Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.04/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 473 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $130.88/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 470 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.12/cwt ≈ $809/hd at 546 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 660 593 616
Feeder cattle 578 522 547
Slaughter cattle 45 52 40
Replacement cattle 37 19 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 14 164.00 $164.00 $763 —
540–546 546 17 148.00–150.00 $148.12 $809 —
560–575 568 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $801 -4.48
660–665 664 5 125.00–132.00 $126.39 $839 —
720 720 1 117.00 $117.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 168.00 $168.00 $615 —
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 -2.24
550–560 555 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $735 -2.52
605–635 620 2 122.00–127.00 $124.44 $772 -5.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $674 —
505–540 531 4 130.00–136.00 $131.43 $698 -3.57
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 127.00 $127.00 $569 —
460–495 473 23 122.00–127.00 $126.04 $596 -3.42
500–515 506 4 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $612 -1.55
562–565 563 6 117.00–119.00 $118.67 $668 +4.33
605–610 608 4 112.00–115.00 $113.25 $689 +3.25
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 6 129.00 $129.00 $506 -2.79
405–449 433 10 122.00–124.00 $122.48 $530 -5.91
450–495 474 4 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $562 -0.61
505–525 520 5 114.00–117.00 $114.99 $598 +1.53
550–587 574 10 107.00–112.00 $109.09 $626 -1.01
615–628 623 4 105.00–107.00 $106.01 $660 +1.98
665 665 1 102.00 $102.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 130.00 $130.00 $608 -5.00
645 645 1 118.00 $118.00 $761 —
665 665 3 117.00 $117.00 $778 +3.00
723 fancy 723 10 119.00 $119.00 $860 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +5.30
390–395 393 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $593 -0.51
400–440 420 12 143.00–147.00 $144.34 $606 +2.14
455–495 470 20 128.00–137.00 $130.88 $615 -3.18
530–535 533 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $658 -0.76
570–585 575 6 117.00–122.00 $120.83 $695 -0.51
620–640 630 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $699 -4.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 424 4 150.00–155.00 $153.01 $649 +2.03
460–495 476 10 140.00–145.00 $141.60 $674 +0.12
500–525 513 4 130.00–137.00 $133.99 $687 +1.81
550–560 555 3 125.00–127.00 $126.33 $701 -0.76
600–610 605 2 120.00 $120.00 $726 -1.35
655–695 672 3 112.00–115.00 $112.99 $759 -5.01
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 -2.50
400–420 409 4 157.00–160.00 $158.50 $648 -2.37
455–470 461 5 152.00–157.00 $154.20 $711 +1.55
500–510 503 3 140.00–145.00 $142.32 $716 +0.88
550–565 558 3 130.00–137.00 $134.03 $748 +2.01
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 +2.48
665–675 670 2 120.00 $120.00 $804 -3.68
705–725 715 2 112.00–117.00 $114.53 $819 -8.47
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
865 865 2 100.00 $100.00 $865 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $480 +7.11
870–1195 1033 85-90% 2 36.00–40.00 $37.69 $389 +3.67
895–1275 1074 85-90% 10 42.00–46.00 $43.99 $472 -2.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1250 1151 80-85% 4 54.00–59.00 $56.24 $647 —
875–1350 1174 80-85% 7 49.00–52.00 $51.02 $599 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1425 1398 75-80% 2 51.00–52.00 $51.51 $720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1670 1548 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,161 -9.00
1685 1685 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,500 —
1785–1955 1857 3 81.00–83.00 $81.97 $1,522 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1135 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 522.00–623.00 $579.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1225–1305 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–840.00 $832.26
1340 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1048 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00 $830.00

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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
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.