Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

4,707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.50/cwt ≈ $1,196/hd at 769 lb · 69 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.30/cwt +12.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 674 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.22/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 515 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,707	3,756	3,509
Feeder cattle	3,889	3,172	2,937
Slaughter cattle	599	466	343
Replacement cattle	219	118	229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	3	200.00–212.00	$204.19	$576	—
325–345	337	9	195.00–217.50	$205.41	$692	+1.03
374–395	381	21	185.00–202.00	$198.04	$755	+3.07
405–448	427	28	175.00–190.00	$183.52	$784	-3.71
480–490	483	3	168.00–175.00	$170.98	$826	-3.27
515–535	527	15	160.00–176.00	$170.87	$900	+2.38
555–575	569	10	159.00–169.00	$161.31	$918	-0.30
610–645	629	22	151.00–160.00	$156.17	$982	-1.88
660–695	689	41	138.00–155.00	$148.98	$1,026	-9.02
715–745	725	24	140.00–146.00	$141.88	$1,029	-2.93
785	785	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,107	-7.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	225.00–230.00	$227.59	$649	—
300–315	304	6	212.00–225.00	$219.12	$666	+2.66
355–385	374	8	195.00–208.00	$199.47	$746	-8.26
405–440	421	7	190.00–210.00	$197.36	$831	+3.93
455–495	463	19	182.00–187.50	$186.74	$865	+8.20
505–525	514	14	175.00–180.00	$178.30	$916	+4.25
555–594	575	50	169.00–175.00	$172.28	$991	+0.72
620–635	631	4	165.00–167.00	$165.49	$1,044	-1.51
650–660	658	14	158.00–167.00	$158.99	$1,046	+3.05
715–735	727	3	148.00–153.00	$150.31	$1,093	-16.69
763	763	7	153.50	$153.50	$1,171	-0.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	181.00	$181.00	$624	-4.00
370–390	378	4	175.00–184.00	$180.70	$683	+3.38
405–445	425	2	155.00–160.00	$157.38	$669	-10.62
464–488	481	20	160.00–166.00	$164.31	$790	+0.97
585	585	1	154.00	$154.00	$901	-0.16
635	635	1	152.00	$152.00	$965	—
665–695	676	6	135.00–150.00	$143.92	$973	+5.89
787	787	13	130.00	$130.00	$1,023	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	180.00–183.00	$181.43	$513	—
310–345	329	17	163.00–183.00	$170.25	$560	+3.84
360–395	378	28	156.00–180.00	$165.77	$627	+1.41
400–445	428	38	151.00–175.00	$162.99	$698	-0.30
450–495	472	20	150.00–168.00	$157.49	$743	-1.17
500–545	515	50	141.00–162.00	$152.22	$784	-0.32
550–590	568	24	141.00–157.00	$151.75	$862	+3.65
600 value added	600	12	148.50	$148.50	$891	-11.50
602–645	610	6	142.00–150.00	$143.99	$878	+3.02
668–673 value added	673	52	147.00–154.50	$153.41	$1,032	+4.72
650–695	681	11	139.00–148.00	$141.33	$962	+6.23
705–745	725	8	130.00–137.00	$132.75	$962	+2.87
758 value added	758	12	141.00	$141.00	$1,069	—
775–795	783	10	128.00–131.00	$129.60	$1,015	-5.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	155.00	$155.00	$457	-21.07
300–345	326	13	156.00–169.00	$161.50	$526	+0.60
355–395	380	35	150.00–172.00	$154.59	$587	-1.32
405–445	429	49	140.00–170.00	$154.64	$663	+5.44
460–499	478	49	139.00–158.00	$150.63	$720	+4.65
500–545	529	37	138.00–151.00	$146.96	$777	+7.07
555–595	577	36	130.00–149.00	$142.72	$823	+6.20
605–640	624	12	130.00–146.00	$139.07	$868	+9.38
670–695	676	6	130.00–137.00	$132.33	$895	+2.80
705–730	721	4	129.00–137.00	$131.27	$946	+5.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	147.00–153.00	$149.88	$484	-0.98
410–442	427	12	133.00–158.00	$141.04	$602	+0.14
470–495	482	21	132.00–150.00	$141.69	$683	+6.34
515–545	532	21	130.00–143.00	$136.16	$724	+4.07
565–595	575	10	125.00–136.00	$131.58	$757	+6.93
608–645	620	7	122.00–130.00	$128.38	$796	+3.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	69	155.50	$155.50	$1,196	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	225.00	$225.00	$664	+22.56
300–345	328	8	175.00–205.00	$184.74	$606	-15.98
355–395	377	20	175.00–197.00	$187.50	$707	-0.61
415–445	430	26	170.00–185.00	$178.99	$770	-0.26
460–499	482	45	157.00–174.00	$168.31	$811	+2.58
505–545	519	30	150.00–165.00	$157.21	$816	+0.81
550–595	574	29	141.00–156.00	$150.13	$862	-0.29
605–640	623	5	140.00–152.00	$144.37	$899	+0.89
650–695	665	3	135.00–147.00	$142.17	$945	+4.63
705	705	1	136.00	$136.00	$959	+6.52
765	765	1	119.00	$119.00	$910	-8.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	220.00–227.00	$223.45	$737	+7.37
350–395	377	9	190.00–212.00	$200.14	$755	-3.14
405–445	425	32	177.00–197.00	$187.31	$796	-7.54
455–485	474	19	173.00–185.00	$176.06	$835	+0.48
500–545	522	12	159.00–172.00	$164.32	$858	-3.01
550–590	567	11	151.00–167.00	$159.57	$905	+0.26
600–630	613	27	140.00–157.00	$152.67	$936	-0.68
660–695	678	2	146.00–148.00	$147.03	$997	+0.28
705–745	725	4	142.00–145.00	$143.76	$1,042	+3.10
790	790	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,114	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	326	6	170.00–177.00	$171.09	$558	-9.14
360–380	373	6	160.00–180.00	$165.61	$618	-3.62
425–440	431	5	158.00–172.00	$162.04	$698	+4.97
475–490	485	9	145.00–160.00	$150.40	$729	+2.51
510–545	527	10	136.00–153.00	$142.03	$748	-0.67
570–590	578	5	127.00–136.00	$132.33	$765	-9.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1490	1098	80-85%	80	65.00–83.00	$73.04	$802	—
825–1630	1182	80-85%	77	73.00–89.00	$81.07	$958	—
990–1450	1191	80-85%	38	80.00–93.00	$85.20	$1,015	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1135	957	85-90%	23	62.00–84.00	$70.44	$674	—
725–1200	958	85-90%	53	45.00–73.00	$65.67	$629	—
855–1150	973	85-90%	54	55.00–80.00	$65.75	$640	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1435	1303	75-80%	11	88.00–92.00	$89.35	$1,164	—
1105–1730	1406	75-80%	32	80.00–88.00	$84.19	$1,184	+1.04
1410–1915	1631	75-80%	15	70.00–80.00	$76.97	$1,255	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1590	1268	5	85.00–100.00	$90.13	$1,143	—
1250–1925	1625	20	96.00–107.00	$104.14	$1,692	—
1505–1875	1668	5	110.00–117.00	$112.56	$1,878	+7.24

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–880	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	660.00–665.00	$662.46
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–800.00	$762.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575–695	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	300.00–460.00	$391.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1115	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	825.00–1,075.00	$941.12
1015–1075	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–925.00	$854.28
1005–1450	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	925.00–1,150.00	$1,010.66
1130–1295 fancy	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,126.70
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	850.00–1,300.00	$1,096.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,150.00	$1,031.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	750.00–1,075.00	$877.89

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–885	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	660.00–700.00	$680.34
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–900.00	$843.75

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	600.00–700.00	$640.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	940.00–950.00	$945.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–1125	952	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,000.00	$950.91
960–995 fancy	978	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.90
975–1015	995	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.50

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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
985–1155	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,050.00	$922.94	—
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	+250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	875.00–1,375.00	$1,063.08	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–775.00	$766.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–775.00	$716.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.