Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.39/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −112.71 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$276.39

141 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$22.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs AL average

−27.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	285.81	1,559	80
Medium and Large 2	530	266.35	1,410	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	263.00	1,510	42

One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $49 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 sale141 hd

276.39

—

AL average16 barns · 604 hd

268.20

+8.20

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−27.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−112.71

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	—	High	1,864	160.73	2,996	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	139.17	1,813	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	136.00	2,006	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	125.00	1,200	1thin

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)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,360	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	291.04/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,283	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	262.86/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	285.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,347	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.77/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,521	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	318.31/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,324	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	677	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.97/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	265.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,380	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	321.62/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	267.59/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	342.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	326.41/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,671	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	290.45/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	292.07/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	328.74/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,450	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.25/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	276.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	291.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,522	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	341.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,279	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,958	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	134.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,675	5
Bulls	—	—	2,008	170.60/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,426	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,006	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,221	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,360.00/head	2,350.00–2,380.00	2,360	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,116.67/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	267.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	332.22/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	314.67/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,523	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	357.60/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	346.31/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	308.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,623	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	644	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,739	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	351.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	332.57/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	323.28/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,542	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	300.58/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,510	42

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 58Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	340.00–345.00	342.58
2	450–500	473	330.00–335.00	332.38
4	500–550	520	310.00–312.00	310.97
3	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	613	270.00–280.00	274.94
5	650–700	691	267.00–270.00	267.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	428	350.00–355.00	352.49
2	450–500	470	345.00–350.00	347.53
18	500–550	512	322.00–327.00	326.41
4	550–600	589	312.00	312.00
11	600–650	631	289.00–291.00	290.45
1	700–750	725	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	677	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	320.00–325.00	323.28
10	350–400	377	320.00–322.00	321.62
25	400–450	441	287.00–305.00	291.04
15	450–500	471	280.00–290.00	285.89
15	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	265.91
4	550–600	569	268.00	268.00
4	700–750	725	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	330.00–336.00	332.57
15	400–450	416	310.00–330.00	318.31
8	450–500	467	295.00–305.00	300.58
32	500–550	523	280.00–293.00	290.77
24	550–600	569	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	620	267.00	267.00
4	650–700	667	250.00–267.00	262.86
5	750–800	761	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	552	294.00	294.00
18	600–650	644	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	574	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	317	370.00–380.00	375.00
3	350–400	372	350.00–355.00	351.77
7	400–450	421	340.00–355.00	346.31
5	450–500	460	330.00–335.00	332.22
9	500–550	526	300.00–320.00	308.88
6	550–600	563	290.00–295.00	292.07
11	600–650	625	260.00–275.00	267.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	355.00–360.00	357.60
5	350–400	375	335.00–345.00	341.05
10	400–450	441	322.00–335.00	328.74
14	450–500	484	310.00–325.00	314.67
13	500–550	523	285.00–295.00	291.09
9	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	276.16
4	600–650	625	250.00–257.00	255.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	140.00–148.00	144.15
5	—	1,248	129.00–137.00	134.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	169.00–172.00	170.60
1	—	1,575	141.00	141.00

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)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,380.00	2,360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,116.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle