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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 15

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

622 head

▲ 364 vs last sale 258▲ 622 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 58▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.39/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.51 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$276.39

141 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$22.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs AL average

−27.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	285.81	1,559	80
Medium and Large 2	530	266.35	1,410	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	263.00	1,510	42

One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $49 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale141 hd

276.39

—

AL average16 barns · 604 hd

268.20

+8.20

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−27.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−99.51

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.76, low $297.50, median $375.90 across 31 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,864	160.73	2,996	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	139.17	1,813	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	136.00	2,006	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	125.00	1,200	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,360	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin

Every lot

58 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,287	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	342.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,415	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,509	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,633	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,572	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	326.41/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,671	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	310.97/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,617	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,838	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,685	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	290.45/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,833	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,984	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	267.59/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,849	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,972	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	332.57/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,071	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	323.28/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,067	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	321.62/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,213	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	318.31/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,324	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	291.04/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,283	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	300.58/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,404	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	285.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,347	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	265.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,380	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	290.77/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,521	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,623	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,542	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,525	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,510	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,655	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	644	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,739	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	262.86/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,753	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,755	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,903	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	882	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	357.60/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,119	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,189	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	351.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,309	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	341.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,279	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	346.31/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,458	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	328.74/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,450	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	332.22/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,528	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	314.67/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,523	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	291.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,522	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	308.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,625	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	292.07/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,644	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	276.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,588	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	267.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,672	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	255.25/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,595	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,221	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	170.60/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,426	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	134.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,675	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,958	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,006	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,360.00/head	2,350.00–2,380.00	2,360	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,116.67/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,117	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 58Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	340.00–345.00	342.58
2	450–500	473	330.00–335.00	332.38
4	500–550	520	310.00–312.00	310.97
3	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	613	270.00–280.00	274.94
5	650–700	691	267.00–270.00	267.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	428	350.00–355.00	352.49
2	450–500	470	345.00–350.00	347.53
18	500–550	512	322.00–327.00	326.41
4	550–600	589	312.00	312.00
11	600–650	631	289.00–291.00	290.45
1	700–750	725	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	677	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	320.00–325.00	323.28
10	350–400	377	320.00–322.00	321.62
25	400–450	441	287.00–305.00	291.04
15	450–500	471	280.00–290.00	285.89
15	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	265.91
4	550–600	569	268.00	268.00
4	700–750	725	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	330.00–336.00	332.57
15	400–450	416	310.00–330.00	318.31
8	450–500	467	295.00–305.00	300.58
32	500–550	523	280.00–293.00	290.77
24	550–600	569	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	620	267.00	267.00
4	650–700	667	250.00–267.00	262.86
5	750–800	761	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	552	294.00	294.00
18	600–650	644	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	574	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	317	370.00–380.00	375.00
3	350–400	372	350.00–355.00	351.77
7	400–450	421	340.00–355.00	346.31
5	450–500	460	330.00–335.00	332.22
9	500–550	526	300.00–320.00	308.88
6	550–600	563	290.00–295.00	292.07
11	600–650	625	260.00–275.00	267.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	355.00–360.00	357.60
5	350–400	375	335.00–345.00	341.05
10	400–450	441	322.00–335.00	328.74
14	450–500	484	310.00–325.00	314.67
13	500–550	523	285.00–295.00	291.09
9	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	276.16
4	600–650	625	250.00–257.00	255.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	140.00–148.00	144.15
5	—	1,248	129.00–137.00	134.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	169.00–172.00	170.60
1	—	1,575	141.00	141.00

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)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,380.00	2,360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,116.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.