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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 29

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

208 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 265▲ 4 vs year ago 204 · +2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 4 vs year ago 26 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 29▼ 57 vs year ago 85 · −67.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 $365.24/cwt on 28 head, down $30.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.11 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$365.24

▼ 30.75 vs prior sale

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.70

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	391.11	2,082	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	359.61	1,979	23

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale28 hd

365.24

—

AL average14 barns · 386 hd

357.53

+7.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−26.11

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	—	Average	1,503	205.87	3,093	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	177.56	2,438	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	173.52	1,910	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	152.79	1,486	6thin

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)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,625	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,358	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	422.30/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,563	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	412.44/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,691	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	408.24/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,976	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	375.13/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,958	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	394.96/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,089	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	339.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,964	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	312.33/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,124	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,443	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	462.71/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,666	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	433.33/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,642	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	433.95/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,823	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	424.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,053	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	372.44/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,959	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	397.64/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,100	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	342.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,996	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,156	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	324.90/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,073	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	336.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,231	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	309.87/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,095	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,314	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	277.31/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,135	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,358	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	219.24/cwt	214.00–224.00	3,596	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	145.30/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,356	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	161.41/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,546	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	161.48/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,687	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	181.36/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,970	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,770	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	172.07/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,953	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	177.56/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,438	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,625	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,833.33/head	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,883.33/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,883	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 265Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 29Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. 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	310	465.00	465.00
6	350–400	379	425.00–440.00	433.33
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
13	500–550	526	355.00–380.00	372.44
10	550–600	582	335.00–355.00	342.93
3	600–650	638	320.00–335.00	324.90
6	650–700	676	300.00–320.00	309.87
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	770	270.00–285.00	277.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	360	455.00–470.00	462.71
10	400–450	420	430.00–445.00	433.95
2	450–500	483	420.00–430.00	424.97
4	500–550	528	390.00–415.00	397.64
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	634	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	663	330.00–340.00	336.56
2	700–750	723	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	773	300.00–310.00	305.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	415.00–430.00	422.30
2	400–450	410	410.00–415.00	412.44
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	522	370.00–385.00	375.13
3	550–600	578	335.00–350.00	339.84
2	650–700	680	305.00–320.00	312.33
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	400	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	484	405.00–420.00	408.24
7	500–550	529	392.50–400.00	394.96
2	600–650	618	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	788	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	160.00–163.00	161.41
1	—	1,120	158.00	158.00
3	—	933	145.00–146.00	145.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	177.00–178.00	177.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	171.00–175.00	172.07
4	—	1,086	179.00–184.00	181.36
2	—	1,045	161.00–162.00	161.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,350	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,640	214.00–224.00	219.24

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,700.00

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	3	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,883.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,833.33

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.