Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-06-10

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 10
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 286▲ 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 35▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 43▲ 127 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 steady with high yielding slaughter cows up to 212.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $392.28/cwt on 24 head, up $0.93 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.93 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.
Average price
$392.28
▲ 0.93 vs prior sale
24 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535417.132,2327thin
Medium and Large 2553394.902,1857thin
Medium and Large 3552373.042,05910thin
One grade step is worth $44.10/cwt here — about $173 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 sale24 hd
392.28
—
AL average16 barns · 380 hd
404.49
−12.22
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.35
+0.93
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—High1,486210.023,1218thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,288188.792,43213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,151175.142,01720
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,064154.331,6439thin

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)—$3,8504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,67514
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,89822
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5,27311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,49937
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,0001thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,2011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345625.00/cwt620.00–630.002,1562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410567.47/cwt565.00–570.002,3272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427521.72/cwt515.00–530.002,2283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3272
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575412.80/cwt411.00–417.502,37413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660387.50/cwt385.00–390.002,5582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288497.48/cwt495.00–500.001,4332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318491.70/cwt490.00–495.001,5643
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367446.64/cwt440.00–460.001,6393
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415495.06/cwt490.00–500.002,0543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423453.02/cwt440.00–465.001,9162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467436.37/cwt425.00–445.002,0387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468468.17/cwt460.00–480.002,1913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477413.25/cwt405.00–420.001,9713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507408.36/cwt405.00–410.002,0703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510389.80/cwt380.00–400.001,9882
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525347.57/cwt345.00–350.001,8252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555384.78/cwt380.00–386.002,1365
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560358.20/cwt350.00–370.002,0063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613332.53/cwt325.00–340.002,0382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635357.54/cwt355.00–360.002,2702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1951
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3111
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345495.00/cwt490.00–500.001,7082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370491.44/cwt475.00–500.001,8183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375458.20/cwt450.00–465.001,7183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377516.77/cwt510.00–525.001,9483
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423498.15/cwt490.00–505.002,1073
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443474.94/cwt465.00–485.002,1042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466480.09/cwt470.00–490.002,2375
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469453.75/cwt445.00–460.002,1284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3489432.49/cwt425.00–435.002,1154
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515427.48/cwt425.00–430.002,2024
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528409.91/cwt400.00–415.002,1644
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528383.40/cwt375.00–390.002,0246
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562403.34/cwt400.00–405.002,2673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587374.89/cwt365.00–385.002,2013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3588357.49/cwt355.00–360.002,1024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626357.36/cwt345.00–365.002,2374
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640384.13/cwt375.00–385.002,45811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655337.44/cwt330.00–345.002,2102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660317.54/cwt315.00–320.002,0962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5728
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720326.62/cwt325.00–330.002,3523
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,484216.14/cwt210.00–224.003,2085
Bulls——1,490199.81/cwt196.00–205.002,9773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008154.47/cwt153.00–156.001,5572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048146.60/cwt143.00–149.001,5363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,060173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068161.52/cwt161.00–162.001,7252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105160.06/cwt158.00–162.501,7694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156172.69/cwt168.00–178.001,99612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170184.58/cwt181.00–188.002,1606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,281184.63/cwt182.00–188.002,3655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,326194.01/cwt191.00–200.002,5737
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—6,183.33/head5,950.00–6,400.006,1833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—5,570.00/head5,100.00–5,850.005,57010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,931.25/head4,800.00–5,150.004,9318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,227.08/head3,800.00–4,700.004,22724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head2,700.00–3,500.003,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,208.33/head3,900.00–4,400.004,2086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,850.00/head3,600.00–4,300.003,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,458.33/head3,300.00–3,700.003,4586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,275.00/head3,100.00–3,500.003,2758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,687.50/head2,200.00–3,100.002,68816

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.