Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.53/cwt on 38 head, up $4.39 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −29.57 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$359.53

▲ 4.39 vs prior sale

38 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$30.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs AL average

−53.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	377.50	2,088	7thin
Medium and Large 2	529	365.71	1,935	14thin
Medium and Large 3	519	347.05	1,800	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $288 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 sale38 hd

359.53

—

AL average15 barns · 448 hd

364.65

−5.12

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−53.95

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−29.57

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	1,150	174.77	2,010	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	171.00	2,548	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	154.75	1,990	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	119.34	1,250	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)	—	$2,589	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,660	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	365.71/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,935	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	347.48/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	348.59/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,203	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	638.00/cwt	625.00–650.00	1,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	520.47/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	443.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	524.00/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	472.44/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	455.50/cwt	455.50–455.50	2,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	579.67/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	357.51/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	353.10/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	446.25/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,270	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	456.44/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	407.42/cwt	405.00–412.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	412.94/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	418.00/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	349.91/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	390.08/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	144.71/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,820	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	164.11/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	111.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,190	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	156.44/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	174.77/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,010	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,541.18/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,541	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,660.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	408.70/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	362.11/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	402.97/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	318.32/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	474.79/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	346.92/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,735	13

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 436Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 50Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	470.00–475.00	472.44
10	400–450	414	440.00–445.00	443.48
8	450–500	482	405.00–415.00	408.70
14	500–550	529	360.00–375.00	365.71
17	600–650	632	335.00–352.50	348.59
3	700–750	703	315.00–325.00	318.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
13	500–550	500	330.00–350.00	346.92
4	550–600	579	345.00–355.00	347.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	515.00–530.00	524.00
3	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
7	550–600	553	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	625.00–650.00	638.00
9	350–400	356	515.00–525.00	520.47
8	500–550	533	412.00–420.00	412.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	305	560.00–600.00	579.67
10	350–400	364	460.00–490.00	474.79
7	400–450	426	450.00–465.00	456.44
4	450–500	455	455.50	455.50
5	500–550	511	405.00–412.00	407.42
10	550–600	582	385.00–395.00	389.95
9	600–650	637	355.00–362.50	357.51
2	800–850	800	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	445.00–450.00	446.25
7	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	422.50
5	500–550	527	350.00–355.00	353.10
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	415	415.00–420.00	418.00
5	450–500	469	400.00–405.00	402.97
3	500–550	541	380.00–395.00	390.08
7	550–600	569	360.00–365.00	362.11
3	600–650	620	345.00–355.00	349.91
1	650–700	670	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	718	315.00–325.00	319.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	785	270.00–280.00	274.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	137.00	137.00
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,067	110.00–115.00	111.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	142.50–149.00	144.71
5	—	1,363	160.00–169.00	164.11
2	—	1,163	156.00–157.00	156.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	171.00	171.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	171.00–179.00	174.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,541.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle