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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 12

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 286 vs last sale 527▲ 163 vs year ago 78 · +209.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 23 vs year ago 3 · +766.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 38 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 steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $266.46/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −109.44 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$266.46

17 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

vs AL average

−30.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	274.39	1,403	9thin
Medium and Large 2	542	257.54	1,396	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $7 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 sale17 hd

266.46

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

258.97

+7.49

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−30.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−109.44

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	—	Average	1,855	170.00	3,154	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	157.00	2,481	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	138.86	1,691	13

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)	—	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,892	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,810	5

Every lot

40 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,468	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,803	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	794	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	978	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,089	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	316.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,217	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	271.87/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,120	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	282.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,196	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	278.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,286	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	256.71/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,255	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	276.19/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,398	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	263.06/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,355	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	248.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,458	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,264	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	390.14/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,424	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,378	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	307.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,346	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	284.15/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,364	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	272.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,418	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,441	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	271.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,508	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,019	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,279	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	130.29/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,518	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	137.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,673	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	143.99/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,794	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,481	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,891.67/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,892	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 527Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 42Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	352.00	352.00
9	400–450	438	300.00–315.00	307.30
3	450–500	480	277.00–290.00	284.15
4	500–550	540	260.00–265.00	262.52
2	550–600	550	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	365	385.00–395.00	390.14
3	400–450	418	320.00–340.00	329.76
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	526	270.00–280.00	272.77
6	550–600	555	270.00–275.00	271.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
3	350–400	384	310.00–320.00	316.92
4	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	282.63
3	450–500	462	275.00–280.00	278.29
8	500–550	506	270.00–280.00	276.19
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	310.00–315.00	312.60
2	350–400	360	300.00–305.00	302.47
6	400–450	412	270.00–275.00	271.87
23	450–500	489	255.00–265.00	256.71
5	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	263.06
3	550–600	587	245.00–250.00	248.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	277.00	277.00
1	700–750	745	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,891.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,735	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	130.00–131.00	130.29
4	—	1,216	135.00–139.00	137.58
6	—	1,246	141.00–147.00	143.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	157.00	157.00

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.