Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.17/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 526 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $158.06/cwt +10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 623 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 444 282
Feeder cattle 202 341 28
Slaughter cattle 45 73 233
Replacement cattle 28 30 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 472 8 155.00–160.00 $157.52 $743 +2.19
505–535 525 11 150.00–157.00 $154.64 $812 +3.65
535 fancy 535 1 161.00 $161.00 $861 +3.00
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 -2.55
610–635 623 2 140.00–145.00 $142.55 $888 +9.06
625 fancy 625 2 147.00 $147.00 $919 —
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 +7.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 368 5 152.00–157.00 $153.01 $563 +0.11
410–440 428 4 150.00 $150.00 $642 ±0.00
460–495 475 4 140.00–145.00 $143.04 $679 +0.54
565–570 568 2 130.00–140.00 $135.02 $767 +5.02
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 155.00–157.00 $155.99 $660 -0.03
470–490 482 3 147.00–152.00 $150.30 $724 -1.70
500–535 514 4 142.00–147.00 $145.20 $746 +0.01
560–585 573 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $808 +6.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 4 200.00–207.00 $203.00 $674 —
410–421 419 5 182.00–186.00 $185.22 $776 +0.22
500–545 523 2 162.00–165.00 $163.44 $855 +1.62
555 fancy 555 1 165.00 $165.00 $916 —
560 560 1 162.00 $162.00 $907 +3.99
605–645 fancy 622 3 160.00–165.00 $162.30 $1,010 +5.30
613–640 624 7 152.00–157.50 $156.25 $975 +12.74
655–685 670 2 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $1,021 +10.44
680 fancy 680 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,102 +9.00
718–726 723 6 134.00–135.00 $134.33 $971 -0.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 180.00 $180.00 $698 -5.00
460–475 468 2 162.00–165.00 $163.48 $765 +3.48
520–535 527 3 152.00–160.00 $155.70 $821 +3.18
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 +6.96
610 610 1 147.00 $147.00 $897 +10.00
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
405–445 428 4 160.00–163.00 $162.05 $694 -3.33
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 +0.32
500–545 518 3 140.00–150.00 $145.11 $752 +5.11
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1140 1067 80-85% 3 80.00–85.00 $82.34 $879 —
925–1410 1124 80-85% 6 66.00–72.00 $69.73 $784 -5.33
985–1380 1151 80-85% 8 73.00–78.00 $75.75 $872 -5.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1060 908 85-90% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.17 $537 +1.00
865–1075 1003 85-90% 6 50.00–53.00 $51.29 $514 —
885–1335 1095 85-90% 4 64.00–65.00 $64.22 $703 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1630 1390 75-80% 6 79.00–83.00 $81.85 $1,138 -0.70
1435–1475 1455 75-80% 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,597 —
1775 1775 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,740 —

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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 4 613.00–747.00 $691.25

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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) 2 918.00–940.00 $929.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —

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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.