Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.42/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 623 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.79/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 563 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 132 294
Feeder cattle 255 107 193
Slaughter cattle 35 21 22
Replacement cattle 50 4 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 195.00–200.00 $197.48 $796 —
605–635 623 3 157.00–165.00 $162.30 $1,011 —
652 652 3 146.00 $146.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 180.00 $180.00 $774 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 416 4 155.00–157.00 $155.51 $647 —
450–480 465 2 150.00–152.00 $150.97 $702 +0.97
505–540 530 7 140.00–142.00 $140.58 $745 -0.08
550–574 563 13 132.00–138.00 $136.79 $770 +0.16
605–638 623 17 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $794 -2.58
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 371 4 155.00–162.00 $159.22 $591 +7.89
430–445 437 6 150.00–152.00 $150.67 $658 +2.40
470–498 489 3 142.00–144.00 $143.36 $701 -2.64
515–545 529 5 134.00–137.00 $136.38 $721 —
550–590 574 5 125.00–130.00 $127.17 $730 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 +3.00
690 690 3 128.00 $128.00 $883 +3.00
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 210.00 $210.00 $724 —
375–390 383 2 195.00 $195.00 $747 +0.57
405–430 417 3 182.00–187.00 $184.65 $770 -3.34
450–485 468 8 170.00–177.00 $173.72 $813 —
500–515 510 3 162.00–165.00 $164.02 $837 +2.36
565 fancy 565 1 165.00 $165.00 $932 —
565–575 570 2 152.00–162.00 $157.04 $895 —
600 fancy 600 1 157.00 $157.00 $942 —
610–620 615 2 142.00–145.00 $143.49 $882 -1.51
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 3 182.00–185.00 $183.97 $705 +2.27
410–445 431 5 172.00–175.00 $173.77 $749 -2.55
460–495 478 4 162.00–167.00 $165.22 $790 +2.76
500–545 524 5 155.00–160.00 $158.40 $830 +7.38
550–580 569 4 145.00–150.00 $146.77 $835 +6.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 3 170.00–175.00 $173.33 $650 +3.33
405–435 418 6 160.00–167.00 $164.05 $686 —
460 460 1 157.00 $157.00 $722 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1020 1000 80-85% 3 75.00–77.00 $76.00 $760 —
965–1180 1073 80-85% 10 78.00–83.00 $79.30 $851 —
1140–1215 1180 80-85% 3 85.00–89.00 $86.97 $1,026 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–860 840 85-90% 2 56.00–59.00 $57.54 $483 —
870–1050 945 85-90% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.26 $636 —
785–1100 949 85-90% 5 62.00–65.00 $62.88 $597 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,009 —
1125–1555 1340 75-80% 2 88.00 $88.00 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2080 2080 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,267 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–965 817 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 710.00–750.00 $740.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 fancy 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
935–1255 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 910.00–1,030.00 $992.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1015–1380 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,040.00–1,050.00 $1,044.24

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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
890–900 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.