Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 198 175
Feeder cattle 148 156 123
Slaughter cattle 57 17 40
Replacement cattle 59 25 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 4 175.00–182.00 $177.15 $576 —
350–395 366 4 170.00–175.00 $172.44 $631 +7.44
405–445 425 3 162.00–168.00 $165.59 $704 +10.59
480–495 488 2 157.00–160.00 $158.52 $774 +9.55
505–535 515 3 145.00–152.00 $148.92 $767 +3.92
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 185.00–190.00 $187.42 $600 —
350–380 368 3 182.00–185.00 $183.02 $674 +6.02
415 415 2 170.00–177.00 $173.50 $720 +6.16
535 535 1 155.00 $155.00 $829 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 190.00–192.00 $190.99 $707 +6.99
500–530 515 2 175.00–177.00 $176.03 $907 —
555–595 573 3 160.00–165.00 $161.66 $926 +7.64
600 600 2 157.00–161.00 $159.00 $954 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763–780 770 7 146.00–148.00 $147.13 $1,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 240.00 $240.00 $804 —
375 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 +18.08
375 fancy 375 1 245.00 $245.00 $919 —
415–435 423 4 230.00–232.00 $230.51 $975 +30.51
475 475 1 210.00 $210.00 $998 +14.02
500–535 513 6 195.00–205.00 $198.29 $1,017 —
550–555 553 2 185.00–192.00 $188.52 $1,043 —
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–317 314 4 210.00–215.00 $213.79 $671 —
365–392 385 4 207.00–210.00 $207.71 $800 +17.71
410 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 +4.60
450–490 470 2 180.00–182.00 $180.96 $851 —
510–515 513 3 172.00–176.00 $174.34 $894 +13.66
575 575 1 162.00 $162.00 $932 +12.00
610 610 1 155.00 $155.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 —
350–370 360 2 220.00 $220.00 $792 —
405–445 427 3 200.00 $200.00 $854 —
450–470 461 4 190.00–197.00 $193.51 $892 +10.05
510–545 528 2 182.00–190.00 $185.87 $981 +12.84
670 670 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1115 977 85-90% 11 63.00–67.00 $64.81 $633 +8.81
925–1100 1032 85-90% 5 57.00–62.00 $60.35 $623 -5.15
955–1290 1103 85-90% 6 69.00–74.00 $70.66 $779 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1245 1151 80-85% 6 75.00–80.00 $76.70 $883 -3.30
1000–1465 1154 80-85% 8 81.00–83.00 $82.53 $952 +2.53
1390 1390 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,237 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1435 1320 75-80% 2 87.00–88.00 $87.46 $1,154 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,224 —
1430–1745 1588 75-80% 2 84.00–86.00 $84.90 $1,348 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1765 1707 3 103.00–107.00 $104.70 $1,787 -1.24
1940–2020 1982 3 113.00–115.00 $114.01 $2,260 —

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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 5 635.00–850.00 $740.40

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 950.00–1,125.00 $1,045.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–850.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,058.33 —

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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.