Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-10-14

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 14
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 326▼ 200 vs year ago 520 · −38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 63▼ 32 vs year ago 64 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 31▼ 2 vs year ago 25 · −8.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.29/cwt on 36 head, down $0.67 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.36 against this barn's trailing median of $376.65.
Average price
$326.29
▼ 0.67 vs prior sale
36 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.23
vs AL average
−46.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544340.731,8527thin
Medium and Large 2537327.331,75622
Medium and Large 3557308.571,7187thin
One grade step is worth $32.15/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale36 hd
326.29
—
AL average16 barns · 570 hd
326.52
−0.23
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−46.47
This barn, trailing median32 sales
376.65
−50.36
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
431382333283median 376.6502/2505/0607/1509/0910/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.75, low $297.50, median $376.65 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,679168.162,8234thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,382137.971,9066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216135.581,64912
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,116119.001,3287thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,2503thin

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505377.67/cwt375.00–379.001,9073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553351.60/cwt350.00–355.001,9445
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1995
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,21118
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665315.26/cwt312.50–320.002,09610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230410.00/cwt410.00–410.009432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335378.81/cwt375.00–380.001,2694
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400382.50/cwt380.00–385.001,5302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415368.95/cwt360.00–375.001,5316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,75915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481343.75/cwt332.50–355.001,65313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483322.54/cwt320.00–325.001,5582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510342.55/cwt340.00–345.001,7472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527313.34/cwt310.00–315.001,6513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528329.52/cwt317.50–335.001,74018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8945
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575317.46/cwt315.00–320.001,8254
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3579305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7664
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614303.52/cwt300.00–305.001,8647
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630328.78/cwt325.00–330.002,0714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668290.15/cwt280.00–300.001,9384
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730273.38/cwt270.00–280.001,9963
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3785250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278462.43/cwt460.00–465.001,2862
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3278427.70/cwt420.00–435.001,1892
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328477.21/cwt465.00–490.001,5652
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363458.52/cwt452.50–470.001,6647
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4991
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375434.73/cwt425.00–445.001,6304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417430.04/cwt420.00–440.001,7936
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418411.73/cwt405.00–415.001,7213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440360.00/cwt355.00–365.001,5842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458403.27/cwt400.00–405.001,8473
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475345.34/cwt325.00–355.001,6405
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519355.04/cwt350.00–360.001,8435
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529329.86/cwt320.00–340.001,7454
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,6324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564336.39/cwt330.00–340.001,8977
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575280.01/cwt275.00–285.001,6104
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578318.43/cwt315.00–325.001,8413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610327.54/cwt325.00–330.001,9982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3621277.94/cwt270.00–285.001,7265
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625301.27/cwt295.00–305.001,8834
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720253.36/cwt252.50–255.001,8243
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723278.44/cwt270.00–285.002,0133
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7442
Bulls——1,695171.31/cwt170.00–173.002,9042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090119.06/cwt118.00–120.001,2984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168122.89/cwt122.00–124.001,4352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182132.30/cwt130.00–135.001,5646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,4881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,225132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256142.24/cwt140.00–147.001,7875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325141.98/cwt141.00–143.001,8812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472137.28/cwt136.00–139.002,0213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,083.33/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,250.00/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2503

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.