Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing boners up to 183.00 cwt. and high dressing breakers up to 184.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.54/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −57.56 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$331.54

63 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$15.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs AL average

−9.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	338.03	1,829	36
Medium and Large 2	532	322.90	1,718	27

One grade step is worth $15.13/cwt here — about $112 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

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 sale63 hd

331.54

—

AL average16 barns · 640 hd

322.63

+8.91

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−9.99

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−57.56

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	1,965	200.75	3,945	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	163.67	1,998	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	158.20	2,124	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	146.89	1,501	3thin

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)	—	$2,655	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,143	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,843	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	356.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	386.48/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	416.68/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	375.50/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	344.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	329.60/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,918	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	341.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,785	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	364.72/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,670	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,869	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	323.94/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	335.49/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	509	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,018	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	414.33/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,736	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	163.41/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,337	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	172.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,175	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	164.08/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,010	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	154.24/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,815	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	146.89/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,501	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,883.33/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,464.29/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,464	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,842.86/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,843	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,142.86/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	194.19/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,560	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	4,055	1
Bulls	—	—	1,982	210.03/cwt	209.00–211.00	4,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	318.68/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	304.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	325.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	403.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	363.38/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	361.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	292.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	423.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	348.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	330.62/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	343.89/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,427	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	315.47/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	291.63/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	319.32/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	414.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,420	26

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 186Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 38Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 46Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	551	388.00	388.00
26	650–700	674	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
4	950–1000	971	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	327	410.00–420.00	416.68
4	350–400	369	372.00–380.00	375.50
8	400–450	435	350.00–365.00	356.80
10	450–500	466	340.00–350.00	344.77
17	500–550	530	332.00–340.00	335.49
11	550–600	582	325.00–335.00	329.60
7	600–650	626	315.00–325.00	319.95
6	650–700	665	305.00–315.00	309.97
2	700–750	738	280.00–282.00	280.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	400.00–405.00	403.54
6	350–400	380	355.00–365.00	361.82
13	400–450	415	340.00–345.00	343.89
17	450–500	489	330.00–335.00	332.51
16	500–550	512	320.00–330.00	325.80
11	550–600	561	315.00–322.00	318.68
10	600–650	619	300.00–310.00	304.47
3	650–700	668	285.00–295.00	291.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	355.00	355.00
10	600–650	617	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	495	327.00	327.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	420.00–430.00	423.94
6	350–400	370	410.00–420.00	414.80
17	400–450	414	375.00–395.00	386.48
12	450–500	467	345.00–350.00	348.29
18	500–550	516	325.00–335.00	330.62
10	550–600	564	315.00–322.00	319.32
9	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	315.47
5	650–700	680	290.00–295.00	292.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	419	400.00–425.00	414.33
23	450–500	458	355.00–375.00	364.72
15	500–550	523	340.00–345.00	341.21
17	550–600	575	320.00–330.00	325.04
6	600–650	615	320.00–327.00	323.94
4	650–700	675	300.00–305.00	302.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	355.00–365.00	363.38
3	450–500	480	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	161.00–166.00	163.41
2	—	1,255	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,260	170.00–177.00	172.60
10	—	1,225	160.00–169.00	164.08
8	—	1,177	152.00–159.00	154.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	144.00–150.00	146.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	193.00–195.00	194.19
1	—	2,180	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,982	209.00–211.00	210.03

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	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,883.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,142.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,464.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,842.86

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

Slaughter Cattle

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