Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.43/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 575 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $152.91/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 537 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 275 491
Feeder cattle 279 202 430
Slaughter cattle 45 45 41
Replacement cattle 36 28 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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
450 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 —
570–595 583 2 162.00 $162.00 $944 —
600–610 605 2 160.00–162.00 $161.01 $974 —
650–685 662 3 152.00–155.00 $154.02 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 —
525 525 1 162.00 $162.00 $850 —
550–555 553 2 160.00 $160.00 $885 —
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 —
670 670 1 137.00 $137.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 2 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $755 —
540 540 1 160.00 $160.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 429 7 157.00–160.00 $158.28 $679 +2.29
470–495 480 5 149.00–152.00 $151.00 $725 +0.70
515–545 527 3 142.00–147.00 $144.62 $762 -0.58
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 -6.02
635 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 391 6 155.00–160.00 $156.17 $611 +3.16
455–465 460 2 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $658 -0.05
515–530 523 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $711 —
560–570 565 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $740 -4.03
610–640 625 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $788 -0.98
655–690 673 2 115.00–120.00 $117.57 $791 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 165.00 $165.00 $693 —
450–495 472 8 155.00–160.00 $157.34 $743 -0.18
518–530 524 6 150.00–152.00 $150.34 $788 -4.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 205.00 $205.00 $703 +2.00
355–375 367 3 195.00–205.00 $198.41 $728 —
400–435 413 5 180.00–190.00 $182.95 $756 -2.27
475–480 478 2 170.00 $170.00 $813 —
545 545 1 160.00 $160.00 $872 -3.44
555–590 575 22 150.00–160.00 $156.43 $899 -5.57
610–615 613 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $926 -5.25
655–658 657 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $924 -11.78
730 730 1 132.00 $132.00 $964 -2.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 320 3 190.00–195.00 $192.26 $615 —
365–385 373 3 182.00–187.00 $184.70 $689 +4.70
400–445 429 6 175.00–177.00 $176.01 $755 —
470–495 484 4 160.00–165.00 $161.73 $783 -1.75
525–545 537 10 150.00–155.00 $152.91 $821 -2.79
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 —
300–345 323 2 180.00–187.00 $183.74 $593 +3.74
370–395 383 2 172.00–177.00 $174.42 $668 —
405–430 422 3 160.00–165.00 $163.40 $690 +1.35
450–485 468 6 150.00–157.00 $153.17 $717 -1.83
515–530 523 2 145.00 $145.00 $758 -0.11

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1000 930 85-90% 6 51.00–57.00 $54.83 $510 -4.34
815–1105 936 85-90% 5 59.00–63.00 $61.39 $575 +2.22
910–1010 955 85-90% 3 64.00–69.00 $66.71 $637 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1300 1199 75-80% 7 77.00–81.00 $79.16 $949 —
1400–1580 1484 75-80% 4 83.00–85.00 $84.28 $1,251 +0.28
1770 1770 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,257 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1145 1095 80-85% 2 77.00–80.00 $78.43 $859 -3.91
1020–1235 1118 80-85% 6 71.00–75.00 $72.87 $815 +3.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1780 1393 3 97.00–101.00 $99.51 $1,386 —
1550 1550 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,395 —
1660–1925 1793 2 103.00–106.00 $104.61 $1,876 +6.61

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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 7 570.00–680.00 $620.29

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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) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 960.00–1,075.00 $1,003.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 710.00–830.00 $761.00

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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.