Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 269 360
Feeder cattle 347 227 227
Slaughter cattle 81 23 57
Replacement cattle 73 19 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding breaking cows up to 94. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,044 +15.00
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 142.00 $142.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 3 150.00–157.00 $154.14 $586 —
400–435 415 3 147.00–150.00 $149.04 $619 +3.04
450–480 465 2 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $656 —
505–545 528 5 127.00–132.00 $129.65 $685 -5.35
560–565 563 3 120.00–125.00 $122.33 $689 -6.18
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -5.66
650–690 670 2 110.00–112.00 $110.97 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 152.00–155.00 $153.45 $644 -1.55
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 —
515–525 520 2 135.00 $135.00 $702 -5.00
565–575 570 2 127.00 $127.00 $724 -5.00
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 157.00–160.00 $158.56 $663 —
450–452 452 4 155.00–156.00 $155.75 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 457 3 170.00–177.00 $172.96 $790 —
505–530 518 2 160.00–167.00 $163.58 $847 —
550–595 565 4 150.00 $150.00 $848 -2.46
600–645 626 6 142.00–147.00 $144.16 $902 -2.32
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 +5.96
690 fancy 690 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,000 —
715–730 723 3 130.00–137.00 $134.66 $974 +9.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 5 165.00–167.00 $165.81 $696 +9.66
460–490 472 5 152.00–155.00 $152.62 $720 +5.12
505–540 526 6 140.00–147.00 $143.51 $755 +3.51
560–585 569 4 132.00–137.00 $134.77 $767 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 —
410–445 427 6 170.00–175.00 $172.77 $738 —
460–480 470 4 160.00 $160.00 $752 +0.71
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 -2.61
570–595 585 3 145.00–147.00 $145.67 $852 -0.31
620–630 625 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $850 —
655 655 1 132.00 $132.00 $865 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1050 936 85-90% 10 60.00–64.00 $62.45 $585 —
745–1145 943 85-90% 13 65.00–70.00 $67.12 $633 —
930–1195 1075 85-90% 13 71.00–76.00 $73.16 $786 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1165 1063 80-85% 6 79.00–82.00 $80.34 $854 +3.81
1040–1345 1173 80-85% 10 83.00–88.00 $84.92 $996 —
1085–1375 1224 80-85% 7 89.00–94.00 $91.43 $1,119 +9.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1670 1458 75-80% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.57 $1,204 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1785 1577 3 104.00–108.00 $105.78 $1,668 —
1680 1680 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,714 —
1655–1975 1803 4 110.00–116.00 $111.95 $2,018 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–850.00 $834.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,050.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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 4 1,325.00–1,550.00 $1,437.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,215.00 —

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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.