Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $382.13/cwt on 16 head, down $26.88 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −6.97 against this barn's trailing median of $389.10.

Average price

$382.13

▼ 26.88 vs prior sale

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$38.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.90

vs AL average

−34.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	398.76	2,237	4thin
Medium and Large 2	530	382.15	2,025	9thin
Medium and Large 3	523	359.92	1,882	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.83/cwt here — about $355 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

382.13

—

AL average14 barns · 342 hd

406.04

−23.90

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−34.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

389.10

−6.97

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	1,616	203.02	3,280	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	183.88	2,628	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	171.09	1,889	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	151.44	1,668	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)	—	$2,513	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,486	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	650–700	678	370.48/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,512	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	466.94/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	479.94/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	483.95/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	458.41/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	359.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	462.49/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	520.07/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	426.86/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	384.91/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	418.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	475.07/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,147	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	159.05/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	149.04/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	185.96/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	172.61/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,921	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,512.50/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,513	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,181.25/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,181	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,875.00/head	4,750.00–5,000.00	4,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,537.50/head	3,400.00–3,850.00	3,538	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	175.69/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	165.68/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,813	7
Bulls	—	—	1,593	202.37/cwt	201.00–203.00	3,224	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	179.65/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,985	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	437.41/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	432.46/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	517.64/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	518.68/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	328.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	382.38/cwt	373.00–388.00	2,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	351.88/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	513.70/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	393.34/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	337.10/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,457	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	468.39/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	404.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	458.99/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	484.03/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	442.55/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,323	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 239Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	710.00	710.00
1	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	365	500.00–530.00	518.68
5	400–450	422	470.00–490.00	479.94
5	450–500	481	455.00–475.00	466.94
4	500–550	525	435.00–450.00	442.55
8	550–600	561	400.00–420.00	404.03
9	650–700	678	360.00–375.00	370.48
2	700–750	700	345.00–355.00	350.00
2	750–800	785	340.00–345.00	342.52
3	800–850	820	325.00–330.00	328.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	335	515.00–525.00	520.07
3	350–400	362	465.00–490.00	475.07
3	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	458.41
2	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	518	410.00–425.00	418.44
2	550–600	573	395.00	395.00
6	600–650	635	350.00–370.00	359.10
4	650–700	673	345.00–350.00	347.53
3	700–750	715	325.00–330.00	326.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	538	390.00–395.00	392.47
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	770	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	318	510.00–515.00	513.70
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	455	460.00–475.00	468.39
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	578	385.00–400.00	393.34
10	600–650	621	373.00–388.00	382.38
4	650–700	659	350.00–352.50	351.88
32	700–750	729	337.00–340.00	337.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	483.95
4	400–450	431	450.00–470.00	462.49
8	450–500	480	420.00–440.00	426.86
7	500–550	524	380.00–395.00	384.91
2	550–600	550	370.00–375.00	372.50
2	600–650	623	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	425	435.00–440.00	437.41
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	523	355.00–365.00	359.92
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	545.00	545.00
4	400–450	411	505.00–530.00	517.64
5	450–500	467	480.00–485.00	484.03
5	500–550	519	455.00–460.00	458.99
1	550–600	575	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	615	430.00–440.00	432.46
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	855	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,415	188.00	188.00
3	—	1,593	201.00–203.00	202.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	157.00–161.00	159.05
2	—	1,070	148.00–150.00	149.04
1	—	1,210	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	184.00–188.00	185.96
3	—	1,542	173.00–179.00	175.69
1	—	1,425	196.00	196.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	172.00–175.00	172.61
7	—	1,094	160.00–168.00	165.68
3	—	1,105	179.00–180.00	179.65

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)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,181.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,750.00–5,000.00	4,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,400.00–3,850.00	3,537.50

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