Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm with high dressing boning cows up to 194.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $347.17/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −41.93 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$347.17

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.14

vs AL average

−12.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	353.83	1,915	19thin
Medium and Large 2	547	331.35	1,811	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd

347.17

—

AL average16 barns · 615 hd

335.03

+12.14

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−12.63

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−41.93

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	1,867	209.29	3,907	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	170.59	2,034	13

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)	—	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,413	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,263	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,605	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	450–500	463	367.46/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	418.70/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	389.34/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	462.28/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	442.55/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	449.87/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	367.46/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	368.33/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,081	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	377.34/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	547	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,964	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	156.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	166.34/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,003	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	181.35/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	214.94/cwt	210.00–219.00	4,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,540.00/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,275.00/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,262.50/head	4,250.00–4,275.00	4,263	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	388.20/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	327.57/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	357.54/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	359.58/cwt	359.00–362.00	2,273	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	409.54/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	374.41/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,580	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	361.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	345.09/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	347.96/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 264Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 31Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	358	405.00–410.00	407.52
7	400–450	425	380.00–405.00	389.34
4	450–500	463	360.00–375.00	367.46
5	500–550	515	345.00–350.00	347.96
2	550–600	573	335.00–340.00	337.53
1	600–650	605	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	547	359.00	359.00
7	600–650	609	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	395.00–400.00	397.52
9	400–450	422	370.00–375.00	374.41
2	450–500	493	345.00–355.00	349.97
4	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	335.12
4	550–600	570	325.00–330.00	327.57
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	385.00–395.00	388.20
5	450–500	478	355.00–365.00	361.15
3	500–550	527	340.00–350.00	345.08
3	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	328.33
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	329	450.00–475.00	462.28
2	350–400	385	445.00–455.00	449.87
4	400–450	415	415.00–430.00	418.70
4	450–500	480	370.00–385.00	377.34
2	500–550	518	360.00–375.00	367.46
2	550–600	578	335.00–345.00	339.98
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	773	290.00–295.00	292.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	440.00–445.00	442.55
2	450–500	460	420.00–430.00	425.00
11	500–550	503	405.00–410.00	409.54
8	550–600	565	365.00–372.00	368.33
10	600–650	632	359.00–362.00	359.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	545	382.00	382.00
2	550–600	580	355.00–360.00	357.54
5	600–650	633	340.00–349.00	345.09
1	650–700	695	342.00	342.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	155.00–158.00	156.45
6	—	1,204	161.00–171.00	166.34
5	—	1,189	176.00–188.00	181.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,985	210.00–219.00	214.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,412.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	4,250.00–4,275.00	4,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle