Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.86/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 567 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.40/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 579 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.19/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 431 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 319 0
Feeder cattle 354 254 0
Slaughter cattle 30 36 0
Replacement cattle 26 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. 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
410 410 5 171.00 $171.00 $701 —
513 513 3 153.00 $153.00 $785 —
562 562 5 145.00 $145.00 $815 —
610 value added 610 10 143.50 $143.50 $875 —
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 —
732 value added 732 10 128.50 $128.50 $941 -1.50
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
980 value added 980 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 167.00 $167.00 $710 —
455–498 479 5 150.00–157.00 $153.80 $737 —
515 515 1 147.00 $147.00 $757 —
580–585 583 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $772 -10.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 157.00–162.00 $159.52 $571 -10.48
490 490 1 142.00 $142.00 $696 -15.68
560–575 568 2 127.00 $127.00 $721 —
610–645 628 3 112.00–117.00 $114.64 $720 -7.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 431 12 140.00–145.00 $144.19 $621 -2.02
450–490 461 7 130.00–136.00 $132.26 $610 -7.74
520–525 523 2 122.00–127.00 $124.51 $651 -6.16
565–590 579 13 117.00–121.00 $119.40 $691 -4.84
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 -7.00
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 -3.60
400–440 419 4 130.00–138.00 $135.57 $568 -2.10
450–483 464 12 125.00–127.00 $126.16 $585 -7.82
518–540 530 5 115.00–117.00 $116.20 $616 -7.06
550–590 570 2 115.00 $115.00 $656 -2.00
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 -7.20
555–569 567 14 122.00–130.00 $126.86 $719 -4.14
610–630 620 2 117.00–122.00 $119.46 $741 —
653 653 5 114.00 $114.00 $744 -4.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $585 —
405–445 419 7 152.00–157.00 $154.34 $647 -8.61
455–490 470 3 139.00–147.00 $141.96 $667 -8.04
505–535 523 7 130.00–137.00 $132.44 $693 -11.27
555–589 583 11 125.00–127.00 $125.26 $730 -8.53
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
350–390 372 6 152.00–157.00 $153.78 $572 -7.51
405–440 418 4 140.00–147.00 $142.22 $594 -11.33
455–490 477 6 130.00–135.00 $131.15 $626 -16.62
510–535 528 7 120.00–127.00 $124.00 $655 -11.00
555–570 560 5 115.00–120.00 $118.98 $666 -5.69
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
450–480 461 6 150.00–157.00 $151.83 $700 —
506–520 509 5 142.00 $142.00 $723 -8.00
550–555 553 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $738 -6.49
610–635 620 3 122.00–125.00 $124.01 $769 —
655–690 673 2 120.00–122.00 $120.97 $814 -2.54
705–725 715 2 116.00–117.00 $116.51 $833 -4.16
753 753 2 107.00 $107.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–985 854 85-90% 9 40.00–45.00 $42.61 $364 —
835–1095 924 85-90% 4 48.00–51.00 $49.35 $456 +0.79
985–1040 1013 85-90% 2 52.00 $52.00 $527 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $561 —
1155–1195 1180 80-85% 3 60.00–63.00 $61.69 $728 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1355 1210 75-80% 3 63.00–65.00 $63.92 $773 -8.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,367 —
1820–1975 1878 3 92.00–94.00 $93.00 $1,747 +6.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–840.00 $832.50
1220–1430 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,076.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1455–1470 1463 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00–830.00 $819.95
1605 1605 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00

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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.