Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on replacements.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.41/cwt on 40 head, down $20.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.65 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$340.41

▼ 20.09 vs prior sale

40 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$49.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	367.50	1,871	13thin
Medium and Large 2	550	332.90	1,831	17thin
Medium and Large 3	567	317.95	1,804	10thin

One grade step is worth $49.55/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $322.98, median $398.06 across 30 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 sale40 hd

340.41

—

AL average16 barns · 371 hd

349.48

−9.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

398.06

−57.65

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	1,584	205.61	3,256	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	168.22	2,187	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	166.25	1,927	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	146.59	1,656	8thin

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)	—	$5,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,355	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,589	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,875	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	350–400	380	498.63/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	402.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	345.81/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	410	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	472.62/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	479.84/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	325.60/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,871	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	167.48/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	140.42/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	147.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,606	5
Bulls	—	—	1,080	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,030	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,187	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	171.00/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	410.02/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	441.21/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	420.58/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	330.13/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,836	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	377.23/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	334.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	314.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	320.46/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	364.92/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,741	10
Bulls	—	—	1,815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	214.21/cwt	213.00–215.00	3,684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,786	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	163.14/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,122	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	160.93/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,931	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,425.00/head	5,350.00–5,500.00	5,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,900.00/head	5,900.00–5,900.00	5,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,464.71/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,465	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,650.00/head	4,600.00–4,700.00	4,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,350.00/head	5,350.00–5,350.00	5,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,306.25/head	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,306	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	4

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 281Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 22Year ago 70

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	530.00	530.00
7	350–400	380	490.00–500.00	498.63
13	500–550	509	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	616	322.50–330.00	325.60
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	405.00–415.00	410.02
2	450–500	460	365.00–390.00	377.23
2	500–550	513	330.00–335.00	332.51
8	550–600	581	305.00–325.00	314.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	325	470.00–475.00	472.62
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
9	400–450	420	417.50–435.00	420.58
3	500–550	522	342.50–350.00	345.81
14	550–600	556	329.00–340.00	330.13
2	600–650	615	305.00–310.00	307.56
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	475.00–490.00	479.84
7	450–500	452	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	517	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	558	340.00–350.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
10	450–500	477	362.50–375.00	364.92
8	550–600	591	330.00–335.00	334.38
2	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	440.00–445.00	441.21
2	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	402.42
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
5	500–550	529	315.00–330.00	320.46
2	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	490	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	625	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	167.00–168.00	167.48
2	—	1,203	173.00	173.00
3	—	1,200	158.00–163.00	160.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	140.00–141.00	140.42
5	—	1,091	145.00–150.00	147.17
1	—	1,145	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,350	169.00–173.00	171.00
4	—	1,301	161.00–165.00	163.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,815	206.00	206.00
2	—	1,720	213.00–215.00	214.21

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)	2	—	—	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,464.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	5,350.00	5,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,306.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	5,900.00	5,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,600.00–4,700.00	4,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	5,350.00–5,500.00	5,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00

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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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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