Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

3,791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.31/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 523 lb · 137 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.63/cwt -10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 435 lb · 119 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.60/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 470 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,791	6,315	3,068
Feeder cattle	3,075	5,130	2,256
Slaughter cattle	519	932	604
Replacement cattle	197	253	208

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	318	6	205.00–222.50	$212.93	$677	+11.03
350–390	366	5	200.00–220.00	$207.28	$759	+6.56
400–440	435	119	184.00–217.00	$184.63	$803	-10.42
450–485	471	22	170.00–207.00	$181.54	$855	-0.25
505–545	519	22	165.00–182.00	$177.40	$921	-0.33
560 value added	560	11	167.50	$167.50	$938	-10.50
550–595	567	60	154.00–179.00	$170.36	$966	-3.32
600–640	615	31	150.00–175.00	$163.17	$1,003	-3.97
650–691	678	56	140.00–165.00	$155.22	$1,052	-4.24
705–725	710	15	137.00–164.00	$155.41	$1,103	+4.93
755–775	764	8	146.00–148.00	$147.62	$1,128	+0.08
788 value added	788	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,182	—
806	806	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	5	181.00–200.00	$189.03	$620	-11.19
370–395	378	7	180.00–190.00	$185.23	$700	-8.03
420–445	433	7	166.00–190.00	$181.54	$786	-3.12
465–495	480	17	160.00–180.00	$175.73	$844	-2.89
500–540	521	15	152.00–180.00	$163.95	$854	-4.86
560–580	574	14	160.00–171.00	$167.88	$964	+5.76
605–640	618	7	142.00–160.00	$154.52	$955	-3.02
655–680	667	14	140.00–157.00	$148.48	$990	+1.38
710	710	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	+4.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	321	4	182.00–187.00	$184.76	$593	-1.86
375	375	4	173.00–179.00	$176.00	$660	-2.57
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	+7.75
465–490	478	2	170.00–172.00	$170.97	$817	—
505–525	520	4	160.00–162.00	$160.49	$835	+10.49
560–595	584	6	130.00–160.00	$150.28	$878	-0.69
605–645	624	8	139.00–158.00	$153.42	$957	+18.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	311	4	177.00–184.00	$179.26	$557	+19.54
375–385	378	5	161.00–165.00	$162.42	$614	-4.01
400–430	422	39	158.00–168.50	$162.60	$686	+0.90
450–495	470	89	154.00–166.00	$158.60	$745	+1.58
500–517 value added	509	12	159.50–172.00	$165.65	$843	-2.17
500–545	524	124	148.00–163.00	$153.16	$803	-1.04
535 fancy	535	1	161.00	$161.00	$861	-4.00
555–595	573	63	145.00–162.00	$153.40	$879	+3.17
595	595	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,175	+47.27
617–625 value added	623	16	155.00–158.50	$157.88	$984	-1.12
625 fancy	625	2	147.00	$147.00	$919	-10.82
625–630	628	2	175.00–180.00	$177.49	$1,115	+33.51
605–648	629	50	136.00–157.00	$152.26	$958	+8.28
660 value added	660	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,006	+0.50
655–690	673	36	131.00–153.00	$142.30	$958	+1.96
709 value added	709	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,007	—
700–743	716	18	129.00–144.00	$136.44	$977	-0.28
735	735	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,080	+10.28
780	780	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,006	-2.99
805–825	817	3	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	327	9	157.00–161.00	$159.33	$521	-0.10
355–395	370	27	150.00–170.00	$159.52	$590	+3.12
400–445	428	50	145.00–164.00	$153.28	$656	+0.22
455–495	479	49	140.00–158.00	$148.20	$710	-0.59
500–540	524	45	135.00–152.00	$144.12	$755	-1.05
550–595	568	27	127.00–150.00	$141.63	$804	-0.55
605–645	620	28	122.00–146.00	$135.45	$840	-2.84
665–690	674	16	120.00–141.00	$131.12	$884	+2.16
730–745	739	6	116.00–135.00	$127.69	$944	—
780–795	791	8	113.00–131.00	$128.28	$1,015	—
875–885	880	2	85.00–90.00	$87.49	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	9	148.00–160.00	$155.51	$516	+6.66
358–395	368	5	152.00–157.00	$153.01	$563	+7.23
410–440	422	12	137.50–152.00	$148.27	$626	+4.80
460–495	475	13	129.00–146.00	$139.22	$661	-3.77
510–525	521	8	125.00–140.00	$133.28	$694	-4.32
555–580	568	6	130.00–140.00	$136.98	$778	+1.95
625	625	1	127.00	$127.00	$794	+7.00
690	690	2	131.00	$131.00	$904	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	210.00–212.00	$210.65	$584	—
300–345	325	20	200.00–220.00	$208.74	$678	+18.76
355–395	375	22	187.50–225.00	$194.85	$731	-9.61
400–440	425	35	178.00–207.00	$184.90	$786	-4.28
450–485	465	27	167.50–192.00	$175.83	$818	-0.50
500–545	525	63	156.00–171.00	$162.95	$855	-4.38
555 fancy	555	1	165.00	$165.00	$916	—
555–595	576	15	150.00–162.00	$156.31	$900	-4.42
600–645	621	20	150.00–157.50	$153.58	$954	-1.37
605–645 fancy	622	3	160.00–165.00	$162.30	$1,010	—
650–695	672	17	144.00–155.00	$146.66	$986	+0.69
680 fancy	680	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,102	+6.76
718–735	724	10	134.00–142.00	$137.00	$992	+6.00
755–785	766	8	138.00–150.00	$144.72	$1,109	+5.40
860	860	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	208.00	$208.00	$582	+14.95
330–340	335	4	200.00–205.00	$202.25	$678	+8.35
350–395	369	12	170.00–205.00	$186.35	$688	+1.96
400–445	427	37	167.50–190.00	$175.98	$751	-2.32
455–495	474	55	150.00–182.00	$165.91	$786	-1.52
515–545	528	39	143.00–165.00	$156.89	$828	+0.60
550–595	576	20	135.00–172.00	$150.46	$867	+0.45
605–645	622	28	135.00–152.00	$145.80	$907	+2.35
660–690	670	10	125.00–142.00	$133.58	$895	+0.60
705–740	728	5	137.00–139.00	$138.41	$1,008	+0.41
755	755	4	123.00–130.00	$128.00	$966	—
950	950	1	75.00	$75.00	$712	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	341	4	167.50–198.00	$186.08	$635	+13.18
370–390	377	3	188.00–194.00	$191.93	$724	+16.84
405–445	426	8	147.50–176.00	$165.48	$705	-4.17
480–495	484	11	142.50–170.00	$156.14	$756	-0.93
500–545	522	7	125.00–152.00	$144.90	$756	-0.76
555–565	559	4	115.00–145.00	$136.22	$761	-10.76
615	615	4	137.00–140.00	$139.25	$856	+11.30
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	-17.49
715	715	3	132.00	$132.00	$944	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1410	1086	80-85%	68	66.00–88.00	$79.33	$862	—
920–1385	1117	80-85%	47	80.00–102.00	$89.95	$1,005	+16.54
935–1420	1154	80-85%	97	73.00–95.00	$84.45	$975	+5.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1290	990	85-90%	41	54.00–74.00	$66.40	$657	-5.53
830–1335	1038	85-90%	38	63.00–80.00	$73.95	$768	—
810–1200	1047	85-90%	18	47.00–69.00	$56.77	$594	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1630	1343	75-80%	42	72.00–91.00	$80.53	$1,082	—
1325–1475	1396	75-80%	8	82.00–97.00	$89.57	$1,250	+2.23
820–1665	1409	75-80%	17	65.00–85.00	$74.14	$1,045	-6.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1755	1464	7	82.00–96.00	$89.97	$1,317	-5.78
1360–1955	1611	6	106.00–110.00	$108.63	$1,750	+7.03
1130–2105	1638	16	94.00–107.00	$99.53	$1,630	-2.07

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–980	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–580.00	$526.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	613.00–875.00	$730.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1220–1325	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,000.00	$960.47
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–1,050.00	$818.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,285.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	800.00–1,225.00	$1,071.13

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$787.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	400.00–700.00	$541.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	660.00–875.00	$752.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	760.00–975.00	$896.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	210.00–335.00	$248.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

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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
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,124.29	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.50	—

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	600.00–850.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–950.00	$937.50	—

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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.