Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $411.83/cwt on 57 head, down $8.44 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +2.15 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$411.83

▼ 8.44 vs prior sale

57 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	414.99	2,337	43
Medium and Large 2	526	403.81	2,122	13thin
Medium and Large 3	540	380.00	2,052	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $285 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 sale57 hd

411.83

—

AL average16 barns · 404 hd

408.80

+3.02

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

+2.15

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	1,466	212.70	3,118	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,224	188.39	2,306	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	174.42	2,122	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	156.00	1,529	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,629	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,883	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,050	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	750–800	786	316.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	455.01/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	388.39/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,082	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	414.43/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,105	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	420.13/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,996	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	413.33/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,348	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	482.54/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	431.19/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	423.44/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	440.53/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,841	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	507.50/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	182.89/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,149	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,529	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	178.00/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	165.43/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	214.50/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	483.29/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	346.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,316	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	431.15/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,091	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	379.92/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	357.89/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,237	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	478.69/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	343.75/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,155	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,137	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,075	185.06/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,989	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	196.08/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	401.17/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,283	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,883.33/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,883	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,628.57/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,629	7

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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 248Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 71Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 66Year ago 83

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	427	470.00–495.00	478.69
8	450–500	455	450.00–465.00	455.01
9	500–550	508	400.00–420.00	414.43
4	550–600	565	365.00–387.50	379.92
10	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	357.89
8	650–700	669	340.00–350.00	346.22
3	700–750	703	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	786	310.00–325.00	316.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	425	500.00–515.00	507.50
2	450–500	458	475.00–490.00	482.54
4	500–550	515	425.00–435.00	431.19
39	550–600	568	400.00–420.00	413.33
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	730	340.00–350.00	344.92
2	800–850	813	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	480.00–485.00	483.29
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
10	450–500	485	415.00–440.00	431.15
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	616	340.00–345.00	343.75
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
15	450–500	475	417.50–425.00	420.13
19	500–550	536	382.50–400.00	388.39
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	755	300.00–305.00	302.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
16	400–450	418	430.00–455.00	440.53
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	518	410.00–430.00	423.44
4	550–600	569	395.00–410.00	401.17
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	420.00–425.00	422.45
2	400–450	428	412.50	412.50
3	450–500	472	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	578	350.00–355.00	352.49
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	181.00–184.00	182.89
3	—	1,287	163.00–168.00	165.43
1	—	1,130	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	177.00–179.00	178.00
3	—	1,075	183.00–189.00	185.06
4	—	1,358	192.00–200.00	196.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	235.00	235.00
3	—	1,618	213.00–216.00	214.50
1	—	1,155	185.00	185.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,628.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,200.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Moulton Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle