Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $379.34/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.38 against this barn's trailing median of $382.72.

Average price

$379.34

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.70

vs AL average

−31.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	379.34	2,029	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.75, low $297.50, median $382.72 across 29 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 sale7 hd

379.34

—

AL average14 barns · 360 hd

367.64

+11.70

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−31.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.72

−3.38

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	1,616	182.85	2,955	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	168.64	2,425	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	161.47	1,952	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	130.03	1,396	3thin

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)	—	$2,371	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,325	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,960	5

Every lot, as filed

64 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	595	383.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,281	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	472.12/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	425.17/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	417.10/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	333.76/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	415.10/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	319.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	379.34/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	349.50/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	406.46/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	401.95/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	364.51/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,285	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	321.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,299	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	357.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	440.10/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,183	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	152.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,957	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	162.79/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,968	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	181.41/cwt	172.00–187.00	3,108	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,960.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,960	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,433	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,325.00/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	393.47/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	398.28/cwt	385.00–404.00	1,884	8
Bulls	—	—	1,566	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,179	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	165.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	460.71/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	359.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	363.00/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,361	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	428.43/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	382.91/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	452.63/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	361.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	465.56/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	396.48/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,903	4

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 427Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 55Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	450.00–490.00	465.56
3	400–450	437	415.00–440.00	425.17
2	450–500	450	400.00–410.00	405.00
5	500–550	517	400.00–405.00	401.95
9	550–600	595	370.00–390.00	383.39
6	600–650	618	355.00–365.00	361.63
9	650–700	687	332.50–355.00	349.50
2	700–750	710	315.00–325.00	319.96
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
12	450–500	476	455.00–477.50	472.12
3	650–700	670	420.00	420.00
5	700–750	700	360.00–365.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	563	350.00–365.00	359.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	730.00	730.00
1	300–350	300	710.00	710.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	419	415.00–420.00	417.10
4	450–500	480	385.00–400.00	396.48
6	500–550	514	370.00–400.00	382.91
5	550–600	570	355.00–365.00	357.07
3	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	675	332.50–335.00	333.76
5	700–750	714	310.00–330.00	321.94
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	445.00–450.00	447.47
4	300–350	310	430.00–445.00	440.10
3	350–400	383	420.00–435.00	428.43
7	400–450	412	410.00–430.00	415.10
13	450–500	490	402.50–420.00	406.46
7	500–550	535	365.00–385.00	379.34
30	600–650	627	357.50–365.00	364.51
3	700–750	743	310.00–312.00	311.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	385.00–405.00	393.47
3	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
8	450–500	473	385.00–404.00	398.28
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	386	455.00–465.00	460.71
2	400–450	423	445.00–460.00	452.63
2	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	700–750	707	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	173.00–174.00	173.50
3	—	1,558	160.00–168.00	165.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	149.00–155.00	152.91
2	—	1,103	169.00	169.00
8	—	1,209	158.00–166.00	162.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,130	121.00–124.00	122.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,713	172.00–187.00	181.41
1	—	1,566	203.00	203.00

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)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750.00
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	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,433.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,325.00

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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