Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.53/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 573 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $134.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 665 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $133.00/cwt ≈ $766/hd at 576 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 414 593
Feeder cattle 316 286 490
Slaughter cattle 60 60 57
Replacement cattle 9 68 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 471 9 142.00–147.00 $143.36 $675 -8.26
576 576 15 133.00 $133.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 155.00 $155.00 $767 -5.00
510–540 525 2 150.00–153.00 $151.54 $796 +1.54
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 -5.00
615 615 1 139.00 $139.00 $855 —
665 665 15 134.00 $134.00 $891 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 142.00 $142.00 $618 -1.01
500–544 527 11 130.00–135.00 $130.99 $690 -3.03
550–585 573 15 123.00–129.00 $125.53 $719 -3.27
600–635 626 4 121.00–123.00 $121.48 $760 -4.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 -2.25
450–495 479 9 127.00–132.00 $129.02 $618 -4.64
500–545 528 8 122.00–127.00 $125.11 $661 —
565–575 570 3 120.00 $120.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–575 570 3 132.00–133.00 $132.34 $754 -2.99
620–640 630 3 125.00–131.00 $127.98 $806 -3.38
650–680 665 2 122.00–125.00 $123.47 $821 -5.97
660–673 fancy 670 4 130.00–132.00 $131.51 $881 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 478 14 139.00–145.00 $140.42 $671 -6.22
505–545 530 5 132.00–140.00 $135.24 $717 -4.53
559–585 567 14 127.00–132.00 $129.20 $733 -0.80
610–635 622 3 125.00–127.00 $125.68 $782 —
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —
715–720 718 2 110.00–117.00 $113.49 $815 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 -5.36
400–425 413 2 140.00–142.00 $141.03 $582 -8.80
455–490 474 9 130.00–138.00 $132.56 $628 -5.74
500–523 513 8 125.00–130.00 $127.87 $656 -3.77
550–570 563 3 120.00–125.00 $121.69 $685 -3.55
605–635 623 4 117.00–120.00 $119.27 $743 -0.73
650–660 655 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $737 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 142.00 $142.00 $717 -5.00
575 575 1 137.00 $137.00 $788 -5.77
605–648 629 6 130.00–136.00 $132.35 $832 -2.10
650–655 653 2 125.00–132.00 $128.49 $839 +3.19
735 735 1 122.00 $122.00 $897 —
765–785 773 3 117.00–120.00 $117.99 $912 +0.99
795 fancy 795 1 123.00 $123.00 $978 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1400 1241 75-80% 10 71.00–75.00 $73.26 $909 —
1010–1490 1248 75-80% 5 76.00–81.00 $77.79 $971 —
1265–1725 1516 75-80% 5 65.00–69.00 $66.68 $1,011 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1150 993 85-90% 2 51.00–54.00 $52.26 $519 —
845–1215 1012 85-90% 5 43.00–46.00 $44.36 $449 —
1030–1135 1083 85-90% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.48 $601 -3.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1280 1107 80-85% 5 65.00–69.00 $67.36 $746 +2.98
1025–1265 1117 80-85% 3 70.00–72.00 $70.61 $789 +6.23
1335 1335 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1700 1553 3 85.00–88.00 $86.04 $1,336 —
1280–2055 1698 7 95.00–98.00 $96.26 $1,634 —
1420–2315 1851 5 91.00–93.00 $92.65 $1,715 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 792.00 $792.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.