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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $136.76/cwt -8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 433 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $129.38/cwt -5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 480 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.46/cwt -9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 479 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 408 192 0
Feeder cattle 332 140 0
Slaughter cattle 49 24 0
Replacement cattle 27 28 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 ±0.00
613–645 624 7 120.00–122.00 $120.30 $751 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–545 518 8 127.00–135.00 $130.96 $678 —
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–432 428 7 116.00–121.00 $118.14 $506 -11.48
480–495 483 10 113.00–115.00 $114.60 $554 -10.33
515–540 528 8 107.00–112.00 $110.27 $582 -6.73
550–580 563 4 102.00–107.00 $104.77 $590 —
600–605 603 2 91.00–100.00 $95.52 $576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 470 3 120.00 $120.00 $564 -12.28
528 528 3 113.50 $113.50 $599 -15.50
580 580 3 111.00 $111.00 $644 -11.00
615–640 628 4 105.00–107.00 $105.51 $663 —
650–680 659 4 100.00–105.00 $102.98 $679 —
730 730 1 90.00 $90.00 $657 —
760 760 1 87.00 $87.00 $661 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 —
660–685 677 3 107.00–109.00 $108.35 $734 -6.16
740 740 1 102.00 $102.00 $755 —
810–843 835 4 92.00–93.00 $92.76 $775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 142.00–145.00 $143.45 $535 -9.17
428–445 433 16 135.00–142.00 $136.76 $592 -8.24
455–495 480 13 128.00–134.00 $129.38 $621 -5.62
500–525 509 5 120.00–127.00 $124.81 $635 -1.70
570–595 580 3 114.00–120.00 $118.03 $685 +0.04
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -2.31
675–695 685 2 105.00 $105.00 $719 -2.00
710–744 737 5 100.00 $100.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 479 11 136.00–142.00 $137.46 $658 -9.33
528–530 529 3 134.00–135.00 $134.33 $711 -0.91
555–575 567 3 122.00–125.00 $123.99 $703 -3.51
606–635 618 8 117.00–120.00 $117.38 $725 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 -2.00
720–725 723 2 105.00 $105.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 147.00 $147.00 $698 -13.00
505–548 530 5 136.00–142.00 $137.74 $730 -4.90
550 fancy 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
550–580 563 7 130.00–135.00 $132.41 $745 -4.59
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 —
822 822 3 101.00 $101.00 $830 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1110 1024 85-90% 7 43.00–48.00 $46.24 $473 -2.76
870–1175 1051 85-90% 6 39.00–41.00 $39.79 $418 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1420 1186 80-85% 9 52.00–56.00 $54.27 $644 —
1030–1440 1192 80-85% 3 51.00 $51.00 $608 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1500 1360 75-80% 5 54.00–55.00 $54.40 $740 —
1350–1545 1415 75-80% 5 56.00–57.00 $56.42 $798 -7.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,079 —
1570–1975 1773 2 85.00–89.00 $87.23 $1,547 -3.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1010–1275 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 710.00–760.00 $726.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1215 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–970.00 $896.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.