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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.59/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 427 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.29/cwt -8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 493 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.00/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 657 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 616 770
Feeder cattle 415 547 645
Slaughter cattle 65 40 47
Replacement cattle 34 29 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 170.00 $170.00 $530 —
404 404 10 155.00 $155.00 $626 —
452 452 3 154.00 $154.00 $696 —
528 528 10 143.00 $143.00 $755 +1.92
621–647 631 8 119.00–125.00 $122.69 $774 -9.31
760–790 775 2 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
963 963 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–780 777 10 115.00–119.00 $118.21 $918 -6.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 15 135.00–141.00 $138.59 $592 +5.56
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 -3.98
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 +0.90
570 570 1 112.00 $112.00 $638 -12.10
603 fancy 603 2 115.00 $115.00 $693 —
657 value added 657 13 115.00 $115.00 $756 —
710–735 713 8 107.00–108.00 $107.87 $769 —
813 813 11 112.25 $112.25 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–385 374 6 135.00 $135.00 $505 —
420–425 423 2 125.00–131.00 $127.98 $541 +2.00
455–499 493 14 115.00–116.00 $115.29 $568 -8.35
500–535 522 7 107.00–113.00 $110.49 $577 -10.92
600–625 617 3 105.00 $105.00 $648 -4.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 118.00 $118.00 $525 -2.48
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 -8.00
513–545 521 4 105.00 $105.00 $547 -7.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 376 4 150.00–157.00 $153.93 $579 -6.60
410–444 437 8 142.00–152.00 $149.85 $655 +1.60
455–465 461 5 132.00–135.00 $132.59 $611 -7.17
535–540 538 3 125.00 $125.00 $672 -4.39
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 -5.00
625 625 1 117.00 $117.00 $731 ±0.00
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 152.00 $152.00 $502 —
380 380 1 147.00 $147.00 $559 +2.00
400–415 408 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $555 +2.05
460–495 483 3 125.00–127.00 $126.37 $610 -1.63
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 ±0.00
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 155.00–162.00 $158.46 $658 -1.76
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 -6.01
610 610 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1410 1180 80-85% 3 42.00–45.00 $43.47 $513 —
935–1510 1182 80-85% 16 47.00–53.00 $50.91 $602 —
1085–1390 1202 80-85% 6 54.00–58.00 $55.28 $664 +2.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1350 990 85-90% 6 41.00–45.00 $43.11 $427 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $688 —
1435–1825 1629 75-80% 5 50.00–53.00 $50.97 $830 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1875 1756 4 80.00–84.00 $82.81 $1,454 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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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
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.