Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.06/cwt on 54 head, down $26.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.00 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$329.06

▼ 26.34 vs prior sale

54 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	345.96	1,911	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	332.92	1,823	34
Medium and Large 3	550	314.67	1,732	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $180 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 sale54 hd

329.06

—

AL average15 barns · 471 hd

355.23

−26.17

This barn, trailing median30 sales

398.06

−69.00

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	—	Low	1,643	184.71	3,035	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	158.03	2,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	143.35	1,565	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	135.00	1,380	2thin

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)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,536	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	153.90/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	432.88/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	546.17/cwt	542.50–550.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	335.03/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	411.61/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	469.94/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	343.70/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	470.13/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	318.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	338.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,765	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	366.68/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	405.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	327.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,877	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	306.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	316.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	387.41/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	403.96/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,511	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,683.33/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	289.88/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	324.15/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	191.56/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	306.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	298.82/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	344.75/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	327.03/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	335.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	407.12/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	358.37/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	434.88/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,162	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	385.11/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	278.75/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	323.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	441.63/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,054	3

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 370Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 42Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 111

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	160.00–165.00	162.16
2	—	1,313	153.00–155.00	153.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,105	138.00–140.00	139.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,875	188.00–196.00	191.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	460.00–475.00	470.13
7	400–450	432	420.00–440.00	432.88
2	450–500	463	420.00–425.00	422.46
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	558	340.00–355.00	343.70
6	600–650	621	320.00–335.00	324.15
5	650–700	692	310.00–320.00	318.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	420.00–450.00	434.88
7	350–400	377	405.00–415.00	407.12
8	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	405.68
5	450–500	462	375.00–395.00	385.11
17	500–550	522	330.00–345.00	338.18
17	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	327.66
3	600–650	630	300.00–315.00	306.72
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	714	275.00–280.00	278.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	415	375.00–385.00	380.03
8	450–500	474	335.00–365.00	344.75
7	500–550	530	320.00–325.00	323.58
8	550–600	568	305.00–315.00	306.87
2	700–750	728	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	542.50–550.00	546.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	405	465.00–475.00	469.94
3	450–500	465	440.00–445.00	441.63
8	600–650	609	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	788	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	405.00–415.00	411.61
3	500–550	517	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	622	330.00–337.50	335.03
4	700–750	722	320.00–325.00	323.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	400.00–405.00	403.96
2	400–450	415	385.00–390.00	387.41
3	450–500	475	355.00–375.00	366.68
5	500–550	525	330.00–340.00	335.98
5	550–600	566	325.00–330.00	327.03
3	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	316.75
2	650–700	678	292.50–305.00	298.82
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	425	355.00–365.00	358.37
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	513	320.00–325.00	322.44
3	600–650	615	285.00–300.00	289.88

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)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,683.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

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