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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Oct 22

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Oct 15Oct 22Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 520▲ 11 vs year ago 336 · +3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 64▼ 8 vs year ago 46 · −17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 25▼ 68 vs year ago 126 · −54.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

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 $349.74/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.16 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$349.74

48 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs AL average

−41.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	356.34	1,865	30
Medium and Large 2	547	338.75	1,854	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $11 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 sale48 hd

349.74

—

AL average15 barns · 584 hd

343.30

+6.44

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−41.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−26.16

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	1,767	186.16	3,290	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	157.53	2,331	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	152.20	1,771	16

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)	—	$2,833	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,640	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,319	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,725	3thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	510.00/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,836	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	457.43/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,935	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	437.46/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,872	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	415.10/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,992	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	391.81/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,033	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,199	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,254	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	438.93/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,409	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	422.60/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,386	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	422.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,521	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	407.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,561	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	409.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,707	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	381.47/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,648	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	399.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,855	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	364.44/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,713	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	358.65/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,851	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	343.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,819	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,916	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	330.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,905	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	332.17/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,066	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	324.38/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,050	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	562.09/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,546	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	451.25/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,444	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	451.76/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,699	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	434.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,644	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	431.31/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,773	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	408.04/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,726	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	372.25/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,750	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	389.99/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,876	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	354.70/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,816	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	369.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,938	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	349.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,966	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	331.90/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,935	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	320.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,962	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	334.11/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,055	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	309.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,061	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,319	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	176.41/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,877	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	144.80/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,584	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	152.63/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,748	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,106	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	157.53/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,331	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,833.33/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,833	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,579.55/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,580	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,350.00/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,318.75/head	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,319	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,525.00/head	4,525.00–4,525.00	4,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,325.00/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,325	2

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 520Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 64Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 25Year ago 126

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	430.00–445.00	438.93
4	350–400	360	420.00–430.00	422.50
12	400–450	417	400.00–420.00	409.36
5	450–500	465	395.00–405.00	399.00
22	500–550	516	355.00–367.00	358.65
6	550–600	558	340.00–345.00	343.31
5	600–650	622	330.00–337.00	332.17

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	420.00–425.00	422.60
6	350–400	383	405.00–410.00	407.48
9	400–450	432	375.00–390.00	381.47
11	450–500	470	355.00–375.00	364.44
11	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	343.89
7	550–600	576	325.00–335.00	330.68
10	600–650	632	322.00–327.00	324.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	360	505.00–515.00	510.00
2	400–450	423	455.00–460.00	457.43
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
10	500–550	519	390.00–392.00	391.81
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	685	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	430.00–445.00	437.46
3	450–500	480	405.00–435.00	415.10
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	616	357.00	357.00
4	650–700	665	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	555.00–570.00	562.09
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	376	445.00–460.00	451.76
8	400–450	411	420.00–440.00	431.31
8	450–500	481	382.50–405.00	389.99
8	500–550	524	365.00–375.00	369.92
8	550–600	563	340.00–360.00	349.27
6	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	334.11
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	758	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	445.00–455.00	451.25
6	350–400	378	430.00–440.00	434.96
11	400–450	423	400.00–415.00	408.04
12	450–500	470	360.00–380.00	372.25
6	500–550	512	350.00–357.00	354.70
5	550–600	583	327.00–335.00	331.90
4	600–650	613	315.00–325.00	320.10
2	650–700	665	305.00–315.00	309.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	188.00	188.00
2	—	1,603	175.00–178.00	176.41
2	—	1,988	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	160.00–165.00	162.64
6	—	1,145	151.00–154.00	152.63
6	—	1,094	140.00–147.00	144.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	157.00–158.00	157.53

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.00

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	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	11	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,579.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,318.75

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	—	—	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,525.00	4,525.00

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.