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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 15

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 328▲ 226 vs year ago 294 · +76.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 39▲ 16 vs year ago 48 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 29▼ 38 vs year ago 63 · −60.3%

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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 greatest demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.82/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −10.51 against this barn's trailing median of $434.33.

Average price

$423.82

60 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$48.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.87

vs AL average

−45.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	438.28	2,356	42
Medium and Large 2	572	390.09	2,230	18thin

One grade step is worth $48.19/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale60 hd

423.82

—

AL average12 barns · 252 hd

400.95

+22.87

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−45.22

This barn, trailing median8 sales

434.33

−10.51

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.26, low $365.00, median $434.33 across 8 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	1,575	188.60	2,970	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	168.36	2,192	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	155.66	1,794	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	138.51	1,456	15

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)	—	$2,405	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,205	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,893	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,355	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	511.63/cwt	500.00–522.50	1,883	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	468.02/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,741	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,720	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	460.03/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,877	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,898	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	462.71/cwt	458.00–467.50	2,105	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,095	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	447.59/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,332	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,218	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	386.35/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,229	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,403	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	361.47/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,295	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	379.34/cwt	369.00–387.50	2,614	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	322.51/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,303	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,782	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,513	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,447	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,019	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	393.40/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,330	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	381.28/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,365	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	415.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,548	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,668	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	449	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,919	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	361.33/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,680	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,986	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	360.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,908	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	340.39/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,807	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	334.95/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,933	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	349.19/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,043	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	336.60/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,063	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,987	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	359.53/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,466	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,293	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	278.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,003	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,372	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	481.51/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,531	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	444.62/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,663	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,669	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	427.44/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,838	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	395.01/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,872	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	377.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,797	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	381.47/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,957	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	364.04/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,893	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	362.43/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,030	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	340.75/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,963	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	341.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,124	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	319.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,000	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	316.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,147	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,198	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	283.23/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,187	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,208	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,090	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	189.78/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,086	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	201.23/cwt	198.00–204.00	3,648	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	130.53/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,166	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	168.27/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,708	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	139.95/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,545	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	157.92/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,841	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,711	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	148.45/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,753	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	168.88/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,138	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,280	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	159.89/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,230	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,405.00/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,405	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,205.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,205	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,892.86/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,893	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 328Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 39Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 63

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with greatest demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	400–450	449	427.50	427.50
14	500–550	526	377.50	377.50
5	650–700	686	357.50–362.50	359.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	415.03
2	400–450	425	385.00–400.00	392.50
3	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	529	355.00–365.00	360.63
10	550–600	585	340.00–352.50	349.19
6	600–650	613	330.00–340.00	336.60
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	390.00–400.00	393.40
4	350–400	358	370.00–385.00	381.28
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	465	355.00–365.00	361.33
6	500–550	531	336.00–350.00	340.39
8	550–600	577	325.00–350.00	334.95
4	600–650	621	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	719	270.00–285.00	278.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	370.00	370.00
5	700–750	700	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	318	475.00–485.00	481.51
6	350–400	374	440.00–447.50	444.62
7	400–450	430	420.00–435.00	427.44
6	450–500	474	390.00–405.00	395.01
7	500–550	513	375.00–385.00	381.47
2	550–600	560	355.00–370.00	362.43
13	600–650	622	330.00–345.00	341.54
3	650–700	678	315.00–320.00	316.71
2	700–750	715	305.00–310.00	307.45
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	412	400.00–410.00	405.08
6	450–500	476	370.00–385.00	377.53
5	500–550	520	360.00–365.00	364.04
6	550–600	576	335.00–350.00	340.75
5	600–650	627	305.00–325.00	319.00
3	750–800	772	275.00–290.00	283.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
6	350–400	372	465.00–475.00	468.02
2	400–450	408	455.00–465.00	460.03
30	500–550	521	445.00–450.00	447.59
12	550–600	579	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	645	390.00	390.00
16	650–700	689	369.00–387.50	379.34
2	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	750	330.00–340.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	500.00–522.50	511.63
14	450–500	455	458.00–467.50	462.71
5	700–750	732	380.00	380.00
51	800–850	816	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	450.00–460.00	454.97
4	400–450	429	440.00–445.00	442.52
2	450–500	493	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	528	420.00	420.00
16	550–600	577	377.50–397.50	386.35
5	600–650	635	355.00–365.00	361.47
4	700–750	714	315.00–335.00	322.51
2	750–800	783	310.00–315.00	312.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	179.00–180.00	179.51
6	—	1,266	166.00–173.00	168.88
3	—	1,395	156.00–163.00	159.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,181	145.00–152.00	148.45
2	—	1,015	165.00–171.00	168.27
8	—	1,166	156.00–161.00	157.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,104	136.00–143.00	139.95
5	—	893	130.00–132.00	130.53
4	—	1,169	145.00–148.00	146.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,813	198.00–204.00	201.23
5	—	1,626	185.00–193.00	189.78

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,205.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,405.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,892.86

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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.