Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.46/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −122.64 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$266.46

17 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

vs AL average

−30.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	274.39	1,403	9thin
Medium and Large 2	542	257.54	1,396	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $7 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 sale17 hd

266.46

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

258.97

+7.49

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−30.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−122.64

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	—	Average	1,855	170.00	3,154	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	157.00	2,481	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	138.86	1,691	13

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)	—	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,892	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,810	5

Every lot, as filed

40 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	540	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	307.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,346	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	284.15/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	316.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	256.71/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,255	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	263.06/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	271.87/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	248.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	271.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	272.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	282.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	276.19/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	390.14/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	278.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	978	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,891.67/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	130.29/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,518	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,481	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	137.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	143.99/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,794	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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 527Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 42Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	352.00	352.00
9	400–450	438	300.00–315.00	307.30
3	450–500	480	277.00–290.00	284.15
4	500–550	540	260.00–265.00	262.52
2	550–600	550	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	365	385.00–395.00	390.14
3	400–450	418	320.00–340.00	329.76
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	526	270.00–280.00	272.77
6	550–600	555	270.00–275.00	271.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
3	350–400	384	310.00–320.00	316.92
4	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	282.63
3	450–500	462	275.00–280.00	278.29
8	500–550	506	270.00–280.00	276.19
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	310.00–315.00	312.60
2	350–400	360	300.00–305.00	302.47
6	400–450	412	270.00–275.00	271.87
23	450–500	489	255.00–265.00	256.71
5	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	263.06
3	550–600	587	245.00–250.00	248.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	277.00	277.00
1	700–750	745	242.00	242.00

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	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,891.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,735	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	130.00–131.00	130.29
4	—	1,216	135.00–139.00	137.58
6	—	1,246	141.00–147.00	143.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	157.00	157.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle