Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.96/cwt ≈ $673/hd at 514 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $131.45/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 471 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $154.60/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 526 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 277 479
Feeder cattle 208 220 402
Slaughter cattle 22 57 47
Replacement cattle 15 — 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–546 526 11 153.00–156.00 $154.60 $813 —
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 +1.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–597 589 6 150.00–155.00 $154.22 $908 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
740 value added 740 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 152.00 $152.00 $737 —
515–545 538 6 136.00–140.00 $136.82 $736 -4.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 366 8 145.00–147.00 $146.76 $537 -3.24
405–420 412 3 137.00–145.00 $142.00 $585 -3.00
465 465 1 135.00 $135.00 $628 -1.74
500–530 514 11 129.00–133.00 $130.96 $673 —
550–555 552 3 125.00–128.00 $126.67 $699 -0.92
600–645 611 4 119.00–122.00 $121.26 $741 +1.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 140.00 $140.00 $535 -2.00
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 -5.00
450–480 471 11 127.00–133.00 $131.45 $619 +1.45
510–535 527 3 122.00–125.00 $122.97 $648 -1.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–384 379 5 149.00–155.00 $150.14 $569 -5.17
550–573 567 4 129.00–130.00 $129.76 $736 —
667 fancy 667 6 131.00 $131.00 $874 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 ±0.00
400–440 420 2 140.00–142.00 $141.05 $592 +0.08
450–470 460 2 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $633 +0.16
505–545 525 2 129.00–131.00 $129.96 $682 -0.04
560–575 568 3 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $708 -0.34
615 615 2 116.00–120.00 $118.00 $726 -2.00
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
555 555 2 130.00 $130.00 $722 +0.34
600–615 607 5 122.00–127.00 $123.80 $751 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 -2.00
715–725 720 2 113.00–115.00 $114.01 $821 -0.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 -3.56
660–665 663 3 123.00–125.00 $124.33 $824 —
715–745 733 4 118.00–124.00 $121.54 $891 -3.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1130 1030 80-85% 5 61.00–65.00 $62.34 $642 —
1030–1125 1080 80-85% 5 56.00–60.00 $58.57 $633 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–955 888 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $44.08 $391 —
840–1150 1047 85-90% 3 50.00–55.00 $52.80 $553 -2.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,094 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1420 1303 3 84.00–86.00 $85.45 $1,113 —
1865 1865 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,902 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 630.00 $630.00
910–1158 1049 (<2 yrs)Open 4 637.00–775.00 $722.88

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1570 1570 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —

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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.