Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 306 501
Feeder cattle 263 224 303
Slaughter cattle 129 58 77
Replacement cattle 109 24 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to 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
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 —
625 fancy 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 —
655 655 1 122.00 $122.00 $799 -8.00
720 fancy 720 1 137.00 $137.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 520 4 145.00–147.00 $146.49 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 137.00 $137.00 $640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 324 5 153.00–154.00 $153.19 $496 —
380–395 392 5 150.00–152.00 $151.61 $594 +5.60
405–445 428 6 135.00–140.00 $135.80 $581 +2.02
450–480 469 5 127.00–130.00 $128.17 $601 -3.83
505–530 516 4 125.00–127.00 $125.49 $648 +3.49
550–590 570 2 120.00–122.00 $120.96 $689 +4.96
655 655 2 108.00 $108.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 3 143.00–147.00 $144.99 $621 +1.25
450 450 1 137.00 $137.00 $616 +2.00
500–530 520 3 132.00–134.00 $133.36 $693 +4.41
550–555 553 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $700 +3.66
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
750 750 1 107.00 $107.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -1.01
415–425 420 3 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $550 +1.32
460–480 470 2 122.00–125.00 $123.47 $580 +3.47
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 +5.99
555–595 575 2 115.00–117.00 $115.97 $667 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 415 4 140.00 $140.00 $581 +0.65
450–495 470 5 130.00–132.00 $130.81 $615 -1.77
500–525 515 4 124.00–127.00 $126.24 $650 +1.94
550–590 563 6 117.00–120.00 $119.01 $670 +0.75
615–630 622 3 112.00–115.00 $112.99 $703 +0.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 177.00 $177.00 $584 —
480 480 1 137.00 $137.00 $658 -3.00
505–545 523 5 130.00–135.00 $131.38 $687 -1.29
550–575 562 7 122.00–130.00 $124.30 $699 +0.31
650–675 665 4 112.00–115.00 $113.49 $755 -3.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–575 565 2 132.00–135.00 $133.47 $754 +3.47
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -1.23
630 fancy 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1290 1006 80-85% 17 62.00–68.00 $63.70 $641 —
925–1205 1037 80-85% 17 67.00–72.00 $69.65 $722 —
943–1310 1089 80-85% 14 73.00–78.00 $74.42 $810 +6.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1005 851 85-90% 12 46.00–51.00 $49.43 $421 —
735–1025 863 85-90% 14 52.00–57.00 $54.87 $474 —
845–1195 965 85-90% 8 58.00–63.00 $59.51 $574 +6.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $909 +0.38
1215–1465 1373 75-80% 4 67.00–71.00 $68.00 $934 -3.98
1105–1825 1396 75-80% 5 62.00–66.00 $63.96 $893 -8.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1815 1606 4 89.00–94.00 $91.79 $1,474 —
1500–2055 1778 2 86.00–88.00 $87.16 $1,550 —
1805–2120 2007 3 97.00–101.00 $98.71 $1,981 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–873 838 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 640.00–710.00 $669.46
990–1160 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 920.00–1,060.00 $995.53
1215–1340 1257 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 835.00–870.00 $857.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1150 1106 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,160.00–1,260.00 $1,214.92 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145–1360 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,330.00–1,470.00 $1,378.31 —

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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.