Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $477.25/cwt on 60 head, up $62.09 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +39.74 against this barn's trailing median of $437.51.

Average price

$477.25

▲ 62.09 vs prior sale

60 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$31.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.40

vs AL average

−1.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	478.83	2,760	57
Medium and Large 2	580	447.28	2,594	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.25, low $415.16, median $437.51 across 9 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 sale60 hd

477.25

—

AL average15 barns · 231 hd

448.86

+28.40

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−1.14

This barn, trailing median9 sales

437.51

+39.74

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	1,677	183.34	3,074	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	188.79	2,515	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	166.65	1,983	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	157.73	1,772	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,008	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	600–650	608	376.66/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	499.76/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	473.80/cwt	467.00–489.00	2,758	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	535.55/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	494.54/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	341.57/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	392.18/cwt	392.00–392.50	2,773	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	458.74/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	644.96/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	404.31/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,094	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	620.16/cwt	610.00–625.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	422.72/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	407.00/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	515.23/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	547.44/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	447.28/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	379.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	312.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	159.30/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,966	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,239	179.18/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,220	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	196.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,764	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	172.27/cwt	171.00–173.00	2,105	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	162.43/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,894	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,008.33/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,008	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,225	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	373.30/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	470.14/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	395.11/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,873	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	193.18/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	550.22/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	496.50/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	565.04/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	585.19/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	438.22/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,841	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	400.91/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	431.83/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,271	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	430.87/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	544.76/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,609	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	617.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	398.20/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	459.90/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,904	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	352.47/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	687.50/cwt	687.50–687.50	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	465.08/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	585.00/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,106	2

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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 275Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 40Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	372	480.00–510.00	496.50
10	400–450	414	450.00–480.00	459.90
5	450–500	462	425.00–440.00	430.87
3	500–550	533	390.00–405.00	398.20
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	608	370.00–380.00	376.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	325	480.00–510.00	494.54
3	350–400	377	450.00–475.00	458.74
12	400–450	420	430.00–445.00	438.22
5	450–500	470	400.00–415.00	407.00
3	500–550	535	370.00–375.00	373.30
2	550–600	578	355.00–360.00	357.51
13	600–650	610	340.00–355.00	341.57
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	820	265.00–275.00	270.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	323	580.00–590.00	585.19
7	350–400	369	525.00–550.00	535.55
8	400–450	410	490.00–520.00	499.76
6	450–500	474	415.00–440.00	422.72
7	500–550	518	395.00–415.00	404.31
5	550–600	574	370.00–385.00	379.98
3	650–700	658	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	733	305.00–320.00	312.42
1	850–900	875	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	560.00–570.00	565.04
2	300–350	313	540.00–555.00	547.44
4	350–400	376	505.00–520.00	515.23
7	400–450	423	460.00–480.00	470.14
6	450–500	474	390.00–405.00	395.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	322	600.00–630.00	617.98
2	350–400	360	570.00–600.00	585.00
3	400–450	412	545.00–560.00	550.22
2	450–500	453	450.00–480.00	465.08
11	500–550	526	425.00–435.00	431.83
5	550–600	564	390.00–415.00	400.91
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	681	345.00–360.00	352.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	687.50	687.50
7	400–450	413	645.00	645.00
20	450–500	479	540.00–545.00	544.76
2	500–550	510	490.00	490.00
43	550–600	582	467.00–489.00	473.80
2	600–650	618	420.00	420.00
10	650–700	671	415.00	415.00
75	700–750	707	392.00–392.50	392.18
1	850–900	855	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	640.00–650.00	644.96
3	350–400	367	610.00–625.00	620.16
11	450–500	461	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	580	435.00–460.00	447.28
1	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	685	375.00	375.00
4	700–750	715	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	567	495.00	495.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	157.00–162.50	159.30
1	—	1,285	153.00	153.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	177.00–183.00	179.18
5	—	1,407	190.00–200.00	196.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	171.00–173.00	172.27
4	—	1,166	161.00–164.00	162.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,633	191.00–195.00	193.18
1	—	1,830	179.00	179.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,008.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

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