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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Nov 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 516▼ 67 vs year ago 338 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 78▲ 1 vs year ago 35 · +2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 51▼ 79 vs year ago 114 · −69.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Lightweight feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, heavyweight feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $334.33/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.02 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$334.33

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$15.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.32

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	340.20	1,843	19thin
Medium and Large 2	550	325.04	1,788	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about $55 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 sale31 hd

334.33

—

AL average14 barns · 315 hd

344.65

−10.32

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−57.02

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	1,928	182.51	3,518	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	146.63	1,856	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	125.93	1,417	2thin

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)	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	2thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	407.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,895	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,154	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,181	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	417.64/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,128	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	406.63/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,391	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	410.63/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,503	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	386.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,415	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,601	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	358.92/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,540	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	366.70/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,668	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	345.75/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,604	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	346.57/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,837	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	325.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,745	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,771	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	326.31/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,886	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	307.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,922	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	415.28/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,321	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	448.57/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,503	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	404.82/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,506	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	404.92/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,689	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	385.78/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,674	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	363.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,681	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	386.70/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,845	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	330.10/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,733	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	344.16/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,810	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,840	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	331.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	314.74/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,955	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,110	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,944	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,474	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	187.02/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,825	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	125.93/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,417	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	155.77/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,874	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	133.51/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,928	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,066.67/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,050	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 516Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 78Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
7	300–350	335	440.00–460.00	448.57
6	400–450	417	400.00–410.00	404.92
6	450–500	477	375.00–395.00	386.70
13	500–550	526	335.00–355.00	344.16
6	550–600	576	330.00–340.00	331.62
4	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	675	310.00–315.00	312.52
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	318	410.00–420.00	415.28
6	350–400	372	400.00–410.00	404.82
7	400–450	434	380.00–390.00	385.78
11	450–500	463	355.00–370.00	363.00
6	500–550	525	325.00–335.00	330.10
6	550–600	575	315.00–325.00	319.97
6	600–650	621	310.00–317.00	314.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	405.00–410.00	406.63
6	350–400	366	380.00–390.00	386.65
7	400–450	429	352.50–365.00	358.92
6	450–500	464	340.00–350.00	345.75
7	500–550	536	320.00–330.00	325.61
4	550–600	558	315.00–320.00	317.47
4	600–650	625	305.00–310.00	307.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	415.00–420.00	417.64
7	350–400	366	405.00–420.00	410.63
7	400–450	427	370.00–380.00	374.92
3	450–500	455	365.00–370.00	366.70
6	500–550	530	335.00–355.00	346.57
11	550–600	578	325.00–332.00	326.31
2	600–650	605	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	620	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	405.00–410.00	407.47
3	500–550	542	397.50	397.50
4	600–650	611	357.00	357.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	172.00	172.00
2	—	2,045	186.00–188.00	187.02
1	—	1,600	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	145.00–150.00	147.19
3	—	1,277	131.00–138.00	133.51
4	—	1,203	153.00–160.00	155.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	125.00–127.00	125.93

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,050.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	2	—	—	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.