Cattle Market Pulse

Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $495.27/cwt +31.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,149/hd at 434 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 380 424
Feeder cattle 286 319 311
Slaughter cattle 35 35 42
Replacement cattle 43 26 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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
420 420 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,268 —
455–468 464 4 480.00–485.00 $483.77 $2,245 +8.77
594 594 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,495 -6.63
605–620 613 2 395.00–400.00 $397.53 $2,437 -9.93
632 value added 632 6 429.00 $429.00 $2,711 —
725 725 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,682 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–445 434 13 480.00–500.00 $495.27 $2,149 +31.99
470 470 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,186 +27.04
555 555 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,220 +9.18
600–620 605 5 365.00–382.50 $376.41 $2,277 +14.05
659 value added 659 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,537 —
680 680 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,312 -16.72
775 775 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,480 ±0.00
818 818 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 445.00–460.00 $452.09 $1,460 —
405–435 419 6 430.00–440.00 $433.33 $1,816 +6.62
455–495 473 6 420.00–430.00 $425.88 $2,014 +10.88
500–540 518 4 375.00–400.00 $386.11 $2,000 +1.08
565–590 577 5 355.00–370.00 $362.97 $2,094 -5.47
610–645 623 6 345.00–360.00 $354.09 $2,206 +3.09
665–685 675 2 320.00–335.00 $327.39 $2,210 -5.73
725 725 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,320 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 —
405–410 408 2 410.00–415.00 $412.52 $1,683 +2.52
455 455 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,843 +20.00
505–538 522 7 355.00–370.00 $365.12 $1,906 -3.23
635–644 642 5 315.00–327.50 $325.03 $2,087 -9.97
670 670 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,811 -5.07
355–390 373 2 485.00–505.00 $495.47 $1,848 -0.66
435–445 441 4 470.00–480.00 $473.75 $2,089 +22.53
460–495 482 5 425.00–445.00 $433.79 $2,091 +6.01
535 535 3 380.00–400.00 $391.67 $2,095 -19.27
560–570 565 3 360.00–375.00 $368.38 $2,081 -25.69
605–645 619 7 345.00–360.00 $351.48 $2,176 -9.90
740 740 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,405 +11.05
755–795 776 4 300.00–320.00 $311.30 $2,416 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,710 +10.00
410–415 413 2 510.00–515.00 $512.52 $2,117 +27.82
455–465 460 4 450.00–465.00 $456.24 $2,099 -3.68
500–535 519 6 410.00–420.00 $415.85 $2,158 -14.15
555 555 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,192 -12.51
600–640 613 3 370.00–380.00 $376.52 $2,308 -3.48
700–720 710 2 340.00–350.00 $345.07 $2,450 +15.13
770 770 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,426 -10.00
820 820 2 300.00–305.00 $302.50 $2,480 -15.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 475.00–480.00 $477.38 $1,781 +7.38
400–440 423 6 445.00–455.00 $447.41 $1,893 +18.65
455–485 468 3 380.00–400.00 $386.62 $1,809 -20.20
575–585 580 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,030 -16.73
650–685 672 8 300.00–315.00 $303.09 $2,037 -16.91

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1205 1103 80-85% 4 158.00–167.00 $164.16 $1,811 —
925–1400 1188 80-85% 6 170.00–178.00 $172.92 $2,054 +0.90
1140–1365 1253 80-85% 2 183.00–184.00 $183.54 $2,300 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1405 1229 75-80% 6 180.00–186.00 $182.58 $2,244 —
1090–1470 1307 75-80% 3 194.00–195.00 $194.35 $2,540 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1250 1038 85-90% 3 160.00–163.00 $161.50 $1,676 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,779 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1670 1423 2 202.00–209.00 $206.11 $2,933 —
1670 1670 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,073 -30.00
1760–2040 1891 6 215.00–228.00 $221.35 $4,186 —

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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) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,500.00–2,900.00 $2,690.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,300.00–3,400.00 $3,350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,250.00

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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 12 3,900.00–4,900.00 $4,429.17 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 3,200.00–3,600.00 $3,443.75 —

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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.