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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 333▼ 68 vs year ago 301 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 27 · +74.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 37▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with high yielding cows up to 213.00 cwt. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $425.00/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +33.65 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$425.00

8 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$53.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	438.72	2,354	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	420.05	2,163	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	385.00	2,021	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.72/cwt here — about $332 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 sale8 hd

425.00

—

AL average16 barns · 287 hd

419.80

+5.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

+33.65

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	—	High	1,659	180.95	3,002	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	185.38	2,675	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	164.12	1,957	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	140.00	1,239	1thin

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)	—	$3,967	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,467	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,933	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	553.18/cwt	553.00–555.00	2,246	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	488.67/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,285	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	497.33/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,586	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	471.79/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,760	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	448.76/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,746	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	406	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,929	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,510	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	459.07/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,905	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	407.45/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,952	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	370.09/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,950	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	402.71/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,134	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,151	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,176	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	622.55/cwt	620.00–625.00	1,494	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	607.97/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,690	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	530.09/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,537	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	609.68/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,933	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	579.07/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,894	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	499.92/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,650	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,680	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	579.81/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,093	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	549.03/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,119	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	529.93/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,194	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	495.05/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,124	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	491.78/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,311	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	433.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,044	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,334	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	420.05/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,163	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	422.43/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,366	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	366.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,267	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	348.69/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,389	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,517	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	329.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,550	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	171.91/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,538	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	173.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,810	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	155.58/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,974	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	194.60/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,522	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,140	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	184.38/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,618	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,691	176.58/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,986	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,750	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,150.00/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,966.67/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	3,967	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,330.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,800	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,933.33/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933	3

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 333Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 37Year ago 50

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	319	490.00–510.00	497.33
8	350–400	373	470.00–475.00	471.79
6	400–450	415	450.00–465.00	459.07
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	530	395.00–410.00	402.71
2	550–600	570	370.00–385.00	377.43
2	600–650	613	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	406	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	480.00–500.00	488.67
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	389	445.00–450.00	448.76
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	479	405.00–415.00	407.45
3	500–550	527	360.00–385.00	370.09
2	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	408	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
3	300–350	317	600.00–625.00	609.68
4	350–400	361	565.00–585.00	579.81
5	400–450	414	525.00–540.00	529.93
10	450–500	470	485.00–500.00	491.78
2	500–550	513	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	560	415.00–430.00	422.43
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	735	342.50	342.50
2	750–800	773	325.00–335.00	329.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	620.00–625.00	622.55
2	250–300	278	600.00–615.00	607.97
6	300–350	327	570.00–590.00	579.07
5	350–400	386	540.00–560.00	549.03
5	400–450	429	485.00–500.00	495.05
5	450–500	472	430.00–440.00	433.05
3	500–550	515	415.00–425.00	420.05
7	600–650	618	360.00–370.00	366.77
2	650–700	685	340.00–357.50	348.69
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	290	525.00–535.00	530.09
3	300–350	330	495.00–505.00	499.92
1	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	406	553.00–555.00	553.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	201.00	201.00
3	—	1,645	164.00–175.00	171.91
1	—	1,600	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	155.00–159.00	155.58
5	—	1,044	170.00–176.00	173.33
3	—	1,313	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	173.00–179.00	176.58
5	—	1,296	191.00–199.00	194.60
11	—	1,420	181.00–189.00	184.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,800.00–4,300.00	3,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,800.00

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)	2	—	—	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150.00

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	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	3	—	—	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933.33

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.