Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $422.56/cwt on 26 head, up $11.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 27 comparable sales and sits +12.88 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$422.56

▲ 11.77 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$51.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	457.00	2,373	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	420.77	2,291	12thin
Medium and Large 3	542	405.80	2,199	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.20/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

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 sale26 hd

422.56

—

AL average15 barns · 354 hd

428.87

−6.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

+12.88

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	1,509	209.33	3,158	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	188.32	2,520	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,001	172.20	1,724	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	158.98	1,629	12

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)	—	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	471.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	402.98/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	468.84/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	428.34/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	508.42/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	489.87/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	456.67/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	614.75/cwt	600.00–625.00	2,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	512.58/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	459.96/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,189	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	451.70/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	500.58/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	461.25/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	526.42/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	363.68/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,268	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	192.80/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,560	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	177.91/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	217.54/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	155.63/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	396.92/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	425.07/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	482.60/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	343.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	433.48/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,276	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	374.74/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	469.89/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	443.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	352.47/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	419.90/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	366.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	512.44/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	371.78/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	401.74/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	414.68/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	439.88/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	448.29/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,681	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	181.60/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	162.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,669	9
Bulls	—	—	1,332	198.38/cwt	196.00–202.50	2,642	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	709.95/cwt	700.00–730.00	2,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	480.29/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,310	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,367	3

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 282Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 44Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 42Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	318	475.00–500.00	482.60
3	350–400	388	455.00–460.00	456.67
11	400–450	422	435.00–455.00	443.14
8	450–500	471	415.00–435.00	425.07
7	500–550	532	390.00–410.00	396.92
5	550–600	574	360.00–375.00	366.93
2	600–650	638	345.00–360.00	352.47
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	510.00–515.00	512.58
2	350–400	375	485.00–495.00	489.87
4	400–450	426	460.00–485.00	468.84
5	450–500	466	440.00–465.00	451.70
3	500–550	518	425.00–430.00	428.34
2	550–600	560	400.00–410.00	405.00
2	600–650	603	370.00–380.00	374.98
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
5	250–300	280	455.00–475.00	469.89
3	350–400	375	445.00–450.00	448.29
3	400–450	423	415.00–430.00	419.90
3	450–500	475	400.00–405.00	401.74
3	500–550	528	365.00–375.00	371.78
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	670.00	670.00
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	380	505.00–515.00	508.42
5	400–450	416	465.00–475.00	471.96
14	450–500	476	450.00–465.00	459.96
7	500–550	525	425.00–440.00	433.48
5	550–600	572	390.00–410.00	402.98
3	650–700	663	340.00–350.00	343.32
2	700–750	723	325.00–335.00	329.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	700.00	700.00
3	300–350	335	600.00–625.00	614.75
7	350–400	366	525.00–535.00	526.42
5	400–450	430	495.00–525.00	500.58
14	450–500	481	470.00–490.00	480.29
4	500–550	509	455.00–470.00	461.25
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	616	360.00–370.00	363.68
1	750–800	775	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	822	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	505.00–520.00	512.44
2	400–450	425	435.00–445.00	439.88
2	450–500	490	425.00–430.00	427.47
7	500–550	534	405.00–420.00	414.68
2	550–600	570	365.00–385.00	374.74
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	700.00–730.00	709.95
1	350–400	375	570.00	570.00
2	500–550	525	502.50	502.50
2	600–650	625	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	650	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	190.00–195.00	192.80
2	—	1,353	178.00–185.00	181.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,050	177.00–179.00	177.91
1	—	790	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,070	154.00–157.00	155.63
9	—	1,030	160.00–165.00	162.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	210.00–224.00	217.54
3	—	1,332	196.00–202.50	198.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,366.67

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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