Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 132 209 391
Feeder cattle 107 141 199
Slaughter cattle 21 24 60
Replacement cattle 4 44 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle to few to trend. All feeder classes lightly tested. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–575 570 5 150.00–157.00 $151.35 $863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 174.00 $174.00 $780 —
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 160.00–163.00 $161.45 $602 +0.24
450 450 2 148.00–152.00 $150.00 $675 +0.41
505–520 512 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $720 -1.34
550–568 562 3 135.00–140.00 $136.63 $768 +1.63
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 372 3 150.00–152.00 $151.33 $563 -1.67
410–430 419 4 147.00–150.00 $148.27 $621 -2.06
495 495 1 146.00 $146.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 137.00 $137.00 $829 —
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 ±0.00
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 -3.00
755 755 1 111.00 $111.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 387 3 180.00–185.00 $181.70 $703 —
400–445 431 6 175.00–177.00 $176.32 $760 -0.68
470–485 478 2 160.00–165.00 $162.46 $777 -2.22
510–545 535 5 150.00–155.00 $151.02 $808 +1.02
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 192.00–197.00 $194.43 $700 +0.98
400–420 413 6 186.00–192.00 $187.99 $776 +3.29
500–535 517 3 160.00–165.00 $161.66 $836 -1.74
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 +0.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 170.00 $170.00 $629 -5.00
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1255 1118 80-85% 6 68.00–73.00 $70.76 $791 -15.78
1145–1315 1203 80-85% 3 86.00–89.00 $87.32 $1,050 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1695 1418 75-80% 3 88.00–94.00 $90.64 $1,285 —
1520 1520 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,186 +6.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $637 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1440 1325 2 98.00–100.00 $98.91 $1,311 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265–1445 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,375.00 $1,316.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00

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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.