Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.87/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −59.23 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$329.87

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$7.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs AL average

−39.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	336.03	1,829	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	328.16	1,788	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about $40 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 sale23 hd

329.87

—

AL average15 barns · 528 hd

332.73

−2.85

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−39.04

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−59.23

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	1,858	191.41	3,557	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	156.00	2,449	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	152.36	1,799	7thin

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)	—	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,492	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,283	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,300	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	439.81/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.67/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	360.83/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	204.20/cwt	199.00–208.00	4,019	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	179.33/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	165.53/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,082	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	143.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	331.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	393.31/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.18/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	408.36/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	321.96/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	334.37/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	385.24/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	398.21/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	402.41/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	361.51/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	398.00/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	341.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,797	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,491.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,283.33/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,610.00/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 335Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 54Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 111Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	333	435.00–445.00	439.81
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	412	405.00–415.00	408.36
3	450–500	470	375.00–380.00	376.67
6	500–550	517	360.00–365.00	360.83
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	780	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	413	395.00–400.00	398.00
6	450–500	473	355.00–365.00	361.51
5	500–550	527	335.00–345.00	341.03
4	550–600	579	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	725	285.00–290.00	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	433	390.00–395.00	393.31
5	450–500	470	355.00–360.00	357.32
2	500–550	513	340.00–345.00	342.56
3	550–600	565	330.00–335.00	331.67
2	600–650	615	325.00–330.00	327.50
2	650–700	670	315.00–320.00	317.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	395.00–400.00	398.21
4	400–450	421	365.00–400.00	385.24
7	450–500	480	342.50–360.00	350.18
9	500–550	526	330.00–342.50	334.37
9	550–600	564	320.00–325.00	321.96
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	400.00–405.00	402.41
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	725	322.00	322.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	152.00–153.00	152.49
2	—	1,258	164.00–167.00	165.53
3	—	1,150	141.00–148.00	143.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	199.00–208.00	204.20
2	—	1,623	176.00–182.00	179.33
1	—	2,110	190.00	190.00

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	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,491.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

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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Moulton Stockyards

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