Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.00/cwt ≈ $955/hd at 612 lb · 21 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.00/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 834 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $826/hd at 582 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 319 233
Feeder cattle 281 234 191
Slaughter cattle 30 26 20
Replacement cattle 14 59 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 21 156.00 $156.00 $955 —
834 834 15 135.00 $135.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 +0.58
450–480 470 3 170.00–175.00 $173.40 $815 -6.60
507–522 515 7 163.00–165.00 $164.13 $845 -5.26
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 422 3 170.00–175.00 $172.34 $727 -4.66
515 515 1 157.00 $157.00 $809 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–586 582 14 142.00 $142.00 $826 —
673 673 6 134.00 $134.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–474 465 8 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $630 -0.10
505–515 509 4 126.00–130.00 $128.00 $652 -4.50
570 570 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $627 +0.45
450–490 474 4 140.00–143.00 $141.78 $672 -0.13
553–565 559 4 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $713 -4.85
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 -5.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 468 4 145.00–147.00 $145.74 $682 -6.30
515 fancy 515 1 147.00 $147.00 $757 —
505–540 523 2 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $737 -3.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 +10.00
355–375 367 3 172.00–175.00 $173.01 $635 +8.01
420–442 438 8 160.00–167.00 $165.88 $727 —
455–490 473 5 150.00–157.00 $153.76 $727 +5.27
540 540 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $748 -7.52
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 ±0.00
615–645 628 3 120.00–127.00 $122.28 $768 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 372 5 180.00–185.00 $182.38 $678 +0.58
405–415 410 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $707 -0.91
460–465 463 2 160.00–167.00 $163.48 $757 +1.87
500–535 513 3 152.00–157.00 $153.64 $788 +1.92
573–585 577 5 140.00–145.00 $142.79 $824 +3.29
625–640 633 3 130.00–137.00 $133.99 $848 +3.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 192.00 $192.00 $710 +3.37
450–470 458 3 170.00–177.00 $173.95 $797 +2.97
525–545 538 4 160.00 $160.00 $861 +0.50
550–570 560 2 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $882 +8.79
680–690 685 3 127.00–132.00 $129.66 $888 -0.34
830 830 1 117.00 $117.00 $971 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1225 1124 80-85% 5 61.00–65.00 $63.02 $708 +8.87
1000–1305 1148 80-85% 8 54.00–60.00 $56.88 $653 +2.73
1155–1175 1165 80-85% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.50 $786 +7.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–940 858 85-90% 4 50.00–53.00 $51.57 $442 +6.57
880–1035 958 85-90% 2 37.00–42.00 $39.30 $376 —
965 965 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $415 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,231 -1.00
1625–1715 1672 3 87.00–89.00 $87.68 $1,466 —
1870 1870 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,758 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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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
945 945 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.