Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-08-19

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 19
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 281▼ 59 vs year ago 249 · −23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 28▲ 3 vs year ago 26 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 22▲ 14 vs year ago 70 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on replacements.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.41/cwt on 40 head, down $20.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.94 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.
Average price
$340.41
▼ 20.09 vs prior sale
40 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509367.501,87113thin
Medium and Large 2550332.901,83117thin
Medium and Large 3567317.951,80410thin
One grade step is worth $49.55/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd
340.41
—
AL average16 barns · 371 hd
349.48
−9.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.35
−50.94
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—Low1,584205.613,2564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,300168.222,1877thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,159166.251,9277thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,130146.591,6568thin

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)—$5,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,35533
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,58919
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,8752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,6805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9002thin

Every lot

57 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 · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3341441.21/cwt440.00–445.001,5054
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377479.84/cwt475.00–490.001,8093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378402.42/cwt400.00–405.001,5212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement410530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1452405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477364.92/cwt362.50–375.001,74110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement490475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529320.46/cwt315.00–330.001,6955
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,9254
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8272
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591334.38/cwt330.00–335.001,9768
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325472.62/cwt470.00–475.001,5362
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7761
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380498.63/cwt490.00–500.001,8957
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3403410.02/cwt405.00–415.001,6523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420420.58/cwt417.50–435.001,7669
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460377.23/cwt365.00–390.001,7352
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,87113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513332.51/cwt330.00–335.001,7062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522345.81/cwt342.50–350.001,8053
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2556330.13/cwt329.00–340.001,83614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3581314.31/cwt305.00–325.001,8268
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615307.56/cwt305.00–310.001,8912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616325.60/cwt322.50–330.002,0064
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0301
Bulls——1,720214.21/cwt213.00–215.003,6842
Bulls——1,815206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,7391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053167.48/cwt167.00–168.001,7642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091147.17/cwt145.00–150.001,6065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,195183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,1871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200160.93/cwt158.00–163.001,9313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,0812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,218140.42/cwt140.00–141.001,7102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,301163.14/cwt161.00–165.002,1224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350171.00/cwt169.00–173.002,3092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—5,900.00/head5,900.00–5,900.005,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—5,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,650.00/head4,600.00–4,700.004,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—4,306.25/head3,900.00–4,900.004,30632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,464.71/head2,900.00–3,800.003,46517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,875.00/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—5,425.00/head5,350.00–5,500.005,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,550.00/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002

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.