Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.00/cwt -10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 537 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.19/cwt -7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 519 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 282 245 0
Feeder cattle 28 208 0
Slaughter cattle 233 22 0
Replacement cattle 21 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with light 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
435 435 3 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 —
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 147.00–150.00 $148.50 $735 —
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 -9.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 379 4 127.00–135.00 $132.17 $501 -7.83
450–492 476 5 117.00–121.00 $117.76 $561 -13.69
500–549 519 10 115.00–117.00 $115.19 $598 -7.78
555–570 561 4 112.00–115.00 $112.75 $633 —
610–620 615 2 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $667 —
650–665 658 2 102.00–107.00 $104.53 $688 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 132.00 $132.00 $561 -10.00
455–480 467 3 122.00–127.00 $123.66 $577 -11.34
525–548 537 10 120.00 $120.00 $644 -10.96
668–680 670 6 110.00–111.00 $110.83 $743 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 111.00 $111.00 $866 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 308 3 142.00–145.00 $143.05 $441 -16.95
368–390 375 5 137.00–140.00 $137.61 $516 —
420–427 425 4 135.00–136.00 $135.75 $577 -5.30
450–490 471 4 129.00–132.00 $130.51 $615 -7.04
510–535 520 5 124.00–125.00 $124.61 $648 -5.35
550–595 575 4 120.00–122.00 $120.48 $693 -4.18
615–635 628 3 115.00 $115.00 $722 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 155.00 $155.00 $473 —
405 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
500–538 533 7 130.00–134.00 $130.54 $696 -4.46
563–565 564 3 125.00–129.00 $127.66 $720 -2.34
605–618 616 7 120.00 $120.00 $739 -3.80
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 155.00–157.00 $155.99 $683 —
450–485 465 4 147.00–155.00 $150.99 $702 —
550–590 562 5 130.00–134.00 $132.03 $742 —
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 +2.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1240 1160 80-85% 3 63.00–67.00 $64.36 $747 —
1170 1170 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $819 —
1035–1385 1173 80-85% 6 56.00–61.00 $59.33 $696 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–820 790 85-90% 2 41.00–44.00 $42.44 $335 —
825–935 880 85-90% 2 48.00–50.00 $49.06 $432 +4.98
950–980 965 85-90% 2 54.00–56.00 $54.98 $531 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1430 1360 75-80% 2 73.00–74.00 $73.47 $999 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,008 —
1620–1965 1793 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,703 —
2050 2050 1 101.00 $101.00 $2,070 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00

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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
1520 1520 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,080.00 $1,080.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,190.00 $1,190.00 —

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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.