Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $227.33/cwt -8.63 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 418 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $218.11/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 154 306
Feeder cattle 264 124 255
Slaughter cattle 69 17 22
Replacement cattle 46 13 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 222.00–225.00 $223.60 $722 +6.08
350–390 367 6 210.00–215.00 $212.81 $781 +2.08
415–445 433 4 200.00–205.00 $203.71 $882 +3.24
450–475 459 5 190.00–195.00 $192.02 $881 -2.98
500 500 1 185.00 $185.00 $925 -5.67
565 565 1 170.00 $170.00 $960 -2.00
645 645 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,032 —
695 695 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,060 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 232.00 $232.00 $800 +5.99
350–380 367 3 220.00–225.00 $222.28 $816 +1.60
450 450 3 208.00 $208.00 $936 +1.00
615 615 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,021 -3.00
650 650 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —
710 710 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 6 230.00 $230.00 $867 -9.93
425 425 1 222.00 $222.00 $944 -8.00
795 795 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,232 -0.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–433 418 18 226.00–230.00 $227.33 $950 -8.63
471–490 475 10 217.00–222.00 $218.11 $1,036 -1.89
500–543 520 6 207.00–212.00 $209.81 $1,091 -0.19
565–575 572 3 195.00–200.00 $198.32 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 225.00–230.00 $227.40 $853 -7.60
415–440 430 4 222.00 $222.00 $955 —
465–470 469 4 207.00–210.00 $209.25 $981 -4.25
518–543 531 6 190.00–200.00 $195.12 $1,036 -7.42
595 595 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 —
680 680 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,122 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,219 -2.79
615 fancy 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 —
650–680 667 3 180.00–185.00 $181.68 $1,212 -13.32
700–715 708 2 170.00–180.00 $174.95 $1,239 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1055 890 85-90% 7 66.00–70.00 $67.72 $603 —
780–1420 1053 85-90% 14 73.00–78.00 $75.70 $797 —
975–1175 1056 85-90% 9 79.00–84.00 $81.85 $864 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1410 1147 80-85% 13 85.00–90.00 $86.99 $998 —
1210–1345 1271 80-85% 8 91.00–94.00 $92.50 $1,176 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1665 1450 75-80% 7 90.00–93.00 $91.41 $1,325 —
1160–1950 1555 75-80% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.37 $1,296 -5.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,509 —
1345 1345 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,439 —

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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 6 634.00–892.00 $797.67

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,187.50

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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 1,425.00–1,525.00 $1,475.00 —
— — 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.