Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

3,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.19/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 567 lb · 60 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.87/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 425 lb · 57 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $168.50/cwt ≈ $1,355/hd at 804 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,616	2,383	3,203
Feeder cattle	2,894	1,887	2,497
Slaughter cattle	557	367	404
Replacement cattle	165	129	302

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 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
310–345	333	3	200.00–207.50	$205.18	$683	-5.46
350–397	371	10	192.00–208.00	$201.09	$746	+3.57
400–435	415	17	186.00–197.00	$191.66	$795	+5.60
420 value added	420	1	205.00	$205.00	$861	—
450–490	462	22	180.00–190.00	$186.54	$862	+7.56
473 value added	473	4	195.00	$195.00	$922	—
515 value added	515	1	187.00	$187.00	$963	—
500–548	523	15	171.00–184.00	$177.30	$927	+5.74
550 value added	550	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,001	+4.00
555–590	567	59	163.00–175.00	$169.99	$964	+1.75
605–645	628	33	157.00–167.00	$161.49	$1,014	+3.65
655–680	662	31	152.00–161.00	$157.01	$1,039	+2.01
700–705 value added	703	2	156.00–160.00	$157.99	$1,111	—
705–745	724	7	146.00–156.00	$151.24	$1,095	+5.55
804 value added	804	56	168.50	$168.50	$1,355	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	9	180.00–207.00	$194.02	$627	+7.13
375–390	382	11	180.00–192.50	$186.18	$711	+4.95
425–435	429	10	176.00–185.00	$180.10	$773	-1.59
450–495	475	24	161.00–180.00	$175.79	$835	+4.31
500–545	530	23	158.00–170.00	$165.12	$875	+2.51
555–595	564	17	155.00–166.00	$162.31	$915	+4.27
610	610	2	152.50–157.00	$154.75	$944	+5.12
650–695	670	3	145.00–150.00	$148.27	$993	+0.78
715–745	728	4	142.00–149.00	$143.98	$1,048	+12.21
775–790	779	4	134.00–140.00	$135.52	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
335	335	2	195.00–197.00	$196.00	$657	—
355–365	362	3	170.00–182.00	$176.28	$638	-3.72
405–430	413	8	150.00–177.00	$165.01	$681	+0.01
455–490	475	10	148.00–170.00	$157.67	$749	-3.50
505–540	515	8	142.00–155.00	$147.94	$762	-4.31
575–590	583	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$860	+1.46
605–615	614	7	136.00–145.00	$143.73	$883	+3.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	29	182.00	$182.00	$1,067	—
633	633	11	175.00	$175.00	$1,108	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	156.00	$156.00	$452	-13.89
320	320	3	154.00–165.00	$161.33	$516	+2.35
360 value added	360	3	169.00	$169.00	$608	—
355–398	384	16	154.00–170.00	$159.55	$613	+0.24
400–445	419	24	149.00–162.00	$152.93	$641	+3.67
462 fancy	462	6	163.00	$163.00	$753	-9.00
450–495	469	38	146.00–157.00	$152.64	$716	+2.71
504–542 value added	521	9	155.00–157.00	$156.08	$813	-3.42
500–545	523	41	143.00–155.00	$148.14	$775	+2.24
565 value added	565	4	150.00–152.50	$150.63	$851	-3.54
550–595	568	24	140.00–152.50	$145.31	$825	+2.10
610 fancy	610	1	147.00	$147.00	$897	—
605–645	630	35	135.00–145.00	$141.63	$892	+3.26
652–685	661	34	127.50–144.00	$138.06	$913	+1.33
715–735	719	6	127.00–135.00	$132.47	$952	+4.83
770	770	1	128.00	$128.00	$986	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	4	150.00–160.00	$155.78	$417	+5.78
300–335	321	12	148.00–162.00	$154.94	$497	—
355–397	373	37	145.00–165.00	$153.93	$574	+6.30
400–445	425	57	140.00–157.00	$146.87	$624	+3.54
455–495	477	35	135.00–152.00	$143.59	$685	+4.56
500–540	517	38	130.00–147.00	$138.72	$717	+3.63
555–596	579	31	130.00–142.00	$138.41	$801	+6.03
600–645	618	11	120.00–136.00	$130.31	$805	+1.48
660–695	667	5	120.00–125.00	$121.04	$807	-8.82
710–745	724	10	112.00–128.00	$120.19	$870	-0.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$410	-1.52
305–335	316	14	137.00–165.00	$145.12	$459	—
370–395	378	12	130.00–152.00	$138.56	$524	+7.36
400–445	424	26	130.00–152.00	$139.09	$590	+6.40
450–495	475	32	120.00–147.00	$133.81	$636	+4.28
515–540	526	10	120.00–140.00	$132.96	$699	+8.86
555–595	574	17	110.00–135.00	$130.10	$747	+7.73
610–630	622	9	118.00–123.00	$119.21	$741	—
665–690	678	2	115.00–119.00	$117.04	$794	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	19	157.00	$157.00	$868	—
610	610	5	155.00	$155.00	$946	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	230.00	$230.00	$529	—
255–265	258	3	212.50–215.00	$213.35	$550	—
315–345	329	12	190.00–210.00	$200.20	$659	-6.68
350–395	370	28	180.00–210.00	$192.32	$712	+7.38
400–435	415	24	177.50–187.50	$181.87	$755	+6.62
450–495	466	28	157.00–177.00	$169.27	$789	+5.63
500–545	518	35	150.00–170.00	$163.70	$848	+9.27
550–595	568	42	145.00–167.00	$153.22	$870	+4.29
600–645	622	23	140.00–158.00	$148.96	$927	+2.96
650–695	671	26	136.00–150.00	$141.81	$952	-0.11
700–745	715	4	126.00–145.00	$136.64	$977	+0.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	278	8	188.00–200.00	$195.41	$543	—
305–340	323	10	180.00–198.00	$184.93	$597	+8.13
350–395	378	18	167.00–188.00	$179.11	$677	+2.68
400–445	426	41	160.00–178.00	$169.70	$723	+4.40
455–495	471	30	154.00–170.00	$163.66	$771	+10.61
505–545	517	35	145.00–170.00	$152.64	$789	+6.87
550–590	573	31	135.00–153.00	$144.92	$830	+4.58
605–648	628	14	130.00–142.00	$137.31	$862	+3.72
655–695	673	7	128.00–142.50	$134.88	$908	+11.36
705–730	720	11	120.00–139.00	$129.85	$935	+9.85
780–795	788	2	115.00–125.00	$120.05	$946	+1.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	192.00	$192.00	$509	—
320–345	333	10	165.00–182.00	$173.47	$578	+5.97
355–395	385	21	155.00–177.00	$162.06	$624	-0.38
405–445	433	19	140.00–168.00	$154.67	$670	+4.50
450–495	479	19	130.00–160.00	$144.83	$694	-4.39
510–545	519	5	135.00–150.00	$142.86	$741	+2.32
560–595	581	10	117.00–140.00	$132.91	$772	-0.64
600	600	3	127.50–130.00	$129.17	$775	+6.68
680	680	1	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
700–745	734	8	115.00–126.00	$120.51	$885	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1470	1097	80-85%	62	63.00–76.00	$71.20	$781	-3.62
785–1585	1171	80-85%	96	70.00–83.00	$77.90	$912	-13.25
955–1505	1218	80-85%	63	76.00–90.00	$83.32	$1,015	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1230	928	85-90%	40	42.00–69.00	$54.04	$501	+0.06
745–1205	991	85-90%	44	50.00–74.00	$62.27	$617	+1.31
795–1195	1087	85-90%	51	58.00–80.00	$69.39	$754	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1920	1383	75-80%	8	80.00–86.00	$83.21	$1,151	+4.96
1030–1710	1398	75-80%	25	74.00–83.00	$77.46	$1,083	-0.79
1150–1670	1519	75-80%	17	70.00–77.00	$73.15	$1,111	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1595	1392	8	89.00–96.00	$91.26	$1,270	—
1265–1860	1551	21	96.00–104.00	$100.17	$1,554	—
1595–2025	1810	11	103.00–112.00	$108.01	$1,955	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	435.00–525.00	$480.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1045	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$932.56
975–1220	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$977.73
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	880.00–1,025.00	$955.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,130.56
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–940.00	$910.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–800.00	$762.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–945	803	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–625.00	$553.04
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
1045–1195	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,046.65	—
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1370–1385	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,185.00	$1,153.41	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	900.00–1,400.00	$1,163.89	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–1,050.00	$940.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,075.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–800.00	$750.00	—

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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.