Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.82/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −137.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$251.82

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

vs AL average

−53.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	254.93	1,423	2thin
Medium and Large 2	541	251.20	1,358	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about $64 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.76, low $338.01, median $389.10 across 26 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 sale12 hd

251.82

—

AL average16 barns · 452 hd

262.38

−10.56

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−53.42

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−137.28

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	1,960	143.00	2,803	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	131.00	1,775	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	124.05	1,550	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	112.24	1,117	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,888	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,710	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	112.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,117	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,504	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	129.68/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,744	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	117.40/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	340.82/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	324.19/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	311.62/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	242.29/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,519	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	291.67/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	269.87/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	256.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	312.62/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	233.53/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	325.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	342.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	258.73/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,710.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,710	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	246.95/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	257.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	312.44/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	348.72/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	288.73/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	271.02/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,409	9

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 357Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 66Year ago 10

No trends available due to market being closed for holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	110.00–114.00	112.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	120.00–125.00	122.86
6	—	1,345	127.00–132.00	129.68
4	—	1,143	115.00–119.00	117.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,275	139.00	139.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	143.00	143.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	320.00–328.00	324.19
3	400–450	445	285.00–295.00	291.67
4	450–500	478	265.00–275.00	269.87
4	500–550	515	255.00–260.00	257.57
6	550–600	558	242.00–248.00	246.95
2	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	381	337.00–342.00	340.82
6	400–450	438	305.00–315.00	311.62
2	450–500	458	280.00–285.00	282.49
2	550–600	558	250.00–260.00	254.93
19	600–650	627	240.00–246.00	242.29
2	650–700	655	230.00–237.00	233.53
7	800–850	804	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	313	340.00–345.00	342.60
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	417	307.00–315.00	312.44
4	450–500	478	285.00–295.00	288.73
6	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	256.67
2	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	365	345.00–350.00	348.72
3	400–450	412	320.00–335.00	325.28
2	450–500	458	305.00–320.00	312.62
9	500–550	520	265.00–272.00	271.02
3	550–600	565	257.00–262.00	258.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	791	248.00	248.00
7	850–900	877	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	332.00	332.00

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	—	—	2,925.00	2,925.00
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	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.00

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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Moulton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle