Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.83/cwt ≈ $967/hd at 583 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $182.76/cwt ≈ $832/hd at 455 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.33/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 460 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 444 389 277
Feeder cattle 341 308 220
Slaughter cattle 73 64 57
Replacement cattle 30 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with 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
406 406 5 195.00 $195.00 $792 —
451–459 455 18 181.00–185.00 $182.76 $832 —
550–595 583 34 165.00–170.00 $165.83 $967 —
620 value added 620 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,035 —
785 785 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
450–475 456 4 176.00–177.00 $176.26 $804 —
530–540 534 10 160.00–162.50 $162.00 $865 —
565 565 1 152.00 $152.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 172.00 $172.00 $731 —
470–475 473 2 162.00–165.00 $163.49 $773 +3.49
510–540 525 3 150.00–155.00 $152.30 $800 +1.30
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 -3.37
453–498 460 13 155.00–157.00 $155.33 $715 -3.60
505–515 510 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $770 +3.99
515 fancy 515 4 158.00 $158.00 $814 —
559–595 566 11 143.00–148.00 $147.55 $835 +7.55
615–625 620 2 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $828 -1.51
650–695 673 2 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $858 —
705 fancy 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–383 381 6 152.50–155.00 $152.90 $583 +0.90
421 421 4 150.00 $150.00 $632 +0.25
455 455 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $648 +0.12
510–545 530 3 140.00 $140.00 $742 +5.00
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +0.50
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 ±0.00
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $637 —
455 455 1 152.00 $152.00 $692 +3.26
515–535 524 5 142.00–147.00 $145.19 $761 +1.69
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 ±0.00
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 -0.71
680–685 683 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 190.00 $190.00 $665 -0.95
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 +0.64
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 —
500–515 505 5 160.00–167.00 $161.82 $817 -4.92
530 fancy 530 1 162.00 $162.00 $859 -11.49
560–580 570 4 155.00–162.00 $158.01 $901 +4.77
610 fancy 610 1 157.00 $157.00 $958 —
615–620 618 2 142.00–145.00 $143.51 $887 -1.49
650 650 1 142.00 $142.00 $923 —
698 fancy 698 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,068 —
700–730 715 2 130.00–140.00 $134.90 $965 +4.90
795 795 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 172.00 $172.00 $662 +2.00
415–448 433 11 160.00–167.00 $165.38 $716 +1.91
460–493 481 8 150.00–157.00 $154.68 $744 +1.30
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 -4.23
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 -1.41
625–640 633 2 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 185.00 $185.00 $666 +2.58
405–440 412 8 169.00–177.00 $170.99 $704 +0.99
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 -2.77
500–510 505 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $770 +0.49
555–590 575 3 140.00–147.00 $143.04 $822 -1.70
600 600 1 137.00 $137.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1265 1110 80-85% 13 73.00–78.00 $75.06 $833 —
1000–1385 1185 80-85% 11 79.00–84.00 $81.24 $963 +6.43
1155–1340 1211 80-85% 5 85.00–88.00 $86.59 $1,049 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1020 930 85-90% 3 55.00–60.00 $58.17 $541 -1.10
860–1155 963 85-90% 8 61.00–65.00 $62.66 $603 —
1020–1200 1120 85-90% 8 67.00–72.00 $70.12 $785 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1585 1393 75-80% 9 80.00–84.00 $82.55 $1,150 —
1220–1545 1405 75-80% 4 85.00–88.00 $85.93 $1,207 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1850 1628 3 108.00–114.00 $110.60 $1,801 +0.29
1635 1635 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,553 -15.31

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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 4 754.00–804.00 $782.50

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 820.00–885.00 $855.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 720.00–775.00 $740.00

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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 1,200.00–1,370.00 $1,285.00 —

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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.