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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 23

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 370▼ 53 vs year ago 335 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 42▼ 40 vs year ago 54 · −74.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 28▼ 100 vs year ago 111 · −90.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.06/cwt on 54 head, down $26.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.40 against this barn's trailing median of $391.46.

Average price

$329.06

▼ 26.34 vs prior sale

54 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	345.96	1,911	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	332.92	1,823	34
Medium and Large 3	550	314.67	1,732	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $180 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

329.06

—

AL average15 barns · 471 hd

355.23

−26.17

This barn, trailing median32 sales

391.46

−62.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $322.98, median $391.46 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,643	184.71	3,035	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	158.03	2,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	143.35	1,565	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	135.00	1,380	2thin

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)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	546.17/cwt	542.50–550.00	2,037	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	469.94/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,903	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	441.63/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,054	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,162	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,616	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	403.96/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,511	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	387.41/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,608	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	358.37/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,523	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	411.61/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,762	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	366.68/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,742	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,654	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,810	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	335.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,764	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	327.03/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,851	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	289.88/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,783	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	335.03/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,084	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	316.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,980	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	298.82/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,026	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,338	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	434.88/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,318	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	407.12/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,535	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	470.13/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,786	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,577	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	405.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,704	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	432.88/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,870	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	385.11/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,779	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,956	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	344.75/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,634	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	338.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,765	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	323.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,715	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	343.70/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,918	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	306.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,743	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	327.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,877	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	324.15/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,013	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	306.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,932	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	318.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,201	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	278.75/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,990	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,966	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	191.56/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,592	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,619	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,536	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	153.90/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,021	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,900.00/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,683.33/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,683	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,737.50/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,738	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 370Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 42Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	400.00–405.00	403.96
2	400–450	415	385.00–390.00	387.41
3	450–500	475	355.00–375.00	366.68
5	500–550	525	330.00–340.00	335.98
5	550–600	566	325.00–330.00	327.03
3	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	316.75
2	650–700	678	292.50–305.00	298.82
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	405.00–415.00	411.61
3	500–550	517	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	622	330.00–337.50	335.03
4	700–750	722	320.00–325.00	323.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	425	355.00–365.00	358.37
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	513	320.00–325.00	322.44
3	600–650	615	285.00–300.00	289.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	405	465.00–475.00	469.94
3	450–500	465	440.00–445.00	441.63
8	600–650	609	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	788	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	542.50–550.00	546.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	420.00–450.00	434.88
7	350–400	377	405.00–415.00	407.12
8	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	405.68
5	450–500	462	375.00–395.00	385.11
17	500–550	522	330.00–345.00	338.18
17	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	327.66
3	600–650	630	300.00–315.00	306.72
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	714	275.00–280.00	278.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	460.00–475.00	470.13
7	400–450	432	420.00–440.00	432.88
2	450–500	463	420.00–425.00	422.46
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	558	340.00–355.00	343.70
6	600–650	621	320.00–335.00	324.15
5	650–700	692	310.00–320.00	318.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	415	375.00–385.00	380.03
8	450–500	474	335.00–365.00	344.75
7	500–550	530	320.00–325.00	323.58
8	550–600	568	305.00–315.00	306.87
2	700–750	728	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	153.00–155.00	153.90
2	—	1,480	160.00–165.00	162.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	138.00–140.00	139.03
1	—	1,065	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00
1	—	880	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,875	188.00–196.00	191.56

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,900.00

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.