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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Apr 23

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

330 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 485▲ 330 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 39▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 85▲ 62 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

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 $326.86/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.04 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$326.86

75 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$21.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.62

vs AL average

−3.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	332.72	1,772	55
Medium and Large 2	539	310.74	1,675	20

One grade step is worth $21.98/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale75 hd

326.86

—

AL average15 barns · 484 hd

306.24

+20.62

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−3.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−49.04

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	1,740	169.00	2,941	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	160.46	2,351	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	148.43	1,727	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	132.30	1,224	4thin

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)	—	$3,217	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,893	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,542	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,625	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,591	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	336.25/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,263	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	380.04/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,345	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	346.14/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,301	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	322.76/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,343	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	342.22/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,502	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	336.09/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,543	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	325.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,544	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,720	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	329.84/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,676	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	317.01/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,658	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	301.34/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,697	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	330.40/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,870	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	316.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,830	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	301.87/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,869	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	289.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,800	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	275.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,819	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	293.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,989	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,528	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	405.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,471	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	392.27/cwt	385.00–407.00	1,616	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	371.12/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,562	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	353.08/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,705	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	331.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,616	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	331.11/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,742	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	316.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,675	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	323.11/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,809	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,738	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	311.73/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,920	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	291.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,851	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	301.35/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,995	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,907	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,941	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	132.30/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,224	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	142.63/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,528	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	148.08/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,727	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	161.22/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,157	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	160.46/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,351	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,887.50/head	3,775.00–4,000.00	3,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,483.33/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,483	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,990.00/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	2,990	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,650	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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 485Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	400.00–410.00	405.10
11	400–450	421	360.00–380.00	371.12
9	450–500	488	325.00–335.00	331.19
10	500–550	530	310.00–320.00	316.00
4	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	304.96
5	600–650	636	285.00–295.00	291.02
4	650–700	675	280.00–285.00	282.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	465.00–475.00	470.00
10	400–450	412	385.00–407.00	392.27
8	450–500	483	345.00–365.00	353.08
7	500–550	526	327.00–335.00	331.11
8	550–600	560	315.00–326.00	323.11
5	600–650	616	300.00–317.00	311.73
3	650–700	662	295.00–307.00	301.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	340.00–355.00	346.14
14	400–450	416	315.00–326.00	322.76
8	450–500	474	320.00–330.00	325.84
12	500–550	523	315.00–320.00	317.01
8	550–600	563	295.00–305.00	301.34
8	600–650	621	285.00–295.00	289.89
5	650–700	659	270.00–280.00	275.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	370.00–390.00	380.04
7	400–450	439	337.00–350.00	342.22
9	450–500	459	334.00–340.00	336.09
12	500–550	508	325.00–336.00	329.84
9	550–600	578	315.00–320.00	316.64
8	600–650	619	300.00–305.00	301.87
6	650–700	678	290.00–295.00	293.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	500	344.00	344.00
15	550–600	566	330.00–331.00	330.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	505.00	505.00
4	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	673	333.00–340.00	336.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	158.00–167.00	161.22
6	—	1,071	141.00–144.00	142.63
10	—	1,166	145.00–153.00	148.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	157.00–163.00	160.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	131.00–134.00	132.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625.00

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	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,775.00–4,000.00	3,887.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,850.00–3,150.00	2,950.00

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)	3	—	—	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,850.00–3,150.00	2,990.00

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.