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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $112.47/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 513 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $122.00/cwt ≈ $848/hd at 695 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $118.91/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 577 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 491 0
Feeder cattle 230 430 0
Slaughter cattle 32 41 0
Replacement cattle 16 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes lightly tested. Trade moderate with moderate 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
507 507 5 151.00 $151.00 $766 —
585 585 1 137.00 $137.00 $801 —
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 -7.50
695 695 12 122.00 $122.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
505–541 537 10 134.00–135.00 $134.91 $724 —
585 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 127.00–129.00 $127.97 $678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 -3.00
470–495 482 5 115.00–122.00 $116.96 $564 -8.04
506–540 513 12 107.00–114.00 $112.47 $577 -4.91
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 -4.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 137.00 $137.00 $486 —
410–420 415 2 131.00–135.00 $132.98 $552 —
485–490 488 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $615 —
515–530 523 2 115.00–122.00 $118.45 $619 -7.20
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -5.98
650–655 653 2 105.00 $105.00 $686 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
655 655 5 110.00 $110.00 $720 -14.91
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 +1.47
475–485 480 2 130.00 $130.00 $624 -2.00
505–545 515 6 122.00–128.00 $123.99 $639 -2.76
550–583 577 11 117.00–120.00 $118.91 $686 -1.96
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 -1.26
650–685 668 2 105.00–110.00 $107.57 $719 -2.43
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $559 -3.76
460–485 471 6 122.00–128.00 $123.51 $582 -3.49
500–530 511 7 115.00–120.00 $117.73 $602 -1.59
555–570 559 5 115.00–117.00 $115.40 $645 —
742–745 743 3 90.00–96.00 $93.99 $698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 525 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $696 —
600–630 619 4 120.00–122.00 $120.51 $746 +0.51
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1170 1075 80-85% 4 52.00–53.00 $52.49 $564 —
910–1355 1098 80-85% 8 54.00–57.00 $55.65 $611 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1395 1255 75-80% 5 64.00 $64.00 $803 —
1330–1705 1483 75-80% 3 59.00–62.00 $60.79 $902 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–885 873 85-90% 2 41.00–45.00 $42.97 $375 -5.38
925–1235 1080 85-90% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.72 $537 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1775 1610 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,385 —
1990–2060 2025 2 97.00–98.00 $97.49 $1,974 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1025 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 533.00–717.00 $644.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1315 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–810.00 $804.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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.