Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-08-02

Moulton Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 2
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
1 vs last sale 31 11 vs year ago 43 · 25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
15 vs last sale 22 46 vs year ago 53 · 86.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle not reported. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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
BullsAverage1,812129.292,3434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241105.481,30918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03988.589207thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
CowsLean 85-90%97380.00/cwt80.00–80.007782
CowsLean 85-90%1,11596.53/cwt96.00–97.001,0762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bulls1,630125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0381
Bulls1,873130.72/cwt129.00–133.002,4483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237104.04/cwt103.00–106.001,2873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,306112.29/cwt110.00–115.001,4678
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16998.32/cwt97.00–100.001,1497
CowsLean 85-90%1,03288.99/cwt87.00–90.009183

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.