Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $142.61/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 470 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	283	175	219
Feeder cattle	251	123	192
Slaughter cattle	23	40	12
Replacement cattle	9	12	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle lightly tested. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	7	165.00	$165.00	$790	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	422	3	157.00–162.00	$159.67	$674	—
450–485	463	9	147.00–154.00	$151.62	$702	—
545	545	1	142.00	$142.00	$774	—
590–595	593	2	136.00–140.00	$138.01	$818	—
605–625	615	2	123.00–127.00	$125.03	$769	+0.03
650–665	658	2	120.00	$120.00	$790	—
730–735	733	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$814	—
781	781	4	104.00	$104.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	155.00	$155.00	$586	+4.02
400–430	415	2	150.00–151.00	$150.52	$625	+3.52
460–472	470	10	141.00–144.00	$142.61	$670	+0.61
500–505	502	3	132.00–134.00	$133.00	$668	-3.34
555–595	578	3	125.00–130.00	$126.69	$732	—
600–630	610	4	117.00–122.00	$119.48	$729	—
710	710	1	107.00	$107.00	$760	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—
655	655	1	127.00	$127.00	$832	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	3	190.00–195.00	$193.32	$651	—
350	350	1	182.00	$182.00	$637	+12.00
405–435	419	4	170.00–179.00	$176.31	$739	—
463–490	470	4	160.00–165.00	$163.70	$769	—
520–545	526	4	150.00–155.00	$152.96	$805	—
570–575	573	2	140.00–147.00	$143.48	$822	—
623	623	4	136.00	$136.00	$847	-1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	202.00–205.00	$203.50	$702	—
360	360	1	192.00	$192.00	$691	+4.20
415–445	420	6	182.00–184.00	$183.65	$771	+1.65
500–513	509	3	160.00	$160.00	$814	-2.00
550–580	565	3	150.00–155.00	$152.32	$861	—
675–685	680	2	132.00	$132.00	$898	—
750	750	1	117.00	$117.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	180.00	$180.00	$576	—
365–395	380	2	170.00	$170.00	$646	—
400–430	412	3	165.00–167.00	$165.65	$682	—
455–475	465	2	155.00	$155.00	$721	±0.00
520–547	540	4	142.00–146.00	$145.04	$783	+5.04
565–590	582	3	130.00–137.00	$133.04	$774	-2.94
780	780	1	105.00	$105.00	$819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1215	1058	80-85%	4	69.00–73.00	$70.71	$748	-6.87
1165–1270	1222	80-85%	5	82.00–85.00	$83.61	$1,022	+18.07
1250–1305	1278	80-85%	2	79.00	$79.00	$1,010	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$637	—
975–1110	1043	85-90%	2	52.00–55.00	$53.60	$559	+6.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1390	1283	75-80%	2	72.00–73.00	$72.46	$930	—
1320	1320	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,162	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,368	—
1710	1710	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,898	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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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.