Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 479 401 228
Feeder cattle 377 311 196
Slaughter cattle 61 55 27
Replacement cattle 41 35 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 175.00 $175.00 $662 —
450–480 476 7 157.00–160.00 $157.41 $749 +2.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 175.00 $175.00 $782 —
485 485 1 167.00 $167.00 $810 -3.00
515 515 1 157.00 $157.00 $809 —
595 595 1 150.00 $150.00 $892 +0.49
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 182.00 $182.00 $828 —
500 500 1 170.00 $170.00 $850 +2.57
680 680 1 146.00 $146.00 $993 +9.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 8 160.00–163.00 $162.13 $527 —
410–445 428 9 145.00–150.00 $147.65 $632 +5.46
450–465 458 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $630 -0.92
500–545 525 6 130.00–134.00 $131.71 $691 +4.73
570–580 575 2 125.00 $125.00 $719 +3.00
600 600 4 120.00–122.00 $121.50 $729 +4.50
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 172.00 $172.00 $533 —
355–390 374 4 160.00–165.00 $162.49 $608 —
400–410 405 3 152.00–156.00 $154.32 $625 —
450 450 1 146.00 $146.00 $657 +3.00
510–543 528 6 135.00 $135.00 $713 ±0.00
550–575 556 5 130.00–136.00 $133.57 $743 +8.07
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 —
685 685 2 122.00 $122.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–535 533 2 147.00–150.00 $148.51 $792 —
728–730 729 5 117.00–122.00 $120.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 7 131.00 $131.00 $951 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 202.00 $202.00 $576 —
310–345 329 4 192.00–197.00 $193.98 $638 —
370–385 378 2 180.00–185.00 $182.45 $690 —
410–425 418 2 172.00–175.00 $173.53 $725 +8.53
457–485 468 5 162.00 $162.00 $758 +5.13
510–520 515 3 155.00 $155.00 $798 +10.00
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 +6.68
600–620 610 2 132.00–135.00 $133.52 $814 +6.01
720–730 725 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 190.00 $190.00 $542 —
330 330 1 185.00 $185.00 $610 +15.00
355–390 373 9 170.00–177.00 $171.89 $641 +6.89
440 440 1 167.00 $167.00 $735 +9.57
450–490 472 3 147.00–152.00 $150.41 $710 +0.22
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +2.96
590 590 3 136.00 $136.00 $802 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 fancy 380 1 202.00 $202.00 $768 —
385 385 1 192.00 $192.00 $739 —
410 410 2 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
515 515 5 159.00 $159.00 $819 —
555–595 575 2 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $876 +3.93

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–945 838 85-90% 6 41.00–46.00 $44.09 $369 —
770–1030 897 85-90% 7 53.00–58.00 $55.90 $501 —
735–1090 929 85-90% 10 48.00–52.00 $50.59 $470 -1.68
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1485 1154 80-85% 11 57.00–62.00 $60.55 $699 -22.33
830–1460 1159 80-85% 8 63.00–66.00 $64.46 $747 -18.42
1105–1230 1168 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $818 -12.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $933 -9.99
1665 1665 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $982 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,958 —
1970 1970 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,911 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 657.00–663.00 $658.50

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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) 3 840.00–865.00 $855.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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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.