Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.95/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −55.16 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$333.95

28 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs AL average

−25.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	355.00	1,953	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	336.99	1,786	19thin
Medium and Large 3	560	313.77	1,757	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.23/cwt here — about $195 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 sale28 hd

333.95

—

AL average13 barns · 592 hd

340.55

−6.60

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−25.71

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−55.16

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	1,595	189.70	3,026	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	161.67	2,474	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	160.09	1,816	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	139.76	1,412	5thin

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)	—	$2,044	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,618	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,853	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	340.88/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,987	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	323.72/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	326.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	356.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	404.28/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	284.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	436.88/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	375.39/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,746	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	353.33/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	308.56/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	329.40/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	308.16/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	339.84/cwt	331.00–352.50	1,757	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	313.50/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	326.99/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	161.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,474	3
Bulls	—	—	1,577	169.01/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,665	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	172.21/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,204	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	152.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,623	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	162.34/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,859	6
Bulls	—	—	1,656	190.26/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,151	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,287.50/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,288	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,618.00/head	1,500.00–1,740.00	1,618	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,491.67/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,492	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	142.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,350	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	209.46/cwt	206.00–212.00	3,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	368.30/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	344.00/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	546.67/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	378.30/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	426.81/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	365.02/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,873	10

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 393Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	425.00–440.00	436.88
6	450–500	461	370.00–385.00	378.30
10	500–550	513	355.00–368.00	365.02
8	550–600	583	335.00–342.00	340.88
5	600–650	614	325.00–332.50	329.40
1	700–750	740	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	858	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	375.00–385.00	380.03
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	535.00–555.00	546.67
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	535	392.50	392.50
2	650–700	650	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	400.00–410.00	405.02
3	400–450	415	345.00–365.00	353.33
3	450–500	477	345.00–365.00	356.85
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	574	310.00–335.00	323.72
6	600–650	611	300.00–335.00	308.56
2	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	718	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	520	367.50–375.00	368.30
5	600–650	600	342.50–345.00	344.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	390.00–407.00	404.28
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
18	450–500	465	355.00–385.00	375.39
15	500–550	517	331.00–352.50	339.84
4	550–600	579	320.00–330.00	326.31
5	600–650	612	325.00–327.50	326.99
5	650–700	661	312.50–315.00	313.50
5	700–750	711	275.00–290.00	284.89
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	359.00	359.00
2	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	580	305.00–310.00	308.16
2	600–650	625	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	421	415.00–435.00	426.81
3	550–600	550	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	155.00–165.00	161.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	170.00–174.00	172.21
5	—	1,064	150.00–156.00	152.53
6	—	1,145	160.00–166.00	162.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	140.00–147.00	142.59
2	—	1,105	135.00–136.00	135.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	165.00–173.00	169.01
5	—	1,656	185.00–196.00	190.26
3	—	1,512	206.00–212.00	209.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,491.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,312.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,740.00	1,618.00

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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