Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	154	214	281
Feeder cattle	124	150	244
Slaughter cattle	17	44	22
Replacement cattle	13	20	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,065	—
710–745	728	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	260.00	$260.00	$949	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	250.00	$250.00	$675	—
350–360	355	2	235.00–245.00	$239.93	$852	+24.14
414	414	4	230.00	$230.00	$952	+21.23
465–470	468	3	210.00–215.00	$211.65	$991	+12.46
500–525	506	4	205.00–210.00	$207.72	$1,051	+15.72
610	610	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,110	—
755–765	760	2	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	225.00	$225.00	$652	—
330–335	333	2	215.00–220.00	$217.52	$724	+15.48
365–385	378	3	207.00–215.00	$210.73	$797	+10.73
405–435	418	3	197.00–207.00	$200.47	$838	—
465	465	1	195.00	$195.00	$907	+18.00
515–530	525	3	190.00–192.00	$190.67	$1,001	—
590	590	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,015	—
655–680	668	2	145.00	$145.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	225.00–227.00	$226.01	$768	+11.01
370–390	380	3	220.00–222.00	$220.68	$839	+13.68
455	455	1	207.00	$207.00	$942	+25.00
538	538	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,076	—
618	618	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,044	—
695	695	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	260.00–262.00	$260.99	$887	+10.99
365	365	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$931	—
415–445	430	2	240.00–245.00	$242.41	$1,042	+6.73
500–535	520	4	217.00–220.00	$217.72	$1,132	-3.28
555–580	570	4	210.00–217.00	$214.79	$1,224	+12.78
575 fancy	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	—
600–645	623	2	200.00–205.00	$202.41	$1,261	—
663	663	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	235.00	$235.00	$834	+15.00
480	480	2	210.00–217.00	$213.50	$1,025	+8.55
525–540	533	2	200.00–205.00	$202.54	$1,080	+12.54
695	695	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	240.00	$240.00	$876	—
405–440	423	2	235.00–237.00	$235.96	$998	+12.56
480	480	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,056	+4.36
510	510	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,071	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1250	1208	80-85%	3	83.00–87.00	$84.99	$1,027	-9.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,377	—
1575	1575	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,402	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,482	—
1660	1660	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,992	—
1175–2400	1755	3	112.00–115.00	$112.96	$1,982	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	979.00	$979.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	894.00	$894.00

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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	950.00	$950.00

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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.