Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	54	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,845	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,125	-16.92
405–410	408	3	280.00–282.00	$280.66	$1,145	-1.97
645	645	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	-1.87
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	-13.06
575–590	583	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,428	-3.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,316	-5.00
455–480	465	3	310.00–325.00	$318.21	$1,480	+18.21
515–525	520	2	270.00–285.00	$277.57	$1,443	+4.80
610–635	627	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,599	—
655	655	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,251	—
390	390	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,287	-22.00
475	475	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,449	+20.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1115	1043	80-85%	2	132.00–137.00	$134.67	$1,405	—
945–1220	1097	80-85%	3	141.00–146.00	$143.18	$1,571	—
1490	1490	80-85%	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,280	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1065	972	85-90%	3	132.00–137.00	$133.65	$1,299	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	75-80%	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,565	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,576	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,875.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,704.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,850.00–2,350.00	$1,975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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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.