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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 8

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 248▼ 176 vs year ago 505 · −34.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 71▼ 39 vs year ago 63 · −61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 66▼ 51 vs year ago 83 · −61.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $411.83/cwt on 57 head, down $8.44 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.48 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$411.83

▼ 8.44 vs prior sale

57 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	414.99	2,337	43
Medium and Large 2	526	403.81	2,122	13thin
Medium and Large 3	540	380.00	2,052	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale57 hd

411.83

—

AL average16 barns · 404 hd

408.80

+3.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

+20.48

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,466	212.70	3,118	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,224	188.39	2,306	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	174.42	2,122	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	156.00	1,529	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,629	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,883	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,050	4thin

Every lot

63 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 · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,555	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	440.53/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,841	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,766	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,912	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	420.13/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,996	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	423.44/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,193	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	388.39/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,082	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	401.17/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,283	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,037	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,284	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	483.29/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,837	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	507.50/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,157	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	478.69/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,044	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	455.01/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,070	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	482.54/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,210	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	431.15/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,091	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	414.43/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,105	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	431.19/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,221	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	379.92/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,147	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	413.33/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,348	39
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	343.75/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,118	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	357.89/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,237	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	346.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,316	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,355	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,518	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	316.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,491	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,642	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	214.50/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,471	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,529	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,075	185.06/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,989	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,989	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	182.89/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,149	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	178.00/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,100	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	165.43/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,129	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	196.08/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,663	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,628.57/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,629	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,883.33/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,883	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,200.00/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 248Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 71Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 66Year ago 83

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	427	470.00–495.00	478.69
8	450–500	455	450.00–465.00	455.01
9	500–550	508	400.00–420.00	414.43
4	550–600	565	365.00–387.50	379.92
10	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	357.89
8	650–700	669	340.00–350.00	346.22
3	700–750	703	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	786	310.00–325.00	316.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	425	500.00–515.00	507.50
2	450–500	458	475.00–490.00	482.54
4	500–550	515	425.00–435.00	431.19
39	550–600	568	400.00–420.00	413.33
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	730	340.00–350.00	344.92
2	800–850	813	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	480.00–485.00	483.29
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
10	450–500	485	415.00–440.00	431.15
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	616	340.00–345.00	343.75
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
15	450–500	475	417.50–425.00	420.13
19	500–550	536	382.50–400.00	388.39
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	755	300.00–305.00	302.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
16	400–450	418	430.00–455.00	440.53
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	518	410.00–430.00	423.44
4	550–600	569	395.00–410.00	401.17
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	420.00–425.00	422.45
2	400–450	428	412.50	412.50
3	450–500	472	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	578	350.00–355.00	352.49
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	181.00–184.00	182.89
3	—	1,287	163.00–168.00	165.43
1	—	1,130	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	177.00–179.00	178.00
3	—	1,075	183.00–189.00	185.06
4	—	1,358	192.00–200.00	196.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	235.00	235.00
3	—	1,618	213.00–216.00	214.50
1	—	1,155	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,628.57

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	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,100.00–4,300.00	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.