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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

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

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 291▼ 146 vs year ago 312 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 58▼ 16 vs year ago 41 · −39.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 75▼ 36 vs year ago 71 · −50.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding cows up to 220.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $375.90/cwt on 11 head, down $30.01 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$375.90

▼ 30.01 vs prior sale

11 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.88

vs AL average

−40.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	393.33	2,176	3thin
Medium and Large 2	513	369.37	1,893	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.96/cwt here — about $283 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 sale11 hd

375.90

—

AL average12 barns · 154 hd

398.78

−22.88

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−40.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

+0.00

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	1,558	195.74	3,049	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	182.96	2,436	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	165.86	1,795	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	142.25	1,366	2thin

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)	—	$3,133	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,736	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,857	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	711.00/cwt	711.00–711.00	2,069	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,170	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	543.83/cwt	537.50–550.00	2,257	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	487.45/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,559	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,581	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,528	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,596	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	532.48/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,427	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	503.33/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,560	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	317	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,910	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	357	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,035	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	508.33/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,906	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	489.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,896	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	507.56/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,081	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	462.76/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,990	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	459.89/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,138	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	372.85/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,875	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,281	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,575	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	611.54/cwt	595.00–620.00	2,018	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,282	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,165	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	511.23/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,163	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	475.12/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,247	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	407.50/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,201	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,106	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,315	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,304	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	194.47/cwt	192.00–198.00	3,195	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,093	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,286	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,437	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	162.58/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,754	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	174.06/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,897	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,135	190.90/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,167	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	171.81/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,290	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	208.48/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,366.67/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,475	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,133.33/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,133	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,735.71/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,736	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,083	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 291Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 58Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 75Year ago 71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,895	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,643	192.00–198.00	194.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	160.00–166.00	162.58
2	—	1,090	172.00–176.00	174.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	187.00–194.00	190.90
2	—	1,523	204.00–215.00	208.48
6	—	1,333	166.00–176.00	171.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	137.50	137.50
1	—	875	147.00	147.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	268	530.00–535.00	532.48
3	300–350	310	500.00–510.00	503.33
3	350–400	387	480.00–495.00	489.89
2	400–450	430	455.00–470.00	462.76
7	500–550	503	372.50–375.00	372.85
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	266	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	375	505.00–510.00	508.33
2	400–450	410	505.00–510.00	507.56
2	450–500	465	455.00–465.00	459.89
1	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	602.50	602.50
9	350–400	357	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	625.00	625.00
3	300–350	330	595.00–620.00	611.54
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	540	395.00–420.00	407.50
1	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	615	335.00–350.00	342.50
2	650–700	693	330.00–335.00	332.51
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
6	300–350	338	675.00	675.00
1	350–400	370	585.00	585.00
4	400–450	423	500.00–515.00	511.23
5	450–500	473	470.00–485.00	475.12
1	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
2	600–650	643	355.00–365.00	359.98
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	291	711.00	711.00
1	300–350	310	700.00	700.00
2	400–450	415	537.50–550.00	543.83
2	500–550	525	485.00–490.00	487.45
1	550–600	555	465.00	465.00
3	600–650	632	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,475.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	7	—	—	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,735.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,083.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00

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.