Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with high yielding cows up to 208.00 cwt. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.91/cwt on 16 head, up $10.15 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +16.81 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$405.91

▲ 10.15 vs prior sale

16 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$52.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.85

vs AL average

−7.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	417.25	2,340	11thin
Medium and Large 2	537	391.63	2,102	3thin
Medium and Large 3	530	364.95	1,934	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.30/cwt here — about $406 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 sale16 hd

405.91

—

AL average16 barns · 250 hd

387.06

+18.85

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−7.87

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

+16.81

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	1,557	193.42	3,012	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,197	177.98	2,130	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	163.32	1,783	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	138.89	1,419	16

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)	—	$3,440	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,973	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,440	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,608	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin

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	550–600	581	414.93/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	466.34/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	458.11/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,217	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	475.10/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	397.45/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	436.10/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	323.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	447.76/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	534.93/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	390.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	507.43/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	477.57/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	358.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	415.65/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	467.14/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	373.00/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	447.54/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	499.90/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	287.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	475.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	432.77/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	414.76/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	480.09/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,368	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	161.18/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,678	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,339	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	146.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,463	7
Bulls	—	—	1,543	186.66/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	203.57/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,212	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,125.00/head	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,125	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,871.43/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,871	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,440.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,322.22/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,322	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,244.44/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,244	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	168.44/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,047	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	189.69/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,191	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,206	181.13/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	151.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	169.65/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	382.99/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	399.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	527.07/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	506.15/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	434.91/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	467.47/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	418.03/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	323.97/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	378.14/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,526	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	425.99/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	537.79/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 233Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 47Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 60Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	530.00–545.00	537.79
1	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	373	470.00–480.00	475.10
6	400–450	432	465.00–475.00	467.47
10	450–500	484	440.00–465.00	458.11
5	500–550	538	415.00–420.00	418.03
5	550–600	581	410.00–420.00	414.93
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	680	322.50–330.00	323.97
2	700–750	743	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00–515.00	507.43
2	300–350	313	470.00–480.00	475.04
7	350–400	384	435.00–460.00	447.76
5	400–450	438	430.00–450.00	436.10
6	450–500	486	410.00–435.00	415.65
2	500–550	530	395.00–400.00	397.45
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	629	320.00–325.00	323.72
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	780	280.00–295.00	287.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	475.00–485.00	480.09
2	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	373	425.00–430.00	427.52
2	400–450	425	410.00–420.00	414.76
2	450–500	470	395.00–405.00	399.95
2	500–550	530	360.00–370.00	364.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	665.00	665.00
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	350	565.00	565.00
4	400–450	424	500.00–515.00	506.15
5	450–500	461	450.00–490.00	466.34
5	500–550	519	425.00–430.00	425.99
5	550–600	578	380.00–385.00	382.99
2	650–700	685	350.00–355.00	352.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	565.00	565.00
2	350–400	378	525.00–545.00	534.93
7	400–450	426	460.00–480.00	467.14
4	450–500	478	425.00–440.00	432.77
3	500–550	530	380.00–400.00	390.16
5	550–600	576	370.00–375.00	373.00
4	600–650	611	350.00–365.00	358.81
2	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	520.00–540.00	527.07
3	300–350	332	495.00–510.00	499.90
2	350–400	380	475.00–480.00	477.57
2	400–450	438	440.00–455.00	447.54
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	425.00–440.00	434.91
10	650–700	668	372.50–387.50	378.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	159.00–165.00	161.18
3	—	998	150.00–154.00	151.38
7	—	1,161	166.00–174.00	169.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	135.00–142.00	139.16
6	—	1,034	125.00–132.50	129.48
7	—	996	145.00–150.00	146.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	162.00–173.00	168.44
3	—	1,155	188.00–191.00	189.69
4	—	1,206	176.00–186.00	181.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	183.00–188.00	186.66
2	—	1,578	199.00–206.00	203.57

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)	Open	8	—	—	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,244.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,871.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,440.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,322.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
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	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00

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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