Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.45/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −21.53 against this barn's trailing median of $427.98.

Average price

$406.45

22 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

vs AL average

−59.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	414.26	2,337	17thin
Medium and Large 3	544	379.89	2,068	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.37/cwt here — about $269 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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.25, low $384.68, median $427.98 across 12 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 sale22 hd

406.45

—

AL average14 barns · 247 hd

416.27

−9.82

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−59.88

This barn, trailing median12 sales

427.98

−21.53

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	1,466	175.76	2,577	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	152.51	1,619	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	125.40	1,155	4thin

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)	—	$2,409	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,920	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	492.40/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	397.45/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	316.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	504.59/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	419.48/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	328.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	344.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	615.34/cwt	595.00–635.00	1,784	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,865.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	157.74/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,740	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	373.91/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,395	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,580.00/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,580	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,260.00/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,260	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,433	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,166.67/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	402.63/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	460.27/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	399.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	307.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	388.76/cwt	370.00–414.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	357.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	343.81/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	374.86/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	133.80/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	142.71/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,406	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	181.86/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,342	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	166.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	357.19/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	321.22/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,374	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	359.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	521.21/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	404.97/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	409.42/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,334	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	368.40/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	870	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	333.59/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	856	330.00/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	441.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	362.47/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	432.24/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	348.47/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,690	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	556.75/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	434.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	420.08/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,764	21

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 531Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 64Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 77Year ago 58

No trends available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	510	395.00–405.00	397.45
2	550–600	573	355.00–370.00	362.47
2	600–650	623	355.00–365.00	359.82
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	725	315.00–320.00	316.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	428	495.00–515.00	504.59
1	550–600	560	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	520	344.00	344.00
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	575.00	575.00
1	400–450	415	515.00	515.00
5	700–750	744	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	550.00–560.00	556.75
4	300–350	341	510.00–525.00	521.21
2	350–400	375	490.00–495.00	492.40
2	400–450	423	455.00–465.00	460.27
7	450–500	456	430.00–440.00	434.23
4	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
13	550–600	570	407.50–410.00	409.42
7	600–650	631	375.00–410.00	404.97
41	750–800	772	330.00–351.00	348.47
6	850–900	856	315.00–333.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	595.00–635.00	615.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	388	395.00–405.00	399.97
2	400–450	423	400.00–405.00	402.63
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	553	345.00–385.00	374.86
4	600–650	615	340.00–355.00	343.81
2	700–750	730	315.00–320.00	317.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	430	405.00–435.00	419.48
1	550–600	565	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	635	391.00	391.00
1	700–750	700	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	370.00–414.00	388.76
6	350–400	373	360.00–385.00	373.91
5	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	357.96
5	450–500	467	330.00–350.00	344.04
3	500–550	513	320.00–335.00	328.38
2	600–650	603	305.00–310.00	307.51
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	318	430.00–450.00	441.54
4	350–400	368	425.00–445.00	432.24
21	400–450	420	395.00–425.00	420.08
9	450–500	478	360.00–385.00	368.40
10	500–550	525	345.00–365.00	357.19
7	650–700	661	332.50–340.00	333.59
17	700–750	739	321.00–325.00	321.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,865.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,433.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,166.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	151.00–167.00	157.74
1	—	1,245	176.00	176.00
4	—	985	140.00–146.00	142.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	131.00–136.00	133.80
1	—	1,095	127.00	127.00
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	179.00–186.00	181.86
2	—	1,733	160.00–170.00	166.61

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle