Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 $360.49/cwt on 45 head, down $12.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −49.18 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$360.49

▼ 12.91 vs prior sale

45 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$36.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	378.04	2,093	13thin
Medium and Large 2	539	355.09	1,913	28
Medium and Large 3	550	341.27	1,877	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.77/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale45 hd

360.49

—

AL average16 barns · 438 hd

372.07

−11.58

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−49.18

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	—	Low	1,748	203.60	3,558	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,095	172.80	1,892	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,175	170.00	1,998	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	150.18	1,559	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,333	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,659	11

Every lot, as filed

51 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	450–500	471	426.56/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,009	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	344.56/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	356.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,202	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	386.14/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	325.08/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	532.46/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	348.36/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	439.97/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	507.45/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	420.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	333.09/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,012	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	362.99/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,884	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	297.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	391.69/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	353.87/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	381.25/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,639	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,909	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	153.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,621	7
Bulls	—	—	1,425	189.30/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,659.09/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,659	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,333.33/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	387.79/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	366.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	419.89/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	327.19/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,298	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	175.07/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,926	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	161.31/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,823	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	222.47/cwt	221.00–224.00	4,278	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	142.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,420	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	199.02/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,771	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,998	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 277Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. 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
2	250–300	290	530.00–535.00	532.46
2	300–350	343	500.00–515.00	507.45
2	350–400	385	445.00–455.00	450.00
4	400–450	433	435.00–445.00	439.97
9	450–500	471	415.00–435.00	426.56
16	500–550	519	355.00–375.00	362.99
12	550–600	565	335.00–355.00	344.56
4	600–650	626	315.00–335.00	325.08
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	728	290.00–305.00	297.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	415.00–425.00	420.04
3	450–500	468	385.00–405.00	391.69
3	500–550	535	345.00–350.00	348.36
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	535.00	535.00
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	532	380.00–405.00	387.79
6	550–600	579	365.00–370.00	366.67
2	600–650	603	350.00–360.00	354.98
3	650–700	662	320.00–325.00	323.35
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
8	450–500	469	375.00–390.00	386.14
6	500–550	506	350.00–370.00	356.61
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
21	600–650	604	317.50–335.00	333.09
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	375.00–385.00	381.25
10	450–500	477	345.00–370.00	353.87
3	500–550	517	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	302.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	425.00–430.00	427.52
2	400–450	435	415.00–425.00	419.89
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	623	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	523	421.00	421.00
15	600–650	621	370.00	370.00
8	700–750	727	325.00–327.50	327.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	189.00	189.00
3	—	1,100	173.00–178.00	175.07
2	—	1,130	158.00–164.00	161.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,057	150.00–157.00	153.39
3	—	995	140.00–148.00	142.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	186.00–193.00	189.30
2	—	1,923	221.00–224.00	222.47
2	—	1,895	198.00–200.00	199.02

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)	11	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,659.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,333.33

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

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