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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jan 21

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 427▲ 73 vs year ago 274 · +26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 22 vs year ago 18 · +122.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 55▼ 73 vs year ago 108 · −67.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

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 $379.34/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.44 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$379.34

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.70

vs AL average

−31.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	379.34	2,029	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

379.34

—

AL average14 barns · 360 hd

367.64

+11.70

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−31.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

+3.44

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	1,616	182.85	2,955	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	168.64	2,425	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	161.47	1,952	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	130.03	1,396	3thin

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)	—	$2,371	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,325	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,960	5

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	270	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,971	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,130	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	465.56/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,467	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	425.17/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,858	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,823	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	472.12/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,247	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	401.95/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,078	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	359.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,025	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	383.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,281	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	361.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,235	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,814	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	349.50/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,401	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	363.00/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,541	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	319.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,272	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,087	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	262	393.47/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,031	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	440.10/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,364	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	428.43/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,641	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	460.71/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,778	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	415.10/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,710	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	452.63/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,915	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	398.28/cwt	385.00–404.00	1,884	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	406.46/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,992	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	379.34/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,029	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	364.51/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,285	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,361	60
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,313	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,095	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	417.10/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,748	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	396.48/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,903	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	382.91/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,968	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	357.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,035	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	333.76/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,253	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	321.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,299	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,566	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	181.41/cwt	172.00–187.00	3,108	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,864	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,385	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	162.79/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,968	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,183	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	152.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,957	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	165.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,577	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,433.33/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,433	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,960.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,960	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,325.00/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 427Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 55Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	450.00–490.00	465.56
3	400–450	437	415.00–440.00	425.17
2	450–500	450	400.00–410.00	405.00
5	500–550	517	400.00–405.00	401.95
9	550–600	595	370.00–390.00	383.39
6	600–650	618	355.00–365.00	361.63
9	650–700	687	332.50–355.00	349.50
2	700–750	710	315.00–325.00	319.96
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
12	450–500	476	455.00–477.50	472.12
3	650–700	670	420.00	420.00
5	700–750	700	360.00–365.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	563	350.00–365.00	359.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	730.00	730.00
1	300–350	300	710.00	710.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	419	415.00–420.00	417.10
4	450–500	480	385.00–400.00	396.48
6	500–550	514	370.00–400.00	382.91
5	550–600	570	355.00–365.00	357.07
3	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	675	332.50–335.00	333.76
5	700–750	714	310.00–330.00	321.94
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	445.00–450.00	447.47
4	300–350	310	430.00–445.00	440.10
3	350–400	383	420.00–435.00	428.43
7	400–450	412	410.00–430.00	415.10
13	450–500	490	402.50–420.00	406.46
7	500–550	535	365.00–385.00	379.34
30	600–650	627	357.50–365.00	364.51
3	700–750	743	310.00–312.00	311.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	385.00–405.00	393.47
3	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
8	450–500	473	385.00–404.00	398.28
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	386	455.00–465.00	460.71
2	400–450	423	445.00–460.00	452.63
2	450–500	490	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	700–750	707	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	173.00–174.00	173.50
3	—	1,558	160.00–168.00	165.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	149.00–155.00	152.91
2	—	1,103	169.00	169.00
8	—	1,209	158.00–166.00	162.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,130	121.00–124.00	122.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,713	172.00–187.00	181.41
1	—	1,566	203.00	203.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750.00

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	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,433.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,960.00

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	—	—	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,325.00

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.