Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2022-06-29

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 29
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 227▲ 120 vs year ago 227 · +52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 23▲ 24 vs year ago 57 · +42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 19▼ 3 vs year ago 76 · −3.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding breaking cows up to 94. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.86/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −49.35 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.
Average price
$151.86
59 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$812
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.08
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2510156.1979719thin
Medium and Large 1599150.0089820
Medium and Large 3495149.6174020
One grade step is worth $6.58/cwt here — about $57 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 sale59 hd
151.86
—
AL average16 barns · 1,442 hd
147.78
+4.08
This barn, trailing median2 sales
201.21
−49.35
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—High1,703108.391,8468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16085.7199423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45882.571,2042thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98968.0067236

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)—$9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8345
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,28912

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 2—470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007524
BullsMedium and Large 1—518163.58/cwt160.00–167.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670110.97/cwt110.00–112.007432
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465140.97/cwt140.00–142.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 2—460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
BullsMedium and Large 3—420165.81/cwt165.00–167.006965
BullsMedium and Large 1—723134.66/cwt130.00–137.009743
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420153.45/cwt152.00–155.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 1—452155.75/cwt155.00–156.007044
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380154.14/cwt150.00–157.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007022
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570127.00/cwt127.00–127.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
SteersMedium and Large 1—780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415149.04/cwt147.00–150.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 3—563122.33/cwt120.00–125.006893
HeifersMedium and Large 3—528129.65/cwt127.00–132.006855
SteersMedium and Large 1—720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 2—645142.00/cwt142.00–142.009161
BullsMedium and Large 2—500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
BullsMedium and Large 2—585145.67/cwt145.00–147.008523
BullsMedium and Large 1—690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1—626144.16/cwt142.00–147.009026
BullsMedium and Large 1—565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008484
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 2—370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
BullsMedium and Large 2—720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
BullsMedium and Large 3—569134.77/cwt132.00–137.007674
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418158.56/cwt157.00–160.006632
BullsMedium and Large 3—526143.51/cwt140.00–147.007556
BullsMedium and Large 2—625136.01/cwt135.00–137.008502
BullsMedium and Large 2—427172.77/cwt170.00–175.007386
BullsMedium and Large 3—472152.62/cwt152.00–155.007205
BullsMedium and Large 2—655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008651
BullsMedium and Large 1—457172.96/cwt170.00–177.007903
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,437.50/head1,325.00–1,550.001,4384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,215.00/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2158
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——834.00/head800.00–850.008345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——950.00/head900.00–1,050.009503
Bulls——1,803111.95/cwt110.00–116.002,0184
Bulls——1,577105.78/cwt104.00–108.001,6683
Bulls——1,680102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7141
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06380.34/cwt79.00–82.008546
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22491.43/cwt89.00–94.001,1197
CowsLean 85-90%—94367.12/cwt65.00–70.0063313
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07573.16/cwt71.00–76.0078613
CowsLean 85-90%—93662.45/cwt60.00–64.0058510
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17384.92/cwt83.00–88.0099610
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45882.57/cwt82.00–83.001,2042

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.