Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $160.48/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 422 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $151.00/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 384 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $142.67/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 517 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 256 368
Feeder cattle 269 203 270
Slaughter cattle 34 27 29
Replacement cattle 27 26 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 -7.00
555 555 1 165.00 $165.00 $916 +1.51
620 620 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $998 —
650–695 673 2 140.00–147.00 $143.38 $965 +1.38
685 value added 685 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 167.00 $167.00 $752 -10.00
565–575 570 2 152.00–157.00 $154.52 $881 —
615 615 1 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 177.00 $177.00 $628 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +1.48
384 384 12 151.00 $151.00 $580 -5.52
455–485 470 2 135.00–137.00 $136.03 $639 —
505–535 518 9 127.00–135.00 $128.44 $665 -10.06
550–575 563 4 122.00–127.00 $124.02 $698 —
600–625 617 3 115.00–120.00 $118.31 $730 -7.69
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 4 162.00 $162.00 $630 ±0.00
410–425 418 2 157.00 $157.00 $656 +0.79
465 465 1 146.00 $146.00 $679 -1.99
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 -10.00
610 610 3 123.00–127.00 $124.33 $758 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 165.00 $165.00 $700 +5.00
700–705 702 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 $831 -3.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 185.00 $185.00 $616 -1.01
395 395 1 172.00 $172.00 $679 +1.32
400–440 422 15 157.00–165.00 $160.48 $677 -4.30
455–485 467 9 147.00–155.00 $151.27 $706 -2.97
500–545 517 10 137.00–146.00 $142.67 $738 -0.59
555–570 563 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $766 —
619–635 622 5 125.00 $125.00 $778 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 185.00 $185.00 $722 +3.00
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 -2.28
455–465 459 4 157.00–165.00 $160.99 $739 —
505–543 537 8 150.00–155.00 $151.85 $815 -2.16
555–560 557 3 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $806 +0.15
605–640 623 2 135.00–137.00 $136.03 $847 +6.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 162.00 $162.00 $834 —
580–590 585 2 150.00 $150.00 $878 -3.50
650 fancy 650 4 147.00 $147.00 $956 —
660–695 678 2 137.00 $137.00 $929 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $972 +11.38
1025–1330 1141 80-85% 7 76.00–80.00 $77.91 $889 +3.29
1095–1225 1160 80-85% 2 74.00 $74.00 $858 -9.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $455 —
990–1240 1090 85-90% 3 62.00–64.00 $63.24 $689 +8.71
1145 1145 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $779 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,257 —
1395–1690 1543 75-80% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.45 $1,226 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,166 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,076 —
1555–2270 1913 2 107.00–109.00 $108.19 $2,070 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 870.00–985.00 $908.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 755.00 $755.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,450.00–1,520.00 $1,496.67 —

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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.