Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2025-02-19

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 19
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
57 head
184 vs last sale 241 112 vs year ago 169 · 66.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
8 vs last sale 26 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
8 vs last sale 38 39 vs year ago 7 · +557.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to on week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on slaughter cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.57/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 132.11 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.
Average price
$277.57
2 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.75
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520277.571,4432thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
460416371326median 409.6801/1403/1105/1307/0808/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $340.41, median $409.68 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
277.57
AL average15 barns · 135 hd
282.32
−4.75
This barn, trailing median27 sales
409.68
−132.11
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
BullsLow1,620159.002,5761thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,500171.002,5651thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145141.981,6256thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average972133.651,2993thin

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)$2,0339
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,8754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,7046
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 2350–400390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465318.21/cwt310.00–325.001,4803
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650627255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5993
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3161
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2511
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520277.57/cwt270.00–285.001,4432
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4282
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408280.66/cwt280.00–282.001,1453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,875.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,975.00/head1,850.00–2,350.001,9758
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,704.17/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7046
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bulls1,620159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,5761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5651
CowsLean 85-90%972133.65/cwt132.00–137.001,2993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,097143.18/cwt141.00–146.001,5713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,490153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,2801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,043134.67/cwt132.00–137.001,4052

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.