Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $446.47/cwt on 26 head, up $27.50 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 27 comparable sales and sits +36.79 against this barn's trailing median of $409.68.

Average price

$446.47

▲ 27.50 vs prior sale

26 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$58.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	462.23	2,489	19thin
Medium and Large 3	552	403.68	2,228	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.55/cwt here — about $262 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

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 sale26 hd

446.47

—

AL average14 barns · 343 hd

429.65

+16.82

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.68

+36.79

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	1,571	200.21	3,145	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	187.34	2,769	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	169.99	2,028	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	134.47	1,211	9thin

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)	—	$2,848	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,117	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,839	19

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	400–450	410	480.05/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	347.40/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	400.04/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	514.85/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	483.01/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	546.08/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	348.34/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	408.23/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,102	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	491.41/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	522.99/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	372.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	565.09/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	479.77/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,504	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	552.54/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	392.77/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	475.28/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	418.23/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	449.91/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	358.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	507.61/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	506.15/cwt	500.00–513.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	361.67/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	193.10/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	187.34/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,769	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	178.30/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,065	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	210.06/cwt	206.00–213.00	3,262	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,667.31/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,667	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,025.00/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	4,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,117	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,430.00/head	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,430	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,294.44/head	4,200.00–4,550.00	4,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	458.54/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	453.27/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,053	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	167.37/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,079	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	141.90/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,315	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	129.24/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,115	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	401.61/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	552.46/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	517.40/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	432.17/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	486.56/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	315.07/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	558.66/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	374.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	432.40/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,037	5

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 357Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 62Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 59Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	555.00–580.00	565.09
2	300–350	330	510.00–520.00	514.85
4	350–400	381	515.00–525.00	517.40
5	400–450	410	460.00–490.00	480.05
5	450–500	471	425.00–440.00	432.40
10	500–550	515	395.00–425.00	408.23
6	550–600	572	370.00–380.00	374.19
4	600–650	630	330.00–355.00	347.40
2	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	332	450.00–475.00	458.54
8	350–400	389	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	465	390.00–412.50	401.61
3	500–550	537	345.00–365.00	358.48
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	355	550.00–555.00	552.46
3	400–450	425	540.00	540.00
7	550–600	559	480.00–495.00	486.56
3	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	600.00	600.00
6	300–350	330	550.00–570.00	558.66
5	350–400	385	525.00–555.00	546.08
1	400–450	405	525.00	525.00
5	450–500	471	480.00–490.00	483.01
2	500–550	505	470.00–480.00	475.05
4	550–600	570	475.00	475.00
6	600–650	625	427.50	427.50
3	650–700	687	345.00–350.00	348.34
2	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	555	355.00–375.00	361.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	670.00	670.00
1	350–400	350	660.00	660.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	600.00–610.00	605.00
1	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
8	350–400	386	540.00–560.00	552.54
5	400–450	412	515.00–530.00	522.99
7	450–500	454	485.00–510.00	491.41
12	500–550	522	470.00–487.50	479.77
7	550–600	567	420.00–445.00	432.17
2	600–650	610	395.00–405.00	400.04
4	650–700	658	370.00–380.00	372.47
2	750–800	760	305.00–325.00	315.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	500.00–513.00	506.15
2	300–350	340	500.00–515.00	507.61
4	350–400	361	455.00–485.00	475.28
4	400–450	413	435.00–465.00	449.91
3	450–500	453	445.00–460.00	453.27
3	500–550	533	400.00–435.00	418.23
4	550–600	566	365.00–405.00	392.77
3	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	595.00	595.00
3	650–700	650	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	191.00–195.00	193.10
1	—	1,065	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,553	206.00–213.00	210.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	152.00	152.00
5	—	1,139	172.00–185.00	178.30
9	—	1,242	161.00–171.00	167.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	181.00–193.00	187.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	139.00–148.00	141.90
3	—	863	122.00–135.00	129.24
1	—	880	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,667.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,116.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,600.00–4,300.00	4,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	4,200.00–4,550.00	4,294.44

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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