Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

3,432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.11/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 615 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.31/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 420 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.62/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 570 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,432	4,759	3,370
Feeder cattle	2,545	3,762	2,588
Slaughter cattle	543	671	505
Replacement cattle	344	326	277

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
315–325	318	6	195.00–216.00	$211.09	$671	+2.18
360–385	379	7	210.00–216.00	$212.85	$807	+9.98
405–445	426	13	182.50–209.00	$202.99	$865	+7.85
455–480	466	17	176.00–205.00	$186.39	$869	+3.70
525–545	529	26	170.00–174.00	$172.11	$910	-3.36
530 value added	530	10	187.50	$187.50	$994	—
555–598	582	29	169.00–176.00	$172.36	$1,003	+4.77
605–640	622	27	157.00–170.25	$164.95	$1,026	+2.87
643 value added	643	10	177.50	$177.50	$1,141	—
680–695	688	16	155.00–163.00	$156.23	$1,075	+0.51
720–745	735	7	145.00–156.00	$150.30	$1,105	-1.17
738 value added	738	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,107	—
785–790	786	4	144.00–145.00	$144.25	$1,134	-3.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	13	184.00–208.00	$197.77	$635	+2.57
350–380	365	2	178.00–182.50	$180.34	$658	-7.72
400–445	419	18	169.00–187.00	$176.51	$740	-5.64
450–495	473	24	168.00–193.00	$174.35	$825	-1.79
525–545	533	5	162.00–167.00	$164.59	$877	-1.73
555–585	565	28	157.00–167.00	$164.30	$928	+1.89
600–645	627	19	150.00–163.00	$156.36	$980	-1.17
675–680	678	4	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$1,010	-1.83
715–730	722	3	139.00–149.00	$142.64	$1,030	-1.89
755–760	758	7	132.00–139.00	$136.01	$1,031	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	4	170.00–178.00	$173.87	$570	—
355–395	374	7	164.00–190.00	$177.75	$665	+7.98
415–425	422	5	158.00–170.00	$160.78	$678	—
465–495	483	8	155.00–170.00	$161.06	$778	-10.60
505–545	518	7	150.00–160.00	$153.66	$796	+1.36
555–570	559	5	145.00–158.00	$153.14	$856	+1.46
610–625	618	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$840	-2.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	322	9	168.00–176.00	$170.41	$549	+9.36
355–390	378	22	159.00–171.00	$168.21	$636	+8.03
400–445	426	18	155.00–166.00	$160.93	$686	+1.15
450–495	476	43	150.00–165.00	$156.29	$744	+1.29
505–540	523	35	145.00–154.00	$149.98	$784	+0.81
550–552 value added	551	19	159.50–161.50	$160.45	$884	—
555–595	583	28	141.00–150.00	$145.63	$849	-4.37
600–645 value added	611	27	153.00–158.50	$155.38	$949	+7.59
600–645	618	29	135.00–147.00	$141.35	$874	+2.55
655–680	668	4	134.00–138.00	$136.24	$910	-4.81
670–680 fancy	675	2	137.00–141.00	$139.01	$938	—
755–790	771	6	128.00–133.00	$131.66	$1,015	+13.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	12	154.00–170.00	$162.25	$535	+6.47
365–390	378	19	152.00–165.00	$157.79	$596	+2.92
400–445	420	48	144.00–160.00	$150.31	$631	+0.90
450–495	469	29	139.00–155.00	$146.62	$688	+0.66
500–545	520	26	132.00–148.00	$141.46	$736	-4.22
550–590	570	20	120.00–142.00	$136.08	$776	-6.04
600–635	620	14	129.00–139.00	$133.44	$827	-4.12
660	660	3	130.00	$130.00	$858	+2.80
710	710	1	122.00	$122.00	$866	+5.04
765–795	785	4	115.00–122.00	$119.74	$940	+8.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	167.00	$167.00	$434	+12.00
310–345	331	19	138.00–162.00	$148.92	$493	-5.74
355–395	371	11	130.00–157.00	$144.14	$535	-7.82
400–445	426	25	129.00–150.00	$140.21	$597	-2.18
455–495	470	18	119.00–145.00	$135.76	$638	+1.60
515–535	524	6	130.00–137.00	$133.85	$701	-3.14
558–595	577	4	122.00–125.00	$123.55	$713	-5.87
665–675	670	2	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$770	-1.68
795	795	3	110.00	$110.00	$874	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	24	149.50	$149.50	$1,042	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	322	6	170.00–208.00	$185.77	$598	+9.74
355–390	375	25	164.00–210.00	$193.30	$725	+15.36
400–445	423	37	157.00–196.00	$171.49	$725	+2.80
455–495	479	40	150.00–180.00	$159.53	$764	-0.55
500–545	523	29	140.00–156.00	$151.37	$792	-1.88
555–580	565	19	139.00–150.00	$144.41	$816	-1.71
600–635	617	10	130.00–145.00	$140.19	$865	-0.90
655–685	674	16	128.00–138.00	$134.54	$907	-0.04
725–740	733	4	120.00–128.00	$124.04	$909	-5.68
770–780	773	3	120.00–125.00	$123.32	$953	+0.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	15	195.00–228.00	$218.57	$719	+20.59
355–395	372	18	185.00–222.00	$212.45	$790	+20.29
400–430	416	16	172.00–208.00	$196.26	$816	+15.52
455–490	473	10	175.00–190.00	$186.54	$882	+16.33
505–545	526	25	156.00–164.00	$159.43	$839	-3.27
555–575	569	31	146.00–161.00	$154.19	$877	-0.36
610–640	620	20	135.00–154.00	$148.60	$921	+0.78
665–695	683	9	131.00–145.00	$138.93	$949	+2.20
725–740	733	6	130.00–143.00	$136.13	$998	-1.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	335	11	157.00–206.00	$181.29	$607	+1.95
355–395	375	13	150.00–193.00	$176.80	$663	+5.02
400–445	427	24	145.00–180.00	$162.75	$695	+8.01
470–498	482	16	135.00–168.00	$152.81	$737	-0.92
513–530	521	10	140.00–145.00	$142.91	$745	-2.31
610–635	623	4	130.00–134.00	$132.04	$823	+1.10
690	690	1	115.00	$115.00	$794	—
785	785	2	125.00	$125.00	$981	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1430	1112	80-85%	59	65.00–82.00	$77.93	$867	—
915–1345	1134	80-85%	37	81.00–95.00	$88.30	$1,001	—
935–1400	1138	80-85%	125	73.00–89.00	$83.42	$949	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1135	985	85-90%	18	56.00–62.00	$59.90	$590	-8.86
750–1240	1022	85-90%	49	50.00–75.00	$65.50	$669	—
795–1170	1046	85-90%	35	59.00–75.00	$70.60	$738	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1590	1336	75-80%	33	76.00–89.00	$84.60	$1,130	—
1165–1545	1375	75-80%	14	70.00–83.00	$78.77	$1,083	+2.27
1360–1650	1417	75-80%	7	90.00–96.00	$92.71	$1,314	+9.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1665	1421	7	85.00–100.00	$93.18	$1,324	—
1370–2040	1673	13	96.00–106.00	$100.27	$1,678	—
1585–1980	1766	6	107.00–114.00	$109.57	$1,935	+3.12

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–975	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	800.00–1,025.00	$885.27
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	525.00–600.00	$562.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–885	794	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	500.00–700.00	$618.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1080 fancy	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,180.00–1,300.00	$1,225.52
970–1120	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	850.00–1,125.00	$960.32
930–1200	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,171.32
1125–1275	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,181.86
1295 fancy	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$875.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$840.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,080.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	825.00–1,150.00	$987.69

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–890	846	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00–800.00	$738.68
825–885	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–950.00	$873.27
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	500.00–650.00	$556.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–650.00	$566.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–940	898	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	850.00–1,100.00	$1,020.96
920 fancy	920	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	975.00–1,175.00	$1,096.43

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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
890 fancy	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
960–1120	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,675.00	$1,434.45	—
1100–1235	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,325.00–1,550.00	$1,459.81	+476.43
1555	1555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,685.00	$1,685.00	—
1650	1650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,475.00–1,750.00	$1,581.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	1,040.00–1,450.00	$1,303.42	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–950.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–1,075.00	$1,016.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,116.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700 fancy	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
825–950 fancy	867	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,109.13	—
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	825.00–950.00	$879.17	—

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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.