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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.60/cwt -10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 515 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $372.25/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 470 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.36/cwt -15.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 417 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 308 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,670 +35.00
360 360 2 505.00–515.00 $510.00 $1,836 +41.98
410–435 423 2 455.00–460.00 $457.43 $1,935 -2.60
480 480 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,112 —
510 value added 510 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,244 —
505–521 519 10 390.00–392.00 $391.81 $2,033 -55.78
570 570 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 -35.00
685 685 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,445 -22.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 430.00–445.00 $437.46 $1,872 -5.06
475–485 480 3 405.00–435.00 $415.10 $1,992 -9.90
505 505 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,919 -40.00
616 616 7 357.00 $357.00 $2,199 -4.47
665 665 4 339.00 $339.00 $2,254 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 321 4 430.00–445.00 $438.93 $1,409 +18.93
360 360 4 420.00–430.00 $422.50 $1,521 +7.47
400–430 417 12 400.00–420.00 $409.36 $1,707 +16.86
465 465 5 395.00–405.00 $399.00 $1,855 +29.00
500 fancy 500 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,850 ±0.00
505–528 516 22 355.00–367.00 $358.65 $1,851 -1.98
550–565 558 6 340.00–345.00 $343.31 $1,916 -5.88
600–640 622 5 330.00–337.00 $332.17 $2,066 -4.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 4 420.00–425.00 $422.60 $1,386 +29.20
380–385 383 6 405.00–410.00 $407.48 $1,561 +26.20
410–445 432 9 375.00–390.00 $381.47 $1,648 +16.47
450–492 470 11 355.00–375.00 $364.44 $1,713 +3.11
515–548 529 11 340.00–350.00 $343.89 $1,819 +3.50
565–595 576 7 325.00–335.00 $330.68 $1,905 -4.27
605–645 632 10 322.00–327.00 $324.38 $2,050 +4.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 5 445.00–455.00 $451.25 $1,444 -8.75
355–395 378 6 430.00–440.00 $434.96 $1,644 -0.04
400–445 423 11 400.00–415.00 $408.04 $1,726 +2.96
455–490 470 12 360.00–380.00 $372.25 $1,750 -5.28
500–530 512 6 350.00–357.00 $354.70 $1,816 -9.34
565–595 583 5 327.00–335.00 $331.90 $1,935 -8.85
600–625 613 4 315.00–325.00 $320.10 $1,962 +1.10
660–670 665 2 305.00–315.00 $309.96 $2,061 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 555.00–570.00 $562.09 $1,546 +52.09
320 320 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,472 -21.51
360–395 376 5 445.00–460.00 $451.76 $1,699 +7.14
400–425 411 8 420.00–440.00 $431.31 $1,773 +3.87
480–481 481 8 382.50–405.00 $389.99 $1,876 -5.02
510–533 524 8 365.00–375.00 $369.92 $1,938 -11.55
555–590 563 8 340.00–360.00 $349.27 $1,966 -13.16
600–630 615 6 330.00–340.00 $334.11 $2,055 -7.43
715 715 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,216 +2.55
758 758 3 306.00 $306.00 $2,319 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1300 1094 80-85% 6 140.00–147.00 $144.80 $1,584 —
1010–1260 1145 80-85% 6 151.00–154.00 $152.63 $1,748 —
1200–1525 1295 80-85% 4 160.00–165.00 $162.64 $2,106 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1565 1480 75-80% 2 157.00–158.00 $157.53 $2,331 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1700 1603 2 175.00–178.00 $176.41 $2,828 -13.37
1655 1655 1 188.00 $188.00 $3,111 —
1950–2025 1988 2 195.00 $195.00 $3,877 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,450.00–2,750.00 $2,579.55
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,750.00–3,000.00 $2,833.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,275.00–2,425.00 $2,318.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,250.00–2,400.00 $2,350.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,650.00

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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 2 3,300.00–3,350.00 $3,325.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,525.00 $4,525.00 —

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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.