Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-10-25

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 25
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
195 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 209▼ 57 vs year ago 252 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 39▼ 1 vs year ago 34 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 28 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $185.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −15.22 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.
Average price
$185.99
28 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,051
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.23
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538203.501,0942thin
Medium and Large 3473196.319289thin
Medium and Large 2618178.471,10217thin
One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale28 hd
185.99
—
AL average12 barns · 810 hd
198.23
−12.23
This barn, trailing median2 sales
201.21
−15.22
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—Average1,766106.311,87713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27690.711,15812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46590.001,3192thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02967.386947thin

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)—$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2552thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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—570187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0662
BullsMedium and Large 1—465222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 2—658164.53/cwt162.00–167.001,0832
BullsMedium and Large 2—430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
BullsMedium and Large 3—485194.61/cwt192.00–200.009443
BullsMedium and Large 2—506196.49/cwt192.00–200.009944
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—714191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3648
SteersMedium and Large 3—533196.47/cwt192.00–202.001,0474
SteersMedium and Large 2—515212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0921
SteersMedium and Large 2—632192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2133
SteersMedium and Large 3—480217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0421
SteersMedium and Large 3—550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470194.89/cwt190.00–200.009162
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623163.63/cwt160.00–167.001,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585174.78/cwt172.00–177.001,0224
BullsMedium and Large 1—610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
BullsMedium and Large 3—398212.00/cwt212.00–212.008443
BullsMedium and Large 2—748151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 3—545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
SteersMedium and Large 1—625202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2631
BullsMedium and Large 2—649179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1624
BullsMedium and Large 3—405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
BullsMedium and Large 3—560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
BullsMedium and Large 3—640167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0691
HeifersMedium and Large 1—628180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1306
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——1,255.00/head1,210.00–1,300.001,2552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——858.33/head800.00–925.008583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26691.04/cwt88.00–93.001,1536
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3192
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00870.92/cwt69.00–73.007152
Bulls——2,060110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2661
Bulls——1,741106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,84512
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03865.96/cwt62.00–67.006855
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29896.73/cwt94.00–99.001,2563
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27584.03/cwt80.00–86.001,0713

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.