Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $409.01/cwt on 10 head, up $27.30 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +19.91 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$409.01

▲ 27.30 vs prior sale

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$45.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs AL average

−18.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	423.39	2,434	3thin
Medium and Large 2	531	412.99	2,193	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	377.50	2,039	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.89/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd

409.01

—

AL average15 barns · 458 hd

412.78

−3.77

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−18.89

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

+19.91

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	1,567	203.82	3,194	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,342	183.27	2,459	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	175.15	1,992	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,285	137.00	1,760	1thin

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)	—	$3,350	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,288	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,827	11

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	400–450	435	520.11/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,004	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	386.92/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	407.45/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	425.59/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,209	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	460.06/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	432.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	356.63/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	390.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	438.32/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	456.50/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	315.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	457.55/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	414.99/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	326.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	172.42/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,004	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	173.98/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,410	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	221.76/cwt	214.00–228.00	4,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,322	185.82/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,457	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	675	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,431	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	448.56/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	494.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	282.40/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	313.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	423.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,434	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	182.99/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,503	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	193.42/cwt	193.00–194.00	2,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	179.63/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,015	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	166.28/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	413.74/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,275.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,142.86/head	3,600.00–4,500.00	4,143	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,125	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,775.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,750	9

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 178Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 33Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 63Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	580.00	580.00
3	400–450	435	510.00–525.00	520.11
2	450–500	473	490.00–500.00	494.92
11	500–550	530	440.00–460.00	448.56
2	600–650	630	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	670	400.00–405.00	402.43
1	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	525.00	525.00
6	450–500	481	455.00–470.00	460.06
9	500–550	519	415.00–435.00	425.59
4	550–600	583	400.00–410.00	407.45
5	600–650	614	380.00–400.00	386.92
3	650–700	668	355.00–360.00	356.63
3	750–800	787	320.00–335.00	326.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	430.00–445.00	438.32
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	620	360.00–375.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	650.00	650.00
8	350–400	366	620.00	620.00
16	400–450	438	555.00	555.00
2	550–600	573	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	393	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	575	415.00–430.00	423.39
1	650–700	655	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	421	445.00–465.00	456.50
5	450–500	476	425.00–445.00	432.38
4	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	414.99
1	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	623	385.00–395.00	390.06
1	700–750	735	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	775	310.00–320.00	315.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	450.00–465.00	457.55
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	493	412.50–415.00	413.74
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	675	310.00–315.00	313.28
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	275.00–290.00	282.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	170.00–176.00	172.42
9	—	1,122	178.00–184.00	179.63
3	—	1,142	164.00–168.00	166.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	137.00	137.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	173.00–175.00	173.98
6	—	1,368	179.00–187.00	182.99
2	—	1,220	193.00–194.00	193.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	214.00–228.00	221.76
3	—	1,322	181.00–190.00	185.82
1	—	1,590	204.00	204.00

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	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	3,600.00–4,500.00	4,142.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,775.00

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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Moulton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle