Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $479.77/cwt +46.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,504/hd at 522 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $408.23/cwt -12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,102/hd at 515 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 478 544
Feeder cattle 385 357 404
Slaughter cattle 48 62 100
Replacement cattle 110 59 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,740 —
320–349 330 6 550.00–570.00 $558.66 $1,844 —
380–390 385 5 525.00–555.00 $546.08 $2,102 —
405 405 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,126 —
450–480 471 5 480.00–490.00 $483.01 $2,275 —
500–510 505 2 470.00–480.00 $475.05 $2,399 —
570 570 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,708 —
625 625 6 427.50 $427.50 $2,672 —
685–688 687 3 345.00–350.00 $348.34 $2,393 —
725 725 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,538 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,642 —
505 505 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,222 —
555 555 3 355.00–375.00 $361.67 $2,007 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 670.00 $670.00 $2,044 +36.60
350 350 1 660.00 $660.00 $2,310 +52.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 292 3 555.00–580.00 $565.09 $1,650 +33.40
320–340 330 2 510.00–520.00 $514.85 $1,699 -10.03
365–397 381 4 515.00–525.00 $517.40 $1,971 +6.60
400–420 410 5 460.00–490.00 $480.05 $1,968 +3.36
450–480 471 5 425.00–440.00 $432.40 $2,037 -12.62
500–540 515 10 395.00–425.00 $408.23 $2,102 -12.04
555–580 572 6 370.00–380.00 $374.19 $2,140 -19.09
605–645 630 4 330.00–355.00 $347.40 $2,189 -33.88
709–720 715 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,252 -9.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,364 -17.41
310–345 332 3 450.00–475.00 $458.54 $1,522 -49.84
350–395 389 8 445.00 $445.00 $1,731 -39.34
445 445 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,980 -10.00
450–480 465 2 390.00–412.50 $401.61 $1,867 -18.69
525–543 537 3 345.00–365.00 $358.48 $1,925 -26.45
855 855 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,240 +50.00
350–360 355 2 550.00–555.00 $552.46 $1,961 +17.91
425 425 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,295 +31.16
550–570 559 7 480.00–495.00 $486.56 $2,720 +56.56
650 650 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 600.00–610.00 $605.00 $1,754 -1.30
335 335 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,976 +20.00
350–395 386 8 540.00–560.00 $552.54 $2,133 +7.58
400–445 412 5 515.00–530.00 $522.99 $2,155 -1.46
450–465 454 7 485.00–510.00 $491.41 $2,231 +19.56
500–545 522 12 470.00–487.50 $479.77 $2,504 +46.42
550–590 567 7 420.00–445.00 $432.17 $2,450 +53.91
605–615 610 2 395.00–405.00 $400.04 $2,440 +43.83
650–660 658 4 370.00–380.00 $372.47 $2,451 +37.47
755–765 760 2 305.00–325.00 $315.07 $2,395 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 500.00–513.00 $506.15 $1,179 -93.85
335–345 340 2 500.00–515.00 $507.61 $1,726 -39.21
350–385 361 4 455.00–485.00 $475.28 $1,716 -42.40
400–430 413 4 435.00–465.00 $449.91 $1,858 -55.07
450–460 453 3 445.00–460.00 $453.27 $2,053 +3.39
525–540 533 3 400.00–435.00 $418.23 $2,229 +9.60
550–580 566 4 365.00–405.00 $392.77 $2,223 +42.77
605 605 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,208 —
750 750 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 595.00 $595.00 $2,410 +43.74
650 650 3 450.00 $450.00 $2,925 +89.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,558 -25.46
1055–1235 1139 80-85% 5 172.00–185.00 $178.30 $2,031 —
1020–1440 1242 80-85% 9 161.00–171.00 $167.37 $2,079 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–890 863 85-90% 3 122.00–135.00 $129.24 $1,115 —
880 880 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $994 —
800–1035 927 85-90% 5 139.00–148.00 $141.90 $1,315 -18.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1835 1478 75-80% 6 181.00–193.00 $187.34 $2,769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,864 —
1405–1750 1553 4 206.00–213.00 $210.06 $3,262 —
1770–1950 1860 2 191.00–195.00 $193.10 $3,592 —

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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) 26 2,400.00–3,300.00 $2,667.31
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,600.00–4,300.00 $4,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 1,750.00–2,300.00 $2,116.67

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 4,200.00–4,550.00 $4,294.44 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 2,800.00–3,900.00 $3,430.00 —

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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.