Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.76/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −61.92 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$347.76

36 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	355.45	1,870	15thin
Medium and Large 2	545	342.26	1,865	21

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $5 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 sale36 hd

347.76

—

AL average16 barns · 534 hd

339.54

+8.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−61.92

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	—	Low	1,613	196.50	3,169	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	180.75	2,480	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	175.68	2,232	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	154.00	1,448	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,517	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	500–550	518	357.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	374.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	407.42/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	429.26/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	413.55/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	334.19/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	314.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	382.57/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	319.02/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	439.08/cwt	435.00–442.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	500.05/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	420.21/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	378.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	331.15/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	412.45/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,562	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	184.98/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,592	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	181.21/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,339	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	153.45/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,072	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	170.24/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,827	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,460.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,625.00/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	403.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	344.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,858	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	357.49/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,677	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,448	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	170.16/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	387.79/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	398.38/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	341.29/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	340.80/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	324.64/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	502.47/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,171	2

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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 204Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 85Year ago 83

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. 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	200–250	233	500.00–505.00	502.47
2	250–300	273	495.00–505.00	500.05
3	300–350	320	435.00–442.00	439.08
4	350–400	354	422.00–435.00	429.26
4	400–450	432	405.00–410.00	407.42
7	450–500	468	370.00–415.00	387.79
13	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	357.44
2	550–600	578	340.00–345.00	342.51
8	600–650	619	315.00–330.00	324.64
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	318	415.00–425.00	420.21
2	350–400	358	410.00–415.00	412.45
6	400–450	440	370.00–395.00	382.57
7	450–500	469	350.00–365.00	357.49
17	500–550	540	335.00–350.00	344.16
4	550–600	566	330.00–337.00	334.19
3	600–650	615	310.00–320.00	314.99
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	340	410.00–417.00	413.55
4	350–400	355	390.00–402.00	398.38
3	400–450	417	370.00–380.00	374.14
9	450–500	472	355.00–365.00	359.95
2	500–550	508	345.00–350.00	347.46
7	550–600	566	330.00–349.00	340.80
3	600–650	607	315.00–322.00	319.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	400.00–405.00	403.26
3	350–400	382	375.00–380.00	378.45
4	400–450	410	355.00–365.00	359.97
4	450–500	471	335.00–345.00	341.29
4	500–550	518	325.00–335.00	331.15
2	550–600	573	320.00–322.00	321.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	357.00	357.00
2	600–650	608	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	430.00–435.00	432.53
1	500–550	525	402.00	402.00
1	600–650	620	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,840	208.00	208.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	181.00–191.00	184.98
2	—	1,300	168.00–173.00	170.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,291	176.00–188.00	181.21
2	—	1,350	153.00–154.00	153.45
3	—	1,142	169.00–172.00	170.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	154.00	154.00

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	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,460.00
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	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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

Replacement Cattle