Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with high yielding cows up to 213.00 cwt. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $425.00/cwt on 8 head, up $15.32 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 27 comparable sales and sits +15.32 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$425.00

▲ 15.32 vs prior sale

8 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$53.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	438.72	2,354	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	420.05	2,163	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	385.00	2,021	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.72/cwt here — about $332 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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $340.41, median $409.68 across 27 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 sale8 hd

425.00

—

AL average16 barns · 287 hd

419.80

+5.20

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

+15.32

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	1,659	180.95	3,002	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	185.38	2,675	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	164.12	1,957	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	140.00	1,239	1thin

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)	—	$3,967	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,467	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,933	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	497.33/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,929	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	622.55/cwt	620.00–625.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	549.03/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	348.69/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	370.09/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	579.07/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	488.67/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	420.05/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	407.45/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	607.97/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	495.05/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,124	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	433.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	499.92/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	448.76/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	530.09/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	155.58/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,974	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	176.58/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,986	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	173.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,810	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	171.91/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,008	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,330.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,150.00/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,966.67/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	3,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,800	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,933.33/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,140	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	194.60/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,522	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	184.38/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	491.78/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,311	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	579.81/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	609.68/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	329.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	422.43/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	529.93/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	471.79/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	402.71/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	459.07/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	553.18/cwt	553.00–555.00	2,246	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	366.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,267	7

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 333Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 37Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	490.00–510.00	497.33
8	350–400	373	470.00–475.00	471.79
6	400–450	415	450.00–465.00	459.07
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	530	395.00–410.00	402.71
2	550–600	570	370.00–385.00	377.43
2	600–650	613	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	406	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	480.00–500.00	488.67
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	389	445.00–450.00	448.76
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	479	405.00–415.00	407.45
3	500–550	527	360.00–385.00	370.09
2	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	408	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
3	300–350	317	600.00–625.00	609.68
4	350–400	361	565.00–585.00	579.81
5	400–450	414	525.00–540.00	529.93
10	450–500	470	485.00–500.00	491.78
2	500–550	513	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	560	415.00–430.00	422.43
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	735	342.50	342.50
2	750–800	773	325.00–335.00	329.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	620.00–625.00	622.55
2	250–300	278	600.00–615.00	607.97
6	300–350	327	570.00–590.00	579.07
5	350–400	386	540.00–560.00	549.03
5	400–450	429	485.00–500.00	495.05
5	450–500	472	430.00–440.00	433.05
3	500–550	515	415.00–425.00	420.05
7	600–650	618	360.00–370.00	366.77
2	650–700	685	340.00–357.50	348.69
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	290	525.00–535.00	530.09
3	300–350	330	495.00–505.00	499.92
1	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	406	553.00–555.00	553.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	201.00	201.00
3	—	1,645	164.00–175.00	171.91
1	—	1,600	188.00	188.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	155.00–159.00	155.58
5	—	1,044	170.00–176.00	173.33
3	—	1,313	163.00	163.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	173.00–179.00	176.58
5	—	1,296	191.00–199.00	194.60
11	—	1,420	181.00–189.00	184.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,800.00–4,300.00	3,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933.33

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

Bulls · 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

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

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