Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-02-11

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 11
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 275▲ 313 vs year ago 241 · +129.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 40▲ 1 vs year ago 26 · +3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 30▼ 14 vs year ago 38 · −36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $477.25/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 9 of 8 comparable sales and sits +42.92 against this barn's trailing median of $434.33.
Average price
$477.25
60 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.40
vs AL average
−1.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576478.832,76057
Medium and Large 2580447.282,5943thin
One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $165 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 sale60 hd
477.25
—
AL average15 barns · 231 hd
448.86
+28.40
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−1.14
This barn, trailing median8 sales
434.33
+42.92
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
486441396351median 434.3304/0104/1506/1708/1209/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,677183.343,0744thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,332188.792,5159thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190166.651,9837thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,124157.731,7724thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,2256
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9503thin

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308644.96/cwt640.00–650.001,9862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360687.50/cwt687.50–687.502,4752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367620.16/cwt610.00–625.002,2763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,6647
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,30511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479544.76/cwt540.00–545.002,60920
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,80712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580447.28/cwt435.00–460.002,5943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582473.80/cwt467.00–489.002,75843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5962
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,78510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5692
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707392.18/cwt392.00–392.502,77375
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,6634
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325494.54/cwt480.00–510.001,6073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372496.50/cwt480.00–510.001,8473
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377458.74/cwt450.00–475.001,7293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414459.90/cwt450.00–480.001,90410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420438.22/cwt430.00–445.001,84112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462430.87/cwt425.00–440.001,9915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470407.00/cwt400.00–415.001,9135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533398.20/cwt390.00–405.002,1223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535373.30/cwt370.00–375.001,9973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578357.51/cwt355.00–360.002,0662
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608376.66/cwt370.00–380.002,2903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610341.57/cwt340.00–355.002,08413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820270.03/cwt265.00–275.002,2142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3288565.04/cwt560.00–570.001,6272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313547.44/cwt540.00–555.001,7132
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322617.98/cwt600.00–630.001,9903
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323585.19/cwt580.00–590.001,8902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360585.00/cwt570.00–600.002,1062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369535.55/cwt525.00–550.001,9767
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376515.23/cwt505.00–520.001,9374
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410499.76/cwt490.00–520.002,0498
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412550.22/cwt545.00–560.002,2673
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423470.14/cwt460.00–480.001,9897
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453465.08/cwt450.00–480.002,1072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474422.72/cwt415.00–440.002,0046
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474395.11/cwt390.00–405.001,8736
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518404.31/cwt395.00–415.002,0947
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526431.83/cwt425.00–435.002,27111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564400.91/cwt390.00–415.002,2615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574379.98/cwt370.00–385.002,1815
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681352.47/cwt345.00–360.002,4006
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2733312.42/cwt305.00–320.002,2902
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,7051
Bulls——1,633193.18/cwt191.00–195.003,1552
Bulls——1,830179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,2761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070159.30/cwt157.00–162.501,7053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166162.43/cwt161.00–164.001,8944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222172.27/cwt171.00–173.002,1053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,239179.18/cwt177.00–183.002,2204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,285153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407196.48/cwt190.00–200.002,7645
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,008.33/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,225.00/head1,900.00–2,400.002,2256
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503

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.