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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.00/cwt ≈ $1,213/hd at 622 lb · 29 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.00/cwt ≈ $1,372/hd at 754 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 193 132
Feeder cattle 203 169 107
Slaughter cattle 34 10 21
Replacement cattle 18 14 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 126. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 29 195.00 $195.00 $1,213 —
754 754 23 182.00 $182.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 $911 —
498 498 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 220.00 $220.00 $847 —
420 420 1 215.00 $215.00 $903 +5.00
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 232.00–240.00 $236.26 $645 -0.74
300–325 313 2 227.00–230.00 $228.44 $715 -4.60
370–380 377 3 220.00–225.00 $221.68 $836 +11.68
410 fancy 410 1 220.00 $220.00 $902 —
400–445 421 4 205.00–215.00 $209.27 $881 +5.53
500–515 508 3 185.00–187.00 $185.67 $943 +4.67
550–575 567 6 175.00–185.00 $177.46 $1,006 +2.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 3 210.00–215.00 $211.69 $720 -3.31
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 +5.00
445 445 2 195.00–200.00 $197.50 $879 +5.79
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 +10.37
530–545 538 2 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $963 —
595 595 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,023 —
685 685 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,075 —
755 755 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 197.00 $197.00 $729 —
440–445 443 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $802 -4.01
480–490 483 3 175.00–180.00 $178.31 $861 —
620 620 1 155.00 $155.00 $961 —
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 7 171.50 $171.50 $1,134 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 260.00 $260.00 $546 —
265–280 273 2 250.00 $250.00 $682 +6.59
315–345 330 2 240.00–247.00 $243.34 $803 +22.35
370 370 1 230.00 $230.00 $851 +19.00
420–440 430 2 222.00 $222.00 $955 +20.00
465–480 472 3 212.00–215.00 $213.98 $1,010 —
503–523 510 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 +10.00
615 615 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $1,092 +2.50
650 650 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 255.00 $255.00 $612 —
285 285 1 240.00 $240.00 $684 +8.00
330 330 2 235.00 $235.00 $776 +23.00
365–380 373 2 220.00–227.00 $223.43 $833 +23.43
430 430 1 215.00 $215.00 $924 —
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
505–545 528 3 190.00–197.00 $194.77 $1,028 +8.46
675 675 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 240.00 $240.00 $895 —
410 410 1 230.00 $230.00 $943 +13.97
570 570 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 —
605 fancy 605 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,180 —
660 660 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,168 +5.00
720 720 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,202 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1630 1421 75-80% 5 94.00–97.00 $95.89 $1,363 —
1490–1645 1568 75-80% 2 87.00–91.00 $89.10 $1,397 —
1425–1995 1681 75-80% 7 98.00–100.00 $98.57 $1,657 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1150 1127 80-85% 3 86.00–89.00 $86.99 $980 -2.01
1275–1330 1303 80-85% 2 95.00–97.00 $95.98 $1,251 —
1165–1495 1330 80-85% 2 99.00–100.00 $99.44 $1,323 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $474 —
850 850 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $629 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–2400 1754 4 117.00–121.00 $119.06 $2,088 —
1595–2060 1835 3 107.00–112.00 $109.16 $2,003 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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 2 1,400.00–1,625.00 $1,512.50 —

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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.