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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 364 346
Feeder cattle 236 265 286
Slaughter cattle 41 80 38
Replacement cattle 28 19 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 -5.00
670 670 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,186 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,063 —
553 value added 553 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,161 —
578 578 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,139 —
610 610 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 -16.75
655 655 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 -20.00
670 value added 670 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,327 -21.00
750–760 755 2 150.00–160.00 $154.97 $1,170 -15.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–520 510 2 190.00 $190.00 $969 —
590 590 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 —
610–645 628 4 175.00–180.00 $176.22 $1,107 -8.78
650 650 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 -12.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–585 578 2 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $1,012 —
615 615 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,027 —
740 740 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,088 -3.00
775 775 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 425 4 210.00–215.00 $211.28 $898 -8.72
455–475 465 2 207.00–210.00 $208.47 $969 -5.24
505–515 512 3 190.00–200.00 $196.64 $1,007 +0.62
560–595 577 3 182.00–185.00 $183.97 $1,062 +0.41
715–725 720 2 150.00–172.00 $160.92 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 +2.65
503 503 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,056 ±0.00
560–565 563 3 192.00–200.00 $194.67 $1,096 +2.12
615 615 5 185.00–186.00 $185.80 $1,143 -4.20

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1120 1100 80-85% 2 86.00 $86.00 $946 +0.59
1030–1255 1170 80-85% 5 75.00–78.00 $77.28 $904 —
1055–1415 1177 80-85% 9 80.00–85.00 $82.95 $976 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1000 870 85-90% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.57 $527 -7.30
750–1050 917 85-90% 7 66.00–71.00 $69.31 $636 —
940–1175 1056 85-90% 4 72.00–74.00 $72.96 $770 -2.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1650 1457 75-80% 3 80.00–85.00 $83.44 $1,216 -10.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,509 —
1685–1915 1825 3 110.00 $110.00 $2,008 —

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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 2 1,008.00–1,043.00 $1,025.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 570.00–770.00 $631.50

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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) 3 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,216.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,275.00 $1,262.50 —

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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.