Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-03-11

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Mar 11
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 233▼ 172 vs year ago 463 · −37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 47▲ 22 vs year ago 36 · +61.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 60▼ 30 vs year ago 105 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with high yielding cows up to 208.00 cwt. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.91/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +30.01 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.
Average price
$405.91
16 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.85
vs AL average
−7.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561417.252,34011thin
Medium and Large 2537391.632,1023thin
Medium and Large 3530364.951,9342thin
One grade step is worth $52.30/cwt here — about $406 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 sale16 hd
405.91
—
AL average16 barns · 250 hd
387.06
+18.85
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−7.87
This barn, trailing median31 sales
375.90
+30.01
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
431382333283median 375.9003/1105/0607/1509/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,557193.423,0125thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,197177.982,13012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,092163.321,78314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022138.891,41916

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)—$3,4405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,97315
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,44010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,60818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,1502thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555434.91/cwt425.00–440.002,4143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668378.14/cwt372.50–387.502,52610
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260537.79/cwt530.00–545.001,3982
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273507.43/cwt500.00–515.001,3852
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285480.09/cwt475.00–485.001,3682
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313475.04/cwt470.00–480.001,4872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373475.10/cwt470.00–480.001,7722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373427.52/cwt425.00–430.001,5952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384447.76/cwt435.00–460.001,7197
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425414.76/cwt410.00–420.001,7632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432467.47/cwt465.00–475.002,0196
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438436.10/cwt430.00–450.001,9105
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470399.95/cwt395.00–405.001,8802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484458.11/cwt440.00–465.002,21710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486415.65/cwt410.00–435.002,0206
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530397.45/cwt395.00–400.002,1062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530364.95/cwt360.00–370.001,9342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538418.03/cwt415.00–420.002,2495
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581414.93/cwt410.00–420.002,4115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629323.72/cwt320.00–325.002,0364
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680323.97/cwt322.50–330.002,2035
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1743322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3962
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780287.64/cwt280.00–295.002,2442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,3631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273527.07/cwt520.00–540.001,4393
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332499.90/cwt495.00–510.001,6603
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378534.93/cwt525.00–545.002,0222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380477.57/cwt475.00–480.001,8152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424506.15/cwt500.00–515.002,1464
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426467.14/cwt460.00–480.001,9907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438447.54/cwt440.00–455.001,9602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461466.34/cwt450.00–490.002,1505
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478432.77/cwt425.00–440.002,0694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519425.99/cwt425.00–430.002,2115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530390.16/cwt380.00–400.002,0683
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576373.00/cwt370.00–375.002,1485
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578382.99/cwt380.00–385.002,2145
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611358.81/cwt350.00–365.002,1924
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685352.52/cwt350.00–355.002,4152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,543186.66/cwt183.00–188.002,8803
Bulls——1,578203.57/cwt199.00–206.003,2122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996146.84/cwt145.00–150.001,4637
Cows—Boner 80-85%998151.38/cwt150.00–154.001,5113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034129.48/cwt125.00–132.501,3396
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,041161.18/cwt159.00–165.001,6784
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058139.16/cwt135.00–142.001,4723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,155189.69/cwt188.00–191.002,1913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161169.65/cwt166.00–174.001,9707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,206181.13/cwt176.00–186.002,1844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,215168.44/cwt162.00–173.002,0475
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,125.00/head3,800.00–4,500.004,1258
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,244.44/head2,900.00–3,650.003,2449
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,150.00/head2,050.00–2,250.002,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,440.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,871.43/head2,500.00–3,300.002,87114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,322.22/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3229
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001

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.