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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.50/cwt +22.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,445/hd at 714 lb · 54 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $350.00/cwt ≈ $2,919/hd at 834 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.53/cwt ≈ $2,437/hd at 631 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 932 416 609
Feeder cattle 775 283 485
Slaughter cattle 92 73 39
Replacement cattle 65 60 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with high yielding cows up to 220.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold steady with high yielding bulls up to 246.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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
400–415 408 2 570.00–580.00 $575.09 $2,346 -54.91
450–470 463 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,431 +7.28
560–568 567 6 490.00–497.50 $496.26 $2,814 +32.99
654 654 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,681 —
715–725 720 2 375.00–377.50 $376.26 $2,709 —
754 754 11 376.00 $376.00 $2,835 —
834 834 53 350.00 $350.00 $2,919 —
885 885 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,965 —
1000 1000 6 310.00 $310.00 $3,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–590 584 15 460.00–465.00 $462.66 $2,702 —
605 605 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,692 —
682–698 697 34 387.50–401.00 $388.67 $2,709 —
838 838 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,703 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 600.00–620.00 $609.57 $1,402 —
300–305 303 2 565.00–570.00 $567.48 $1,719 -62.52
350–395 374 5 535.00–555.00 $542.97 $2,031 -62.03
400–440 406 9 510.00–540.00 $518.85 $2,107 +54.05
460–465 463 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,384 +68.73
503–536 526 13 430.00–440.00 $437.37 $2,301 +3.70
550–595 565 14 400.00–425.00 $410.73 $2,321 +15.73
565 thin fleshed 565 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,853 —
615 fancy 615 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,491 —
610–645 631 39 380.00–395.00 $386.06 $2,436 —
660–690 675 2 370.00–375.00 $372.44 $2,514 —
714 714 54 342.50 $342.50 $2,445 +22.57
757 757 6 337.50 $337.50 $2,555 —
766 value added 766 21 359.00 $359.00 $2,750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,226 -35.80
250–285 270 3 550.00–560.00 $553.09 $1,493 -42.00
300–332 324 8 535.00–540.00 $539.42 $1,748 -22.62
355–398 377 4 495.00–500.00 $497.36 $1,875 -25.07
405–420 412 3 475.00–500.00 $486.58 $2,005 +46.48
450–485 468 6 455.00–475.00 $464.18 $2,172 +45.77
510–540 533 12 400.00–420.00 $407.82 $2,174 +5.76
550–598 571 8 380.00–395.00 $388.19 $2,217 +8.19
615–635 625 2 355.00–375.00 $364.84 $2,280 -0.16
660–695 680 5 345.00–355.00 $351.97 $2,393 +31.97
700–740 725 7 325.00–335.00 $331.76 $2,405 —
774 774 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,496 +42.50
820 820 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 —
300–345 328 7 490.00–510.00 $498.37 $1,635 -21.83
350–380 365 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,752 +17.52
415–440 422 6 455.00–470.00 $464.93 $1,962 +54.93
450–480 458 8 440.00–445.00 $443.69 $2,032 +51.15
505–520 510 4 385.00–395.00 $391.27 $1,995 +11.27
585 585 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,135 +25.00
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 —
715 715 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,181 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,782 +10.00
305–335 322 5 630.00–650.00 $640.19 $2,061 +30.15
360–385 370 3 565.00–585.00 $573.20 $2,121 -16.80
405–445 423 6 520.00–555.00 $537.39 $2,273 -34.03
460–465 463 2 490.00–510.00 $500.05 $2,315 +22.00
500–515 505 4 455.00–480.00 $469.99 $2,373 +34.99
550–590 578 11 447.50–455.00 $448.63 $2,593 +23.61
605–646 632 16 405.00–420.00 $412.43 $2,607 +17.47
689 689 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,653 —
710–744 740 9 339.00–355.00 $341.42 $2,527 —
775 775 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,519 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 620.00–630.00 $624.73 $1,718 +11.23
340–345 343 2 590.00–610.00 $600.07 $2,058 +16.41
365–395 382 5 540.00–560.00 $548.80 $2,096 -8.96
415–440 433 9 505.00–530.00 $511.76 $2,216 -31.81
450–485 470 10 465.00–485.00 $476.91 $2,241 +28.30
505–525 518 7 425.00–450.00 $437.86 $2,268 +31.67
557–575 561 16 410.00–430.00 $426.21 $2,391 +41.21
610–615 613 2 385.00–395.00 $389.98 $2,391 +17.48
665–690 678 8 365.00–375.00 $372.66 $2,527 +7.66
730 730 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 -22.37
765 765 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 230 5 600.00–620.00 $606.13 $1,394 —
260 260 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,534 +6.99
305–335 325 3 550.00–575.00 $560.31 $1,821 -2.05
380–390 383 3 525.00–535.00 $528.39 $2,024 -14.92
435–446 444 9 470.00–490.00 $472.20 $2,097 -38.63
480–485 483 3 445.00–460.00 $451.64 $2,181 —
510–540 525 2 395.00–415.00 $404.71 $2,125 —
550–598 582 5 385.00–405.00 $389.05 $2,264 —
630–645 638 2 365.00–370.00 $367.47 $2,344 —
680–696 694 9 355.00–356.00 $355.89 $2,470 —
760 760 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,166 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1580 1281 75-80% 15 174.00–183.00 $180.46 $2,312 -10.27
1050–1655 1365 75-80% 36 185.00–195.00 $188.89 $2,578 —
1135–1615 1405 75-80% 10 196.00–212.50 $200.30 $2,814 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,631 —
1040–1200 1127 80-85% 3 168.00–173.00 $171.22 $1,930 —
1035–1250 1171 80-85% 9 179.00–184.00 $181.18 $2,122 +0.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
895 895 85-90% 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,410 —
1180–1190 1185 85-90% 2 145.00–149.00 $146.99 $1,742 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1545 1538 2 185.00–193.00 $188.98 $2,907 —
1830–2155 1955 3 209.00–217.00 $213.22 $4,168 —
1920–2135 2021 4 224.00–233.00 $227.84 $4,605 —

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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 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,450.00

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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) 6 2,800.00–3,100.00 $2,916.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,700.00–3,900.00 $3,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,200.00–2,600.00 $2,440.00

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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 1 5,450.00 $5,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 3,350.00–4,000.00 $3,647.22 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 4,350.00–4,600.00 $4,450.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,200.00–4,550.00 $4,375.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,150.00–3,200.00 $3,175.00 —

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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.