Sale reports / Alabama / Moulton Stockyards / 2026-09-09

Moulton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987
Feeder Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 156▼ 88 vs year ago 393 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 16▼ 35 vs year ago 61 · −57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 21▼ 12 vs year ago 56 · −21.4%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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 $328.25/cwt on 19 head, up $5.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.10 against this barn's trailing median of $391.35.
Average price
$328.25
▲ 5.27 vs prior sale
19 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595350.002,0831thin
Medium and Large 2550327.041,80018thin
One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $283 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 sale19 hd
328.25
—
AL average9 barns · 181 hd
333.34
−5.09
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.35
−63.10
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—Average1,915187.543,5912thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,548163.572,5339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220151.311,8467thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,114128.521,4326thin

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)—$3,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,68121
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9605
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,5004thin

Every lot

59 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 · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325417.62/cwt415.00–420.001,3572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383374.80/cwt365.00–385.001,4352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418382.40/cwt380.00–385.001,5982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420361.79/cwt355.00–365.001,5203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423342.49/cwt340.00–345.001,4494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472348.76/cwt340.00–355.001,6469
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483329.92/cwt325.00–335.001,5942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521325.39/cwt315.00–332.501,6958
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532339.97/cwt337.50–345.001,8093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3537295.82/cwt295.00–297.501,5893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568299.89/cwt295.00–305.001,7032
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568288.31/cwt285.00–290.001,6383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623312.95/cwt305.00–320.001,9505
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367423.36/cwt420.00–425.001,5543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410410.00/cwt405.00–420.001,6813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425388.68/cwt380.00–395.001,6524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427435.71/cwt425.00–445.001,8606
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468365.81/cwt360.00–370.001,7125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473352.46/cwt350.00–355.001,6672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475382.14/cwt380.00–385.001,8157
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510341.54/cwt335.00–350.001,7427
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576317.81/cwt310.00–330.001,83111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635308.73/cwt307.50–310.001,9604
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670308.38/cwt305.00–315.002,0663
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,915187.54/cwt186.00–189.003,5912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115128.53/cwt128.00–130.001,4334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,8861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192145.35/cwt143.00–148.001,7333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272153.03/cwt152.00–154.001,9473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475163.69/cwt162.00–165.002,4143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583154.49/cwt151.00–158.002,4463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587172.52/cwt170.00–176.002,7383
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,680.95/head2,300.00–3,200.002,68121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,125.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,960.00/head1,800.00–2,250.001,9605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,200.00–3,800.003,5004

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.