Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.08/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 420 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 278 517
Feeder cattle 191 244 387
Slaughter cattle 20 34 30
Replacement cattle 22 — 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, market lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, market lightly tested. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. 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
323 323 4 180.00 $180.00 $581 —
373 373 2 172.00 $172.00 $642 —
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
520 520 1 142.00 $142.00 $738 +7.00
738 738 2 114.00 $114.00 $841 —
757 757 3 112.00 $112.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 3 123.00 $123.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $684 +10.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 420 11 135.00–141.00 $137.08 $576 +11.44
450–485 468 6 125.00–132.00 $128.95 $603 +6.97
500–540 520 2 115.00–125.00 $119.81 $623 +1.81
615–625 620 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $685 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 142.00 $142.00 $473 +14.38
368–380 372 5 135.00–140.00 $137.80 $513 +16.80
400–440 415 3 126.00–127.00 $126.65 $526 +9.18
455–467 465 5 112.00–115.00 $112.59 $524 -1.40
500–525 513 2 111.00–112.00 $111.49 $572 +4.49
568 568 3 108.00 $108.00 $613 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 457 7 135.00–144.00 $137.70 $629 +5.70
550–555 553 2 126.00–130.00 $127.99 $708 +10.99
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 172.00 $172.00 $568 +12.52
375 375 2 162.00–165.00 $163.50 $613 +14.60
420–440 430 4 150.00–157.00 $154.76 $665 +17.34
455–495 482 3 142.00–150.00 $145.69 $702 +18.34
605 605 1 122.00 $122.00 $738 +8.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 155.00 $155.00 $581 +14.60
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 +17.64
450–485 467 3 135.00–140.00 $138.39 $646 +18.39
517 517 3 119.00 $119.00 $615 +3.26
555 555 1 117.00 $117.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 192.00 $192.00 $576 —
360–375 368 2 180.00–182.00 $180.98 $666 +20.98
475–485 480 2 155.00 $155.00 $744 +14.60
520–530 525 2 137.00–142.00 $139.52 $732 —
550 550 2 132.00 $132.00 $726 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1225 1188 75-80% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.48 $623 —
1130–1400 1256 75-80% 4 55.00–59.00 $57.30 $720 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1070 985 80-85% 3 54.00–55.00 $54.64 $538 —
1025–1090 1058 80-85% 2 51.00–53.00 $52.03 $550 -0.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 85-90% 2 45.00–49.00 $47.00 $501 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,135 —
1835 1835 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,596 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1105–1125 1117 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 720.00–820.00 $756.79

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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.