Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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 $323.58/cwt on 25 head, down $16.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.48 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$323.58

▼ 16.83 vs prior sale

25 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	335.37	1,820	13thin
Medium and Large 3	567	310.80	1,763	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.56/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd

323.58

—

AL average15 barns · 416 hd

334.52

−10.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

398.06

−74.48

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	—	Average	1,448	188.93	2,735	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	164.41	2,381	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	157.23	1,912	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	142.65	1,617	5thin

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)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	400–450	437	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	323.52/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	306.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,895	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	292.83/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	367.87/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	321.78/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	437.43/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	338.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	325.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	416.39/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,374	183.90/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,527	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	140.72/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	145.54/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	159.54/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	167.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	408.61/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	401.72/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	296.62/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	308.73/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	345.98/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	349.19/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	323.30/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	326.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	303.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,776	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	152.45/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 190Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 84Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	435.00–440.00	437.43
3	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	401.72
3	400–450	437	350.00–360.00	354.94
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
13	500–550	530	320.00–330.00	325.80
4	550–600	574	305.00–310.00	308.73
6	600–650	616	290.00–305.00	296.62
3	650–700	658	280.00–285.00	281.66
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	509	335.00–345.00	338.00
8	550–600	569	315.00–330.00	325.72
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	427	315.00–335.00	323.30
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	623	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	379	400.00–415.00	408.61
4	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
7	450–500	471	360.00–380.00	367.87
6	500–550	506	340.00–360.00	349.19
7	550–600	574	315.00–330.00	323.52
9	600–650	618	300.00–315.00	306.65
7	650–700	661	285.00–295.00	292.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	360	440.00–445.00	442.50
3	400–450	420	405.00–425.00	416.39
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	663	315.00–330.00	321.78
2	700–750	713	305.00–310.00	307.46
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	443	360.00–365.00	362.49
7	450–500	479	340.00–355.00	345.98
4	500–550	530	315.00–335.00	326.13
8	550–600	586	300.00–310.00	303.14
2	600–650	613	285.00–290.00	287.47
2	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	465	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,374	180.00–187.00	183.90
1	—	1,720	208.00	208.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	139.00–142.00	140.72
2	—	1,210	145.00–146.00	145.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	158.00–161.00	159.54
3	—	1,395	165.00–170.00	167.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,130	151.00–154.00	152.45
3	—	1,352	158.00–162.00	160.01

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	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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