Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.90/cwt +8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 561 lb · 18 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.00/cwt ≈ $1,030/hd at 617 lb · 15 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.50/cwt ≈ $1,149/hd at 774 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	473	314	593
Feeder cattle	372	252	522
Slaughter cattle	58	34	52
Replacement cattle	43	28	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	—
485	485	13	188.00	$188.00	$912	—
617 value added	617	15	167.00	$167.00	$1,030	—
693 value added	693	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,123	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
425	425	1	187.00	$187.00	$795	—
470	470	2	172.00	$172.00	$808	—
540	540	1	162.00	$162.00	$875	—
550	550	1	152.00	$152.00	$836	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	149.00	$149.00	$641	+14.00
460	460	1	140.00	$140.00	$644	+10.00
540	540	1	135.00	$135.00	$729	—
552–595	561	18	125.00–132.00	$125.90	$706	+8.90
612–640	618	5	122.00–125.00	$123.22	$761	+13.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	10	154.00	$154.00	$1,043	—
774	774	14	148.50	$148.50	$1,149	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	6	153.00	$153.00	$731	—
536	536	4	148.00	$148.00	$793	—
566	566	4	144.00	$144.00	$815	—
605–610	608	2	127.00–135.00	$131.02	$797	—
665–680	673	2	125.00	$125.00	$841	—
710 fancy	710	3	138.00	$138.00	$980	—
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	3	138.00	$138.00	$556	+11.00
495	495	1	130.00	$130.00	$644	—
530	530	2	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$655	+9.08
553–575	561	7	117.00–123.00	$120.71	$677	+13.75
625	625	1	117.00	$117.00	$731	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	195.00	$195.00	$673	—
370–385	378	2	177.00–187.00	$181.90	$688	+9.90
430–435	433	3	173.00–175.00	$174.34	$755	+14.84
450–498	490	8	162.00–167.00	$164.25	$805	+13.85
500–530	515	2	153.00–157.00	$155.06	$799	—
590	590	1	142.00	$142.00	$838	+8.18
625–640	633	2	132.00	$132.00	$836	—
650–685	660	4	125.00–130.00	$126.79	$837	+11.79
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	365	5	190.00–200.00	$196.35	$717	—
415	415	2	182.00–190.00	$186.00	$772	—
555–579	574	5	152.00–155.00	$152.58	$876	+10.58
620–630	625	2	140.00–147.00	$143.53	$897	+3.53
650	650	2	140.00	$140.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	3	175.00–180.00	$176.68	$604	—
375–380	378	4	170.00–175.00	$173.00	$654	+13.38
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	+12.06
450–460	455	2	147.00–155.00	$150.96	$687	+9.27
525	525	1	140.00	$140.00	$735	+9.13
590	590	1	135.00	$135.00	$796	+15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1115	979	85-90%	5	38.00–42.00	$40.97	$401	—
1005–1155	1086	85-90%	7	51.00–56.00	$53.84	$585	—
955–1275	1115	85-90%	10	45.00–50.00	$47.16	$526	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1300	1164	80-85%	7	61.00–65.00	$63.35	$737	+7.91
1020–1330	1189	80-85%	5	56.00–60.00	$58.19	$692	+2.75
1400	1400	80-85%	1	69.00	$69.00	$966	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1605	1468	75-80%	7	60.00–65.00	$62.50	$918	-3.50
1490	1490	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$983	±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455	1455	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,251	—
1410–1935	1638	4	87.00–92.00	$89.17	$1,461	-3.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	732.00–795.00	$762.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	594.00–683.00	$657.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	730.00–765.00	$751.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,025.00	$946.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,030.00	$965.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	720.00–800.00	$747.50

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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.