Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.90/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −75.20 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$313.90

39 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$27.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.69

vs AL average

−0.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	319.60	1,686	31
Medium and Large 2	549	291.82	1,601	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.78/cwt here — about $85 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 sale39 hd

313.90

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

298.21

+15.69

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−0.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−75.20

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	1,888	176.67	3,336	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	146.42	2,300	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	142.12	1,965	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	127.00	1,283	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,984	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,667	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	450–500	473	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	342.45/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	314.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	297.93/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	326.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	349.98/cwt	335.00–354.00	1,806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,098	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	281.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	338.51/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	298.23/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	329.14/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,146	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	387.41/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	346.33/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	293.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	296.88/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	299.24/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	639	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,866	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	310.67/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	316.07/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	412.39/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	338.60/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,602	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,936.11/head	2,750.00–3,025.00	2,936	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,666.67/head	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,455	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,781	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	151.87/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,548	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	151.21/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,258	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,880	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	141.17/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,885	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	140.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,062	4

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 463Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 105Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	435	335.00–345.00	338.51
2	450–500	473	325.00–330.00	327.41
10	500–550	529	310.00–315.00	314.48
3	550–600	568	290.00–305.00	298.23
10	700–750	737	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	320.00–330.00	326.06
6	450–500	475	310.00–320.00	315.04
5	500–550	537	292.50–305.00	297.93
3	550–600	568	275.00–285.00	281.63
1	600–650	620	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
18	500–550	520	326.00	326.00
15	600–650	639	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	405.00–420.00	412.39
4	400–450	438	340.00–355.00	346.33
4	450–500	473	335.00–345.00	338.60
3	500–550	532	307.00–315.00	310.67
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	625	292.00–302.00	296.88
1	650–700	665	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	460	310.00–322.00	316.07
7	500–550	529	295.00–305.00	299.24
3	550–600	578	290.00–295.00	293.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	335.00–350.00	342.45
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	385.00–390.00	387.41
14	500–550	516	335.00–354.00	349.98
14	550–600	584	329.00–330.00	329.14
1	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
2	700–750	740	282.00	282.00
28	750–800	769	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	425.00	425.00
13	600–650	628	334.00	334.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,750.00–3,025.00	2,936.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,666.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	179.00	179.00
1	—	2,055	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,680	167.00	167.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	147.00–156.00	151.87
4	—	1,463	138.00–145.00	140.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	147.00–156.00	151.21
3	—	1,408	132.00–135.00	133.50
11	—	1,335	136.00–145.00	141.17

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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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