Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $132.00/cwt +21.50 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 625 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $141.08/cwt ≈ $765/hd at 542 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.41/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 525 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 616 407 0
Feeder cattle 547 303 0
Slaughter cattle 40 38 0
Replacement cattle 29 66 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–544 542 22 138.00–142.25 $141.08 $765 —
618–643 625 52 130.50–133.75 $132.00 $825 +21.50
700 700 6 123.00 $123.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 141.00 $141.00 $811 —
651 651 11 134.00 $134.00 $872 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
811 811 7 121.00 $121.00 $981 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 426 12 124.00–128.00 $125.98 $537 +8.48
455–480 461 6 121.00–125.00 $123.64 $570 +10.95
500–547 525 17 118.00–122.00 $121.41 $637 +10.79
565–585 578 3 115.00–116.00 $115.33 $667 +9.18
605–620 609 4 109.00–111.00 $109.76 $668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 132.00–134.00 $133.03 $569 —
470–485 478 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $617 +3.98
520–533 530 4 123.00–125.00 $123.49 $654 +0.51
555–565 557 9 121.00–125.00 $124.10 $691 +10.11
613–625 616 4 113.00 $113.00 $696 +1.32
663–680 666 6 109.00–110.00 $109.17 $727 +6.17
750 750 14 111.00 $111.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 439 4 120.00–122.00 $120.48 $529 +9.64
470 470 1 118.00 $118.00 $555 +14.23
510–525 515 3 112.00–113.00 $112.34 $579 +14.84
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 167.00 $167.00 $576 +28.92
350–375 360 3 155.00–167.00 $160.53 $578 —
400–445 422 7 145.00–152.00 $148.25 $626 +21.36
455–465 459 4 135.00–144.00 $139.76 $641 +21.76
510–540 519 5 125.00–132.00 $129.39 $672 +18.96
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 +18.20
605–630 618 2 117.00 $117.00 $723 +14.54
660–695 675 3 107.00–110.00 $108.31 $731 +13.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 +23.08
400–431 414 9 132.00–137.00 $133.93 $554 +15.75
480 480 1 128.00 $128.00 $614 +15.97
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +15.60
615 615 1 107.00 $107.00 $658 +14.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 165.00–170.00 $167.38 $633 —
400–425 413 4 157.00–162.00 $160.22 $662 +25.22
450–455 453 2 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $684 —
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $533 —
1130–1275 1217 80-85% 8 50.00–55.00 $52.85 $643 +2.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1735 1473 75-80% 3 51.00–55.00 $52.49 $773 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1615 1525 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,144 —
1260–1940 1746 4 78.00–82.00 $80.65 $1,408 —
1850–1965 1908 2 83.00–84.00 $83.52 $1,594 +7.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 730.00–750.00 $740.00
995–1015 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–860.00 $830.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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.