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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.25/cwt on 19 head, up $5.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.81 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$328.25

▲ 5.27 vs prior sale

19 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$22.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	350.00	2,083	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	327.04	1,800	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $283 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

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 sale19 hd

328.25

—

AL average9 barns · 181 hd

333.34

−5.09

This barn, trailing median30 sales

398.06

−69.81

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	1,915	187.54	3,591	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	163.57	2,533	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	151.31	1,846	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	128.52	1,432	6thin

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)	—	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,681	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,125	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,960	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	348.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	365.81/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	382.40/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	374.80/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	299.89/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	417.62/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.95/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	339.97/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	382.14/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	435.71/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	308.38/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	163.69/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,414	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	154.49/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,446	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	153.03/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	187.54/cwt	186.00–189.00	3,591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,261	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	361.79/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	341.54/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	423.36/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	295.82/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	288.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	388.68/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	317.81/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,831	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	145.35/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,733	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	172.52/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	128.53/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	325.39/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,695	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,680.95/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,681	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,960.00/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,960	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 156Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 21Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	325	415.00–420.00	417.62
2	350–400	383	365.00–385.00	374.80
3	400–450	420	355.00–365.00	361.79
9	450–500	472	340.00–355.00	348.76
8	500–550	521	315.00–332.50	325.39
2	550–600	568	295.00–305.00	299.89
2	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	418	380.00–385.00	382.40
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	532	337.50–345.00	339.97
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.95
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	340.00–345.00	342.49
2	450–500	483	325.00–335.00	329.92
3	500–550	537	295.00–297.50	295.82
3	550–600	568	285.00–290.00	288.31
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	367	420.00–425.00	423.36
3	400–450	410	405.00–420.00	410.00
5	450–500	468	360.00–370.00	365.81
7	500–550	510	335.00–350.00	341.54
11	550–600	576	310.00–330.00	317.81
4	600–650	635	307.50–310.00	308.73
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	425.00–445.00	435.71
7	450–500	475	380.00–385.00	382.14
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	670	305.00–315.00	308.38
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	380.00–395.00	388.68
2	450–500	473	350.00–355.00	352.46
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	162.00–165.00	163.69
3	—	1,583	151.00–158.00	154.49
3	—	1,587	170.00–176.00	172.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	152.00–154.00	153.03
1	—	1,150	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,192	143.00–148.00	145.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,165	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,115	128.00–130.00	128.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	186.00–189.00	187.54

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,680.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,500.00

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

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

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