Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with 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 $267.78/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −121.32 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$267.78

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.82

vs AL average

−36.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	274.76	1,460	5thin
Medium and Large 2	536	263.42	1,412	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $48 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 sale13 hd

267.78

—

AL average6 barns · 207 hd

281.61

−13.82

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−36.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−121.32

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	1,605	164.00	2,632	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,278	147.08	1,880	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	137.41	1,650	11

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)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,038	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,303	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	332.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,130	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	267.85/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	284.16/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	282.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	282.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,746	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	312.42/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	307.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	263.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	322.91/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	327.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	342.57/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,869	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,037.50/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,038	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	147.08/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	144.59/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,793	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	134.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,545	6

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 622Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 25Year ago 3

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	389	335.00	335.00
6	400–450	426	315.00–327.00	322.91
2	450–500	468	305.00–310.00	307.51
4	500–550	513	280.00–290.00	285.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	303	355.00–360.00	357.52
2	350–400	360	340.00–345.00	342.57
4	400–450	409	330.00–340.00	332.63
2	450–500	470	320.00–335.00	327.74
5	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	312.42
1	700–750	720	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	765	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	292.00	292.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
13	800–850	824	258.50	258.50
2	850–900	858	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	317.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	419	280.00–285.00	284.16
10	450–500	465	275.00–285.00	282.94
6	500–550	523	260.00–272.00	267.85
2	550–600	575	245.00–255.00	250.13
1	600–650	635	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	353	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	304.94
2	450–500	458	285.00–290.00	287.51
3	500–550	512	280.00–285.00	282.28
2	550–600	560	262.00–265.00	263.49
1	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	669	261.00	261.00
14	750–800	763	245.00	245.00

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)	8	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	164.00	164.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	143.00–150.00	147.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,240	142.00–148.00	144.59
6	—	1,153	132.00–140.00	134.03

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle