Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

592 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.05/cwt ≈ $808/hd at 631 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.50/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 487 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.26/cwt -8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 467 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 592 438 0
Feeder cattle 475 360 0
Slaughter cattle 53 53 0
Replacement cattle 64 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 11 174.00 $174.00 $722 -9.56
487 487 15 171.50 $171.50 $835 —
510–520 515 2 156.00–160.00 $157.98 $814 -5.43
578 578 2 140.00 $140.00 $809 -17.46
690 690 1 122.00 $122.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–472 467 5 154.00–155.00 $154.39 $721 —
511 511 9 142.00 $142.00 $726 -12.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 152.00 $152.00 $631 —
465–478 475 4 140.00–145.00 $141.22 $671 -12.28
520–540 530 2 132.00–135.00 $133.53 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 334 6 138.00–142.00 $139.43 $466 —
393–395 393 5 134.00–135.00 $134.20 $527 -4.52
405–445 434 11 124.50–133.00 $126.04 $547 -5.95
450–470 459 7 120.00–123.00 $120.86 $555 -6.61
508–525 512 9 116.00–120.00 $118.99 $609 -3.66
565–590 578 2 112.00 $112.00 $647 -6.60
685–690 688 2 102.00–105.00 $103.49 $712 -3.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 141.00 $141.00 $547 -7.06
415–425 423 6 134.00–135.00 $134.16 $567 -8.06
461–480 467 12 127.00–133.00 $131.26 $613 -8.74
517 517 7 121.00 $121.00 $626 -12.00
605–635 621 5 112.00–117.00 $113.40 $704 -2.60
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 6 133.00 $133.00 $674 -4.00
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 —
605–625 615 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $741 —
633 fancy 633 16 129.00 $129.00 $817 —
680 fancy 680 1 127.00 $127.00 $864 —
700 700 5 114.00 $114.00 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 165.00 $165.00 $553 -5.00
350–385 374 4 150.00–159.00 $154.61 $578 -7.96
400–435 417 3 140.00–147.00 $142.94 $596 -9.54
463–485 470 3 135.00–136.00 $135.66 $638 -4.91
505–535 523 3 125.00–130.00 $126.69 $663 -6.63
550–595 577 11 115.00–120.00 $116.27 $671 -7.44
695 695 1 107.00 $107.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 4 160.00–167.00 $163.00 $624 -10.55
405–425 415 2 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $627 -18.68
460–495 469 8 145.00–146.00 $145.75 $684 -5.63
500–515 508 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $691 -4.99
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 -3.68
660–675 668 2 112.00–115.00 $113.52 $758 -3.48
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
775 775 1 102.00 $102.00 $790 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 195.00 $195.00 $644 -2.00
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 -12.00
405–410 407 3 162.00–165.00 $164.00 $667 -10.60
465–470 468 2 150.00–155.00 $152.49 $714 -16.03
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 -6.80
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 -4.66
625 625 1 132.00 $132.00 $825 -3.00
660–680 670 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $854 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1220 1062 85-90% 5 46.00–49.00 $47.07 $500 +10.83
1065–1155 1100 85-90% 3 36.00–39.00 $37.70 $415 —
1000–1210 1110 85-90% 3 43.00–44.00 $43.30 $481 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1290 1082 80-85% 5 56.00–58.00 $56.79 $614 —
1055–1150 1103 80-85% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.04 $673 —
1075–1200 1147 80-85% 3 49.00–54.00 $51.04 $585 -11.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $639 —
1430–1495 1457 75-80% 3 50.00–52.00 $51.01 $743 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225–1340 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–740.00 $724.33
1510 1510 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–995 797 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 610.00–800.00 $737.12
860–995 fancy 934 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 810.00–960.00 $894.91
1010 fancy 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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.