Valley Livestock Market Report, Moulton, AL

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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.