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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Feb 18

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 554▲ 465 vs year ago 57 · +815.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 27▲ 29 vs year ago 18 · +161.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 24▲ 4 vs year ago 46 · +8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with instances 9.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $404.82/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +28.92 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$404.82

85 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$51.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs AL average

−24.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	422.63	2,271	49
Medium and Large 2	569	382.55	2,175	30
Medium and Large 3	537	370.77	1,990	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.86/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale85 hd

404.82

—

AL average15 barns · 424 hd

402.35

+2.47

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−24.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

+28.92

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

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	1,470	194.84	2,864	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,251	188.56	2,359	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	172.22	1,911	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	139.63	1,338	5thin

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)	—	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,513	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,967	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,825	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,988	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,978	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	578.39/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,123	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,419	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	454.76/cwt	452.50–462.50	2,424	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	420.14/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,571	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	388.00/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,526	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,732	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	358.24/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,751	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,271	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	519.35/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,392	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,596	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	494.69/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,608	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	519.37/cwt	505.00–522.50	1,750	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	496.63/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,753	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,584	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	456.66/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,671	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	437.61/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,855	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,072	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	444.92/cwt	432.50–452.50	2,064	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	416.11/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,964	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	398.27/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,920	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	420.64/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,183	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	397.98/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,073	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	374.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,987	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,390	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	407.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,339	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	379.46/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,193	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	353.69/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,239	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	336.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,466	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,515	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	585.00/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,843	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	499.92/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,640	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	518.30/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,959	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	541.62/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,064	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	508.70/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,142	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	487.11/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,104	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	457.52/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,009	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	477.18/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,252	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	423.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,002	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	466.72/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,231	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	432.06/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,251	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,010	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	415.06/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,187	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	415.03/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,341	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	384.45/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,218	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	362.35/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,276	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	395.18/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,486	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	376.18/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,464	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,312	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	349.95/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,527	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	335.88/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,620	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,586	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,632	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	206.33/cwt	203.00–213.00	2,558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,522	184.63/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	193.88/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,108	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,371	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	139.71/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,376	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	181.29/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,927	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	173.38/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,947	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	162.17/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,857	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	189.27/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,243	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,687	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,370	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,335.00/head	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,335	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,631.82/head	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,632	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,683.33/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,683	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,512.50/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,513	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,425.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 554Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 27Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 24Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	378	515.00–520.00	518.30
5	400–450	432	475.00–495.00	487.11
10	450–500	478	455.00–470.00	466.72
3	500–550	527	405.00–420.00	415.06
5	550–600	577	380.00–392.50	384.45
4	600–650	628	355.00–370.00	362.35
2	650–700	680	330.00–350.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	315	580.00–590.00	585.00
6	350–400	381	540.00–550.00	541.62
13	400–450	421	500.00–525.00	508.70
12	450–500	472	475.00–500.00	477.18
15	500–550	521	430.00–445.00	432.06
14	550–600	564	405.00–425.00	415.03
14	600–650	629	392.50–400.00	395.18
2	650–700	655	367.50–385.00	376.18
9	700–750	722	335.00–357.50	349.95
6	750–800	780	330.00–342.50	335.88
2	800–850	815	310.00–325.00	317.36
2	850–900	870	300.00–305.00	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	499.92
4	400–450	439	450.00–465.00	457.52
3	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	423.24
3	500–550	522	380.00–390.00	384.97
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	510.00–530.00	519.35
2	300–350	325	490.00–500.00	494.69
8	350–400	366	450.00–475.00	456.66
11	400–450	424	425.00–450.00	437.61
5	450–500	472	410.00–425.00	416.11
5	500–550	521	395.00–405.00	397.98
25	550–600	578	372.50–382.50	379.46
8	600–650	633	340.00–360.00	353.69
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	285	560.00	560.00
6	300–350	337	505.00–522.50	519.37
3	350–400	353	490.00–505.00	496.63
3	400–450	448	462.50	462.50
14	450–500	464	432.50–452.50	444.92
27	500–550	519	412.50–425.00	420.64
4	550–600	574	400.00–410.00	407.41
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
19	700–750	733	330.00–340.00	336.38
3	750–800	768	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	358	440.00–445.00	442.52
3	450–500	482	390.00–405.00	398.27
5	500–550	530	365.00–380.00	374.92
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	557	429.00	429.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	710.00	710.00
3	300–350	327	605.00	605.00
3	350–400	367	570.00–590.00	578.39
1	400–450	400	560.00	560.00
6	450–500	450	537.50	537.50
9	500–550	533	452.50–462.50	454.76
13	600–650	612	415.00–422.50	420.14
5	650–700	651	387.50–390.00	388.00
2	700–750	705	387.50	387.50
3	750–800	768	350.00–362.50	358.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	171.00–175.00	173.38
6	—	1,145	157.50–166.00	162.17
6	—	1,063	178.00–184.00	181.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	137.50–141.00	139.71
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
1	—	920	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,330	202.00	202.00
3	—	1,185	187.00–191.00	189.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	183.00–187.00	184.63
3	—	1,240	203.00–213.00	206.33
4	—	1,603	191.00–198.00	193.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,683.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,631.82

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00

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.