Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.78/cwt on 9 head, up $16.07 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 26 comparable sales and sits +8.68 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$397.78

▲ 16.07 vs prior sale

9 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$15.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs AL average

−26.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	402.93	2,231	6thin
Medium and Large 2	547	387.50	2,118	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.43/cwt here — about $113 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 sale9 hd

397.78

—

AL average15 barns · 439 hd

400.78

−3.00

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−26.29

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

+8.68

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	1,453	208.10	3,024	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	176.03	2,630	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,093	167.14	1,827	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	147.26	1,458	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,938	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,217	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,375	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	588.30/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	428.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	475.73/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	388.75/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	481.74/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	451.90/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	531.38/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	335.10/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	462.18/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	493.47/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	421.73/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,175	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,597	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	209.83/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,452	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	173.31/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,626	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	153.43/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,504	3
Bulls	—	—	1,155	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,938.10/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,938	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,060.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,060	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,375.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,375	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	160.66/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,632	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	170.71/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,897	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,218	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	177.64/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,274	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	181.43/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	468.46/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	463.40/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	542.74/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	396.89/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	411.26/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	562.20/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	535.46/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	507.94/cwt	507.50–510.00	2,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	449.04/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	564.88/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	511.94/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,925	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	449.09/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	478.27/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	505.76/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	474.87/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,251	4

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 302Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 60Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 70Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	585.00–595.00	588.30
4	350–400	378	560.00–575.00	564.88
1	400–450	415	550.00	550.00
6	450–500	464	507.50–510.00	507.94
3	550–600	557	455.00–470.00	463.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	327	485.00–500.00	493.47
3	350–400	378	475.00–485.00	481.74
8	400–450	426	450.00–467.50	462.18
3	450–500	482	415.00–430.00	421.73
2	500–550	530	385.00–392.50	388.75
1	550–600	580	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	520.00–550.00	535.46
7	350–400	376	505.00–530.00	511.94
3	400–450	413	475.00–485.00	478.27
5	450–500	469	445.00–460.00	449.04
2	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	573	390.00–405.00	396.89
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	318	460.00–475.00	468.46
2	350–400	375	435.00–440.00	437.53
1	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	795	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	326	525.00–545.00	531.38
1	350–400	370	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	432	470.00–485.00	475.73
4	450–500	478	445.00–460.00	451.90
5	500–550	532	420.00–435.00	428.46
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	718	325.00–345.00	335.10
1	750–800	795	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	318	555.00–570.00	562.20
4	350–400	370	530.00–555.00	542.74
6	400–450	428	500.00–515.00	505.76
4	450–500	474	470.00–485.00	474.87
3	500–550	523	442.50–455.00	449.09
2	600–650	633	410.00–412.50	411.26
1	650–700	665	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	221.00	221.00
3	—	1,645	207.00–212.00	209.83
1	—	1,155	190.00	190.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,515	173.00–174.00	173.31
3	—	1,460	180.00–183.00	181.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	152.50–155.00	153.43
1	—	1,170	131.00	131.00
1	—	840	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,016	159.00–162.00	160.66
5	—	1,111	168.00–173.00	170.71
2	—	1,280	175.00–181.00	177.64

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)	21	—	—	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,938.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,375.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle