Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 291 660 0
Feeder cattle 220 578 0
Slaughter cattle 32 45 0
Replacement cattle 39 37 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested. 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
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 147.00 $147.00 $728 +5.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 +1.00
450–485 469 4 122.00–125.00 $123.46 $579 +4.96
515–535 530 4 115.00–120.00 $118.03 $626 +3.04
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 +5.91
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 -1.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 477 3 135.00–143.00 $139.11 $664 +9.11
500 500 1 133.00 $133.00 $665 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 +3.96
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 +3.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 160.00 $160.00 $533 -5.00
360–390 372 5 147.00–155.00 $151.15 $562 +0.16
435–445 440 2 137.00–145.00 $140.95 $620 -3.39
450–495 469 8 130.00–137.00 $134.27 $630 +3.39
500–530 516 6 122.00–127.00 $124.00 $640 +0.51
550–590 571 6 117.00–122.00 $120.33 $687 -0.50
605–625 616 4 110.00–115.00 $113.01 $696 +2.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 157.00 $157.00 $597 —
410–440 421 6 147.00–152.00 $150.02 $632 -2.99
460–480 470 4 140.00–147.00 $142.22 $668 +0.62
505–535 521 4 130.00–137.00 $132.95 $693 -1.04
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 -1.33
615–640 630 3 118.00–121.00 $119.69 $754 -0.31
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 +2.01
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 157.00–160.00 $158.46 $650 -0.04
500–515 508 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $716 -1.33
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 -4.03
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 -3.00
665–670 fancy 668 2 126.00 $126.00 $842 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1190 1011 85-90% 5 40.00–44.00 $41.38 $418 -6.62
860–1275 1043 85-90% 3 34.00–38.00 $36.18 $377 -1.51
1060–1160 1110 85-90% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.52 $505 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1295 1250 80-85% 2 46.00–47.00 $46.48 $581 —
1200–1400 1297 80-85% 5 50.00–55.00 $51.33 $666 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1795 1700 75-80% 2 50.00–52.00 $51.06 $868 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1440 1370 2 73.00 $73.00 $1,000 —
1795 1795 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,436 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
968–1565 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–835.00 $830.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.