Moulton, Alabama · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Oct 7, 2026. 45 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.
Receipts
420 head
Last reported: 465 (Sep 30, 2026) Year ago: 396
500-599 lb steers
none sold
M&L 1, this sale
700-799 lb steers
$327.88/cwt
8 head, M&L 1 n/a vs last week n/a vs Oct 8, 2025
Reports
45 in 12 mo
Since Oct 15, 2025 Usual day: Wednesday
Prices, Oct 7, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
7
724724
329.00329.00
$2,382
1
780780
320.00320.00
$2,496
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
470470
430.00430.00
$2,021
9
572572
381.00381.00
$2,179
13
612612
357.50357.50
$2,188
5
671660-677
327.50325.00-330.00
$2,198
1
705705
315.00315.00
$2,221
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
375375
415.00415.00
$1,556
1
430430
400.00400.00
$1,720
4
463450-475
383.65380.00-390.00
$1,776
2
580575-585
345.04340.00-350.00
$2,001
2
668650-685
339.87335.00-345.00
$2,270
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
200200
450.00450.00
$900
1
315315
415.00415.00
$1,307
5
419400-445
388.94385.00-395.00
$1,630
9
470460-490
357.24350.00-365.00
$1,679
5
524515-545
335.91325.00-350.00
$1,760
4
576570-585
321.21315.00-330.00
$1,850
1
725725
280.00280.00
$2,030
1
790790
275.00275.00
$2,172
Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
390390
375.00375.00
$1,462
3
428420-435
353.37350.00-355.00
$1,512
1
475475
335.00335.00
$1,591
2
528525-530
317.49315.00-320.00
$1,676
2
558550-565
307.47305.00-310.00
$1,716
1
625625
300.00300.00
$1,875
2
655650-660
277.48275.00-280.00
$1,817
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
305300-310
532.46530.00-535.00
$1,624
2
358350-365
489.90485.00-495.00
$1,754
7
419400-435
447.11435.00-460.00
$1,873
4
458455-460
416.23410.00-425.00
$1,906
3
510500-530
375.10372.50-380.00
$1,913
4
618610-625
327.52320.00-335.00
$2,024
3
657650-660
308.30305.00-315.00
$2,026
7
715705-718
295.32292.50-305.00
$2,112
1
755755
285.00285.00
$2,152
6
808808
280.00280.00
$2,262
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
260260
525.00525.00
$1,365
1
325325
515.00515.00
$1,674
4
375365-385
447.50445.00-450.00
$1,678
6
423400-445
422.00410.00-435.00
$1,785
7
476465-485
390.67385.00-400.00
$1,860
11
528500-545
350.90345.00-355.00
$1,853
8
571550-595
333.01320.00-345.00
$1,901
9
637615-645
304.19295.00-315.00
$1,938
4
681670-685
288.77285.00-290.00
$1,967
9
711705-730
283.33275.00-285.00
$2,014
Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
280280
505.00505.00
$1,414
3
410400-425
389.88385.00-400.00
$1,599
3
492485-495
361.58350.00-375.00
$1,779
3
517500-535
335.16325.00-340.00
$1,733
2
585585
312.50310.00-315.00
$1,828
2
605600-610
282.52280.00-285.00
$1,709
1
665665
275.00275.00
$1,829
2
718700-735
257.44255.00-260.00
$1,848
1
780780
255.00255.00
$1,989
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
1,4621345-1670
168.61167.00-171.00
$2,465
Low dressing
6
1,4911095-2170
177.61174.00-182.00
$2,648
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
1,4391195-1580
145.88144.00-148.00
$2,099
High dressing
2
1,4601390-1530
142.48142.00-143.00
$2,080
Average dressing
1
1,7901790
138.00138.00
$2,470
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,2301185-1275
152.00152.00
$1,870
High dressing
15
1,2511005-1425
134.83130.00-142.00
$1,687
Average dressing
6
1,3051145-1395
123.84121.00-126.00
$1,616
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
943895-990
110.53110.00-111.00
$1,042
Low dressing
8
1,083925-1215
119.99117.00-122.00
$1,299
Average dressing
1
1,1551155
125.00125.00
$1,444
High dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 33 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
-
$327.88
Aug 3, 2026
$430.00
-
Jul 20, 2026
-
$340.00
Jul 13, 2026
$431.15
-
Jun 22, 2026
$476.64
-
Jun 15, 2026
$441.92
-
Jun 8, 2026
$463.33
-
Jun 1, 2026
$420.00
$370.00
May 25, 2026
$436.98
$355.00
May 18, 2026
$502.50
-
May 11, 2026
$455.82
$355.00
May 4, 2026
$440.00
-
Apr 27, 2026
$463.40
-
Apr 20, 2026
$520.00
$397.50
Apr 13, 2026
$496.26
$376.04
Apr 6, 2026
$467.45
-
Mar 23, 2026
$482.52
-
Mar 16, 2026
$479.97
-
Mar 9, 2026
$434.91
-
Feb 23, 2026
-
$380.00
Feb 16, 2026
$454.76
$369.94
Feb 9, 2026
$478.83
$392.18
Feb 2, 2026
$447.50
-
Jan 19, 2026
-
$363.00
Jan 12, 2026
$412.94
-
Jan 5, 2026
-
$341.00
Dec 8, 2025
$420.60
$333.09
Dec 1, 2025
$376.66
-
Nov 17, 2025
$395.00
-
Nov 10, 2025
$401.88
-
Nov 3, 2025
$391.88
$340.00
Oct 20, 2025
$398.32
-
Oct 13, 2025
$438.28
$361.11
Price slide, Oct 7, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
-
$415.00
400-499 lb
-
$386.92-28.08
500-599 lb
-
$345.04-41.88
600-699 lb
-
$339.87-5.17
700-799 lb
$327.88
-
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.