Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

3,527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.04/cwt +16.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 673 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $167.89/cwt +6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 474 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.01/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 574 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,527	5,836	2,189
Feeder cattle	2,661	4,519	1,948
Slaughter cattle	634	1,014	191
Replacement cattle	232	303	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. 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
305–330	316	6	203.00–220.00	$211.89	$670	-5.98
355–390	363	24	193.00–208.00	$197.04	$715	-9.86
405–425	411	10	185.00–200.00	$193.89	$797	+1.03
451–460	456	26	179.00–185.00	$182.98	$834	-3.66
510–545	519	19	168.00–177.00	$173.67	$901	-3.80
550–595	581	56	165.00–175.00	$167.34	$972	-5.41
620 value added	620	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,035	—
605–640	623	6	162.00–168.00	$166.03	$1,034	+5.68
669–685 value added	672	86	173.50–180.50	$179.34	$1,205	+11.13
689	689	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,034	-5.70
720	720	3	150.00–153.00	$151.00	$1,087	-0.13
737 value added	737	8	171.25	$171.25	$1,262	—
760–795	776	6	140.00–152.00	$147.93	$1,148	+7.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	200.00	$200.00	$540	—
300–315	308	2	183.00–190.00	$186.41	$574	-25.11
375–390	377	7	180.00–185.00	$182.43	$688	-13.20
400–445	415	13	175.00–190.00	$181.00	$751	-2.86
450–495	475	19	172.00–181.00	$176.73	$839	+5.25
505–545	527	26	160.00–175.00	$166.82	$879	-1.49
560–590	579	11	152.00–167.00	$162.21	$939	+0.98
615–630	621	11	154.00–160.00	$157.70	$979	+1.95
655–697	681	19	145.00–149.00	$148.00	$1,008	-4.06
715–725	719	8	140.00–148.00	$144.11	$1,036	-4.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	329	8	178.00–180.00	$178.25	$586	—
360–370	365	2	165.00–170.00	$167.47	$611	—
420–445	437	12	165.00–180.00	$169.79	$742	-4.08
465–495	476	8	162.00–172.00	$168.15	$800	+6.19
505–540	518	10	147.00–162.00	$156.29	$810	-0.88
595	595	3	158.00	$158.00	$940	+6.82
600–645	628	8	135.00–152.00	$148.20	$931	-0.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	282	3	168.00–170.00	$168.65	$476	—
380–395	386	7	165.00–168.00	$166.55	$643	-3.07
410–440	418	27	154.00–160.00	$156.41	$654	-7.23
453–498	468	52	151.00–162.00	$155.07	$726	-0.36
515 fancy	515	4	158.00	$158.00	$814	—
505–545	525	32	149.00–155.00	$150.90	$792	-0.22
555–595	574	60	141.00–156.00	$149.01	$855	+0.88
615 value added	615	4	155.00	$155.00	$953	+1.56
610–635	620	12	132.00–147.00	$142.83	$886	+1.24
665 value added	665	6	148.00	$148.00	$984	—
650–695	675	21	125.00–147.00	$139.41	$941	+3.47
701–705 fancy	702	5	135.00–141.50	$140.19	$984	+1.19
705–745	722	10	120.00–140.00	$134.87	$974	+2.66
775	775	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,023	+4.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	319	6	150.00–164.00	$161.12	$514	-2.89
360–395	375	36	154.00–166.00	$159.60	$598	+2.84
400–445	420	27	143.00–157.00	$150.36	$632	-0.64
455–490	471	24	133.00–154.00	$147.91	$697	+3.22
500–535	520	39	128.00–148.00	$143.60	$747	+0.46
555–590	572	14	135.00–146.00	$141.54	$810	+4.24
625–645	631	18	120.00–140.00	$136.49	$861	+3.73
655–685	666	6	120.00–135.00	$129.89	$865	+2.32
730–745	739	5	130.00–131.00	$130.40	$964	+11.94
790	790	2	125.00	$125.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	7	158.00–160.00	$159.13	$528	+4.00
355–390	368	26	145.00–155.00	$149.22	$549	+0.23
421–440	432	22	135.00–150.00	$142.65	$616	+2.72
455–480	466	8	125.00–145.00	$135.54	$632	-5.34
510–545	533	5	125.00–140.00	$135.76	$724	+4.20
575–590	584	5	110.00–130.00	$123.07	$719	-9.98
600–630	613	6	125.00–130.00	$128.50	$788	+12.50
675–690	680	3	115.00–120.00	$118.31	$805	-2.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	187.50	$187.50	$422	—
305–345	331	7	185.00–205.00	$199.18	$659	+8.71
360–390	376	12	178.00–198.00	$184.45	$694	-0.78
405–440	419	39	167.00–184.00	$174.36	$731	-0.05
450–490	474	63	155.00–178.00	$167.89	$796	+6.92
500–545	520	20	150.00–159.00	$154.44	$803	-3.53
555–595	578	39	140.00–155.00	$152.15	$879	-0.68
600–645	621	21	137.00–152.00	$148.31	$921	+2.18
660–680	670	4	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$945	+5.44
705–730	716	8	135.00–140.00	$137.74	$986	+1.19
765	765	1	128.00	$128.00	$979	+1.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	313	5	197.00–206.00	$204.25	$639	-2.25
350–390	377	18	190.00–212.00	$194.10	$732	-8.66
405–430	416	16	182.00–192.00	$187.05	$778	+0.45
460–465	463	6	170.00–188.00	$182.30	$844	+9.67
500–540	518	19	155.00–167.00	$161.42	$836	-1.37
530 fancy	530	1	162.00	$162.00	$859	-15.00
555–595	570	24	154.00–166.00	$160.20	$913	-0.15
610 fancy	610	1	157.00	$157.00	$958	—
610–630	620	12	142.00–162.00	$153.96	$955	-1.90
650–695	676	11	142.00–152.00	$147.22	$995	-1.08
698 fancy	698	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,068	—
700–730	712	6	130.00–148.00	$142.62	$1,015	+1.03
795	795	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,026	-8.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	311	7	190.00–193.00	$191.26	$595	+11.49
355–390	374	12	150.00–186.00	$174.97	$654	-10.39
405–448	428	24	156.00–177.00	$168.41	$721	+7.58
455–493	470	26	145.00–170.00	$160.62	$755	+7.62
505–530	519	8	133.00–150.00	$141.66	$735	-12.84
560–590	570	11	135.00–145.00	$141.30	$805	-1.31
615–640	621	7	125.00–142.00	$134.81	$837	+3.43
705–720	712	5	122.00–129.00	$125.43	$893	+1.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1550	1092	80-85%	70	73.00–82.00	$78.48	$857	—
875–1385	1145	80-85%	66	70.00–89.00	$82.75	$947	+5.30
935–1435	1180	80-85%	51	82.00–96.00	$88.72	$1,047	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1020	932	85-90%	35	55.00–63.00	$59.47	$554	-3.12
740–1200	1008	85-90%	60	67.00–75.00	$72.18	$728	+2.46
805–1280	1014	85-90%	54	45.00–69.00	$65.07	$660	-4.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1525	1394	75-80%	20	77.00–82.00	$79.77	$1,112	—
1220–1545	1402	75-80%	15	85.00–95.00	$90.72	$1,272	-1.04
1200–1675	1446	75-80%	33	75.00–88.00	$83.24	$1,204	+2.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1780	1569	17	96.00–106.00	$101.89	$1,599	-2.77
1330–1860	1578	16	87.00–98.00	$94.50	$1,491	-10.16
1395–1980	1717	7	108.00–115.00	$111.76	$1,919	—

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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	8	600.00–804.00	$744.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1055	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,000.00	$940.68
1080–1120	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	760.00–900.00	$831.27
1170 fancy	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1075–1390	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,124.90
1205–1345 fancy	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,192.30
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	775.00–825.00	$800.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,005.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	820.00–1,200.00	$1,044.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	975.00–1,350.00	$1,246.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	740.00–1,025.00	$873.57
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	925.00–975.00	$933.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,333.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–850	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–830.00	$784.71
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
885 fancy	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00
900–955	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$763.61
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–875.00	$816.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–900.00	$891.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	720.00–950.00	$824.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–830	798	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$952.04
825–845	835	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$949.70

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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
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1165–1375	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,353.32	—
1205–1320 fancy	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–2,000.00	$1,785.25	—
1330–1435	1397	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,700.00	$1,632.13	—
2060 fancy	2060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,383.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,000.00–1,370.00	$1,163.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–920	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–700.00	$651.25	—
1265–1275	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,499.61	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.