Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

2,383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.55/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 563 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.56/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 577 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.29/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 478 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,383	5,946	1,936
Feeder cattle	1,887	4,993	1,551
Slaughter cattle	367	789	234
Replacement cattle	129	164	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
215	215	2	220.50–222.00	$221.25	$476	—
250–280	265	2	214.00–220.50	$217.43	$576	+15.43
325–330	328	3	207.00–215.00	$210.64	$691	—
380–390	385	4	192.00–200.00	$197.52	$760	-5.76
400–435	413	24	180.00–195.00	$186.06	$768	-6.85
465–480	473	2	178.00–180.00	$178.98	$847	-8.56
500–540	520	24	167.50–175.00	$171.56	$892	-5.08
553–590	574	48	160.00–177.00	$168.24	$966	-0.24
585 value added	585	15	178.00	$178.00	$1,041	—
600–640	615	19	154.00–165.00	$157.84	$971	-2.35
637 value added	637	20	173.00	$173.00	$1,102	—
650–698	676	48	148.00–159.00	$155.00	$1,048	+2.62
710–728	721	16	135.00–151.00	$145.69	$1,050	-2.54
755–780	764	4	136.00–149.00	$143.35	$1,095	-0.72
850–890	867	3	130.00–135.00	$132.63	$1,150	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213	213	1	207.50	$207.50	$442	—
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	±0.00
320–345	333	3	177.50–195.00	$186.89	$622	-8.97
350–395	375	11	167.00–190.00	$181.23	$680	-7.56
405–440	425	4	178.00–184.00	$181.69	$772	-1.50
465–495	479	17	160.00–178.00	$171.48	$821	-5.24
505–545	527	19	156.00–167.00	$162.61	$857	-9.62
555–590	571	13	152.00–160.00	$158.04	$902	-0.78
615–640	624	11	147.00–151.00	$149.63	$934	-8.43
665–680	670	8	144.00–152.00	$147.49	$988	+8.08
715–725	718	4	130.00–137.00	$131.77	$946	-13.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	180.00	$180.00	$684	-2.89
445	445	1	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
455–490	476	4	156.00–165.00	$161.17	$767	-0.37
510–545	531	6	147.00–158.00	$152.25	$808	+24.25
570–595	583	5	140.00–150.00	$146.01	$851	—
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	+18.06
675	675	1	132.00	$132.00	$891	+4.94
705	705	3	127.00	$127.00	$895	—
770–780	777	3	120.00–129.00	$126.03	$979	+6.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	195.00	$195.00	$390	+16.09
255–285	270	2	168.00–172.00	$169.89	$459	+3.39
310–325	318	2	158.00–160.00	$158.98	$506	-7.60
378–390	379	12	150.00–161.00	$159.31	$604	-9.16
400–445	428	35	142.00–156.00	$149.26	$639	-10.72
450–495	478	60	142.00–170.00	$149.93	$717	-2.58
480 fancy	480	1	172.00	$172.00	$826	+7.00
500–545	520	52	138.00–157.00	$145.90	$759	-1.84
522 value added	522	7	159.50	$159.50	$833	+5.00
553–577 value added	562	37	153.00–156.00	$154.17	$866	—
550–585	564	27	135.00–155.00	$143.21	$808	-1.79
610 value added	610	20	151.50	$151.50	$924	+2.68
615–645	626	13	133.00–145.00	$138.37	$866	-1.36
660–690	675	12	130.00–140.00	$136.73	$923	+4.10
720–740	732	3	120.00–132.00	$127.64	$934	-3.71
785–790	788	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$1,013	+1.92
870–890	880	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$1,078	—
975	975	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	-17.55
350–390	371	14	142.00–155.00	$147.63	$548	-7.51
400–440	422	41	135.00–152.00	$143.33	$605	-5.33
455–495	471	30	130.00–155.00	$139.03	$655	-6.97
513–540	523	21	130.00–139.00	$135.09	$707	-9.33
550–590	571	17	125.00–137.00	$132.38	$756	-5.01
600–645	623	5	125.00–131.00	$128.83	$803	-1.96
661–690	674	24	122.00–132.00	$129.86	$875	+3.32
710–725	719	4	113.00–128.00	$120.21	$864	+17.20
848	848	2	102.00	$102.00	$865	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	144.00	$144.00	$403	—
355–395	376	18	115.00–160.00	$131.20	$493	-18.31
415–445	428	9	130.00–147.00	$132.69	$568	-5.93
480–495	487	7	125.00–142.00	$129.53	$631	-2.96
514–545	530	9	120.00–137.00	$124.10	$658	-7.67
570–590	579	6	120.00–125.00	$122.37	$709	-7.95
655–695	682	3	120.00–123.00	$122.04	$832	+8.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	3	194.00–215.00	$206.88	$703	+3.65
350–390	365	7	175.00–192.00	$184.94	$675	-12.63
400–445	425	20	165.00–190.00	$175.25	$745	-10.14
455–485	466	27	155.00–186.00	$163.64	$763	-6.01
505–545	524	45	147.50–170.00	$154.43	$809	-9.45
550–595	575	27	141.00–155.00	$148.93	$856	-5.62
600–649	617	34	140.00–154.00	$146.00	$901	-2.05
670–690	682	11	140.00–145.00	$141.92	$968	-2.50
705–745	723	12	122.00–144.00	$135.93	$983	-3.40
750–770	763	3	125.00–135.00	$128.28	$979	-3.15
810	810	1	120.00	$120.00	$972	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	317	9	170.00–195.00	$176.80	$560	-9.33
355–390	379	10	170.00–185.00	$176.43	$669	+0.22
415–435	424	13	150.00–182.00	$165.30	$701	-3.38
450–480	469	22	145.00–168.00	$153.05	$718	-6.45
500–540	515	17	135.00–157.00	$145.77	$751	-7.16
550–595	575	10	132.00–148.00	$140.34	$807	-7.74
600–645	626	14	125.00–137.00	$133.59	$836	-8.50
655–670	660	6	120.00–129.00	$123.52	$815	-14.22
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	-7.37
765	765	1	119.00	$119.00	$910	-4.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	155.00–180.00	$167.50	$536	-10.10
355–395	376	6	135.00–178.00	$162.44	$611	-5.00
415–445	427	8	125.00–176.00	$150.17	$641	-11.31
455–495	485	18	115.00–160.00	$149.22	$724	+0.46
500–525	512	11	140.00–145.00	$140.54	$720	-4.62
565–595	581	9	130.00–137.00	$133.55	$776	-3.64
625–630	628	2	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$769	-5.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1345	1082	80-85%	57	62.00–80.00	$74.82	$810	—
920–1420	1125	80-85%	70	72.00–88.00	$83.11	$935	+15.01
950–1360	1187	80-85%	38	79.00–95.00	$91.15	$1,082	+17.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1180	928	85-90%	18	40.00–61.00	$53.98	$501	-4.59
785–1225	996	85-90%	29	50.00–68.00	$60.96	$607	-0.90
850–1185	1036	85-90%	30	59.00–76.00	$70.54	$731	+4.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1735	1298	75-80%	10	68.00–77.00	$71.65	$930	—
1235–1560	1397	75-80%	19	73.00–83.00	$78.25	$1,093	+2.55
1360–1550	1421	75-80%	7	84.00–89.00	$86.32	$1,227	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1865	1466	9	81.00–96.00	$90.58	$1,328	+1.91
1235–1775	1528	9	91.00–103.00	$99.90	$1,526	—
1620–2045	1762	3	101.00–105.00	$103.45	$1,823	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	510.00–660.00	$567.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1000	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,037.41
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1415	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	850.00–1,175.00	$990.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	600.00–880.00	$757.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	325.00–600.00	$471.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–750.00	$633.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$775.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	245.00	$245.00

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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
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1115–1280	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,689.59	—
1385–1465 fancy	1425	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,072.89	—
1465	1465	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,425.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,220.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1050	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–950.00	$825.60	—

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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.