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Valley Livestock Market Report, Moulton, AL

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $357.50/cwt ≈ $2,188/hd at 612 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $350.90/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 528 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 465 396
Feeder cattle 326 432 328
Slaughter cattle 63 20 39
Replacement cattle 31 13 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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
470 470 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,021 —
572 572 9 381.00 $381.00 $2,179 +16.00
612 612 13 357.50 $357.50 $2,188 —
660–677 671 5 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $2,198 -10.94
705 705 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,221 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 724 7 329.00 $329.00 $2,382 —
780 780 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,496 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 450.00 $450.00 $900 —
315 315 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,307 +7.50
400–445 419 5 385.00–395.00 $388.94 $1,630 +15.94
460–490 470 9 350.00–365.00 $357.24 $1,679 -3.37
515–545 524 5 325.00–350.00 $335.91 $1,760 -1.85
570–585 576 4 315.00–330.00 $321.21 $1,850 +7.00
725 725 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,030 —
790 790 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,462 +0.62
420–435 428 3 350.00–355.00 $353.37 $1,512 -3.32
475 475 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,591 -3.33
525–530 528 2 315.00–320.00 $317.49 $1,676 -1.91
550–565 558 2 305.00–310.00 $307.47 $1,716 +9.98
625 625 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,875 —
650–660 655 2 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 ±0.00
430 430 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,720 -1.10
450–475 463 4 380.00–390.00 $383.65 $1,776 +2.98
575–585 580 2 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $2,001 +15.78
650–685 668 2 335.00–345.00 $339.87 $2,270 +28.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,365 +5.00
325 325 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,674 +40.17
365–385 375 4 445.00–450.00 $447.50 $1,678 -10.81
400–445 423 6 410.00–435.00 $422.00 $1,785 -14.99
465–485 476 7 385.00–400.00 $390.67 $1,860 -17.24
500–545 528 11 345.00–355.00 $350.90 $1,853 -2.04
550–595 571 8 320.00–345.00 $333.01 $1,901 -0.88
615–645 637 9 295.00–315.00 $304.19 $1,938 -15.40
670–685 681 4 285.00–290.00 $288.77 $1,967 -13.01
705–730 711 9 275.00–285.00 $283.33 $2,014 -9.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 530.00–535.00 $532.46 $1,624 +12.46
350–365 358 2 485.00–495.00 $489.90 $1,754 —
400–435 419 7 435.00–460.00 $447.11 $1,873 -18.11
455–460 458 4 410.00–425.00 $416.23 $1,906 -26.31
500–530 510 3 372.50–380.00 $375.10 $1,913 +0.02
610–625 618 4 320.00–335.00 $327.52 $2,024 -9.06
650–660 657 3 305.00–315.00 $308.30 $2,026 -14.23
705–718 715 7 292.50–305.00 $295.32 $2,112 -14.68
755 755 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,152 -6.85
808 808 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,262 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,414 +35.00
400–425 410 3 385.00–400.00 $389.88 $1,599 -27.40
485–495 492 3 350.00–375.00 $361.58 $1,779 -20.00
500–535 517 3 325.00–340.00 $335.16 $1,733 +6.48
585 585 2 310.00–315.00 $312.50 $1,828 -7.50
600–610 605 2 280.00–285.00 $282.52 $1,709 -22.48
665 665 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,829 —
700–735 718 2 255.00–260.00 $257.44 $1,848 —
780 780 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,989 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1275 1230 80-85% 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,870 —
1005–1425 1251 80-85% 15 130.00–142.00 $134.83 $1,687 —
1145–1395 1305 80-85% 6 121.00–126.00 $123.84 $1,616 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–990 943 85-90% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.53 $1,042 -6.24
925–1215 1083 85-90% 8 117.00–122.00 $119.99 $1,299 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,444 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1580 1439 75-80% 5 144.00–148.00 $145.88 $2,099 -8.78
1390–1530 1460 75-80% 2 142.00–143.00 $142.48 $2,080 —
1790 1790 75-80% 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,470 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1670 1462 3 167.00–171.00 $168.61 $2,465 —
1095–2170 1491 6 174.00–182.00 $177.61 $2,648 —

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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) 7 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,271.43
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,600.00–3,200.00 $2,900.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —

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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.