Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	167	61	230
Feeder cattle	141	49	128
Slaughter cattle	18	9	25
Replacement cattle	8	3	77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market Lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,547	—
700–740	725	8	212.00–224.00	$219.09	$1,588	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,370	—
560	560	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	—
692	692	3	211.00	$211.00	$1,460	—
770	770	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	3	258.00	$258.00	$1,269	—
500	500	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,210	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	3	280.00–290.00	$283.60	$774	—
350–390	370	2	270.00–275.00	$272.36	$1,008	—
405–435	420	2	255.00–257.00	$256.04	$1,075	—
455 fancy	455	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,174	—
485	485	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,237	—
600–605	602	5	219.00–224.00	$221.01	$1,330	+19.01
665	665	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	280.00	$280.00	$686	—
265–285	275	2	270.00	$270.00	$742	—
305	305	1	260.00	$260.00	$793	—
350–385	368	2	250.00–255.00	$252.38	$929	—
450–455	453	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,087	—
565–590	574	4	217.00–223.00	$221.27	$1,270	+15.94
615	615	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,310	+21.27
675	675	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	250.00–255.00	$252.56	$841	—
415–435	425	2	230.00–233.00	$231.54	$984	+9.54
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—
530	530	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,113	+5.00
640	640	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,280	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	290.00	$290.00	$986	—
405–430	413	6	265.00–274.00	$271.15	$1,120	+14.78
495	495	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,302	—
530	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—
585	585	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,375	—
625–645	635	2	220.00–222.00	$221.02	$1,403	—
710–730	720	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	310.00–315.00	$312.40	$812	—
370	370	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	—
415 fancy	415	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,286	—
445	445	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,246	—
480	480	2	279.00	$279.00	$1,339	+24.00
565	565	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,384	—
610	610	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,440	—
650	650	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,508	—
775	775	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,135	—
457–485	464	4	247.00–250.00	$249.22	$1,156	—
650	650	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,287	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–875	860	85-90%	2	70.00–74.00	$71.97	$619	—
1085–1245	1140	85-90%	3	76.00–81.00	$79.41	$905	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1235	1212	80-85%	3	95.00–96.00	$95.68	$1,160	+4.68
1365	1365	80-85%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,406	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710–1715	1713	75-80%	2	109.00–111.00	$110.00	$1,884	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	865.00	$865.00

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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.