Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.79/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −101.89 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$307.79

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	315.14	1,707	8thin
Medium and Large 2	549	296.03	1,625	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $340.41, median $409.68 across 27 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

307.79

—

AL average16 barns · 278 hd

300.14

+7.65

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−101.89

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	1,708	169.69	2,899	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	155.14	2,295	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	147.88	1,934	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	137.58	1,632	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,113	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,783	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	254.50/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	276.86/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,285	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	268.84/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	287.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	321.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	273.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	284.21/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	305.70/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	328.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	320.80/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	263.68/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	317.50/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	290.83/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.93/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	394.87/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	334.08/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	251.44/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,775	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,112.50/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	183.76/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	157.20/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,345	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	146.14/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,760	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	158.77/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,355	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	148.96/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,145	2

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 57Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 46Year ago 98

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	322.00	322.00
4	400–450	408	282.00–300.00	290.83
7	450–500	464	272.00–280.00	276.86
5	500–550	516	265.00–272.00	268.84
8	550–600	580	257.00–265.00	260.93
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	403	310.00–315.00	312.52
3	450–500	475	285.00–290.00	287.29
2	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	274.86
3	550–600	558	270.00–280.00	273.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	358	360.00–365.00	362.45
3	400–450	420	330.00–337.00	334.08
3	450–500	480	312.00–320.00	317.50
3	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	305.03
2	550–600	570	280.00–285.00	282.52
3	600–650	640	262.00–267.00	263.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	385.00–405.00	394.87
3	450–500	467	325.00–330.00	328.30
5	500–550	529	317.00–325.00	320.80
3	550–600	563	300.00–312.00	305.70
2	600–650	610	270.00–280.00	275.04
3	650–700	653	255.00–260.00	256.68
7	700–750	706	240.00–255.00	251.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	320.00–325.00	321.99
4	600–650	614	280.00–290.00	284.21
2	700–750	725	254.00–255.00	254.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	337.00	337.00
6	600–650	633	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	663	285.00–290.00	287.49
2	700–750	713	270.00	270.00

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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	162.00–165.00	163.47
2	—	1,703	182.00–186.00	183.76
1	—	1,475	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	140.00–141.00	140.48
4	—	1,204	142.00–151.00	146.14
2	—	1,483	153.00–164.00	158.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,492	152.00–164.00	157.20
2	—	1,440	147.00–151.00	148.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	135.00–140.00	137.58

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

Bulls · 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