Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 218 473
Feeder cattle 230 166 372
Slaughter cattle 39 43 58
Replacement cattle 48 9 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,171 —
690 690 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 432 3 220.00–226.00 $224.03 $968 +7.03
470 470 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,010 +12.54
505–525 512 3 205.00–207.00 $205.66 $1,053 +14.15
570 570 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,089 +6.98
675 675 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 —
735 735 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 225.00–230.00 $227.50 $751 —
400–445 423 2 212.00–216.00 $214.11 $906 +12.11
455–480 468 2 197.00–202.00 $199.57 $934 +9.57
535 535 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 —
685 685 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 —
555–592 583 4 195.00–205.00 $197.38 $1,151 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 240.00 $240.00 $804 +11.57
410 410 1 220.00 $220.00 $902 +5.00
465–490 478 2 205.00–215.00 $209.87 $1,003 -2.13
505–545 529 5 190.00–200.00 $193.03 $1,021 -6.97
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 -8.00
710 710 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 374 5 240.00 $240.00 $898 —
450–480 470 3 218.00–220.00 $218.64 $1,028 +0.88
590 590 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,121 —
645 645 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 408 3 237.00–240.00 $239.02 $975 +4.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1405 1283 80-85% 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,155 +0.63
970–1735 1346 80-85% 10 84.00–89.00 $86.71 $1,167 -6.57
995–1810 1396 80-85% 9 77.00–83.00 $80.19 $1,119 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1050 1000 85-90% 2 61.00–65.00 $63.10 $631 —
1050–1055 1053 85-90% 2 70.00 $70.00 $737 -6.37
960–1185 1092 85-90% 3 73.00–76.00 $74.57 $814 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1415 1410 75-80% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,213 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,410 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735 1735 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,839 —

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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) 14 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,344.64
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,550.00–1,625.00 $1,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 960.00–975.00 $967.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.