Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers 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 $266.14/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −122.96 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$266.14

13 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$14.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.79

vs AL average

−38.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	272.85	1,499	7thin
Medium and Large 2	562	258.32	1,453	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $46 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

266.14

—

AL average13 barns · 253 hd

281.93

−15.79

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−38.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−122.96

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	1,727	163.90	2,831	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	151.29	2,360	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	144.11	1,856	10

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)	—	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,196	13

Every lot, as filed

45 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	450–500	475	335.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	350.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	370.11/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	283.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	262.27/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	253.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,857	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	368.55/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	349.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	326.29/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	335.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,230.00/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,230	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	163.90/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,831	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	135.30/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,275	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	153.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,395	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,795	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	157.58/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,337	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 278Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 30Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 41Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	345.00–355.00	350.12
2	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	335.21
3	500–550	532	315.00–320.00	318.32
4	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	307.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	440	360.00–380.00	370.11
3	450–500	465	345.00–355.00	349.02
2	500–550	515	330.00–340.00	335.05
3	550–600	568	322.00–332.00	326.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	470	380.00–390.00	385.00
5	500–550	540	367.00–375.00	368.55
2	550–600	558	345.00–350.00	347.51
5	800–850	816	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	413	310.00–315.00	312.58
6	450–500	475	280.00–285.00	283.33
2	500–550	525	265.00–270.00	267.43
4	550–600	581	250.00–255.00	253.77
3	600–650	618	245.00–250.00	246.71
1	700–750	715	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	408	330.00–335.00	332.52
5	450–500	472	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	546	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	558	265.00–270.00	267.47
3	600–650	623	260.00–265.00	262.27
2	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	750–800	772	240.50	240.50

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	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	161.00–167.00	163.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	133.00–138.00	135.30
6	—	1,259	140.00–145.00	142.56
2	—	1,483	156.00–159.00	157.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	146.00–147.00	146.48
5	—	1,563	150.00–157.00	153.21

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