Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.21/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 555 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	460	360	319
Feeder cattle	384	279	240
Slaughter cattle	51	45	46
Replacement cattle	25	36	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	180.00	$180.00	$738	—
520	520	3	164.00	$164.00	$853	—
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	-11.01
723 value added	723	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	459	6	160.00–168.00	$166.10	$762	-3.90
535	535	1	152.00	$152.00	$813	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–442	440	3	162.00–165.00	$164.01	$722	—
485	485	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$740	-9.92
523	523	2	145.00	$145.00	$758	-15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–382	382	7	148.00–150.00	$148.28	$566	-7.89
415–440	428	2	140.00–142.00	$140.97	$603	—
455–495	465	7	135.00–140.00	$138.00	$642	-4.99
505–540	524	8	127.00–132.00	$130.51	$684	-5.48
550–590	578	4	122.00–127.00	$125.25	$724	-5.74
610–630	620	2	120.00	$120.00	$744	-6.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659	659	6	130.00	$130.00	$857	—
770	770	5	124.00	$124.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	512	3	135.00–140.00	$136.63	$700	-7.99
555–598	589	5	129.00–132.00	$129.79	$764	-5.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–381	375	6	175.00–178.00	$177.35	$665	-7.35
435–439	438	5	166.00–167.00	$166.20	$728	-9.81
460–490	472	5	155.00–162.00	$158.39	$748	-3.34
500–540	528	6	145.00–149.00	$147.69	$780	-5.22
560–590	579	4	135.00–143.00	$137.50	$796	—
625	625	1	130.00	$130.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	8	170.00	$170.00	$527	-13.74
375–380	378	2	165.00–170.00	$167.52	$633	-6.90
405–445	424	5	150.00–160.00	$153.45	$651	-9.95
450–490	470	2	147.00–152.00	$149.39	$702	-3.78
530–540	534	4	135.00–140.00	$136.75	$730	-8.25
550	550	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$701	—
605–622	618	4	120.00–125.00	$123.78	$765	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	172.00	$172.00	$714	-10.95
550–570	555	13	145.00–151.00	$149.21	$828	-7.22
620	620	1	142.00	$142.00	$880	-9.00
655	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	-5.66

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–995	922	85-90%	3	49.00–54.00	$51.81	$478	-3.02
810–1195	1017	85-90%	9	55.00–60.00	$57.52	$585	—
835–1280	1074	85-90%	7	61.00–66.00	$63.58	$683	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1290	1149	80-85%	8	66.00–71.00	$68.13	$783	-4.74
1080–1280	1181	80-85%	7	72.00–75.00	$73.32	$866	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,054	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1900	1785	2	109.00–110.00	$109.47	$1,954	+4.86
1610–2105	1858	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,951	—
2095	2095	1	98.00	$98.00	$2,053	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	570.00–696.00	$603.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–900.00	$888.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–950.00	$930.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.