Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $469.38/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 409 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $553.18/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,246/hd at 406 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $491.78/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,311/hd at 470 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 405 378
Feeder cattle 233 333 301
Slaughter cattle 47 35 27
Replacement cattle 60 37 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with high yielding cows up to 213.00 cwt. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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
406–410 406 11 553.00–555.00 $553.18 $2,246 +3.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 4 490.00–510.00 $497.33 $1,586 -44.82
350–395 373 8 470.00–475.00 $471.79 $1,760 -48.21
406 value added 406 11 475.00 $475.00 $1,928 —
405–435 415 6 450.00–465.00 $459.07 $1,905 -10.48
495 495 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,128 -5.71
515–545 530 2 395.00–410.00 $402.71 $2,134 -4.74
565–575 570 2 370.00–385.00 $377.43 $2,151 -6.71
600–625 613 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,176 -19.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 263 3 480.00–500.00 $488.67 $1,285 -56.06
325 325 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 -57.46
385–390 389 4 445.00–450.00 $448.76 $1,746 -18.81
410 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 +0.02
455–495 479 4 405.00–415.00 $407.45 $1,952 +1.21
515–535 527 3 360.00–385.00 $370.09 $1,950 -21.13
615 615 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,091 -11.70
705 705 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,150 -30.00
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 450.00 $450.00 $900 -70.00
320 320 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,312 -68.26
375 375 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 -32.25
400–415 408 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,510 —
545 545 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 620.00–625.00 $622.55 $1,494 —
260–295 278 2 600.00–615.00 $607.97 $1,690 +22.97
310–340 327 6 570.00–590.00 $579.07 $1,894 +16.48
385–390 386 5 540.00–560.00 $549.03 $2,119 +6.58
420–445 429 5 485.00–500.00 $495.05 $2,124 -3.16
450–495 472 5 430.00–440.00 $433.05 $2,044 -23.45
510–525 515 3 415.00–425.00 $420.05 $2,163 +6.29
610–625 618 7 360.00–370.00 $366.77 $2,267 -8.23
680–690 685 2 340.00–357.50 $348.69 $2,389 +3.65
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 —
795 795 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,568 —
305–330 317 3 600.00–625.00 $609.68 $1,933 +16.62
350–375 361 4 565.00–585.00 $579.81 $2,093 +24.74
400–425 414 5 525.00–540.00 $529.93 $2,194 +12.60
450–480 470 10 485.00–500.00 $491.78 $2,311 -0.72
513 513 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,334 +5.17
555–565 560 2 415.00–430.00 $422.43 $2,366 +12.56
630 630 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,488 -1.68
735 735 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,517 -22.50
755–790 773 2 325.00–335.00 $329.89 $2,550 -25.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,470 —
285–295 290 2 525.00–535.00 $530.09 $1,537 -15.04
320–335 330 3 495.00–505.00 $499.92 $1,650 -20.08
350 350 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,680 -22.43
440 440 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,002 -12.76
460 460 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,932 -0.21
525 525 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,021 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1440 1296 75-80% 5 191.00–199.00 $194.60 $2,522 +21.05
1105–1670 1420 75-80% 11 181.00–189.00 $184.38 $2,618 +2.38
1290–2130 1691 75-80% 4 173.00–179.00 $176.58 $2,986 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1295 1044 80-85% 5 170.00–176.00 $173.33 $1,810 +22.51
920–1790 1269 80-85% 5 155.00–159.00 $155.58 $1,974 —
1285–1370 1313 80-85% 3 163.00 $163.00 $2,140 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,239 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 188.00 $188.00 $3,008 —
1385–1865 1645 3 164.00–175.00 $171.91 $2,828 —
1760 1760 1 201.00 $201.00 $3,538 —

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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 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,300.00 $2,300.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 3,000.00–3,600.00 $3,330.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 4,100.00–4,200.00 $4,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,800.00–4,300.00 $3,966.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,600.00–3,000.00 $2,750.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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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 3 3,800.00–4,000.00 $3,933.33 —

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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.