Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing breakers up to 152.00 cwt.. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.82/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −116.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$272.82

73 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

−26.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	282.48	1,487	21
Medium and Large 1-2	591	275.00	1,625	33
Medium and Large 2	574	258.36	1,482	19thin

One grade step is worth $24.12/cwt here — about $5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale73 hd

272.82

—

AL average15 barns · 545 hd

271.34

+1.48

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−26.04

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−116.28

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	1,824	157.49	2,873	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	136.11	2,126	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	135.66	1,706	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	125.70	1,456	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)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	400–450	423	334.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	247.42/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	356.74/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	296.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,253	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,974	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,080	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	317.12/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	278.50/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,625	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	239.53/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	269.62/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,928	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	411.29/cwt	407.00–412.00	1,678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	316.23/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,309	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	268.93/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,407	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	291.37/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	260.97/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	240.01/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,507	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	136.11/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,126	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	125.70/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	129.51/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,571	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	145.31/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,800	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	134.34/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,756	6
Bulls	—	—	1,935	152.26/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	160.97/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	243.00/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	350.07/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	282.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	313.64/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	255.24/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,483	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	293.75/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	233.53/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,738	20

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 274Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 18Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 108Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	432.00	432.00
4	350–400	360	345.00–355.00	350.07
10	400–450	423	330.00–340.00	334.55
6	450–500	468	312.00–322.00	313.64
6	500–550	517	280.00–285.00	282.38
6	550–600	557	270.00–272.00	271.00
3	600–650	612	245.00–255.00	250.03
3	650–700	654	242.00–245.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	414	310.00–322.00	316.23
8	450–500	479	285.00–297.00	291.37
9	500–550	523	265.00–272.00	268.93
6	550–600	553	255.00–267.00	260.97
5	600–650	628	237.00–242.00	240.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00–365.00	356.74
4	400–450	419	312.00–322.00	317.12
4	450–500	457	295.00–300.00	297.46
6	500–550	517	280.00–285.00	282.44
7	550–600	558	265.00–272.50	269.62
2	600–650	625	245.00–250.00	247.42
2	750–800	770	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	325.00–330.00	327.40
10	400–450	422	290.00–305.00	296.86
9	450–500	480	270.00–290.00	278.50
3	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
16	550–600	581	245.00–270.00	255.24
6	600–650	629	237.00–242.00	239.53
5	650–700	689	232.00–240.00	233.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	591	275.00	275.00
20	600–650	639	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	292.00–294.00	293.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	650–700	667	296.00	296.00
34	700–750	743	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	415	342.00	342.00
2	500–550	513	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	655	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	700	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	342.00	342.00
3	500–550	533	317.00	317.00
9	850–900	888	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	408	407.00–412.00	411.29
16	600–650	616	313.00	313.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	134.00–139.00	136.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	124.00–127.00	125.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	127.00–131.00	129.51
4	—	1,239	142.00–149.00	145.31
6	—	1,307	132.00–138.00	134.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	149.00–155.00	152.26
3	—	1,750	158.00–164.00	160.97

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00

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