Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-05-13

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, May 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 239▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 43▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 55▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.13/cwt on 16 head, down $26.88 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +6.23 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.
Average price
$382.13
▼ 26.88 vs prior sale
16 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.90
vs AL average
−34.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561398.762,2374thin
Medium and Large 2530382.152,0259thin
Medium and Large 3523359.921,8823thin
One grade step is worth $38.83/cwt here — about $355 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
382.13
—
AL average14 barns · 342 hd
406.04
−23.90
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−34.98
This barn, trailing median31 sales
375.90
+6.23
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—High1,616203.023,2805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,429183.882,62810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,104171.091,88918
CowsLean 85-90%High1,101151.441,6685thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,48611
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,9836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9002thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9081
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411517.64/cwt505.00–530.002,1284
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467484.03/cwt480.00–485.002,2605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519458.99/cwt455.00–460.002,3825
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615432.46/cwt430.00–440.002,6604
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318513.70/cwt510.00–515.001,6344
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323483.95/cwt470.00–500.001,5632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425437.41/cwt435.00–440.001,8592
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431462.49/cwt450.00–470.001,9934
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455468.39/cwt460.00–475.002,1313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480426.86/cwt420.00–440.002,0498
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1171
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523359.92/cwt355.00–365.001,8823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524384.91/cwt380.00–395.002,0177
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550372.50/cwt370.00–375.002,0492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578393.34/cwt385.00–400.002,2743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621382.38/cwt373.00–388.002,37510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659351.88/cwt350.00–352.502,3194
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3583
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729337.10/cwt337.00–340.002,45732
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,6171
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,9171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335520.07/cwt515.00–525.001,7422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362475.07/cwt465.00–490.001,7203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365518.68/cwt500.00–530.001,8933
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422479.94/cwt470.00–490.002,0255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423458.41/cwt450.00–465.001,9393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481466.94/cwt455.00–475.002,2465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518418.44/cwt410.00–425.002,1686
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525442.55/cwt435.00–450.002,3234
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538392.47/cwt390.00–395.002,1112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561404.03/cwt400.00–420.002,2678
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1241
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635359.10/cwt350.00–370.002,2806
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673347.53/cwt345.00–350.002,3394
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678370.48/cwt360.00–375.002,5129
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700350.00/cwt345.00–355.002,4502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715326.67/cwt325.00–330.002,3363
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1751
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785342.52/cwt340.00–345.002,6892
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820328.32/cwt325.00–330.002,6923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,6601
Bulls——1,593202.37/cwt201.00–203.003,2243
Bulls——1,885220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,1471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070149.04/cwt148.00–150.001,5952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078159.05/cwt157.00–161.001,7152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094165.68/cwt160.00–168.001,8137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105179.65/cwt179.00–180.001,9853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113172.61/cwt172.00–175.001,9218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373185.96/cwt184.00–188.002,5536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,7931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542175.69/cwt173.00–179.002,7093
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,512.50/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,181.25/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1818
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,875.00/head4,750.00–5,000.004,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,537.50/head3,400.00–3,850.003,5384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002

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.