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Valley Livestock Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 2, 2026

193 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $306.55/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 609 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $331.21/cwt -17.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 515 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 193 264 282
Feeder cattle 156 225 231
Slaughter cattle 16 27 23
Replacement cattle 21 12 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,690 -75.00
545 545 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,798 —
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,040 -37.43
300 300 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,050 —
350 350 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,208 -56.72
400–440 420 2 350.00–355.00 $352.62 $1,481 -2.32
450–490 470 2 325.00–327.50 $326.20 $1,533 -18.80
500–505 504 4 310.00–325.00 $321.28 $1,619 -4.52
560–585 572 5 300.00–310.00 $305.01 $1,745 -3.72
615–645 630 3 290.00–300.00 $294.96 $1,858 -1.66
670 670 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,809 -11.66
710 710 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,917 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 —
555–595 573 6 260.00–290.00 $274.96 $1,576 -20.04
600–640 620 2 250.00–260.00 $255.16 $1,582 -29.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 —
450 450 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,620 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 465.00–470.00 $467.55 $1,099 —
250–299 275 2 405.00–410.00 $407.28 $1,120 —
320 320 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,232 -40.00
430–440 437 3 375.00–385.00 $379.96 $1,660 -5.04
450–465 457 5 340.00–360.00 $352.96 $1,613 -14.91
500–540 515 12 325.00–350.00 $331.21 $1,706 -17.98
550–580 566 9 305.00–335.00 $315.45 $1,785 -8.07
600–635 609 13 290.00–320.00 $306.55 $1,867 -0.10
650–690 672 6 290.00–305.00 $300.93 $2,022 +8.10
700–733 713 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,854 —
755 755 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,925 —
837 837 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,458 —
480 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 -20.98
505–515 510 2 305.00–310.00 $307.48 $1,568 -18.65
600–615 608 2 265.00–295.00 $280.19 $1,704 -7.28
655–665 660 2 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $1,699 -7.52
740 740 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,887 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 -17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1195 1141 80-85% 4 140.00–145.00 $142.77 $1,629 -9.68
1355 1355 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,168 -0.01
1355–1545 1450 80-85% 2 156.00–158.00 $156.93 $2,275 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1800 1678 75-80% 2 150.00–161.00 $155.10 $2,603 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,384 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,595 —
1750–2075 1913 2 205.00–214.00 $209.12 $4,000 —
1925 1925 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,658 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 2,700.00–3,550.00 $3,196.43

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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 1,800.00–2,600.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.