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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 19

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 241▼ 112 vs year ago 169 · −66.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 26▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 38▲ 39 vs year ago 7 · +557.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to on week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on slaughter cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.57/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.78 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$277.57

2 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.75

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	277.57	1,443	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

277.57

—

AL average15 barns · 135 hd

282.32

−4.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−113.78

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.47, low $322.98, median $391.35 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	—	Low	1,620	159.00	2,576	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	171.00	2,565	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	141.98	1,625	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	133.65	1,299	3thin

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)	—	$2,033	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,704	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	280.66/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,145	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,428	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	318.21/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,480	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	277.57/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,443	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,599	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	133.65/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,299	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	134.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,405	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	143.18/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,571	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,280	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,565	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	1,975	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,704.17/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,704	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 241Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 7

Compared to on week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on slaughter cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	465	310.00–325.00	318.21
2	500–550	520	270.00–285.00	277.57
3	600–650	627	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	408	280.00–282.00	280.66
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	583	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,704.17

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)	8	—	—	1,850.00–2,350.00	1,975.00

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	132.00–137.00	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	141.00–146.00	143.18
1	—	1,490	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,043	132.00–137.00	134.67

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.