Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.50/cwt +27.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 560 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.00/cwt ≈ $1,510/hd at 574 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.77/cwt ≈ $1,521/hd at 523 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 350 0
Feeder cattle 622 258 0
Slaughter cattle 20 34 0
Replacement cattle 25 58 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,286 —
425–430 428 2 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $1,509 —
465–475 470 2 345.00–350.00 $347.53 $1,633 —
508–548 512 18 322.00–327.00 $326.41 $1,671 —
589 589 4 312.00 $312.00 $1,838 —
630–633 631 11 289.00–291.00 $290.45 $1,833 —
677 value added 677 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,984 —
725 725 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 4 340.00–345.00 $342.58 $1,415 +10.58
450–495 473 2 330.00–335.00 $332.38 $1,572 —
505–535 520 4 310.00–312.00 $310.97 $1,617 —
555 555 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 —
605–620 613 2 270.00–280.00 $274.94 $1,685 —
685–693 691 5 267.00–270.00 $267.59 $1,849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 3 330.00–336.00 $332.57 $1,071 -22.43
400–435 416 15 310.00–330.00 $318.31 $1,324 +6.69
455–485 467 8 295.00–305.00 $300.58 $1,404 +18.09
511–535 523 32 280.00–293.00 $290.77 $1,521 —
552 fancy 552 24 294.00 $294.00 $1,623 —
550–596 569 24 271.00 $271.00 $1,542 +16.07
620 620 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,655 +24.71
644 fancy 644 18 270.00 $270.00 $1,739 —
650–673 667 4 250.00–267.00 $262.86 $1,753 +29.33
761 761 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 320.00–325.00 $323.28 $1,067 —
355–383 377 10 320.00–322.00 $321.62 $1,213 -2.57
418–447 441 25 287.00–305.00 $291.04 $1,283 -0.63
455–488 471 15 280.00–290.00 $285.89 $1,347 +16.02
500–535 519 15 260.00–270.00 $265.91 $1,380 +8.34
569 569 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,525 +21.05
725 725 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 42 263.00 $263.00 $1,510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 355.00–360.00 $357.60 $1,119 +15.00
365–385 375 5 335.00–345.00 $341.05 $1,279 +16.05
435–445 441 10 322.00–335.00 $328.74 $1,450 +16.30
465–498 484 14 310.00–325.00 $314.67 $1,523 +25.94
500–545 523 13 285.00–295.00 $291.09 $1,522 +34.42
565–585 575 9 270.00–280.00 $276.16 $1,588 +26.16
625 625 4 250.00–257.00 $255.25 $1,595 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 420.00 $420.00 $882 —
300–325 317 3 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,189 +10.00
360–395 372 3 350.00–355.00 $351.77 $1,309 +3.05
405–430 421 7 340.00–355.00 $346.31 $1,458 +21.03
450–470 460 5 330.00–335.00 $332.22 $1,528 +19.60
510–535 526 9 300.00–320.00 $308.88 $1,625 +37.86
555–565 563 6 290.00–295.00 $292.07 $1,644 +33.34
610–640 625 11 260.00–275.00 $267.47 $1,672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1410 1248 80-85% 5 129.00–137.00 $134.19 $1,675 +11.33
1255–1460 1358 80-85% 5 140.00–148.00 $144.15 $1,958 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1505 1475 75-80% 2 136.00 $136.00 $2,006 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,200 +12.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,221 —
1880–2135 2008 2 169.00–172.00 $170.60 $3,426 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,350.00–2,380.00 $2,360.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,050.00–2,150.00 $2,116.67

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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 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.