Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $235.68/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 429 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.77/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 444 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 330 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 214 208 117
Feeder cattle 150 159 84
Slaughter cattle 44 15 23
Replacement cattle 20 34 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–333 330 10 220.00 $220.00 $726 -7.00
355–390 371 5 215.00–217.00 $215.79 $801 +4.82
435–445 444 12 200.00–210.00 $208.77 $927 +8.77
455–495 479 6 195.00–200.00 $199.19 $954 —
515 515 1 192.00 $192.00 $989 —
550 550 1 180.00 $180.00 $990 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 217.00 $217.00 $542 —
320–330 325 2 215.00 $215.00 $699 +2.62
365 365 1 207.00 $207.00 $756 ±0.00
485 485 1 182.00 $182.00 $883 -1.02
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 220.00 $220.00 $539 —
300–335 324 5 200.00–210.00 $202.04 $655 —
380 380 1 200.00 $200.00 $760 —
490 490 1 177.00 $177.00 $867 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 250.00 $250.00 $812 —
408–438 429 15 230.00–240.00 $235.68 $1,011 +5.68
455–480 468 2 222.00–225.00 $223.54 $1,046 +6.54
511 511 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,129 +21.00
555–565 562 3 200.00–203.00 $202.01 $1,135 +8.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 220.00–227.00 $223.40 $956 +3.85
460–490 480 3 215.00–217.00 $215.64 $1,035 +5.64
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —
660 660 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 220.00 $220.00 $810 -2.00
480–490 485 2 200.00–210.00 $204.95 $994 —
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 +3.00
550 550 1 180.00 $180.00 $990 +6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1585 1493 75-80% 5 97.00–99.00 $97.82 $1,460 —
1250–1790 1533 75-80% 17 91.00–96.00 $93.52 $1,434 —
1640–1780 1710 75-80% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.48 $1,530 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1250 1103 80-85% 2 85.00–90.00 $87.83 $969 —
1120 1120 80-85% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,098 —
1225–1240 1233 80-85% 2 93.00–95.00 $93.99 $1,159 +10.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–830 795 85-90% 2 75.00 $75.00 $596 —
795–950 873 85-90% 2 65.00–67.00 $66.09 $577 +1.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,375 —
1565 1565 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,878 —
1360–1775 1568 2 107.00–110.00 $108.30 $1,698 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,218.00–1,346.00 $1,258.43
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 676.00–920.00 $798.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.