Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $126.83/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 429 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $134.68/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 468 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.90/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 465 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 219 366
Feeder cattle 434 192 325
Slaughter cattle 44 12 21
Replacement cattle 66 15 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
684 684 4 117.00 $117.00 $800 -3.00
705–738 723 4 110.00–115.00 $113.04 $817 —
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 2 136.00–140.00 $137.99 $646 —
590 590 3 128.00 $128.00 $755 —
610–620 615 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $692 -2.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 2 122.00–127.00 $124.50 $784 +2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $440 +2.94
350–398 382 3 131.00–132.00 $131.31 $502 —
410–445 429 13 125.00–129.00 $126.83 $544 +4.83
450–490 465 12 117.00–122.00 $119.90 $558 +2.90
503–535 513 5 113.00–117.00 $114.04 $585 —
555–575 565 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $627 —
615–635 623 3 102.00–107.00 $103.70 $646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 3 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $503 +1.00
400–445 432 5 130.00–134.00 $130.81 $565 +2.29
460–490 476 7 123.00–127.00 $124.74 $594 -0.26
505–545 531 6 120.00–123.00 $122.01 $648 +3.01
552–590 567 8 113.00–117.00 $115.41 $654 +3.41
600–610 603 3 110.00–112.00 $111.34 $671 +2.83
655–675 665 2 100.00–105.00 $102.54 $682 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 418 5 135.00–137.00 $135.79 $568 -0.21
455–492 485 11 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $633 -0.21
540–545 543 2 127.00 $127.00 $690 +4.51
550–580 559 5 120.00–125.00 $123.17 $689 +7.96
610–630 620 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $729 +4.06
650–660 655 2 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $711 +0.49
750–752 752 4 100.00–104.00 $103.00 $775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 162.00–165.00 $163.49 $544 —
355–385 370 4 147.00–152.00 $149.80 $554 +0.20
410–425 416 4 140.00–142.00 $140.51 $585 -0.44
450–495 468 12 132.00–138.00 $134.68 $630 +1.90
510–545 527 6 115.00–122.00 $116.45 $614 -8.25
555–565 560 2 112.00 $112.00 $627 —
600–645 614 4 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $651 -1.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 167.00 $167.00 $526 -10.00
420–425 423 2 150.00–157.00 $153.48 $649 -1.52
455–495 474 4 140.00–145.00 $141.29 $670 -0.71
505–540 521 4 130.00–137.00 $133.71 $697 -0.30
580 580 1 127.00 $127.00 $737 ±0.00
610–635 619 4 110.00–115.00 $111.77 $692 -3.23
650–655 653 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $692 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 169.00 $169.00 $710 +2.88
505 505 3 140.00–145.00 $142.00 $717 ±0.00
555–560 558 2 130.00 $130.00 $725 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1090 1021 80-85% 5 50.00–52.00 $50.82 $519 -11.18
1070–1185 1120 80-85% 5 53.00–57.00 $55.25 $619 -1.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1390 1266 75-80% 7 53.00–56.00 $54.19 $686 —
1300–1705 1435 75-80% 3 50.00–51.00 $50.40 $723 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1050 918 85-90% 2 35.00–38.00 $36.72 $337 -6.28
1010–1135 1073 85-90% 3 41.00–44.00 $42.29 $454 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,250 —
1460–1705 1583 2 75.00–79.00 $77.15 $1,221 —
1820 1820 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,492 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1390 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 910.00–1,080.00 $993.55
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1185 1132 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–780.00 $756.55
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1460 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,080.00–1,150.00 $1,111.96 —

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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.