Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-06-24

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jun 24
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 351▲ 62 vs year ago 186 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 68▲ 33 vs year ago 38 · +86.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 46 · +43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $420.27/cwt on 17 head, up $36.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +28.92 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.
Average price
$420.27
▲ 36.17 vs prior sale
17 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,245
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538429.262,3097thin
Medium and Large 2536416.862,2358thin
Medium and Large 3513402.462,0652thin
One grade step is worth $26.80/cwt here — about $244 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 sale17 hd
420.27
—
AL average16 barns · 320 hd
402.99
+17.28
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.35
+28.92
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—Average1,544214.683,3165thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,382187.282,58716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,136168.811,91821
CowsLean 85-90%Low971154.431,49916

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)—$3,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,92112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,47114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,94510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,4009

Every lot

73 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,1421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410520.97/cwt520.00–525.002,1365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3661
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483482.49/cwt480.00–485.002,3302
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513476.64/cwt475.00–480.002,4453
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275491.95/cwt485.00–500.001,3532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359462.87/cwt455.00–470.001,6627
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427470.13/cwt460.00–475.002,0077
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470437.45/cwt435.00–440.002,0562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473449.92/cwt445.00–460.002,1287
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement474471.28/cwt470.00–475.002,2344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522374.87/cwt365.00–380.001,9573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1371
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580360.00/cwt355.00–365.002,0882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625315.16/cwt305.00–325.001,9702
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666341.22/cwt335.00–350.002,2734
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710328.43/cwt325.00–335.002,3323
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,0231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365500.00/cwt495.00–505.001,8252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366531.14/cwt520.00–545.001,9444
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3391462.03/cwt455.00–470.001,8075
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416449.99/cwt445.00–455.001,8727
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418489.99/cwt480.00–505.002,0486
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3436435.97/cwt435.00–440.001,9015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466461.92/cwt455.00–470.002,1535
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475426.43/cwt420.00–430.002,0267
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482438.15/cwt430.00–445.002,11213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510446.20/cwt440.00–455.002,2764
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513402.46/cwt395.00–410.002,0652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520424.98/cwt415.00–430.002,2106
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575406.67/cwt405.00–410.002,3383
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585392.48/cwt390.00–395.002,2962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662348.34/cwt340.00–360.002,3063
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,150204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,3461
Bulls——1,643217.35/cwt211.00–225.003,5714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888142.54/cwt139.00–147.001,2663
Cows—Lean 85-90%969163.12/cwt162.00–165.001,5814
Cows—Lean 85-90%999154.53/cwt150.00–159.001,5449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,067169.55/cwt164.00–175.001,80910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195180.93/cwt177.00–187.002,1625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202157.48/cwt154.00–161.001,8936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,241194.44/cwt192.00–200.002,4135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405186.68/cwt184.00–188.002,6237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516179.38/cwt177.00–181.002,7194
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—5,000.00/head4,800.00–5,200.005,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,675.00/head4,400.00–4,950.004,6754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,700.00/head3,600.00–3,800.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,650.00/head3,600.00–3,700.003,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,920.83/head2,600.00–3,400.002,92112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,391.67/head2,200.00–2,500.002,39212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,945.00/head1,700.00–2,200.001,94510

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.