Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-03-09

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 9
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
88 head
163 vs last sale 251 346 vs year ago 434 · 79.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
13 vs last sale 23 8 vs year ago 44 · 18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
31 vs last sale 9 26 vs year ago 66 · 39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.55/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 45.66 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.
Average price
$155.55
31 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.21
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572156.9689814thin
Medium and Large 2515155.8080312thin
Medium and Large 3483150.987295thin
One grade step is worth $5.98/cwt here — about $169 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 sale31 hd
155.55
AL average14 barns · 989 hd
149.34
+6.21
This barn, trailing median2 sales
201.21
−45.66
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
BullsHigh1,653108.031,7863thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10977.9586411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35275.451,0205thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94053.725052thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1574153.18/cwt151.00–160.008794
BullsMedium and Large 1382192.25/cwt190.00–195.007343
BullsMedium and Large 2600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
BullsMedium and Large 1670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009512
BullsMedium and Large 3476153.73/cwt150.00–157.007324
BullsMedium and Large 2525153.38/cwt150.00–156.008055
HeifersMedium and Large 3670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007712
BullsMedium and Large 2573143.45/cwt142.00–145.008222
BullsMedium and Large 2435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007612
HeifersMedium and Large 2775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008062
HeifersMedium and Large 1618130.00/cwt130.00–130.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 1505146.70/cwt145.00–147.0074110
HeifersMedium and Large 3373150.98/cwt149.00–155.005633
BullsMedium and Large 1630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009142
BullsMedium and Large 2470164.42/cwt162.00–167.007732
BullsMedium and Large 1723137.00/cwt137.00–137.009912
BullsMedium and Large 3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
BullsMedium and Large 1525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,080790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,5321
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2845752.00/cwt752.00–752.006,3543
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27851,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.009,4992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093982.95/cwt950.00–1,025.0010,7442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,050.35/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0011,1862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28572.96/cwt72.00–74.009382
Bulls1,653108.03/cwt107.00–109.001,7863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42372.67/cwt71.00–74.001,0342
CowsLean 85-90%94053.72/cwt52.00–55.005052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15587.55/cwt85.00–90.001,0112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04576.64/cwt75.00–81.008017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30577.31/cwt75.00–80.001,0093

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.