Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

5,264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.09/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 571 lb · 107 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.56/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 576 lb · 92 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.71/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 473 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,264	4,305	7,702
Feeder cattle	4,117	3,481	6,430
Slaughter cattle	923	615	1,039
Replacement cattle	224	209	233

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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
320–345	333	3	210.00–216.00	$212.36	$707	-7.32
350–370	362	5	198.00–215.00	$205.11	$742	-5.49
400–440	424	17	186.00–207.50	$191.80	$813	-2.31
455–485	468	15	180.00–193.00	$184.24	$862	-3.10
505–540	516	23	171.00–183.00	$176.36	$910	+0.41
527 value added	527	11	188.00	$188.00	$991	—
555–577	575	73	167.00–171.00	$169.11	$972	-4.70
583 value added	583	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,079	—
626–628 value added	627	15	171.00–171.50	$171.30	$1,074	—
610–645	642	21	156.00–159.00	$158.82	$1,020	-7.17
677 value added	677	6	167.00	$167.00	$1,131	—
660–695	686	46	154.00–163.00	$156.43	$1,073	-2.57
701–723	714	20	147.00–165.00	$154.45	$1,103	+0.48
732 value added	732	30	166.00	$166.00	$1,215	-3.24
750–785	763	22	142.00–160.00	$144.59	$1,103	-1.41
767 value added	767	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,181	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	11	197.00–206.00	$201.59	$655	-1.21
350–395	375	16	180.00–200.00	$192.76	$723	-1.92
410–445	419	24	170.00–188.00	$177.13	$742	-7.84
452–499	482	66	170.00–183.00	$176.47	$851	-1.30
510–547	530	28	158.00–178.00	$171.00	$906	+3.31
550–596	577	42	152.00–167.00	$158.68	$916	+2.52
600–647	624	58	150.00–160.00	$154.63	$965	+1.86
653–699	678	24	140.00–156.00	$148.38	$1,006	-1.83
705–735	715	30	140.00–151.00	$143.86	$1,029	-1.28
755–790	773	2	132.00–135.00	$133.47	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	341	5	180.00–195.00	$186.17	$635	+1.03
360–385	371	12	175.00–187.00	$180.01	$668	+5.70
455–490	472	3	158.00–168.00	$162.11	$765	+6.70
505–540	517	3	145.00–155.00	$148.48	$768	-9.98
610–645	629	4	140.00–145.00	$143.02	$900	+0.24
710–740	725	2	138.00–140.00	$139.02	$1,008	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	160.00–162.50	$161.21	$459	—
300–345	330	34	146.00–166.00	$154.65	$510	-9.68
350–390	367	49	144.00–170.00	$155.66	$571	-0.99
400–445	421	53	142.00–170.00	$151.83	$639	-0.95
450–495	473	84	138.00–157.50	$147.71	$699	+0.87
505–546	532	68	138.00–150.00	$144.53	$769	+2.52
550–595	576	92	136.00–149.00	$143.56	$827	+5.84
600–645	625	16	130.00–138.00	$133.84	$836	-1.95
655–685	670	17	125.00–137.00	$131.66	$882	+2.96
700–740	727	3	120.00–125.00	$121.61	$884	-11.39
760	760	1	116.00	$116.00	$882	-14.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	323	9	154.00–168.00	$157.52	$509	-12.36
355–390	371	17	153.00–175.00	$163.97	$608	+0.47
405–445	417	24	150.00–172.00	$158.71	$662	-2.06
464 value added	464	8	163.00	$163.00	$756	—
455–495	467	41	147.00–166.00	$155.56	$726	+0.13
500–548	521	22	142.00–160.00	$150.62	$785	+0.89
537 value added	537	23	165.50	$165.50	$889	—
558–581 value added	563	56	156.00–159.00	$156.61	$882	—
550–598	579	51	141.00–156.00	$149.23	$864	+1.93
618 fancy	618	3	155.00	$155.00	$958	+5.00
600–636	625	55	139.00–147.00	$141.86	$887	-0.01
627 value added	627	12	156.00	$156.00	$978	+7.00
654–677 value added	664	20	145.00–147.00	$145.92	$969	—
650–675	665	28	135.00–144.00	$138.82	$923	+3.88
670 fancy	670	2	148.00	$148.00	$992	—
700–745	718	24	132.00–144.00	$136.18	$978	+5.93
725 fancy	725	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,058	—
770–797	794	9	130.00–134.00	$133.57	$1,061	-3.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	6	150.00–155.00	$151.80	$483	-7.79
370–380	376	5	142.00–150.00	$145.59	$547	-4.68
425–445	435	11	135.00–158.00	$143.05	$622	-1.64
465–490	473	21	132.00–152.00	$140.73	$666	+1.38
500–545	523	14	129.00–140.00	$136.71	$715	—
555–575	563	4	127.00–140.00	$131.54	$741	-1.47
635	635	1	126.00	$126.00	$800	-1.79
675–690	683	2	118.00–122.00	$120.02	$820	-0.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
964	964	40	127.60	$127.60	$1,230	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	188.00	$188.00	$545	—
305–335	318	7	180.00–210.00	$189.61	$603	-1.18
355–385	367	11	170.00–202.00	$182.47	$670	-1.27
405–445	430	22	170.00–185.00	$180.50	$776	+5.07
455–496	481	55	160.00–174.00	$166.48	$801	+2.18
510–545	530	56	149.00–165.00	$155.51	$824	-0.30
550–595	578	26	145.00–156.00	$150.22	$868	+2.68
605–640	618	14	138.00–148.00	$144.85	$895	+5.00
660–695	673	5	139.00–144.00	$141.37	$951	+4.64
710–740	722	13	133.00–140.00	$135.83	$981	+6.68
780–790	785	11	120.00–130.00	$126.99	$997	-0.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	228	3	196.00–200.00	$198.57	$453	—
315–335	326	5	190.00–200.00	$192.85	$629	-15.39
350–395	365	5	186.00–217.00	$205.86	$751	+9.27
405–448	424	29	179.00–197.00	$187.61	$795	+2.35
450–480	466	21	173.00–185.00	$179.09	$835	+4.74
500–535	518	37	156.00–172.00	$164.89	$854	-1.30
565–595	577	8	150.00–164.00	$157.14	$907	-0.46
615–635	629	6	148.00–155.00	$150.48	$947	+1.79
650–685	673	7	145.00–150.00	$148.45	$999	+4.33
705–720	709	7	137.00–138.00	$137.71	$976	+2.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	170.00–176.00	$172.98	$663	+0.53
404–445	436	17	160.00–170.00	$165.90	$723	+1.82
460–495	477	16	150.00–160.00	$155.52	$742	+3.10
505–545	527	13	140.00–150.00	$146.86	$774	+1.98
555–595	573	11	136.00–145.00	$140.74	$806	+0.74
620–645	634	6	125.00–138.00	$130.65	$828	-2.64
655–695	670	4	122.00–130.00	$127.43	$854	+0.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1345	1104	80-85%	72	68.00–80.00	$72.53	$801	-7.92
800–1410	1165	80-85%	32	82.00–102.00	$84.14	$980	—
810–1670	1178	80-85%	125	75.00–84.00	$78.25	$922	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1370	962	85-90%	66	55.00–75.00	$67.14	$646	+7.75
775–1160	966	85-90%	35	46.00–68.00	$59.00	$570	-0.39
840–1110	983	85-90%	32	65.00–80.00	$71.52	$703	+6.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1415	1333	75-80%	14	86.00–89.00	$86.78	$1,157	—
1130–1650	1342	75-80%	20	68.00–76.00	$73.84	$991	—
1040–1745	1370	75-80%	65	74.00–83.00	$79.97	$1,096	-0.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2150	1459	10	88.00–102.00	$91.61	$1,337	—
1200–2155	1597	25	95.00–111.00	$102.42	$1,636	—
1555–2075	1722	7	100.00–118.00	$107.23	$1,847	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–870 fancy	868	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,074.86
875–1185	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–995.00	$846.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–725.00	$680.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	500.00–675.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1085	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	770.00–1,000.00	$858.67
1050–1370	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,160.28
1090–1440	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,286.78
1115–1420 fancy	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,573.24
1270–1490 fancy	1398	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,525.00–1,700.00	$1,595.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00–875.00	$800.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,141.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,000.00	$896.88

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	645.00	$645.00
785–960	886	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–900.00	$802.61
875–920	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–975.00	$877.51
965 fancy	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–750.00	$696.43

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–875.00	$815.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1035	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–975.00	$925.74
995–1075 fancy	1037	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,268.97

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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
1010–1160	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,175.00	$1,081.76	—
1085–1285	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,266.88	—
1205–1260	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,425.00	$1,297.21	—
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1298 fancy	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1320 fancy	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–950.00	$890.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–900.00	$891.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.