Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 181 226 501
Feeder cattle 137 177 347
Slaughter cattle 20 41 81
Replacement cattle 24 8 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market lightly tested.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 230.00–235.00 $232.43 $779 +0.43
385 385 1 222.00 $222.00 $855 +1.42
405–415 410 3 212.00 $212.00 $869 -1.66
450–455 453 2 200.00 $200.00 $906 -4.64
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 —
555–560 558 2 180.00–185.00 $182.51 $1,018 +0.51
665–680 673 2 145.00–150.00 $147.53 $993 —
710 710 1 135.00 $135.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 3 240.00–245.00 $241.66 $802 -3.34
400–435 418 2 217.00–220.00 $218.56 $914 -4.77
480–485 483 2 212.00–215.00 $213.49 $1,031 -1.36
565 565 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,085 -6.31
710–715 713 2 152.00–160.00 $156.01 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 228.00 $228.00 $958 -1.54
665 665 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,190 -1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 250.00 $250.00 $700 —
405–425 415 4 220.00–227.00 $224.28 $931 -5.17
455–480 465 3 219.00–221.00 $220.00 $1,023 +0.37
515 515 2 211.00–215.00 $213.00 $1,097 +2.24
595 595 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,202 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 250.00 $250.00 $788 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 -15.00
450–495 472 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,062 -5.33
530 530 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,177 -3.00
560 560 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,187 ±0.00
620 620 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,252 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $693 —
930–1055 1008 85-90% 3 84.00–86.00 $85.39 $861 —
1110–1225 1168 85-90% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.52 $1,046 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1120 1055 80-85% 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,002 +5.67
1095 1095 80-85% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,128 +13.67
1175 1175 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,093 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,292 -13.49
1725 1725 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,811 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,748 —
1500–1745 1623 2 131.00–132.00 $131.46 $2,134 —
1730 1730 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,128 —

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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 3 955.00–1,055.00 $991.67
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 547.00–747.00 $677.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.