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Valley Livestock Feeder Cattle Board Sale Market Report

Moulton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Wednesday, June 24, 2026

173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $410.00/cwt ≈ $2,378/hd at 580 lb · 173 head
Five-weight heifers at Moulton, AL brought $410/cwt—the top of the state—and stand $11/cwt above the AL average ($399). Receipts were light at 173 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 173 221 0
Feeder cattle 173 221 0

Cattle sold with a 20 cent slide, 2 percent shrink, and an immediate delivery date.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–590 580 173 406.00–414.00 $410.00 $2,378

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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.