Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2023-12-20

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Dec 20
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
32 vs last sale 103 161 vs year ago 232 · 69.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
4 vs last sale 14 58 vs year ago 76 · 76.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
3 vs last sale 31 58 vs year ago 92 · 63.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.53/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$211.53
19 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,076
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.93
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516218.581,1287thin
Medium and Large 3470208.759814thin
Medium and Large 2521206.741,0788thin
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $50 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 sale19 hd
211.53
AL average14 barns · 1,457 hd
217.46
−5.93
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
BullsLow1,360106.001,4421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23786.961,0756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96170.966826thin

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)$1,2369
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$7132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,5923thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009871
BullsMedium and Large 2530217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
BullsMedium and Large 3530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1132
BullsMedium and Large 1400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
BullsMedium and Large 2594204.12/cwt203.00–210.001,2126
HeifersMedium and Large 2585192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,1262
HeifersMedium and Large 3295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 2750157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 1510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 3395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 2535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 3590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 2383235.00/cwt235.00–235.009002
HeifersMedium and Large 2475215.96/cwt215.00–217.001,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 1473227.54/cwt225.00–230.001,0762
HeifersMedium and Large 1330255.00/cwt255.00–255.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 3385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
BullsMedium and Large 3480215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 2483225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0874
BullsMedium and Large 2370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 1655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
HeifersMedium and Large 1735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,591.67/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3712.50/head700.00–725.007132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3966.67/head900.00–1,025.009673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,236.11/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2369
Bulls1,360106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14082.94/cwt81.00–85.009464
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4161
CowsLean 85-90%99773.34/cwt72.00–75.007313
CowsLean 85-90%1,09579.00/cwt79.00–79.008651
CowsLean 85-90%84063.37/cwt62.00–65.005322

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.