Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.77/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 530 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $139.60/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 417 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 181 285
Feeder cattle 234 141 250
Slaughter cattle 26 28 22
Replacement cattle 59 12 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 360 4 190.00–197.00 $191.90 $691 —
407–445 422 7 180.00–190.00 $184.42 $778 +2.42
450 450 3 180.00 $180.00 $810 +6.52
503–537 520 7 168.00–171.00 $169.39 $881 +10.39
550–595 573 2 155.00–160.00 $157.40 $902 —
615–638 632 4 148.50–154.00 $149.84 $947 +9.84
655 value added 655 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 —
680–695 688 2 141.00 $141.00 $970 —
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 —
785 value added 785 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 177.00 $177.00 $735 +3.51
595 595 1 147.00 $147.00 $875 —
645 645 1 142.00 $142.00 $916 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 132.00 $132.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–443 424 9 155.00–159.00 $155.93 $661 —
453–492 475 7 150.00–155.00 $152.04 $722 —
515–540 530 13 142.00–148.00 $144.77 $767 —
568–570 569 4 142.00–143.00 $142.25 $809 —
605–623 614 5 133.00–138.00 $134.59 $826 +1.16
665 665 1 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 7 140.00–146.00 $142.48 $541 —
403–440 417 11 138.00–142.00 $139.60 $582 +4.60
455–485 469 5 132.00–137.00 $135.59 $636 +8.54
510–515 513 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $680 —
605–640 623 2 117.00–122.00 $119.43 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 415 3 143.00–150.00 $146.06 $606 —
453–485 462 9 140.00–145.00 $141.91 $656 +1.91
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
550–590 568 3 130.00–135.00 $132.38 $752 +8.85
600–625 613 2 123.00–128.00 $125.45 $769 +5.45
675–680 678 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $820 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 3 187.00–192.00 $188.63 $722 +5.22
410 fancy 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 —
400–430 414 4 180.00–185.00 $182.25 $755 +8.66
460–490 470 3 170.00–172.00 $170.98 $804 +3.41
510–543 529 8 157.00–162.00 $159.50 $844 +0.53
570–575 573 3 147.00–152.00 $148.67 $852 +6.67
610–645 628 4 138.00–144.00 $142.46 $895 —
645 fancy 645 1 147.00 $147.00 $948 —
650–675 663 2 130.00 $130.00 $862 +5.00
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 187.00 $187.00 $636 —
385–395 388 5 180.00–185.00 $181.80 $705 —
425–445 437 3 170.00–175.00 $173.38 $758 +11.38
455–495 470 3 160.00–165.00 $161.61 $760 —
500–545 528 3 150.00–155.00 $151.72 $801 +11.72
595 595 2 137.00–142.00 $139.50 $830 —
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 +2.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 170.00 $170.00 $549 —
385–390 388 2 165.00 $165.00 $640 +0.40
475–480 478 2 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $710 +1.49
505–525 515 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $752 +13.46
560–595 578 2 135.00 $135.00 $780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1245 1115 80-85% 5 52.00–56.00 $54.15 $604 —
1020–1425 1191 80-85% 5 59.00–62.00 $60.30 $718 +3.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $396 —
870–965 918 85-90% 2 35.00–40.00 $37.63 $345 —
1130–1175 1153 85-90% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.53 $571 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $849 —
1370–1490 1432 75-80% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.31 $964 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,238 —
1535 1535 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,121 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–920 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 600.00–690.00 $651.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1190 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 835.00–940.00 $895.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1125 809 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 750.00–790.00 $777.50
835 835 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.