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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Sep 16

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 305▲ 85 vs year ago 285 · +29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 13 vs year ago 55 · −23.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 44▼ 17 vs year ago 45 · −37.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.72/cwt on 69 head, up $14.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.18 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$329.72

▲ 14.71 vs prior sale

69 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs AL average

−24.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	338.60	1,851	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	331.62	1,777	49
Medium and Large 3	540	308.54	1,666	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $185 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 sale69 hd

329.72

—

AL average15 barns · 585 hd

332.95

−3.22

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−24.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−46.18

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.76, low $297.50, median $375.90 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	1,566	182.21	2,853	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	163.61	2,373	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	152.63	2,051	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	133.33	1,582	3thin

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)	—	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,990	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	2thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,158	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	409.96/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,529	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	427.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,637	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	420.01/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,718	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	397.56/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,682	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	358.18/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,558	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	378.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,751	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	327.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,534	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	354.40/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,680	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,635	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	346.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,787	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	333.68/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,765	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	299.38/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,686	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	331.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,900	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	319.26/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,839	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,947	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	320.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,029	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,155	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	530.21/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,707	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	500.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,675	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	436.79/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,607	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	503.84/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,869	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	428.81/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,814	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	396.70/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,694	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	448.65/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,952	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	418.27/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,962	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	365.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,738	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	386.97/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,850	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	393.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,058	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	358.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,874	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	362.80/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,021	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	342.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,990	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	323.02/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,877	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	314.72/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,961	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	335.85/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,102	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,102	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	290.89/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,940	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	298.70/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,142	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	184.02/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,049	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,334	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,320	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	146.08/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,887	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	168.75/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,271	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,911	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	155.43/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,123	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	161.59/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,406	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,586	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,475.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,990.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,990	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,800	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 305Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	383	425.00–430.00	427.43
6	400–450	409	415.00–425.00	420.01
3	450–500	463	375.00–380.00	378.27
5	500–550	515	345.00–355.00	346.96
6	550–600	573	325.00–340.00	331.64
18	600–650	632	320.00–325.00	320.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	373	405.00–415.00	409.96
11	400–450	423	385.00–402.50	397.56
20	450–500	474	345.00–370.00	354.40
42	500–550	529	325.00–340.00	333.68
7	550–600	576	315.00–320.00	319.26
2	600–650	628	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	355.00–365.00	358.18
5	450–500	469	325.00–335.00	327.03
4	500–550	511	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	563	285.00–305.00	299.38
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	325.00–335.00	330.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	490.00–510.00	500.00
2	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
8	400–450	423	420.00–440.00	428.81
5	450–500	478	380.00–395.00	386.97
9	500–550	523	355.00–370.00	358.26
10	550–600	581	335.00–350.00	342.43
2	600–650	623	305.00–325.00	314.72
5	650–700	667	280.00–300.00	290.89
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	525.00–535.00	530.21
4	350–400	371	495.00–515.00	503.84
4	400–450	435	445.00–455.00	448.65
9	450–500	469	410.00–430.00	418.27
3	500–550	523	385.00–400.00	393.50
26	550–600	557	362.00–380.00	362.80
6	600–650	626	335.00–340.00	335.85
3	650–700	657	320.00	320.00
12	700–750	717	290.00–302.50	298.70
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	368	430.00–440.00	436.79
3	400–450	427	380.00–405.00	396.70
5	450–500	475	355.00–375.00	365.87
2	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	581	315.00–330.00	323.02
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	405	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
20	600–650	620	348.00	348.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,355	141.00	141.00
1	—	985	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,489	158.00–165.00	161.59
1	—	1,690	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,346	167.00–171.00	168.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,366	151.00–159.00	155.43
3	—	1,292	143.00–149.00	146.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	193.00	193.00
2	—	1,905	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,220	183.00–185.00	184.02

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)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,475.00

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	—	—	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175.00

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.