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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 13

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jul 30Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 204▲ 107 vs year ago 157 · +68.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 26▼ 20 vs year ago 49 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 85▼ 52 vs year ago 83 · −62.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold 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 $347.76/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −43.59 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$347.76

36 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	355.45	1,870	15thin
Medium and Large 2	545	342.26	1,865	21

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd

347.76

—

AL average16 barns · 534 hd

339.54

+8.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−43.59

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	1,613	196.50	3,169	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	180.75	2,480	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	175.68	2,232	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	154.00	1,448	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,517	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,817	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,111	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,120	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	933	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	403.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,258	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	413.55/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,406	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	398.38/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,414	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	378.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,446	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,476	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	374.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,560	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	341.29/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,607	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,699	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,765	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	331.15/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,715	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	340.80/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,929	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,839	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	319.02/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,936	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,037	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	502.47/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,171	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	500.05/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,365	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	420.21/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,336	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	439.08/cwt	435.00–442.00	1,405	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	429.26/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,520	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	412.45/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,477	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	407.42/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,760	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	382.57/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,683	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	387.79/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,815	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	357.49/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,677	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	357.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,852	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	344.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,858	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	334.19/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,892	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,980	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	314.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,937	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	324.64/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,010	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	170.24/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,944	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	181.21/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,339	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	170.16/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,212	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	153.45/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,072	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	184.98/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,592	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,625.00/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,460.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,460	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 204Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 85Year ago 83

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	500.00–505.00	502.47
2	250–300	273	495.00–505.00	500.05
3	300–350	320	435.00–442.00	439.08
4	350–400	354	422.00–435.00	429.26
4	400–450	432	405.00–410.00	407.42
7	450–500	468	370.00–415.00	387.79
13	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	357.44
2	550–600	578	340.00–345.00	342.51
8	600–650	619	315.00–330.00	324.64
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	318	415.00–425.00	420.21
2	350–400	358	410.00–415.00	412.45
6	400–450	440	370.00–395.00	382.57
7	450–500	469	350.00–365.00	357.49
17	500–550	540	335.00–350.00	344.16
4	550–600	566	330.00–337.00	334.19
3	600–650	615	310.00–320.00	314.99
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	340	410.00–417.00	413.55
4	350–400	355	390.00–402.00	398.38
3	400–450	417	370.00–380.00	374.14
9	450–500	472	355.00–365.00	359.95
2	500–550	508	345.00–350.00	347.46
7	550–600	566	330.00–349.00	340.80
3	600–650	607	315.00–322.00	319.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	400.00–405.00	403.26
3	350–400	382	375.00–380.00	378.45
4	400–450	410	355.00–365.00	359.97
4	450–500	471	335.00–345.00	341.29
4	500–550	518	325.00–335.00	331.15
2	550–600	573	320.00–322.00	321.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	357.00	357.00
2	600–650	608	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	430.00–435.00	432.53
1	500–550	525	402.00	402.00
1	600–650	620	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,840	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	181.00–191.00	184.98
2	—	1,300	168.00–173.00	170.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,291	176.00–188.00	181.21
2	—	1,350	153.00–154.00	153.45
3	—	1,142	169.00–172.00	170.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	154.00	154.00

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	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,460.00

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)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.