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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $319.53/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 360 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 200 152 293
Feeder cattle 166 148 235
Slaughter cattle 26 4 37
Replacement cattle 8 — 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed for holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,415 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 —
465–495 477 3 260.00–267.00 $262.28 $1,251 +2.28
500 500 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
565 565 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,424 +17.00
603–629 623 8 240.00–242.00 $241.52 $1,505 +12.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 325.00 $325.00 $878 -10.00
343 343 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 360 11 319.00–320.00 $319.53 $1,150 —
405–435 415 3 300.00–305.00 $301.75 $1,252 +13.41
465–468 467 3 277.00–285.00 $279.66 $1,306 +10.91
505 505 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,338 +10.00
560 560 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,138 -10.00
405–408 408 7 322.00–325.00 $322.43 $1,316 +7.43
450–479 469 8 288.00–290.00 $288.25 $1,352 +5.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,268 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,522 —
955–1455 1206 80-85% 7 135.00–138.00 $136.82 $1,650 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,843 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,755 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1845–2065 1955 2 166.00–168.00 $167.06 $3,266 —
2070 2070 1 155.00 $155.00 $3,208 —

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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 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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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.