Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.78/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −84.90 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$324.78

23 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

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	329.31	1,784	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	317.73	1,732	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $52 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

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 sale23 hd

324.78

—

AL average13 barns · 315 hd

328.71

−3.93

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−84.90

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	—	High	1,725	186.50	3,217	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	159.00	2,353	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	152.09	1,837	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	138.00	1,539	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,414	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,060	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,333	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	268	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	340.62/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	389.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	365.49/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	373.41/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	387.46/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	355.30/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	335.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	346.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	309.74/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	320.83/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	412.28/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	368.83/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,105	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	147.54/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	151.14/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,791	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,539	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,683.33/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,683	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,060.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,060	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	296.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	338.01/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	288.30/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	346.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	320.07/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	354.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	375.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,249	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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 272Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	268	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	371	410.00–415.00	412.28
4	400–450	423	380.00–395.00	387.46
7	450–500	470	362.00–375.00	368.83
6	500–550	516	335.00–345.00	340.62
8	550–600	561	315.00–322.00	320.83
4	600–650	615	305.00–312.00	309.74
2	650–700	658	295.00–300.00	297.49
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	389.82
10	400–450	426	360.00–375.00	365.49
4	450–500	468	340.00–350.00	346.11
5	500–550	521	320.00–330.00	325.95
4	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	307.46
5	600–650	624	290.00–300.00	296.07
2	650–700	673	280.00–290.00	284.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	320	390.00–395.00	392.38
3	350–400	372	370.00–375.00	373.41
6	400–450	419	350.00–362.00	355.30
3	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	346.81
7	500–550	512	330.00–345.00	335.74
4	550–600	569	310.00–320.00	314.90
2	600–650	608	295.00–300.00	297.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	466	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	333	370.00–380.00	375.19
2	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	354.83
5	400–450	428	335.00–340.00	338.01
4	450–500	475	330.00–335.00	332.45
4	500–550	523	315.00–325.00	320.07
4	550–600	560	300.00–305.00	302.52
3	600–650	632	285.00–290.00	288.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	523	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	147.00–148.00	147.54
1	—	1,645	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,185	148.00–153.00	151.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,705	181.00	181.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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