 hd
123.00
—
AL average12 barns · 1,001 hd
121.12
+1.88
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—High1,735101.671,7643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22862.2776515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58060.009481thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—370172.00/cwt172.00–172.006361
BullsMedium and Large 1—270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Bulls——1,770105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8592
Bulls——1,66595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,060935.00/cwt910.00–960.009,9112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0011,3221
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1211,247.50/cwt1,230.00–1,260.0013,9848
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0381,146.67/cwt1,130.00–1,170.0011,9026
SteersMedium and Large 2—690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008423
SteersMedium and Large 2—560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
SteersMedium and Large 1—572136.97/cwt136.00–138.007833
SteersMedium and Large 1—650134.00/cwt134.00–134.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1—605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1—540144.00/cwt144.00–144.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 3—620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006512
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478122.49/cwt122.00–123.005862
HeifersMedium and Large 3—545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
HeifersMedium and Large 3—410127.00/cwt127.00–127.005211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521122.31/cwt120.00–125.0063713
HeifersMedium and Large 2—462130.90/cwt127.00–132.0060513
HeifersMedium and Large 2—386136.00/cwt136.00–136.005258
HeifersMedium and Large 2—73098.22/cwt97.00–100.007175
HeifersMedium and Large 2—656107.00/cwt107.00–107.007025
HeifersMedium and Large 2—405132.81/cwt129.00–135.005385
HeifersMedium and Large 2—577118.97/cwt118.00–120.006864
BullsMedium and Large 1—400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1—460143.00/cwt143.00–143.006581
BullsMedium and Large 1—505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
BullsMedium and Large 1—630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1—750107.00/cwt107.00–107.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1—83398.00/cwt98.00–98.008163
BullsMedium and Large 2—365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
BullsMedium and Large 2—560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006941
BullsMedium and Large 2—620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
BullsMedium and Large 2—700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2—775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
BullsMedium and Large 2—510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006632
BullsMedium and Large 2—424146.42/cwt142.00–152.006218
BullsMedium and Large 2—463136.07/cwt132.00–139.0063010
BullsMedium and Large 3—470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006021
BullsMedium and Large 3—425137.52/cwt135.00–139.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25867.00/cwt67.00–67.008432
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12056.71/cwt55.00–58.006353
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25562.99/cwt60.00–66.0079110
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58060.00/cwt60.00–60.009481

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.