Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.54/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −90.43 against this barn's trailing median of $427.98.

Average price

$337.54

5 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$46.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

vs AL average

−31.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	346.93	1,804	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	300.00	1,710	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.93/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.25, low $384.68, median $427.98 across 12 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 sale5 hd

337.54

—

AL average11 barns · 104 hd

349.89

−12.35

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−31.47

This barn, trailing median12 sales

427.98

−90.43

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	1,478	167.44	2,475	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	145.85	2,183	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	143.02	1,710	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	127.64	1,134	7thin

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)	—	$2,275	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,655	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,653	15

Every lot, as filed

49 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	250–300	297	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	302.40/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	389.74/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	320.76/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	337.85/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	305.08/cwt	292.50–307.50	2,001	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	402.43/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,517	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	317.99/cwt	314.00–339.00	1,978	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	279.62/cwt	260.00–283.00	2,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	268.62/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,784	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	315.78/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	322.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	346.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	357.11/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,346	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	345.92/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,429	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,654.50/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,655	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,275	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,116.67/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,609.09/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,609	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	142.59/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,738	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	124.79/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,114	4
Bulls	—	—	1,479	163.25/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,414	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	131.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,161	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	152.48/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,426	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	141.27/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,379	1

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	423	380.00–395.00	389.74
7	450–500	482	320.00–355.00	337.85
3	500–550	507	310.00–332.50	320.76
2	600–650	620	290.00–315.00	302.40
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
16	350–400	377	370.00–407.50	402.43
2	400–450	418	355.00–370.00	362.46
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	520	335.00–355.00	346.93
36	600–650	622	314.00–339.00	317.99
13	650–700	656	292.50–307.50	305.08
12	750–800	764	260.00–283.00	279.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	428	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	618	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	403	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	377	345.00–385.00	357.11
10	400–450	413	340.00–347.50	345.92
7	450–500	482	320.00–330.00	322.49
3	500–550	527	312.50–320.00	315.78
16	650–700	664	255.00–277.50	268.62
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	805	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,654.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,116.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,609.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,219	136.00–147.00	142.59
2	—	935	149.00–156.00	152.48
1	—	1,505	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	123.00–126.00	124.79
3	—	883	127.50–135.00	131.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	139.00–143.00	141.27
1	—	1,535	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	155.00–170.00	163.25
2	—	1,475	180.00	180.00

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

Steers · 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