Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.98/cwt on 23 head, down $0.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.08 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$322.98

▼ 0.60 vs prior sale

23 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	324.46	1,742	21
Medium and Large 3	510	307.48	1,568	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about $174 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

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $322.98, median $398.06 across 30 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 sale23 hd

322.98

—

AL average16 barns · 359 hd

324.92

−1.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

398.06

−75.08

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	1,813	195.31	3,540	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	155.10	2,603	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	149.28	1,881	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	137.00	1,384	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,196	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	142.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,629	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	155.10/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,384	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	156.93/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	379.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	305.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	467.55/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	315.45/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	407.28/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	306.55/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	352.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	300.93/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	321.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	331.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	326.20/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	352.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	280.19/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	274.96/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	255.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	209.12/cwt	205.00–214.00	4,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,196.43/head	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,196	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 225Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,141	140.00–145.00	142.77
2	—	1,450	156.00–158.00	156.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	150.00–161.00	155.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,913	205.00–214.00	209.12
1	—	1,500	173.00	173.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	465.00–470.00	467.55
2	250–300	275	405.00–410.00	407.28
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	437	375.00–385.00	379.96
5	450–500	457	340.00–360.00	352.96
12	500–550	515	325.00–350.00	331.21
9	550–600	566	305.00–335.00	315.45
13	600–650	609	290.00–320.00	306.55
6	650–700	672	290.00–305.00	300.93
5	700–750	713	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
3	800–850	837	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	510	305.00–310.00	307.48
2	600–650	608	265.00–295.00	280.19
2	650–700	660	255.00–260.00	257.48
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	420	350.00–355.00	352.62
2	450–500	470	325.00–327.50	326.20
4	500–550	504	310.00–325.00	321.28
5	550–600	572	300.00–310.00	305.01
3	600–650	630	290.00–300.00	294.96
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	573	260.00–290.00	274.96
2	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	255.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	520.00	520.00

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)	14	—	—	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,196.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,200.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle