Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $324.45/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −85.23 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$324.45

42 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$22.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	340.84	1,851	12thin
Medium and Large 2	566	317.89	1,799	30

One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about $52 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

324.45

—

AL average16 barns · 502 hd

326.83

−2.38

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−85.23

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	1,692	195.33	3,304	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	169.28	2,593	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	162.53	2,078	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,368	145.82	1,995	2thin

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)	—	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,522	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,042	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,925	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	600–650	622	306.57/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,907	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	331.67/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	365.31/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	336.66/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	383.66/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	394.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	417.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	378.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.86/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	307.42/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	401.31/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,726	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	173.16/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,675	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	151.86/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,838	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	162.78/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,855	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,041.67/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,042	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,925.00/head	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,468.75/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,469	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	342.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	365.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	370.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	321.68/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	440.11/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	452.17/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	327.65/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	415.11/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	434.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	351.08/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	349.18/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	297.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	308.36/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	332.49/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,573	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	396.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	314.92/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,811	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	170.34/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,139	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	145.82/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,995	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	166.92/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,942	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 505Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 63Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 83Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	445.00–460.00	452.17
2	300–350	338	435.00–445.00	440.11
6	350–400	383	410.00–420.00	417.00
7	400–450	430	385.00–415.00	401.31
9	450–500	478	360.00–380.00	365.31
6	500–550	511	345.00–355.00	350.02
6	550–600	575	325.00–340.00	331.67
15	600–650	622	302.00–310.00	306.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	425.00–440.00	434.50
7	300–350	320	410.00–420.00	415.11
5	350–400	377	390.00–400.00	396.07
9	400–450	436	370.00–385.00	378.53
6	450–500	474	345.00–355.00	349.18
7	500–550	536	322.00–332.00	327.65
23	550–600	575	305.00–317.00	314.92
9	600–650	627	290.00–300.00	297.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	394.45
4	350–400	363	375.00–390.00	383.66
5	400–450	429	360.00–370.00	365.94
5	450–500	458	340.00–350.00	342.83
16	500–550	538	330.00–338.00	336.66
7	550–600	570	315.00–332.00	325.86
5	600–650	614	305.00–310.00	307.42
3	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	377.46
7	350–400	368	360.00–380.00	370.08
6	400–450	433	345.00–355.00	351.08
14	450–500	473	325.00–335.00	332.49
6	500–550	524	315.00–325.00	321.68
3	550–600	585	305.00–310.00	308.36
4	600–650	629	290.00–300.00	294.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
8	600–650	604	365.00	365.00
18	950–1000	965	280.50	280.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	169.00–176.00	173.16
1	—	1,290	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,590	165.00–168.00	166.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	148.00–157.00	151.86
3	—	1,377	158.00–168.00	162.78
4	—	1,256	169.00–172.00	170.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	143.00–148.00	145.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,675	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,590	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,041.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,468.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,675.00
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	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle