Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.43/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 634 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 215 372
Feeder cattle 170 167 276
Slaughter cattle 31 38 43
Replacement cattle 22 10 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,162 —
475 475 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–345 344 5 252.00–255.00 $252.60 $869 +2.60
450–490 471 9 222.00–228.00 $225.33 $1,061 —
500–510 505 3 214.00–218.00 $215.66 $1,089 +0.19
565 value added 565 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,260 -3.00
600–625 616 5 197.00–200.00 $198.19 $1,221 -2.80
642 value added 642 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,387 —
683 value added 683 9 201.00 $201.00 $1,373 —
733 733 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,341 +3.00
750 750 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 3 229.00–232.00 $229.98 $844 -0.51
410–440 430 3 222.00–225.00 $224.05 $963 -0.09
450–470 460 7 212.00–220.00 $217.12 $999 +0.12
505–530 518 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,088 -2.00
550–575 563 2 197.00–198.00 $197.49 $1,112 +2.49
720–745 733 2 165.00–175.00 $169.91 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 235.00 $235.00 $776 +3.38
425–435 430 2 212.00–218.00 $214.97 $924 —
455–475 465 2 200.00–206.00 $202.94 $944 -6.06
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 +0.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 265.00 $265.00 $768 +5.00
405–435 418 7 225.00–235.00 $226.70 $948 -0.71
450–497 478 8 218.00–225.00 $220.70 $1,055 -0.02
505–530 515 3 212.00–215.00 $213.03 $1,097 -2.97
555–580 568 2 205.00–208.00 $206.53 $1,173 -2.00
625–645 632 3 190.00–197.00 $193.96 $1,226 -6.04
657–680 666 5 180.00–186.00 $182.45 $1,215 -0.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 5 226.00–232.00 $228.41 $1,051 +1.41
515–545 532 5 220.00–225.00 $221.58 $1,179 +1.58
560 560 2 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $1,218 +4.14
625–628 627 3 203.00–208.00 $204.66 $1,283 -1.06
750 750 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 280.00 $280.00 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1140 1059 80-85% 4 101.00–105.00 $103.97 $1,101 —
955–1365 1125 80-85% 4 96.00 $96.00 $1,080 —
1085–1590 1300 80-85% 5 107.00–113.00 $110.51 $1,437 +1.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–870 835 85-90% 2 73.00–75.00 $73.96 $618 —
840–1290 961 85-90% 7 80.00–85.00 $81.60 $784 -1.24
995–1065 1028 85-90% 3 91.00–92.00 $91.65 $942 +14.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,402 —
1205–1495 1390 75-80% 3 109.00–113.00 $110.70 $1,539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,815 —
2045 2045 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,699 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,210.00–1,357.00 $1,283.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,075.00 $1,042.50

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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 3 1,525.00–1,775.00 $1,633.33 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,575.00 $1,441.67 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.