Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2024-02-28

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 28
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
32 vs last sale 169 11 vs year ago 148 · 7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
14 vs last sale 13 30 vs year ago 57 · 52.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
91 vs last sale 7 39 vs year ago 59 · +66.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.67/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$247.67
40 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.52
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494272.301,34414thin
Medium and Large 2532244.391,3019thin
Medium and Large 3527229.121,20717thin
One grade step is worth $43.18/cwt here — about $136 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 sale40 hd
247.67
AL average16 barns · 1,700 hd
253.19
−5.52
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,188104.831,24616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41595.001,3441thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99584.328396thin

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)$1,7176
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,4333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,0333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,17634
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,6624thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$9334thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3428290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2412
BullsMedium and Large 2705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5861
BullsMedium and Large 2575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4951
HeifersMedium and Large 1369306.77/cwt302.00–310.001,1324
HeifersMedium and Large 1608242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4742
HeifersMedium and Large 3385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 3260285.00/cwt285.00–285.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 2600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 3425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 1455275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2511
HeifersMedium and Large 1428290.03/cwt285.00–295.001,2414
SteersMedium and Large 2380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
SteersMedium and Large 1600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 3461247.48/cwt245.00–250.001,1414
HeifersMedium and Large 2380292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 3540232.50/cwt230.00–235.001,2562
HeifersMedium and Large 3570222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,2682
HeifersMedium and Large 2592232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3763
HeifersMedium and Large 1750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 2450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 3700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2252
HeifersMedium and Large 3606205.05/cwt200.00–210.001,2434
HeifersMedium and Large 2528240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2673
SteersMedium and Large 2605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 1425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
BullsMedium and Large 1382321.59/cwt320.00–325.001,2283
BullsMedium and Large 2335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
BullsMedium and Large 3635245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5561
BullsMedium and Large 2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5632
BullsMedium and Large 1505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
BullsMedium and Large 2518270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3992
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214109.35/cwt108.00–113.001,3287
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190104.71/cwt102.00–107.001,2465
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14197.08/cwt96.00–99.001,1084
CowsLean 85-90%1,21078.00/cwt78.00–78.009441
CowsLean 85-90%95285.58/cwt84.00–88.008155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,166.67/head2,000.00–2,350.002,16712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2932.75/head911.00–954.009334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,716.67/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7176
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,466.67/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,033.33/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,733.33/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,075.00/head1,900.00–2,250.002,07516
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,466.67/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4673
BullsMedium and Large 1400315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,2602
BullsMedium and Large 3515265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 3485272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,3212
BullsMedium and Large 3370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 2455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
BullsMedium and Large 3588250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4702
HeifersMedium and Large 1550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3481

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.