Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.59/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −49.51 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$339.59

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.94

vs AL average

−0.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	344.47	1,903	23
Medium and Large 2	546	320.89	1,753	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $150 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 sale29 hd

339.59

—

AL average16 barns · 622 hd

322.65

+16.94

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−0.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−49.51

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	1,877	198.23	3,720	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	166.00	2,588	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	161.14	1,881	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	143.95	1,405	4thin

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)	—	$2,763	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Value Added	550–600	550	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	364.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	337.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	449.85/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	369.25/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	390.11/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	409.84/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	520.47/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,682	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,328	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	345.61/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,676	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	318.48/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,102	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	202.03/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	194.42/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	143.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,405	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,762.50/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,763	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,512.50/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	469.36/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	346.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,512	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,368	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	164.33/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,596	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	163.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	358.53/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	339.87/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	339.28/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,293	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	364.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	337.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	388.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	376.04/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 384Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 56Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	550	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	376	380.00–400.00	390.11
4	400–450	421	360.00–375.00	364.94
23	450–500	485	345.00–346.00	345.61
3	500–550	532	335.00–340.00	337.30
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	663	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	385.00–395.00	388.62
2	350–400	388	360.00–370.00	364.90
6	400–450	436	345.00–350.00	346.70
3	450–500	480	335.00–340.00	337.30
2	500–550	513	325.00–330.00	327.54
4	550–600	563	315.00–320.00	317.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	429	392.00	392.00
12	550–600	559	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	381	335.00–342.00	339.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	520	402.00	402.00
5	550–600	586	372.00–377.00	376.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	575	350.00–360.00	355.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	603	386.00	386.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	510.00–530.00	520.47
3	300–350	332	440.00–465.00	449.85
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	413	405.00–420.00	409.84
8	450–500	478	365.00–375.00	369.25
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	570	340.00–345.00	341.67
3	600–650	608	325.00–330.00	328.33
2	650–700	660	317.00–320.00	318.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	460.00–480.00	469.36
2	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	405.07
4	450–500	485	352.00–362.00	358.53
3	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	339.87
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	200.00–205.00	202.03
2	—	1,895	193.00–196.00	194.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,385	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,176	160.00–168.00	163.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	142.00–148.00	143.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,470	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,580	163.00–166.00	164.33

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)	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,150.00	4,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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

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

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