Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with instances 9.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.82/cwt on 85 head, up $8.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +15.72 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$404.82

▲ 8.76 vs prior sale

85 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$51.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs AL average

−24.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	422.63	2,271	49
Medium and Large 2	569	382.55	2,175	30
Medium and Large 3	537	370.77	1,990	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.86/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale85 hd

404.82

—

AL average15 barns · 424 hd

402.35

+2.47

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−24.35

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

+15.72

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	1,470	194.84	2,864	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,251	188.56	2,359	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	172.22	1,911	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	139.63	1,338	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,513	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,967	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,825	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	250–300	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	415.06/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	362.35/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	487.11/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	353.69/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	379.46/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,193	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	456.66/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	518.30/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	585.00/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	349.95/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	395.18/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,486	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	466.72/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	407.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	508.70/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,142	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	432.06/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,251	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	496.63/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	519.37/cwt	505.00–522.50	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	416.11/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	519.35/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	437.61/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,855	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	384.45/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	494.69/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	397.98/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	423.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	499.92/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	173.38/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,947	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	162.17/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,857	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	181.29/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,927	6
Bulls	—	—	1,522	184.63/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,240	206.33/cwt	203.00–213.00	2,558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	193.88/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,108	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,683.33/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,683	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,335.00/head	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,335	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,512.50/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,513	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,631.82/head	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,632	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	139.71/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,370	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	189.27/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	457.52/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	374.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	398.27/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	444.92/cwt	432.50–452.50	2,064	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	415.03/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,341	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	578.39/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	454.76/cwt	452.50–462.50	2,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	336.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,466	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	420.14/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	358.24/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	388.00/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	420.64/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,183	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	376.18/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,390	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	541.62/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	335.88/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	477.18/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,252	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,584	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 554Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 27Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 24Year ago 46

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	255	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	378	515.00–520.00	518.30
5	400–450	432	475.00–495.00	487.11
10	450–500	478	455.00–470.00	466.72
3	500–550	527	405.00–420.00	415.06
5	550–600	577	380.00–392.50	384.45
4	600–650	628	355.00–370.00	362.35
2	650–700	680	330.00–350.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	315	580.00–590.00	585.00
6	350–400	381	540.00–550.00	541.62
13	400–450	421	500.00–525.00	508.70
12	450–500	472	475.00–500.00	477.18
15	500–550	521	430.00–445.00	432.06
14	550–600	564	405.00–425.00	415.03
14	600–650	629	392.50–400.00	395.18
2	650–700	655	367.50–385.00	376.18
9	700–750	722	335.00–357.50	349.95
6	750–800	780	330.00–342.50	335.88
2	800–850	815	310.00–325.00	317.36
2	850–900	870	300.00–305.00	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	499.92
4	400–450	439	450.00–465.00	457.52
3	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	423.24
3	500–550	522	380.00–390.00	384.97
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	510.00–530.00	519.35
2	300–350	325	490.00–500.00	494.69
8	350–400	366	450.00–475.00	456.66
11	400–450	424	425.00–450.00	437.61
5	450–500	472	410.00–425.00	416.11
5	500–550	521	395.00–405.00	397.98
25	550–600	578	372.50–382.50	379.46
8	600–650	633	340.00–360.00	353.69
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	285	560.00	560.00
6	300–350	337	505.00–522.50	519.37
3	350–400	353	490.00–505.00	496.63
3	400–450	448	462.50	462.50
14	450–500	464	432.50–452.50	444.92
27	500–550	519	412.50–425.00	420.64
4	550–600	574	400.00–410.00	407.41
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
19	700–750	733	330.00–340.00	336.38
3	750–800	768	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	358	440.00–445.00	442.52
3	450–500	482	390.00–405.00	398.27
5	500–550	530	365.00–380.00	374.92
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	557	429.00	429.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	710.00	710.00
3	300–350	327	605.00	605.00
3	350–400	367	570.00–590.00	578.39
1	400–450	400	560.00	560.00
6	450–500	450	537.50	537.50
9	500–550	533	452.50–462.50	454.76
13	600–650	612	415.00–422.50	420.14
5	650–700	651	387.50–390.00	388.00
2	700–750	705	387.50	387.50
3	750–800	768	350.00–362.50	358.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	171.00–175.00	173.38
6	—	1,145	157.50–166.00	162.17
6	—	1,063	178.00–184.00	181.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	137.50–141.00	139.71
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
1	—	920	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,330	202.00	202.00
3	—	1,185	187.00–191.00	189.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	183.00–187.00	184.63
3	—	1,240	203.00–213.00	206.33
4	—	1,603	191.00–198.00	193.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,683.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,631.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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