Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.43/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −44.25 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$365.43

23 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	372.12	1,972	10thin
Medium and Large 2	534	360.28	1,924	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $47 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

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 sale23 hd

365.43

—

AL average11 barns · 344 hd

365.54

−0.11

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

−44.25

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	1,825	182.28	3,327	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	168.00	2,327	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	167.21	2,079	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	151.00	1,635	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)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	182.28/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,157	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	165.35/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,112	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	361.01/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	328.52/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	444.70/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	420.89/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	363.00/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	389.92/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	334.04/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	379.41/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	361.19/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	347.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,116	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	512.48/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	451.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	401.68/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	479.90/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	385.21/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	333.98/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	356.65/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	441.84/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	399.73/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	348.93/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	363.97/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	369.18/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	336.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	442.44/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,144	2
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	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 250Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 102

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	182.00	182.00
3	—	1,277	162.00–171.00	165.35
1	—	1,200	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	175.00–186.00	182.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	608	360.00–362.00	361.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	435.00–460.00	441.84
5	400–450	409	415.00–425.00	420.89
4	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	389.92
5	500–550	520	360.00–365.00	363.00
7	550–600	560	347.00–365.00	356.65
5	600–650	630	330.00–345.00	336.89
2	650–700	668	322.00–335.00	328.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	435.00–450.00	442.44
2	350–400	360	415.00–420.00	417.47
5	400–450	426	395.00–405.00	399.73
4	450–500	471	362.00–375.00	369.18
5	500–550	519	340.00–355.00	348.93
6	550–600	580	327.00–340.00	333.98
2	600–650	613	315.00–320.00	317.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	510.00–515.00	512.48
2	350–400	378	465.00–495.00	479.90
4	400–450	420	435.00–465.00	444.70
3	450–500	457	400.00–405.00	401.68
6	500–550	513	370.00–405.00	379.41
4	550–600	555	355.00–370.00	361.19
10	600–650	608	340.00–350.00	347.98
5	650–700	676	330.00–335.00	334.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	370	440.00–460.00	451.82
6	400–450	433	420.00–430.00	425.06
6	450–500	467	370.00–395.00	385.21
11	500–550	524	360.00–367.00	363.97
2	550–600	590	335.00–345.00	339.96
4	600–650	630	320.00–330.00	325.04
2	650–700	670	315.00–325.00	320.04

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)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle