Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 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 $344.37/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −44.73 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$344.37

46 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$13.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs AL average

−40.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	351.63	1,879	22
Medium and Large 2	544	337.72	1,835	24

One grade step is worth $13.92/cwt here — about $44 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 sale46 hd

344.37

—

AL average14 barns · 475 hd

338.47

+5.90

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−40.02

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−44.73

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	1,568	184.06	2,885	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	165.83	2,584	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	159.03	1,968	18

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)	—	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,862	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	650–700	658	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	386.04/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	352.34/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	355.41/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	360.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	388.77/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	341.57/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	352.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	428.18/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,366	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	340.71/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	343.49/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	416.16/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	333.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,903	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	171.21/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,522	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	160.45/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	159.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,999	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	147.10/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,614	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	168.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,252	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	188.35/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,953	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,075.00/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,733.33/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	427.55/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	380.41/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	365.68/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,532	8
Bulls	—	—	1,567	179.78/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	353.23/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,840	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	364.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	325.50/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	415.02/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	466.54/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	361.89/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	413.68/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	334.84/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	348.84/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,947	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	316.67/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	307.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	319.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,971	5

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	420.00–432.00	428.18
5	350–400	372	410.00–420.00	416.16
12	400–450	431	385.00–400.00	388.77
7	450–500	477	355.00–365.00	360.58
10	500–550	515	345.00–355.00	352.13
7	550–600	577	335.00–345.00	340.71
4	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	312.43
2	650–700	658	305.00–310.00	307.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	460.00–470.00	466.54
4	300–350	308	440.00–445.00	442.52
2	350–400	358	425.00–430.00	427.55
8	400–450	425	405.00–425.00	413.68
4	450–500	465	370.00–375.00	372.45
9	500–550	522	360.00–370.00	364.15
4	550–600	555	350.00–355.00	352.52
8	600–650	608	325.00–327.00	325.50
3	650–700	650	315.00–320.00	316.67
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	410.00–420.00	415.02
4	400–450	420	375.00–400.00	386.04
8	450–500	474	360.00–365.00	361.89
14	500–550	521	350.00–355.00	353.23
8	550–600	558	345.00–352.00	348.84
5	600–650	616	332.00–340.00	334.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	370.00–390.00	380.41
8	400–450	419	360.00–370.00	365.68
9	450–500	488	350.00–358.00	355.41
12	500–550	517	335.00–345.00	341.57
12	550–600	570	325.00–340.00	333.86
5	600–650	618	315.00–325.00	319.01
7	650–700	689	300.00–310.00	307.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	625	350.00–355.00	352.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	558	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	628	342.00–345.00	343.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	166.00–176.00	171.21
2	—	1,643	158.00–163.00	160.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	155.00–162.00	159.38
5	—	1,097	144.00–151.00	147.10
6	—	1,336	165.00–170.00	168.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	185.00–195.00	188.35
3	—	1,567	177.00–182.00	179.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,733.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575.00

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