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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 9

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 186▲ 339 vs year ago 166 · +204.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 38▲ 37 vs year ago 26 · +142.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 46▲ 75 vs year ago 8 · +937.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing boners up to 183.00 cwt. and high dressing breakers up to 184.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. 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 $331.54/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −44.36 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$331.54

63 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$15.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs AL average

−9.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	338.03	1,829	36
Medium and Large 2	532	322.90	1,718	27

One grade step is worth $15.13/cwt here — about $112 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 sale63 hd

331.54

—

AL average16 barns · 640 hd

322.63

+8.91

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−9.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−44.36

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

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	1,965	200.75	3,945	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	163.67	1,998	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	158.20	2,124	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	146.89	1,501	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)	—	$2,655	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,143	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,843	7

Every lot

67 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,138	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	674	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,420	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,389	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	416.68/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,363	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	403.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,324	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	375.50/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,386	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	361.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,375	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	343.89/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,427	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	356.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,552	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	344.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,607	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,626	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,619	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,807	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	325.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,668	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	335.49/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,778	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	318.68/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,788	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	329.60/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,918	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,018	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	304.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,885	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,003	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,061	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	291.63/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,948	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,074	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	423.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,365	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	414.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,535	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	386.48/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,600	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	414.33/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,736	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	363.38/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,595	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	364.72/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,670	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	348.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,627	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	330.62/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,706	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	341.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,785	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	319.32/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,801	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,869	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	323.94/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,992	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	315.47/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,956	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,042	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	292.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,992	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,833	194.19/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	210.03/cwt	209.00–211.00	4,163	3
Bulls	—	—	2,180	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	4,055	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	146.89/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,501	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	154.24/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,815	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	164.08/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,010	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,920	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	172.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,175	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	163.41/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,337	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,100.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,464.29/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,464	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,142.86/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,143	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,883.33/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,883	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,842.86/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,843	7

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 186Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 38Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 46Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	551	388.00	388.00
26	650–700	674	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
4	950–1000	971	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	327	410.00–420.00	416.68
4	350–400	369	372.00–380.00	375.50
8	400–450	435	350.00–365.00	356.80
10	450–500	466	340.00–350.00	344.77
17	500–550	530	332.00–340.00	335.49
11	550–600	582	325.00–335.00	329.60
7	600–650	626	315.00–325.00	319.95
6	650–700	665	305.00–315.00	309.97
2	700–750	738	280.00–282.00	280.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	400.00–405.00	403.54
6	350–400	380	355.00–365.00	361.82
13	400–450	415	340.00–345.00	343.89
17	450–500	489	330.00–335.00	332.51
16	500–550	512	320.00–330.00	325.80
11	550–600	561	315.00–322.00	318.68
10	600–650	619	300.00–310.00	304.47
3	650–700	668	285.00–295.00	291.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	355.00	355.00
10	600–650	617	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	495	327.00	327.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	420.00–430.00	423.94
6	350–400	370	410.00–420.00	414.80
17	400–450	414	375.00–395.00	386.48
12	450–500	467	345.00–350.00	348.29
18	500–550	516	325.00–335.00	330.62
10	550–600	564	315.00–322.00	319.32
9	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	315.47
5	650–700	680	290.00–295.00	292.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	419	400.00–425.00	414.33
23	450–500	458	355.00–375.00	364.72
15	500–550	523	340.00–345.00	341.21
17	550–600	575	320.00–330.00	325.04
6	600–650	615	320.00–327.00	323.94
4	650–700	675	300.00–305.00	302.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	355.00–365.00	363.38
3	450–500	480	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	161.00–166.00	163.41
2	—	1,255	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,260	170.00–177.00	172.60
10	—	1,225	160.00–169.00	164.08
8	—	1,177	152.00–159.00	154.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	144.00–150.00	146.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	193.00–195.00	194.19
1	—	2,180	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,982	209.00–211.00	210.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,883.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,142.86

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)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,464.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,100.00

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	7	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,842.86

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.