Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

3,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.43/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 568 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.83/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 472 lb · 68 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.83/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 481 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,031	1,993	3,203
Feeder cattle	2,539	1,626	2,497
Slaughter cattle	353	218	404
Replacement cattle	139	149	302

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	212.00	$212.00	$721	—
350–375	369	7	190.00–207.00	$197.50	$729	+6.51
405–445	424	21	180.00–204.00	$189.68	$804	-3.61
450–495	475	23	178.00–188.00	$181.93	$864	+2.27
505–545	526	23	168.00–180.00	$172.73	$909	+1.76
553–595	567	44	163.00–175.00	$170.43	$966	+4.06
600–620 value added	610	2	167.00–172.00	$169.54	$1,034	—
605–637	625	11	155.00–165.00	$161.29	$1,008	+5.65
655–686	677	13	150.00–173.00	$160.40	$1,086	+8.05
735	735	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,058	+0.02
743 value added	743	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,152	—
755	755	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	+10.00
865–870	867	3	132.00–134.00	$133.33	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	374	8	176.00–199.00	$187.78	$702	+1.23
415–445	435	10	175.00–192.00	$179.68	$782	-0.81
465–495	481	9	165.00–178.00	$172.74	$831	-1.46
525–545	536	8	157.00–165.00	$161.88	$868	+0.80
555–580	568	4	151.00–161.00	$156.76	$890	+1.00
605–645	622	6	137.00–151.00	$147.11	$915	+1.28
665	665	1	136.00	$136.00	$904	+0.31
730	730	1	130.00	$130.00	$949	-6.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	195.00	$195.00	$673	+29.88
375–385	378	6	160.00–182.00	$167.07	$632	+0.23
405–435	417	3	162.00–172.00	$167.12	$697	-8.89
455–495	477	3	145.00–167.00	$154.81	$738	-4.51
560–570	565	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$782	-11.51
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	+14.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	272	5	158.00–167.50	$165.21	$449	—
300–325	314	5	160.00–165.00	$162.93	$512	—
360–385	369	10	154.00–162.00	$156.14	$576	+1.49
410–445	418	17	148.00–158.00	$150.83	$630	-0.16
450–495	466	35	145.00–157.00	$148.82	$694	+1.71
513–515 value added	513	19	154.00–155.00	$154.05	$790	+3.24
500–535	519	21	142.00–154.00	$147.36	$765	+4.95
550 fancy	550	7	152.50	$152.50	$839	—
550–580 value added	561	11	146.00–153.00	$151.19	$848	+6.48
555–595	572	52	137.00–150.00	$141.92	$812	+3.50
600–620 value added	613	3	144.00–146.00	$145.35	$891	—
600–642	617	42	132.50–148.00	$139.73	$862	+5.78
650–685	666	22	127.50–139.00	$133.02	$886	-0.91
660–685 value added	666	19	137.50–144.00	$140.99	$939	—
710–715	713	3	125.00–126.00	$125.67	$896	-8.50
755–765 fancy	760	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$1,007	—
755–775 value added	765	2	132.50–135.00	$133.77	$1,023	-1.23
760–795	765	11	117.00–124.00	$120.81	$924	-16.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	145.00–150.00	$148.29	$420	-1.71
300–335	313	17	148.00–164.00	$156.68	$490	+7.29
350–395	376	37	144.00–162.00	$151.07	$568	+1.95
400–445	426	58	140.00–157.00	$146.89	$626	+4.16
450–495	472	68	135.00–150.00	$141.83	$669	+4.06
510–548	527	21	132.50–145.00	$137.70	$726	+5.18
555–595	573	21	127.00–142.00	$134.21	$769	+5.07
600–625	614	11	117.00–136.00	$126.56	$777	+2.11
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	+0.25
715–725	718	4	115.00–117.00	$116.49	$836	-2.52
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	-3.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	318	20	142.00–162.00	$155.79	$495	+10.06
355–395	380	23	130.00–157.00	$143.15	$544	-2.26
400–445	423	21	125.00–150.00	$140.51	$594	+7.81
455–490	476	19	120.00–145.00	$134.22	$639	+5.03
500–545	531	11	115.00–135.00	$127.72	$678	-3.17
570	570	2	110.00	$110.00	$627	-12.16
610	610	1	112.00	$112.00	$683	-3.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	210.00	$210.00	$462	—
255–290	270	3	207.00	$207.00	$559	+16.47
300–340	322	8	185.00–197.00	$190.00	$612	+3.91
350–375	362	21	165.00–192.00	$179.56	$650	-2.77
400–445	425	27	155.00–182.00	$167.26	$711	+1.21
450–495	481	60	148.00–167.50	$156.83	$754	-3.46
500–545	522	45	141.00–157.50	$151.72	$792	+2.91
555–595	574	22	133.00–150.00	$141.74	$814	+0.86
605–640	626	14	130.00–145.00	$138.70	$868	+6.09
650–675	665	11	125.00–140.00	$131.46	$874	+2.17
700–735	714	7	132.00–135.00	$132.72	$948	+10.04
780–785	783	2	118.00–132.00	$125.02	$979	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	218.00–220.00	$219.03	$477	—
265–288	285	13	200.00–215.00	$207.05	$590	+8.37
305–335	326	13	198.00–210.00	$204.23	$666	+6.23
350–380 fancy	365	2	200.00	$200.00	$730	-2.00
350–395	380	24	182.00–204.00	$193.56	$736	-0.69
400–425	413	29	173.00–202.00	$182.17	$752	-3.62
450–495	468	29	155.00–180.00	$167.70	$785	-5.69
500–545	517	35	144.00–165.00	$157.65	$815	+0.88
550–592	566	23	138.00–160.00	$152.36	$862	+3.20
600–645	621	14	140.00–154.00	$144.87	$900	+4.56
655–665 fancy	663	7	146.00–149.00	$148.29	$983	—
650–690	665	8	134.00–142.00	$138.49	$921	+3.89
703–740	714	10	127.00–143.00	$136.39	$974	+16.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	200.00–202.00	$201.09	$442	—
265	265	3	185.00	$185.00	$490	+5.00
305–330	321	5	160.00–182.00	$174.03	$559	+8.08
360–395	376	11	150.00–170.00	$162.18	$610	-9.25
400–445	427	18	140.00–165.00	$157.35	$672	-2.35
450–495	473	17	130.00–155.00	$145.60	$689	-5.72
505–540	520	12	135.00–147.00	$142.36	$740	+1.11
550–595	576	6	113.00–142.00	$130.43	$751	-1.98
685	685	1	130.00	$130.00	$890	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1265	1061	80-85%	33	58.00–70.00	$64.96	$689	—
835–1450	1161	80-85%	67	64.00–78.00	$70.89	$823	—
1070–1345	1265	80-85%	24	71.00–83.00	$76.54	$968	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1220	1017	85-90%	44	51.00–70.00	$60.90	$619	+6.75
825–1185	1025	85-90%	26	45.00–62.00	$52.87	$542	-1.28
775–1225	1042	85-90%	24	57.00–67.00	$61.21	$638	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1405	1303	75-80%	8	75.00–79.00	$77.23	$1,006	—
1260–1375	1318	75-80%	2	67.00–68.00	$67.52	$890	—
1155–1610	1360	75-80%	23	68.00–77.00	$72.09	$980	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–2065	1609	6	84.00–95.00	$92.16	$1,483	-2.73
1430–2040	1753	14	80.00–103.00	$94.01	$1,648	—
1690–2230	1959	10	88.00–110.00	$98.77	$1,935	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	730.00–865.00	$824.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	965.00–1,015.00	$990.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,145.00–1,220.00	$1,195.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	944.00–950.00	$947.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$837.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–930	845	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$655.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1245	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–935.00	$889.79	-108.11
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,337.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	825.00–1,250.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	550.00–700.00	$662.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—

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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.