Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with high yielding cows up to 220.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold steady with high yielding bulls up to 246.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.65/cwt on 53 head, up $12.91 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 26 comparable sales and sits +23.55 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$412.65

▲ 12.91 vs prior sale

53 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$40.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs AL average

−14.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	426.47	2,332	28
Medium and Large 2	548	399.97	2,193	20
Medium and Large 3	525	386.02	2,027	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.45/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.76, low $338.01, median $389.10 across 26 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 sale53 hd

412.65

—

AL average16 barns · 526 hd

414.33

−1.68

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−14.74

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

+23.55

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,892	214.33	4,054	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	188.69	2,549	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	176.56	2,037	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	145.37	1,456	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,917	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,829	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	389.05/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	464.18/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	388.19/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	364.84/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	407.82/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,174	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	528.39/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	351.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	462.66/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	497.36/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	372.66/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	600.07/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	511.76/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,216	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	476.91/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,241	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	426.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,391	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	412.43/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	766	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,750	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	500.05/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	624.73/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	553.09/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	539.42/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	331.76/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	451.64/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	391.27/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	486.58/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	437.86/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,268	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	548.80/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	404.71/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	355.89/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	606.13/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	472.20/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	498.37/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,635	7
Bulls	—	—	2,021	227.84/cwt	224.00–233.00	4,605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	213.22/cwt	209.00–217.00	4,168	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	188.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,578	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,450.00/head	5,450.00–5,450.00	5,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,440.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,440	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,916.67/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,917	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,647.22/head	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,647	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,450.00/head	4,350.00–4,600.00	4,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,375.00/head	4,200.00–4,550.00	4,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	180.46/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,312	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	200.30/cwt	196.00–212.50	2,814	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	171.22/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,538	188.98/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	181.18/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,122	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	560.31/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	464.93/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	443.69/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,445	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	388.67/cwt	387.50–401.00	2,709	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	537.39/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	573.20/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	469.99/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	567.48/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	341.42/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,527	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	640.19/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	448.63/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	609.57/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	542.97/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	437.37/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,301	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	410.73/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,321	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	376.26/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	386.06/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,436	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,919	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	518.85/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	575.09/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	496.26/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,853	1

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Wed Apr 15, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 283Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 73Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 60Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	600.00–620.00	606.13
1	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	325	550.00–575.00	560.31
3	350–400	383	525.00–535.00	528.39
9	400–450	444	470.00–490.00	472.20
3	450–500	483	445.00–460.00	451.64
2	500–550	525	395.00–415.00	404.71
5	550–600	582	385.00–405.00	389.05
2	600–650	638	365.00–370.00	367.47
9	650–700	694	355.00–356.00	355.89
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	620.00–630.00	624.73
2	300–350	343	590.00–610.00	600.07
5	350–400	382	540.00–560.00	548.80
9	400–450	433	505.00–530.00	511.76
10	450–500	470	465.00–485.00	476.91
7	500–550	518	425.00–450.00	437.86
16	550–600	561	410.00–430.00	426.21
2	600–650	613	385.00–395.00	389.98
8	650–700	678	365.00–375.00	372.66
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	660.00	660.00
5	300–350	322	630.00–650.00	640.19
3	350–400	370	565.00–585.00	573.20
6	400–450	423	520.00–555.00	537.39
2	450–500	463	490.00–510.00	500.05
4	500–550	505	455.00–480.00	469.99
11	550–600	578	447.50–455.00	448.63
16	600–650	632	405.00–420.00	412.43
7	650–700	689	385.00	385.00
9	700–750	740	339.00–355.00	341.42
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
3	250–300	270	550.00–560.00	553.09
8	300–350	324	535.00–540.00	539.42
4	350–400	377	495.00–500.00	497.36
3	400–450	412	475.00–500.00	486.58
6	450–500	468	455.00–475.00	464.18
12	500–550	533	400.00–420.00	407.82
8	550–600	571	380.00–395.00	388.19
2	600–650	625	355.00–375.00	364.84
5	650–700	680	345.00–355.00	351.97
7	700–750	725	325.00–335.00	331.76
4	750–800	774	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	820	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	750–800	766	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
7	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	498.37
2	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	422	455.00–470.00	464.93
8	450–500	458	440.00–445.00	443.69
4	500–550	510	385.00–395.00	391.27
1	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	600.00–620.00	609.57
2	300–350	303	565.00–570.00	567.48
5	350–400	374	535.00–555.00	542.97
9	400–450	406	510.00–540.00	518.85
2	450–500	463	515.00	515.00
13	500–550	526	430.00–440.00	437.37
14	550–600	565	400.00–425.00	410.73
39	600–650	631	380.00–395.00	386.06
2	650–700	675	370.00–375.00	372.44
54	700–750	714	342.50	342.50
6	750–800	757	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	505.00	505.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	584	460.00–465.00	462.66
1	600–650	605	445.00	445.00
34	650–700	697	387.50–401.00	388.67
4	800–850	838	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	570.00–580.00	575.09
3	450–500	463	525.00	525.00
6	550–600	567	490.00–497.50	496.26
9	650–700	654	410.00	410.00
2	700–750	720	375.00–377.50	376.26
11	750–800	754	376.00	376.00
53	800–850	834	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	885	335.00	335.00
6	1000–1050	1,000	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,021	224.00–233.00	227.84
3	—	1,955	209.00–217.00	213.22
2	—	1,538	185.00–193.00	188.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,185	145.00–149.00	146.99
1	—	895	157.50	157.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,365	185.00–195.00	188.89
15	—	1,281	174.00–183.00	180.46
10	—	1,405	196.00–212.50	200.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,127	168.00–173.00	171.22
9	—	1,171	179.00–184.00	181.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	5,450.00	5,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,647.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,350.00–4,600.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,200.00–4,550.00	4,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,440.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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