Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.54/cwt ≈ $833/hd at 633 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.91/cwt ≈ $844/hd at 676 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 491 282 289
Feeder cattle 430 28 246
Slaughter cattle 41 233 26
Replacement cattle 20 21 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with light demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 3 134.50 $134.50 $824 —
704–730 713 5 125.00–127.00 $125.41 $894 -9.59
755 value added 755 3 127.00 $127.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
685 685 3 127.00 $127.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 146.00 $146.00 $669 —
585 585 2 130.00 $130.00 $760 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 +2.83
405–435 420 2 130.00–135.00 $132.59 $557 —
470–485 478 2 125.00 $125.00 $598 +7.24
520–547 537 7 115.00–122.00 $117.38 $630 +2.19
555–595 580 8 110.00–115.00 $112.24 $651 -0.51
605–620 613 2 107.00–112.00 $109.47 $671 +0.98
655–660 658 2 102.00–107.00 $104.49 $688 -0.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–634 633 11 131.00–133.00 $131.54 $833 —
672–678 676 10 120.00–127.00 $124.91 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 134.00 $134.00 $603 +10.34
510–530 522 3 125.00–127.00 $125.65 $656 +5.65
593–598 596 4 122.00–124.00 $123.00 $733 —
610–630 620 2 115.00–117.00 $115.98 $719 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 +4.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $472 +4.45
355–395 378 5 137.00–142.00 $139.17 $526 +1.56
405–440 420 6 130.00–135.00 $132.77 $558 -2.98
450–490 471 7 125.00–128.00 $127.00 $598 -3.51
500–540 519 5 117.00–124.00 $119.32 $619 -5.29
610–620 617 3 107.00–110.00 $108.99 $672 -6.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 371 4 145.00 $145.00 $538 —
425–445 435 2 137.00–140.00 $138.53 $603 -8.47
450 450 1 132.00 $132.00 $594 —
500–520 505 4 125.00–128.00 $126.75 $640 -3.79
563–595 581 8 120.00–121.00 $120.87 $702 -6.79
600–645 625 4 115.00–117.00 $116.26 $727 -3.74
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 —
605–615 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 -9.00
785 785 1 107.00 $107.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1500 1136 80-85% 9 56.00–60.00 $57.83 $657 —
1030–1275 1153 80-85% 2 55.00 $55.00 $634 -9.36
1235 1235 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–935 885 85-90% 5 47.00–52.00 $48.35 $428 -0.71
840–1000 935 85-90% 4 41.00–44.00 $42.95 $402 —
845–1035 940 85-90% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.45 $502 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1430 1317 75-80% 7 62.00–64.00 $63.28 $833 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–2490 2088 3 95.00–99.00 $97.06 $2,027 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
578–780 679 (<2 yrs)Open 4 530.00–650.00 $594.26
722–1060 807 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 700.00–1,000.00 $901.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 540.00 $540.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —

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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.