Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

3,756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.98/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 476 lb · 71 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.20/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 428 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.40/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 524 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,756	3,527	3,470
Feeder cattle	3,172	2,661	2,778
Slaughter cattle	466	634	431
Replacement cattle	118	232	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	325	12	196.00–210.00	$204.38	$664	+17.97
355–380	374	14	186.00–206.00	$194.97	$729	+12.54
425–445	429	16	177.00–194.00	$187.23	$803	+6.23
465–495	477	14	162.00–185.00	$174.25	$831	-2.48
500–545	530	31	160.00–177.00	$168.49	$893	+1.67
555–595	576	27	153.00–175.00	$161.61	$931	-0.60
600–645	631	37	155.00–168.00	$158.05	$997	+0.35
655	655	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,035	+10.00
705–745	723	15	140.00–152.00	$144.81	$1,047	+0.70
778–795	780	9	137.00–150.00	$148.53	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	210.00–220.00	$216.46	$703	+4.57
350–395	375	13	195.00–216.00	$207.73	$779	+10.69
400–440	418	31	185.00–217.00	$193.43	$809	-0.46
450–480	467	11	168.00–197.00	$178.54	$834	-4.44
505–545	515	21	165.00–179.00	$174.05	$896	+0.38
555–598	576	39	160.00–182.00	$171.56	$988	+4.22
605–630	615	6	162.00–177.00	$167.00	$1,027	+0.97
655–680	674	4	154.00–162.00	$155.94	$1,051	+5.94
685 value added	685	14	180.00	$180.00	$1,233	+0.66
715	715	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,194	+16.00
763–775	770	5	147.00–165.00	$154.13	$1,187	+6.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$601	+6.75
375–395	386	6	170.00–183.00	$177.32	$684	+9.85
430	430	1	168.00	$168.00	$722	-1.79
460–490	475	13	155.00–170.00	$163.34	$776	-4.81
505–545	530	4	150.00–160.00	$154.72	$820	-1.57
575–585	583	12	145.00–155.00	$154.16	$899	-3.84
675–685	678	3	135.00–144.00	$138.03	$936	—
705–745	725	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$924	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	175.00–177.00	$176.07	$484	—
320–345	329	12	155.00–175.00	$160.90	$529	-0.22
360–399	377	44	150.00–167.00	$155.91	$588	-3.69
400–445	428	61	140.00–165.00	$149.20	$639	-1.16
450–495	476	71	135.00–157.00	$145.98	$695	-1.93
500–545	529	33	130.00–152.00	$139.89	$740	-3.71
565–595	580	22	127.50–146.00	$136.52	$792	-5.02
605–640	620	12	122.50–140.00	$129.69	$804	-6.80
655–690	677	8	122.50–135.00	$129.53	$877	-0.36
700–745	716	7	115.00–130.00	$125.69	$900	-4.71
790–795	793	3	115.00–116.00	$115.67	$917	-9.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	14	162.00–170.00	$166.41	$549	—
355–395	369	28	158.00–170.00	$164.36	$606	-2.19
400–430	415	13	158.00–172.00	$163.29	$678	+6.88
450–490	468	25	154.00–168.00	$158.66	$743	+3.59
500–545	521	39	146.00–161.00	$152.54	$795	+1.64
550–590	573	32	143.00–155.00	$148.10	$849	-0.91
575 value added	575	6	160.00	$160.00	$920	—
615 value added	615	5	160.00	$160.00	$984	+5.00
600–645	617	18	135.00–148.00	$140.97	$870	-1.86
655–695	665	28	130.00–140.00	$135.10	$898	-4.31
668–677 value added	671	9	146.00–154.00	$148.69	$998	+0.69
705 value added	705	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,036	—
710–715	713	4	125.00–135.00	$129.88	$926	-4.99
760	760	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	10	145.00–157.00	$150.86	$492	-8.27
360–395	379	20	140.00–162.00	$145.53	$552	-3.69
410–445	426	26	134.00–157.00	$140.90	$600	-1.75
455–495	473	33	130.00–147.00	$135.35	$640	-0.19
510–530	519	14	129.00–140.00	$132.09	$686	-3.67
555–590	567	3	124.00–125.00	$124.65	$707	+1.58
605–630	614	4	123.00–130.00	$124.73	$766	-3.77
690	690	1	118.00	$118.00	$814	-0.31
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	5	200.00–207.50	$202.44	$559	—
300–345	324	5	190.00–215.00	$200.72	$650	+1.54
370–395	389	19	176.00–205.00	$188.11	$732	+3.66
400–445	426	42	172.00–192.00	$179.25	$764	+4.89
455–495	481	53	155.00–172.50	$165.73	$797	-2.16
500–545	524	60	147.00–162.50	$156.40	$820	+1.96
550–595	570	20	142.50–157.00	$150.42	$857	-1.73
615–645	631	13	135.00–150.00	$143.48	$905	-4.83
655–685	665	4	130.00–140.00	$137.54	$915	-3.45
700–730	712	3	127.50–131.00	$129.48	$922	-8.26
775	775	1	127.50	$127.50	$988	-0.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	217.50	$217.50	$609	—
305–345	321	14	210.00–230.00	$216.08	$694	+11.83
355–385	377	20	194.00–220.00	$203.28	$766	+9.18
400–435	416	34	187.50–207.00	$194.85	$811	+7.80
450–495	470	44	170.00–182.50	$175.58	$825	-6.72
505–545	520	31	159.00–173.00	$167.33	$870	+5.91
555–590	573	25	154.00–165.00	$159.31	$913	-0.89
610–645	623	10	150.00–160.00	$153.35	$955	-0.61
650–690	665	11	142.00–150.00	$146.75	$976	-0.47
710–715	713	3	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$1,003	-1.96
790	790	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,090	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	266	4	182.00–188.00	$186.48	$496	—
335–340	337	5	177.00–185.00	$180.23	$607	-11.03
380–390	385	11	165.00–175.00	$169.23	$652	-5.74
415–425	424	7	150.00–180.00	$157.07	$666	-11.34
460–490	477	30	140.00–160.00	$147.89	$705	-12.73
505–545	524	10	137.00–150.00	$142.70	$748	+1.04
560–595	585	7	134.00–145.00	$141.41	$827	+0.11
615–635	622	3	135.00	$135.00	$840	+0.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1510	1129	80-85%	61	65.00–84.00	$76.73	$866	-6.02
1070–1510	1228	80-85%	12	83.00–95.00	$87.67	$1,077	—
990–1680	1232	80-85%	60	74.00–89.00	$83.78	$1,032	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1105	930	85-90%	12	44.00–68.00	$59.84	$557	+0.37
795–1170	1015	85-90%	37	50.00–85.00	$67.62	$686	+2.55
930–1115	1020	85-90%	32	59.00–79.00	$72.19	$736	+7.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1390	1370	75-80%	3	84.00–86.00	$84.65	$1,160	+4.88
1235–1605	1405	75-80%	14	80.00–85.00	$83.15	$1,168	-7.57
1040–1865	1426	75-80%	15	72.00–82.00	$78.64	$1,121	-4.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1925	1438	8	84.00–106.00	$96.99	$1,395	—
1485–2010	1689	18	91.00–113.00	$105.32	$1,779	—
1590–2260	1835	5	103.00–120.00	$115.16	$2,113	—

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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	3	600.00–775.00	$691.67

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	700.00–800.00	$744.44
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	950.00–985.00	$964.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	830.00–900.00	$865.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	975.00–1,300.00	$1,113.93
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	950.00–1,100.00	$1,003.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,100.00	$983.33	—

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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.