Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.70/cwt ≈ $741/hd at 505 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	164	283	544
Feeder cattle	88	251	434
Slaughter cattle	36	23	44
Replacement cattle	40	9	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–506	505	10	145.00–147.00	$146.70	$741	—
618	618	2	130.00	$130.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	3	149.00–155.00	$150.98	$563	-4.02
475	475	1	145.00	$145.00	$689	+2.39
670	670	2	115.00	$115.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	2	104.00	$104.00	$806	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	382	3	190.00–195.00	$192.25	$734	+0.25
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	±0.00
555–580	574	4	151.00–160.00	$153.18	$879	+0.86
630	630	2	145.00	$145.00	$914	—
670	670	2	142.00	$142.00	$951	+10.00
710–735	723	2	137.00	$137.00	$991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	175.00	$175.00	$761	-1.31
455–485	470	2	162.00–167.00	$164.42	$773	+0.72
515–545	525	5	150.00–156.00	$153.38	$805	+0.42
555–590	573	2	142.00–145.00	$143.45	$822	-0.03
600	600	1	137.00	$137.00	$822	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–480	476	4	150.00–157.00	$153.73	$732	-1.27
510	510	1	140.00	$140.00	$714	-5.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1225	1045	80-85%	7	75.00–81.00	$76.64	$801	—
1130–1180	1155	80-85%	2	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$1,011	—
1230–1340	1285	80-85%	2	72.00–74.00	$72.96	$938	-6.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1365	1305	75-80%	3	75.00–80.00	$77.31	$1,009	-10.69
1260–1585	1423	75-80%	2	71.00–74.00	$72.67	$1,034	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1080	940	85-90%	2	52.00–55.00	$53.72	$505	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1745	1653	3	107.00–109.00	$108.03	$1,786	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	752.00	$752.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1080	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,050.35
960–1225	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,025.00	$982.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	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.