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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 14

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 326▼ 200 vs year ago 520 · −38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 63▼ 32 vs year ago 64 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 31▼ 2 vs year ago 25 · −8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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 $326.29/cwt on 36 head, down $0.67 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.36 against this barn's trailing median of $376.65.

Average price

$326.29

▼ 0.67 vs prior sale

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$32.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

vs AL average

−46.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	340.73	1,852	7thin
Medium and Large 2	537	327.33	1,756	22
Medium and Large 3	557	308.57	1,718	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.15/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale36 hd

326.29

—

AL average16 barns · 570 hd

326.52

−0.23

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−46.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

376.65

−50.36

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	—	Low	1,679	168.16	2,823	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	137.97	1,906	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	135.58	1,649	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	119.00	1,328	7thin

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)	—	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,815	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	377.67/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,907	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	351.60/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,944	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,199	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.26/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,096	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	378.81/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,269	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,365	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,530	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	368.95/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,531	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,759	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	343.75/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,653	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,558	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,747	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	313.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,651	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	329.52/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,740	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,894	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,825	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,766	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	303.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,864	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	328.78/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,071	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	290.15/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,938	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,156	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	273.38/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,996	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	462.43/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,286	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	427.70/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,189	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	477.21/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,565	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	458.52/cwt	452.50–470.00	1,664	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	434.73/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,630	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	430.04/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,793	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	411.73/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,721	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,584	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	403.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,847	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	345.34/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,640	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,843	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	329.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,745	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,632	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	336.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,897	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	280.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,610	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	318.43/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,841	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,998	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	277.94/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,726	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	301.27/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,883	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	253.36/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,824	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	278.44/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,013	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	171.31/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,904	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	119.06/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,298	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,238	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	122.89/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,435	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,564	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,488	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,617	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,787	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,881	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	137.28/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,021	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	2
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	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,250	3

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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 326Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 63Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	337	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	415	360.00–375.00	368.95
13	450–500	481	332.50–355.00	343.75
18	500–550	528	317.50–335.00	329.52
4	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	317.46
7	600–650	614	300.00–305.00	303.52
4	650–700	668	280.00–300.00	290.15
3	700–750	730	270.00–280.00	273.38
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	400	380.00–385.00	382.50
15	450–500	463	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	510	340.00–345.00	342.55
5	550–600	557	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	630	325.00–330.00	328.78
3	700–750	707	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	375.00–380.00	378.81
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	483	320.00–325.00	322.54
3	500–550	527	310.00–315.00	313.34
4	550–600	579	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	460.00–465.00	462.43
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	375	425.00–445.00	434.73
3	400–450	418	405.00–415.00	411.73
2	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	529	320.00–340.00	329.86
3	550–600	578	315.00–325.00	318.43
4	600–650	625	295.00–305.00	301.27
3	700–750	723	270.00–285.00	278.44
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	328	465.00–490.00	477.21
7	350–400	363	452.50–470.00	458.52
6	400–450	417	420.00–440.00	430.04
3	450–500	458	400.00–405.00	403.27
5	500–550	519	350.00–360.00	355.04
7	550–600	564	330.00–340.00	336.39
2	600–650	610	325.00–330.00	327.54
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	420.00–435.00	427.70
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	440	355.00–365.00	360.00
5	450–500	475	325.00–355.00	345.34
4	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	305.00
4	550–600	575	275.00–285.00	280.01
5	600–650	621	270.00–285.00	277.94
2	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	720	252.50–255.00	253.36
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	553	350.00–355.00	351.60
10	650–700	665	312.50–320.00	315.26
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	375.00–379.00	377.67
5	600–650	643	342.00	342.00
18	650–700	660	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	141.00–143.00	141.98
3	—	1,472	136.00–139.00	137.28
1	—	1,225	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	122.00	122.00
6	—	1,182	130.00–135.00	132.30
5	—	1,256	140.00–147.00	142.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	111.00	111.00
4	—	1,090	118.00–120.00	119.06
2	—	1,168	122.00–124.00	122.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,695	170.00–173.00	171.31

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)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00

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	2	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	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.