Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $185.40/cwt +15.40 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	198	230	344
Feeder cattle	156	128	277
Slaughter cattle	17	25	50
Replacement cattle	25	77	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	5	184.00	$184.00	$662	+9.00
449	449	4	169.00	$169.00	$759	+4.00
450–480	465	2	164.00–167.00	$165.55	$770	+20.55
530 fancy	530	1	180.00	$180.00	$954	+14.01
558–573	568	6	152.00–156.00	$154.02	$875	—
600 fancy	600	2	160.50	$160.50	$963	-1.50
605	605	1	148.00	$148.00	$895	—
700–725	713	2	132.00–137.00	$134.46	$959	+11.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	177.00	$177.00	$681	—
415–445	432	3	167.00–168.00	$167.34	$723	—
475	475	1	155.00	$155.00	$736	—
510	510	2	147.00	$147.00	$750	-3.28
610–635	623	2	132.00–137.00	$134.55	$838	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	+5.00
425	425	1	155.00	$155.00	$659	±0.00
470–495	483	4	147.00–152.00	$148.97	$720	-1.03
500–510	505	2	145.00	$145.00	$732	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	190.00	$190.00	$722	—
410–445	425	10	180.00–187.00	$185.40	$788	+15.40
515–545	533	3	160.00–162.00	$160.68	$856	—
590–598	595	7	150.00	$150.00	$892	+6.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	5	210.00–220.00	$216.92	$831	+13.53
404–445	412	5	200.00	$200.00	$824	+10.00
485–490	488	2	192.00–200.00	$195.98	$956	+11.97
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	+10.00
685	685	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,028	+0.89
690 fancy	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—
735	735	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,066	—
740 fancy	740	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	2	182.00–185.00	$183.46	$886	+13.46
500–515	510	3	170.00–177.00	$173.03	$882	+13.03
550–595	573	2	160.00–165.00	$162.60	$932	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$412	—
910–1020	965	85-90%	2	56.00	$56.00	$540	+0.14
1000–1005	1003	85-90%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.50	$657	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,031	-11.21
1425–1550	1488	75-80%	2	80.00–81.00	$80.52	$1,198	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	70.00	$70.00	$696	—
1155	1155	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$924	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1765	1718	2	104.00–108.00	$105.94	$1,820	—

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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	2	596.00–612.00	$604.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	960.00–975.00	$967.50

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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	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,435.00	$1,367.50	—

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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.