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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Aug 26

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 190▼ 25 vs year ago 250 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 29▼ 8 vs year ago 35 · −22.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 84▼ 24 vs year ago 36 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Not enough Replacement cattle to determine a trend.

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 $323.58/cwt on 25 head, down $16.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.77 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.

Average price

$323.58

▼ 16.83 vs prior sale

25 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.95

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	335.37	1,820	13thin
Medium and Large 3	567	310.80	1,763	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.56/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd

323.58

—

AL average15 barns · 416 hd

334.52

−10.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.35

−67.77

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	1,448	188.93	2,735	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	164.41	2,381	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	157.23	1,912	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	142.65	1,617	5thin

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,860	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	437.43/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,150	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	401.72/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,519	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	323.30/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,380	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,551	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	338.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,720	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	325.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,727	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	325.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,853	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	308.73/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,772	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	296.62/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,827	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,853	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,593	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	408.61/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,549	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	416.39/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,749	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,606	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	367.87/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,733	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	345.98/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,657	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	349.19/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,767	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	326.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,728	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	323.52/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,857	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	303.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,776	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,762	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	306.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,895	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	292.83/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,936	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	321.78/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,133	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,192	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,374	183.90/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,527	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,578	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	140.72/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,524	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	152.45/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,723	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	145.54/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,761	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,163	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	167.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,339	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	159.54/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,438	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
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	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 190Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 84Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	435.00–440.00	437.43
3	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	401.72
3	400–450	437	350.00–360.00	354.94
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
13	500–550	530	320.00–330.00	325.80
4	550–600	574	305.00–310.00	308.73
6	600–650	616	290.00–305.00	296.62
3	650–700	658	280.00–285.00	281.66
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	509	335.00–345.00	338.00
8	550–600	569	315.00–330.00	325.72
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	427	315.00–335.00	323.30
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	623	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	379	400.00–415.00	408.61
4	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
7	450–500	471	360.00–380.00	367.87
6	500–550	506	340.00–360.00	349.19
7	550–600	574	315.00–330.00	323.52
9	600–650	618	300.00–315.00	306.65
7	650–700	661	285.00–295.00	292.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	360	440.00–445.00	442.50
3	400–450	420	405.00–425.00	416.39
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	663	315.00–330.00	321.78
2	700–750	713	305.00–310.00	307.46
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	443	360.00–365.00	362.49
7	450–500	479	340.00–355.00	345.98
4	500–550	530	315.00–335.00	326.13
8	550–600	586	300.00–310.00	303.14
2	600–650	613	285.00–290.00	287.47
2	650–700	650	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	465	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,374	180.00–187.00	183.90
1	—	1,720	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	139.00–142.00	140.72
2	—	1,210	145.00–146.00	145.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	158.00–161.00	159.54
3	—	1,395	165.00–170.00	167.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,130	151.00–154.00	152.45
3	—	1,352	158.00–162.00	160.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,083.33
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)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.