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Valley Livestock Market Report, Moulton, AL

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 23, 2026

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $338.18/cwt -20.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 522 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $327.66/cwt -14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,877/hd at 573 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 440 500
Feeder cattle 282 370 335
Slaughter cattle 14 42 54
Replacement cattle 11 28 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,843 -25.00
400–410 405 2 465.00–475.00 $469.94 $1,903 +4.94
455–480 465 3 440.00–445.00 $441.63 $2,054 —
609 609 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,162 +7.00
788 788 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 542.50–550.00 $546.17 $2,037 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 374 5 400.00–405.00 $403.96 $1,511 -6.00
400–430 415 2 385.00–390.00 $387.41 $1,608 -10.15
470–480 475 3 355.00–375.00 $366.68 $1,742 +12.28
500–540 525 5 330.00–340.00 $335.98 $1,764 +2.30
550–580 566 5 325.00–330.00 $327.03 $1,851 +7.77
610–640 625 3 310.00–320.00 $316.75 $1,980 +6.75
670–685 678 2 292.50–305.00 $298.82 $2,026 -6.18
785 785 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,198 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 3 405.00–415.00 $411.61 $1,762 -8.40
510–520 517 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,810 +3.04
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 +8.36
615–630 622 3 330.00–337.50 $335.03 $2,084 +14.04
705–728 722 4 320.00–325.00 $323.78 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,296 —
375 375 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,444 —
405–440 425 3 355.00–365.00 $358.37 $1,523 +0.19
490 490 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,617 +2.97
500–525 513 2 320.00–325.00 $322.44 $1,654 +2.44
600–645 615 3 285.00–300.00 $289.88 $1,783 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 420.00–450.00 $434.88 $1,318 -65.12
360–395 377 7 405.00–415.00 $407.12 $1,535 -57.88
400–440 420 8 400.00–415.00 $405.68 $1,704 -23.13
450–485 462 5 375.00–395.00 $385.11 $1,779 -1.86
505–545 522 17 330.00–345.00 $338.18 $1,765 -20.08
550–595 573 17 320.00–330.00 $327.66 $1,877 -14.77
620–640 630 3 300.00–315.00 $306.72 $1,932 -8.00
665 665 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,928 -0.89
705–720 714 4 275.00–280.00 $278.75 $1,990 +3.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,377 -60.00
405–430 415 4 375.00–385.00 $380.03 $1,577 -16.67
455–490 474 8 335.00–365.00 $344.75 $1,634 -21.12
505–540 530 7 320.00–325.00 $323.58 $1,715 -11.42
550–585 568 8 305.00–315.00 $306.87 $1,743 -16.15
720–735 728 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 380 3 460.00–475.00 $470.13 $1,786 -33.71
425–445 432 7 420.00–440.00 $432.88 $1,870 -15.77
455–470 463 2 420.00–425.00 $422.46 $1,956 +4.19
530 530 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,882 -38.50
550–560 558 4 340.00–355.00 $343.70 $1,918 -19.10
615–635 621 6 320.00–335.00 $324.15 $2,013 -11.70
690–693 692 5 310.00–320.00 $318.01 $2,201 -1.99

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1445 1313 75-80% 2 153.00–155.00 $153.90 $2,021 -14.85
1280–1680 1480 75-80% 2 160.00–165.00 $162.16 $2,400 +0.57
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,619 —
1075–1135 1105 80-85% 2 138.00–140.00 $139.03 $1,536 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —
1165 1165 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,018 —
1670–2080 1875 2 188.00–196.00 $191.56 $3,592 —

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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 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,737.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $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 2 3,800.00–4,000.00 $3,900.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,683.33 —

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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.