Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 400 360
Feeder cattle 169 329 279
Slaughter cattle 32 33 45
Replacement cattle 74 38 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 —
560 560 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,215 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 —
635 635 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,365 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 415 4 215.00–217.00 $215.54 $894 +4.54
455–470 463 2 205.00 $205.00 $949 —
520–525 523 2 195.00–202.00 $198.52 $1,038 +1.93
550–555 553 3 185.00–195.00 $189.98 $1,051 -0.02
635–645 640 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,197 +7.00
655–665 660 2 167.00–170.00 $168.51 $1,112 —
710 710 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,115 +7.00
785 785 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 230.00 $230.00 $890 +4.55
460 460 4 210.00 $210.00 $966 —
518–520 519 3 205.00–207.00 $206.33 $1,071 +3.95
630 630 2 195.00–200.00 $197.50 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 230.00–235.00 $232.42 $960 —
485 485 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,103 —
560 560 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,226 —
585 value added 585 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,310 —
655 655 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,343 +19.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 value added 618 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–394 391 5 231.00–235.00 $231.78 $906 +1.78
413–445 424 4 222.00–227.00 $224.04 $950 +0.50
470–475 472 5 210.00–216.00 $212.61 $1,004 -3.39
530–540 535 4 202.00–205.00 $203.50 $1,089 -0.40
610 610 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,171 +6.69
655 655 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 240.00–245.00 $242.52 $880 —
413 413 4 235.00 $235.00 $971 -1.01
450 450 4 221.00 $221.00 $994 -4.00
525 525 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,113 -0.98
630 630 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,304 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1250 1099 80-85% 5 90.00–95.00 $92.62 $1,018 —
1275–1590 1383 80-85% 5 99.00–101.00 $100.20 $1,386 —
1255–1640 1398 80-85% 6 102.00–105.00 $103.84 $1,452 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $845 -6.62
965–1115 1037 85-90% 5 70.00–75.00 $72.08 $747 -16.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,358 —
1435–1615 1503 75-80% 3 100.00–101.00 $100.36 $1,508 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770–1805 1788 2 120.00–123.00 $121.49 $2,172 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 560.00–760.00 $692.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 835.00–950.00 $907.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 825.00–850.00 $835.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 975.00–1,075.00 $1,011.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,235.00–1,450.00 $1,342.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,320.00 $1,272.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,450.00 $1,416.67
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,000.00–2,125.00 $2,050.00
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,775.00 $1,775.00
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00–1,725.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.