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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 30

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 385▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 31▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 59▲ 85 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 mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $341.02/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.33 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$341.02

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	347.72	1,954	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	336.84	1,829	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $125 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 sale13 hd

341.02

—

AL average16 barns · 452 hd

336.04

+4.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−50.33

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	1,810	192.14	3,478	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	169.99	2,587	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	162.61	1,895	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	151.00	1,653	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)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,312	4thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,800	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	371.03/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,959	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	370.28/cwt	367.00–372.00	2,129	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	358.53/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,269	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	411.57/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,461	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	375.49/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,603	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	351.86/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,531	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,744	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,691	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	347.81/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,864	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	333.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,789	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	338.47/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,906	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,002	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,832	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	313.60/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,111	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	419.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,512	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	437.55/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,588	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	427.29/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,786	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	392.53/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,688	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	360.16/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,682	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	376.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,813	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	341.21/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,744	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,886	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,912	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	344.57/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,999	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,008	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,965	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,145	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	192.78/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,457	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,653	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	161.96/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,838	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	155.06/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,799	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,216	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	161.48/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,350	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,095	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,433.33/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 385Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 59Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,793	190.00–195.00	192.78
1	—	2,005	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	151.00–157.00	155.06
2	—	1,238	179.00	179.00
4	—	1,135	159.00–163.00	161.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	159.00–164.00	161.48
1	—	1,655	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	435	342.00–360.00	351.86
6	450–500	483	345.00–355.00	350.05
4	500–550	536	330.00–340.00	333.74
2	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	322.49
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	405.00–415.00	411.57
5	400–450	427	370.00–380.00	375.49
3	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	364.95
8	500–550	536	345.00–360.00	347.81
2	550–600	563	332.00–345.00	338.47
7	650–700	673	305.00–315.00	313.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	350.00–355.00	352.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	360	415.00–425.00	419.93
4	400–450	430	385.00–400.00	392.53
6	450–500	467	355.00–365.00	360.16
4	500–550	511	335.00–345.00	341.21
4	550–600	575	330.00–335.00	332.46
3	600–650	627	310.00–315.00	313.32
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	435.00–440.00	437.55
6	400–450	418	415.00–435.00	427.29
10	450–500	481	370.00–385.00	376.95
2	500–550	535	350.00–355.00	352.45
3	550–600	580	340.00–352.00	344.57
2	600–650	613	325.00–330.00	327.53
3	650–700	667	320.00–325.00	321.65
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	528	370.00–372.00	371.03
3	550–600	575	367.00–372.00	370.28
2	600–650	633	357.00–360.00	358.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	355.00	355.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	3	—	—	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.