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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 393▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 61▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 56▲ 45 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 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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 $333.95/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.96 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$333.95

28 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs AL average

−25.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	355.00	1,953	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	336.99	1,786	19thin
Medium and Large 3	560	313.77	1,757	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.23/cwt here — about $195 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 sale28 hd

333.95

—

AL average13 barns · 592 hd

340.55

−6.60

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−25.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−41.96

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	—	Low	1,595	189.70	3,026	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	161.67	2,474	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	160.09	1,816	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	139.76	1,412	5thin

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)	—	$2,044	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,618	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,853	10

Every lot

61 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	546.67/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,640	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,494	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	436.88/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,817	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	378.30/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,744	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	365.02/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,873	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,100	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	340.88/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,987	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	329.40/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,023	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,324	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,387	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	858	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,681	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	404.28/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,492	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,328	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	426.81/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,797	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	375.39/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,746	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	339.84/cwt	331.00–352.50	1,757	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	326.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,889	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	308.16/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,787	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	326.99/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,001	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,922	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	313.50/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,072	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	284.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,026	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,426	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	353.33/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,466	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	356.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,702	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	368.30/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,915	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	323.72/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,858	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	344.00/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,064	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	308.56/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,885	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,208	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	209.46/cwt	206.00–212.00	3,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,577	169.01/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,665	3
Bulls	—	—	1,656	190.26/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,151	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	142.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,350	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	152.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,623	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,497	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	162.34/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,859	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	172.21/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,204	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	161.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,474	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,900.00/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,491.67/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,492	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,287.50/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,288	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,618.00/head	1,500.00–1,740.00	1,618	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,312.50/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,313	4

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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 393Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	425.00–440.00	436.88
6	450–500	461	370.00–385.00	378.30
10	500–550	513	355.00–368.00	365.02
8	550–600	583	335.00–342.00	340.88
5	600–650	614	325.00–332.50	329.40
1	700–750	740	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	858	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	375.00–385.00	380.03
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	535.00–555.00	546.67
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	535	392.50	392.50
2	650–700	650	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	400.00–410.00	405.02
3	400–450	415	345.00–365.00	353.33
3	450–500	477	345.00–365.00	356.85
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	574	310.00–335.00	323.72
6	600–650	611	300.00–335.00	308.56
2	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	718	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	520	367.50–375.00	368.30
5	600–650	600	342.50–345.00	344.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	390.00–407.00	404.28
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
18	450–500	465	355.00–385.00	375.39
15	500–550	517	331.00–352.50	339.84
4	550–600	579	320.00–330.00	326.31
5	600–650	612	325.00–327.50	326.99
5	650–700	661	312.50–315.00	313.50
5	700–750	711	275.00–290.00	284.89
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	359.00	359.00
2	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	580	305.00–310.00	308.16
2	600–650	625	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	421	415.00–435.00	426.81
3	550–600	550	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	155.00–165.00	161.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	170.00–174.00	172.21
5	—	1,064	150.00–156.00	152.53
6	—	1,145	160.00–166.00	162.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	140.00–147.00	142.59
2	—	1,105	135.00–136.00	135.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	165.00–173.00	169.01
5	—	1,656	185.00–196.00	190.26
3	—	1,512	206.00–212.00	209.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	6	—	—	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,491.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,312.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,740.00	1,618.00

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.