Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $137.39/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 481 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $130.00/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 535 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 385 416
Feeder cattle 220 316 399
Slaughter cattle 57 60 17
Replacement cattle — 9 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 414 4 150.00–155.00 $151.81 $628 —
530–535 533 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $752 —
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 ±0.00
550–560 555 2 142.00–145.00 $143.49 $796 +3.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
605 605 1 144.00 $144.00 $871 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.00 $157.00 $542 —
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 +3.00
455–465 459 4 135.00–140.00 $136.74 $628 —
555–598 582 7 127.00–128.00 $127.59 $743 +2.06
620–635 626 5 118.00–121.00 $119.80 $750 -1.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 392 6 155.00–157.00 $155.31 $609 —
400–415 408 2 152.00–155.00 $153.47 $626 —
650–680 661 5 122.00–129.00 $126.95 $839 +3.48
765–798 fancy 787 3 122.00–128.00 $126.06 $992 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 142.00 $142.00 $547 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 +5.00
465–495 483 3 130.00 $130.00 $628 +0.98
500–535 519 6 122.00–127.00 $124.68 $647 -0.43
560–580 572 3 117.00–120.00 $118.01 $675 -1.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
385–390 388 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $592 -2.48
405–430 418 2 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $589 -0.06
460–495 481 12 132.00–139.00 $137.39 $661 +4.83
500–548 535 12 127.00–132.00 $130.00 $696 +2.13
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 +3.31
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +0.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 182.00 $182.00 $491 —
340 340 1 172.00 $172.00 $585 —
395–398 397 5 162.00–167.00 $162.99 $647 —
400–445 414 4 150.00–155.00 $152.25 $630 —
450 450 1 147.00 $147.00 $662 +6.58
550–590 573 3 129.00–130.00 $129.66 $743 +0.46
665 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 +5.00
710 710 2 115.00 $115.00 $816 +1.51
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–630 611 4 130.00–138.00 $133.56 $816 +1.21
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1495 1268 75-80% 2 79.00–82.00 $80.23 $1,017 —
1080–1515 1283 75-80% 6 66.00–70.00 $68.12 $874 —
1135–1795 1518 75-80% 13 71.00–76.00 $73.20 $1,111 +6.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $577 +5.74
960–1170 1042 85-90% 10 53.00–57.00 $55.22 $575 +10.86
1060–1190 1138 85-90% 3 49.00–51.00 $50.30 $572 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1290 1118 80-85% 6 57.00–61.00 $58.73 $657 -11.88
1135 1135 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $794 -0.61
1135–1485 1260 80-85% 5 62.00–65.00 $63.65 $802 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1860 1610 2 96.00–97.00 $96.58 $1,555 —
1665 1665 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,449 -9.26

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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.