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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 460 192
Feeder cattle 286 384 140
Slaughter cattle 38 51 24
Replacement cattle 22 25 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 187.00 $187.00 $683 —
405 405 1 175.00 $175.00 $709 -5.00
450 450 1 167.00 $167.00 $752 —
550–584 578 6 147.00–148.00 $147.84 $855 —
655 655 1 137.00 $137.00 $897 —
705 705 1 136.00 $136.00 $959 —
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
820–830 825 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,006 —
865 value added 865 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 4 150.00 $150.00 $650 -14.01
455–460 458 2 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $669 -6.49
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 160.00 $160.00 $701 —
510–525 518 2 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $764 -4.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 145.00 $145.00 $635 —
455 455 1 137.00 $137.00 $623 —
567 567 3 127.00 $127.00 $720 -2.79
660–690 678 5 111.00–117.00 $113.34 $768 —
728 728 2 112.00 $112.00 $815 —
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–483 475 3 130.00–132.00 $131.35 $624 -6.65
575–590 585 3 117.00–120.00 $118.99 $696 -6.26
625–648 640 3 110.00–115.00 $111.63 $714 -8.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 3 132.00 $132.00 $821 —
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 3 157.00–165.00 $159.46 $606 -8.06
430 430 2 147.00–155.00 $151.00 $649 -2.45
450–495 476 8 135.00–145.00 $139.51 $664 -9.88
530–545 538 3 132.00–135.00 $133.99 $721 -2.76
550–570 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 -2.50
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–493 469 5 146.00–155.00 $149.60 $702 -8.79
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -7.69
570–595 580 4 132.00–137.00 $134.49 $780 -3.01
645 645 3 125.00–127.00 $125.67 $811 -4.33
710 710 1 107.00 $107.00 $760 —
750 750 2 103.00 $103.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–423 418 6 176.00–177.00 $176.33 $737 +4.33
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
615–645 630 3 130.00–137.00 $132.39 $834 -9.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 8 147.00 $147.00 $791 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1185 1146 80-85% 4 64.00–65.00 $64.51 $739 -3.62
1000–1310 1177 80-85% 3 72.00–74.00 $73.09 $860 -0.23
1055–1350 1210 80-85% 5 59.00–63.00 $61.01 $738 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1180 1013 85-90% 3 56.00–58.00 $56.96 $577 -0.56
795–1225 1024 85-90% 7 50.00–55.00 $52.82 $541 -4.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $944 —
1325–1695 1510 75-80% 2 67.00–70.00 $68.32 $1,032 —
1425–1795 1629 75-80% 6 72.00–76.00 $74.19 $1,209 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,720 —

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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) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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 6 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,183.33 —

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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.