Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.67/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 569 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 372 479 272
Feeder cattle 276 377 228
Slaughter cattle 43 61 29
Replacement cattle 53 41 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to 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
430–440 435 2 175.00–177.00 $176.01 $766 —
465–480 473 2 162.00–165.00 $163.52 $773 +6.11
620–630 625 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 177.00 $177.00 $796 +10.00
635 635 1 137.00 $137.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 165.00 $165.00 $492 —
320 320 1 162.00 $162.00 $518 -0.13
360–395 376 4 155.00–157.00 $155.48 $585 —
410–445 433 4 142.00–147.00 $143.96 $623 -3.69
470–495 481 7 135.00–140.00 $136.70 $658 -0.84
505–536 531 9 127.00–133.00 $132.13 $702 +0.42
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 ±0.00
625–645 637 3 116.00–120.00 $117.65 $749 —
670 670 1 112.00 $112.00 $750 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 167.00 $167.00 $551 -5.00
360–395 369 4 160.00 $160.00 $590 -2.49
410–437 430 4 148.00–155.00 $149.67 $644 -4.65
500–545 523 4 135.00–143.00 $136.91 $716 +1.91
550–593 579 4 127.00 $127.00 $735 -6.57
663 663 2 119.00 $119.00 $789 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 161.00 $161.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 197.00 $197.00 $502 -5.00
335–345 340 2 187.00–190.00 $188.48 $641 -5.50
370–390 382 3 177.00–182.00 $179.64 $686 -2.81
430–445 440 4 170.00–175.00 $172.24 $758 -1.29
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 +3.00
520–548 541 6 152.00–155.00 $152.48 $825 -2.52
565–590 579 5 137.00–145.00 $140.79 $815 -4.21
615–645 629 6 130.00–135.00 $130.84 $823 -2.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 1 202.00 $202.00 $707 ±0.00
415–425 420 4 177.00–187.00 $180.97 $760 +0.97
455–480 463 5 170.00–175.00 $172.77 $800 +2.77
510–535 527 3 157.00 $157.00 $827 -2.00
555–576 569 10 150.00–157.00 $152.67 $869 +0.26
655–675 665 2 130.00 $130.00 $864 —
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–395 381 7 167.00–175.00 $170.05 $648 -1.84
440 440 2 157.00–165.00 $161.00 $708 -6.00
455–495 473 7 147.00–155.00 $149.89 $709 -0.52
530 530 1 147.00 $147.00 $779 +7.00
570–590 580 3 130.00–135.00 $132.32 $767 -3.68

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–965 880 85-90% 2 41.00–46.00 $43.74 $385 -12.16
855–1075 929 85-90% 7 47.00–53.00 $50.75 $471 +0.16
860–1145 982 85-90% 11 55.00–59.00 $57.08 $561 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–1310 1028 80-85% 9 60.00–65.00 $61.97 $637 —
1150–1255 1207 80-85% 3 69.00–71.00 $70.33 $849 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $912 -1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–2180 1767 3 97.00–100.00 $98.53 $1,741 —

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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 6 520.00–620.00 $555.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 855.00 $855.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,020.00–1,030.00 $1,023.33 —

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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.