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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.59/cwt ≈ $2,203/hd at 632 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $365.71/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 529 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $346.92/cwt +18.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,735/hd at 500 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 267 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,540 +3.25
300–310 305 2 560.00–600.00 $579.67 $1,768 —
355–375 364 10 460.00–490.00 $474.79 $1,728 -17.61
400–440 426 7 450.00–465.00 $456.44 $1,944 -3.83
455 455 4 455.50 $455.50 $2,073 +21.27
500–525 511 5 405.00–412.00 $407.42 $2,082 -22.58
575–590 582 10 385.00–395.00 $389.95 $2,270 -19.47
635–640 637 9 355.00–362.50 $357.51 $2,277 -47.46
800 800 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 625.00–650.00 $638.00 $1,997 —
350–375 356 9 515.00–525.00 $520.47 $1,853 -54.53
500–538 533 8 412.00–420.00 $412.94 $2,201 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 445.00–450.00 $446.25 $1,584 +46.28
420 420 7 420.00–425.00 $422.50 $1,774 +19.87
500–545 527 5 350.00–355.00 $353.10 $1,861 -46.90
640 640 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,952 -38.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 470.00–475.00 $472.44 $1,455 +30.90
400–420 414 10 440.00–445.00 $443.48 $1,836 +23.40
475–490 482 8 405.00–415.00 $408.70 $1,970 +40.30
525–540 529 14 360.00–375.00 $365.71 $1,935 +8.52
600–642 632 17 335.00–352.50 $348.59 $2,203 —
700–705 703 3 315.00–325.00 $318.32 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 +46.09
400 400 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,520 +22.04
475 475 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,852 +45.96
500 500 13 330.00–350.00 $346.92 $1,735 +18.54
575–580 579 4 345.00–355.00 $347.48 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 5 515.00–530.00 $524.00 $1,624 —
420 420 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,911 +35.52
553 553 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,088 -37.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,594 —
415 415 5 415.00–420.00 $418.00 $1,735 -32.00
465–475 469 5 400.00–405.00 $402.97 $1,890 -42.03
532–545 541 3 380.00–395.00 $390.08 $2,110 -7.37
560–575 569 7 360.00–365.00 $362.11 $2,060 -0.36
600–635 620 3 345.00–355.00 $349.91 $2,169 -9.91
670 670 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,244 +10.00
710–725 718 2 315.00–325.00 $319.95 $2,297 +3.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,774 —
505 505 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 +11.00
775–795 785 2 270.00–280.00 $274.94 $2,158 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1295 1163 80-85% 2 156.00–157.00 $156.44 $1,819 —
1170–1290 1258 80-85% 5 142.50–149.00 $144.71 $1,820 —
1215–1700 1363 80-85% 5 160.00–169.00 $164.11 $2,237 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 —
1000–1100 1067 85-90% 3 110.00–115.00 $111.56 $1,190 -15.44
1135 1135 85-90% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,555 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 2 171.00 $171.00 $2,548 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1190 1150 3 171.00–179.00 $174.77 $2,010 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 2,100.00–2,900.00 $2,541.18
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,660.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.