Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-05-27

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, May 27
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 308▲ 319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 32▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 15▲ 26 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 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.14/cwt on 27 head, down $22.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.79 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.
Average price
$400.14
▼ 22.42 vs prior sale
27 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,231
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.42
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550417.152,2947thin
Medium and Large 2556399.032,22017thin
Medium and Large 3583366.732,1383thin
One grade step is worth $50.42/cwt here — about $156 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 sale27 hd
400.14
—
AL average10 barns · 174 hd
413.56
−13.42
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.35
+8.79
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
460410359309median 391.3503/1105/1307/1509/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,955219.194,2853thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,447184.672,6726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,179174.132,05311
CowsLean 85-90%Average920151.821,3969thin

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)—$3,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,1339

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515452.50/cwt450.00–455.002,3302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572426.63/cwt420.00–435.002,4403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625407.46/cwt405.00–410.002,5472
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5031
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5921
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865318.73/cwt315.00–320.002,7574
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377453.25/cwt450.00–455.001,7093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417463.28/cwt455.00–470.001,9323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423426.71/cwt425.00–430.001,8053
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458437.96/cwt425.00–450.002,0065
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519403.25/cwt400.00–420.002,0939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528385.03/cwt380.00–395.002,0336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532368.35/cwt365.00–370.001,9603
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574390.82/cwt380.00–400.002,2436
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583368.44/cwt360.00–375.002,14812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630351.00/cwt345.00–355.002,2115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633362.36/cwt360.00–362.502,29418
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660356.72/cwt350.00–360.002,3543
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673333.12/cwt325.00–342.502,2425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717338.05/cwt330.00–340.002,4245
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2729320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3334
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4162
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3882
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2838300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3021
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,5731
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338530.07/cwt520.00–540.001,7922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353529.93/cwt520.00–540.001,8712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364496.13/cwt485.00–505.001,8064
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375470.00/cwt460.00–480.001,7632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423484.70/cwt475.00–495.002,0502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425451.22/cwt450.00–455.001,9184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438428.76/cwt420.00–435.001,8784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468459.92/cwt455.00–470.002,1529
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473427.78/cwt420.00–435.002,0232
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480406.82/cwt400.00–415.001,9533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516410.94/cwt400.00–420.002,1205
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530430.00/cwt425.00–440.002,2793
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565407.51/cwt400.00–415.002,3024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573394.07/cwt380.00–396.002,25812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583366.73/cwt360.00–375.002,1383
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620361.38/cwt350.00–370.002,2414
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633340.10/cwt335.00–345.002,1532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669334.69/cwt330.00–340.002,2398
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711329.94/cwt325.00–335.002,3464
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2714313.95/cwt305.00–315.002,24224
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1826318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,6274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,6271
Bulls——2,085221.78/cwt217.00–227.004,6242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%839143.90/cwt142.00–149.001,2074
Cows—Boner 80-85%948166.51/cwt166.00–167.001,5792
Cows—Lean 85-90%980156.24/cwt155.00–158.001,5313
Cows—Lean 85-90%990161.01/cwt160.00–162.001,5942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,145178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168172.02/cwt170.00–175.002,0095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308180.57/cwt177.00–185.002,3624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,7054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,2181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,037.50/head3,700.00–4,400.004,0388
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,075.00/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,490.00/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,025.00/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0252

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.