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Valley Livestock Market Report, Moulton, AL

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

418 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $323.35/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 581 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $307.20/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,895/hd at 617 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $320.87/cwt +15.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 528 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 375 443
Feeder cattle 381 320 347
Slaughter cattle 28 32 38
Replacement cattle 9 23 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,810 -30.00
410–425 418 2 440.00–450.00 $445.09 $1,860 —
450–480 461 5 415.00–440.00 $426.98 $1,968 +21.98
545 545 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,153 —
550 550 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,021 +15.90
615–625 620 2 325.00–330.00 $327.48 $2,030 —
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 +4.74
765 765 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,333 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 508.00 $508.00 $2,210 —
515 515 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 +42.33
742 742 10 320.50 $320.50 $2,378 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,433 +40.00
350–355 353 2 410.00–425.00 $417.55 $1,474 —
400–430 404 13 385.00–410.00 $406.45 $1,642 +23.95
455–485 465 4 365.00–380.00 $370.05 $1,721 -9.95
500–545 521 12 320.00–345.00 $328.67 $1,712 -13.88
560–580 571 10 320.00–325.00 $323.49 $1,847 -16.51
600 600 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,860 -18.78
695 695 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,189 —
785 785 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,276 —
835 835 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,338 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,155 —
380 380 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,444 +5.00
415–425 423 4 370.00–375.00 $371.23 $1,570 +2.28
455–495 468 12 340.00–375.00 $354.40 $1,659 +10.65
500–530 515 2 310.00–315.00 $312.43 $1,609 -17.09
550–595 575 5 300.00–310.00 $304.86 $1,753 -12.60
600–640 615 5 285.00–300.00 $288.10 $1,772 -15.42
655–675 668 4 275.00–280.00 $278.75 $1,862 -11.40
750–780 765 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,104 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 365.00–375.00 $369.92 $1,184 -8.89
360–390 375 3 350.00–355.00 $351.67 $1,319 -13.33
405–445 431 4 335.00–345.00 $339.93 $1,465 +4.93
470–495 491 7 315.00–335.00 $327.46 $1,608 +4.92
550–595 575 3 275.00–290.00 $283.14 $1,628 -21.86
615–645 630 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,732 -5.00
685 685 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,815 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,372 +2.57
305 305 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,296 -25.00
360–395 379 5 405.00–420.00 $413.87 $1,569 -20.86
405–445 425 10 395.00–407.50 $403.12 $1,713 -8.61
460–485 468 7 375.00–385.00 $378.58 $1,772 -16.42
510–540 534 8 340.00–360.00 $351.16 $1,875 +21.30
560–595 581 23 315.00–335.00 $323.35 $1,879 +4.92
600–645 617 23 300.00–310.00 $307.20 $1,895 +5.93
735 735 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,168 +16.56
750–763 760 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 3 405.00–415.00 $408.65 $1,287 -11.35
390 390 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,502 -20.00
410–440 428 7 370.00–385.00 $376.39 $1,611 +16.39
455–495 474 6 345.00–365.00 $357.51 $1,695 +12.17
500–545 528 14 312.50–335.00 $320.87 $1,694 +15.87
575–595 584 5 300.00–310.00 $305.98 $1,787 +25.97
605–640 628 6 280.00–295.00 $286.59 $1,800 +8.65
660–690 671 4 275.00–285.00 $281.24 $1,887 +16.24
705–745 731 5 255.00–275.00 $267.01 $1,952 +13.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,675 -23.52
405–440 428 6 415.00–425.00 $418.35 $1,791 -11.69
455 455 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,843 +1.73
510–530 520 2 370.00–375.00 $372.45 $1,937 +17.41
555–580 566 4 340.00–360.00 $351.17 $1,988 +14.78
605–635 614 6 315.00–320.00 $319.15 $1,960 -8.39

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 75-80% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,559 —
1200–1690 1445 75-80% 5 143.00–146.00 $144.48 $2,088 —
1180–1855 1501 75-80% 7 149.00–155.00 $151.97 $2,281 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1540 1363 80-85% 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,676 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,877 —
1400 1400 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,848 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,172 -9.06
1195 1195 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,470 +0.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,976 —
1785 1785 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,892 —
1770–1995 1883 2 173.00–176.00 $174.59 $3,288 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,866.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Price trend

high 397.50 low 320.50 Nov 2025 Oct 2026

700–749 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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