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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.00/cwt ≈ $2,361/hd at 707 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $364.51/cwt +15.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,285/hd at 627 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $406.46/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 490 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 317 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 4 450.00–490.00 $465.56 $1,467 -114.11
425–445 437 3 415.00–440.00 $425.17 $1,858 -31.27
450 450 2 400.00–410.00 $405.00 $1,822 -50.50
505–525 517 5 400.00–405.00 $401.95 $2,078 -5.47
590–598 595 9 370.00–390.00 $383.39 $2,281 -6.56
615–625 618 6 355.00–365.00 $361.63 $2,235 +4.12
660–693 687 9 332.50–355.00 $349.50 $2,401 —
705–715 710 2 315.00–325.00 $319.96 $2,272 —
800 800 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,440 -25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 730.00 $730.00 $1,971 —
300 fancy 300 1 710.00 $710.00 $2,130 —
310 310 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,767 -68.00
355 355 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,810 -10.47
455–483 476 12 455.00–477.50 $472.12 $2,247 —
670 670 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,814 —
700 700 5 360.00–365.00 $363.00 $2,541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,127 —
550–590 563 3 350.00–365.00 $359.76 $2,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 445.00–450.00 $447.47 $1,087 —
300–335 310 4 430.00–445.00 $440.10 $1,364 -32.34
375–390 383 3 420.00–435.00 $428.43 $1,641 —
400–440 412 7 410.00–430.00 $415.10 $1,710 -28.38
480–493 490 13 402.50–420.00 $406.46 $1,992 -2.24
515–545 535 7 365.00–385.00 $379.34 $2,029 +13.63
608–628 627 30 357.50–365.00 $364.51 $2,285 +15.92
740–745 743 3 310.00–312.00 $311.34 $2,313 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 60 334.00 $334.00 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 262 3 385.00–405.00 $393.47 $1,031 —
370 370 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,498 -15.00
450–481 473 8 385.00–404.00 $398.28 $1,884 +8.28
700 700 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,135 —
770 770 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,118 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,173 —
385–390 386 7 455.00–465.00 $460.71 $1,778 —
415–430 423 2 445.00–460.00 $452.63 $1,915 -2.37
490 490 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,107 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,095 —
370 370 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 ±0.00
405–440 419 5 415.00–420.00 $417.10 $1,748 -0.90
450–490 480 4 385.00–400.00 $396.48 $1,903 -6.49
500–535 514 6 370.00–400.00 $382.91 $1,968 -7.17
565–590 570 5 355.00–365.00 $357.07 $2,035 -5.04
615 615 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,122 -4.91
670–680 675 4 332.50–335.00 $333.76 $2,253 -1.24
700–739 714 5 310.00–330.00 $321.94 $2,299 +1.99
850 850 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,006 —
745 745 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,123 —
775 775 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,054 -9.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1210 1103 80-85% 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,864 —
1000–1520 1209 80-85% 8 158.00–166.00 $162.79 $1,968 —
1130–1460 1280 80-85% 3 149.00–155.00 $152.91 $1,957 +8.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1270 1258 75-80% 2 173.00–174.00 $173.50 $2,183 —
1490–1665 1558 75-80% 3 160.00–168.00 $165.40 $2,577 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,392 —
1100–1160 1130 85-90% 2 121.00–124.00 $122.54 $1,385 -14.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,296 —
1566 1566 1 203.00 $203.00 $3,179 —
1465–2030 1713 3 172.00–187.00 $181.41 $3,108 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,900.00–2,200.00 $1,960.00

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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) 9 2,250.00–2,900.00 $2,433.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,750.00

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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 3,150.00–3,500.00 $3,325.00 —

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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.