Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-09-30

Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 30

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

432 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 282▲ 111 vs year ago 321 · +34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 38 vs year ago 51 · −74.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.34/cwt on 68 head, down $2.03 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −44.31 against this barn's trailing median of $376.65.

Average price

$332.34

▼ 2.03 vs prior sale

68 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs AL average

−20.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	336.76	1,872	31
Medium and Large 2	537	332.27	1,784	30
Medium and Large 3	544	313.14	1,705	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $168 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

332.34

—

AL average16 barns · 594 hd

325.38

+6.96

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−20.32

This barn, trailing median32 sales

376.65

−44.31

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.75, low $297.50, median $376.65 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	—	High	1,617	180.33	2,915	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	151.86	2,132	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	140.23	1,616	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	120.42	1,197	6thin

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)	—	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,059	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	338.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,298	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,365	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	388.14/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,444	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	374.38/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,423	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	401.10/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,705	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	356.69/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,516	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	373.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,608	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	380.67/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,736	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	360.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,698	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,675	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	352.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,812	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	337.76/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,773	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	319.40/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,683	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	329.26/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,897	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	314.21/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,810	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,749	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	290.03/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,760	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	324.75/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,023	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	311.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,057	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	272.04/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,798	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,322	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	474.83/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,567	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	458.31/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,650	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	465.22/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,945	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	417.28/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,786	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	436.99/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,892	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,027	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	407.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,913	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	381.58/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,790	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,932	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	328.68/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,735	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	352.94/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,871	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	333.89/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,930	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,882	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,063	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	319.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,988	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	322.53/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,132	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	301.78/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,022	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,150	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	291.85/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,221	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,986	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,186	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	116.77/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,098	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	124.06/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,300	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,543	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,492	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	144.96/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,718	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,923	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	154.66/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,239	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	2

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 282Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
4	300–350	330	465.00–485.00	474.83
3	350–400	360	450.00–465.00	458.31
19	400–450	433	430.00–450.00	436.99
5	450–500	469	400.00–420.00	407.91
15	500–550	530	345.00–365.00	352.94
21	550–600	578	325.00–342.50	333.89
12	600–650	622	315.00–325.00	319.59
3	650–700	670	290.00–310.00	301.78
3	700–750	735	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	418	455.00–480.00	465.22
2	450–500	458	440.00–445.00	442.54
3	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	375.08
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	613	330.00–340.00	336.58
6	650–700	661	317.50–330.00	322.53
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
4	750–800	761	290.00–292.50	291.85
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	428	405.00–425.00	417.28
9	450–500	469	360.00–395.00	381.58
11	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	328.68
2	550–600	588	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	405.00–410.00	407.50
3	350–400	372	385.00–395.00	388.14
9	400–450	431	365.00–385.00	373.00
8	450–500	471	350.00–365.00	360.61
23	500–550	525	330.00–345.00	337.76
7	550–600	576	305.00–320.00	314.21
3	600–650	607	285.00–295.00	290.03
5	650–700	661	265.00–280.00	272.04
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	425	390.00–410.00	401.10
7	450–500	456	370.00–390.00	380.67
10	500–550	514	350.00–360.00	352.50
21	550–600	576	315.00–331.00	329.26
18	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	324.75
3	650–700	660	300.00–320.00	311.74
2	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	825	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	893	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
6	350–400	380	365.00–382.50	374.38
3	400–450	425	355.00–360.00	356.69
3	450–500	495	335.00–340.00	338.33
5	500–550	527	310.00–325.00	319.40
2	550–600	588	295.00–300.00	297.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	564	365.00	365.00
19	650–700	679	335.00–340.00	338.44
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	153.00–156.00	154.66
2	—	1,315	145.00–147.00	146.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,185	144.00–146.00	144.96
1	—	1,110	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	121.00–128.00	124.06
3	—	940	113.00–119.00	116.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,770	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,500	172.00	172.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	3	—	—	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525.00

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.