Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.58/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 630 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 306 305
Feeder cattle 173 255 166
Slaughter cattle 38 22 60
Replacement cattle 170 29 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 95. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 180.00–182.00 $180.97 $697 —
405–445 427 3 175.00–177.00 $176.30 $753 +5.84
530 530 1 159.00 $159.00 $843 —
570 570 1 147.00 $147.00 $838 +2.00
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 177.00 $177.00 $885 —
554 554 5 168.00 $168.00 $931 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
635 635 1 147.00 $147.00 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 157.00 $157.00 $620 —
405–435 426 7 147.00–152.00 $148.87 $634 -1.13
465–490 480 3 140.00–145.00 $142.35 $683 +0.39
545 545 2 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
552–560 554 4 125.00–127.00 $126.49 $701 -0.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 415 2 162.00–165.00 $163.55 $679 -3.49
460 fancy 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 —
500–535 517 3 148.00–155.00 $150.95 $780 —
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $585 -1.92
463–480 467 4 148.00–151.00 $150.23 $702 —
510–540 525 2 145.00 $145.00 $761 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–515 508 3 162.00–167.00 $164.67 $837 +7.67
555–565 562 3 152.00–155.00 $152.99 $860 +2.99
605–633 630 16 142.00–148.00 $147.58 $930 +2.98
705 fancy 705 1 139.00 $139.00 $980 —
825 825 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 190.00 $190.00 $589 —
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 —
410–440 428 7 170.00–177.00 $173.40 $742 +3.40
450–490 476 5 160.00–165.00 $161.43 $768 -0.57
500–535 513 4 145.00–157.00 $152.28 $781 -0.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 —
370 370 1 177.00 $177.00 $655 +7.00
445 445 1 167.00 $167.00 $743 +5.70
480–490 486 4 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $758 +4.00
513 513 2 145.00 $145.00 $744 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1070 1007 80-85% 3 70.00–74.00 $72.08 $726 —
1115–1215 1159 80-85% 5 76.00–81.00 $79.23 $918 +7.49
1115–1240 1177 80-85% 3 85.00–87.00 $86.30 $1,016 +14.56
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–970 905 85-90% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.46 $538 —
820–1015 930 85-90% 3 51.00–54.00 $52.57 $489 —
875–1055 965 85-90% 2 65.00–69.00 $66.81 $645 +6.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1430 1358 3 90.00–94.00 $91.74 $1,246 -11.26
1505 1505 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,535 —
1790 1790 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,915 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1220 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 880.00–895.00 $889.83
1180–1285 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 920.00–1,050.00 $963.29
1325 fancy 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1152 1078 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 775.00–865.00 $808.09
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
765–1195 896 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,147.67 —
830–1025 939 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,277.24 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
810–1025 916 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 22 1,070.00–1,200.00 $1,138.16 —

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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.