Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

3,869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.40/cwt +11.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 679 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.95/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 475 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.61/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 570 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,869	5,264	3,834
Feeder cattle	3,084	4,117	3,318
Slaughter cattle	629	923	356
Replacement cattle	156	224	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	200.00	$200.00	$666	-12.36
355	355	2	192.00	$192.00	$682	-13.11
415–430	423	5	187.00–200.00	$192.87	$816	+1.07
450–496	484	20	177.00–188.00	$182.47	$883	-1.77
515–520	516	5	170.00–171.00	$170.20	$878	-6.16
555–595	566	16	162.00–175.00	$171.27	$969	+2.16
600–615	609	15	155.00–167.00	$157.53	$959	-1.29
650–690	679	71	149.00–172.50	$169.40	$1,150	+12.97
705–745	725	3	142.00–154.00	$148.06	$1,073	-6.39
755	755	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,117	+3.41
800	800	16	157.00	$157.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	4	187.00–191.00	$189.22	$624	-12.37
380	380	2	192.00	$192.00	$730	-0.76
405–435	422	13	170.00–188.00	$177.85	$751	+0.72
450–495	482	27	167.50–181.00	$172.91	$833	-3.56
505–540	527	22	158.00–173.00	$164.80	$868	-6.20
550–585	568	24	150.00–170.00	$157.48	$894	-1.20
605–645	624	25	140.00–160.00	$150.62	$940	-4.01
650–695	676	12	135.00–148.00	$141.53	$957	-6.85
725–745	734	8	130.00–145.00	$137.38	$1,008	-6.48
760–765	761	9	128.00–135.00	$129.56	$986	-3.91
865	865	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	323	4	180.00–185.00	$181.22	$585	-4.95
360–385	373	2	175.00–182.00	$178.38	$665	-1.63
405–445	420	11	168.00–178.00	$171.12	$719	—
450–490	475	11	160.00–175.00	$167.40	$795	+5.29
535–545	536	11	152.00–160.00	$155.18	$832	+6.70
560–585	576	5	140.00–162.00	$153.92	$887	—
605–645	632	6	138.00–150.00	$142.10	$898	-0.92
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—
725	725	3	130.00	$130.00	$942	-9.02
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	162.00	$162.00	$437	+0.79
315–335	327	12	157.00–162.00	$158.88	$520	+4.23
375–395	386	23	145.00–161.00	$155.02	$598	-0.64
400–445	423	42	142.00–160.00	$151.14	$639	-0.69
455–495	475	64	135.00–155.00	$148.95	$708	+1.24
505–545	528	48	130.00–149.00	$141.30	$746	-3.23
555–595	570	55	130.00–146.00	$138.61	$790	-4.95
600–645	629	24	123.00–141.00	$136.20	$857	+2.36
650–685	679	10	115.00–136.00	$129.11	$877	-2.55
715–730	721	4	123.00–135.00	$131.22	$946	+9.61
795	795	2	125.00	$125.00	$994	+9.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	166.00	$166.00	$465	—
310–340	318	4	162.00–164.00	$162.54	$517	+5.02
365–390	380	10	161.00–166.00	$163.52	$621	-0.45
400–445	429	27	154.00–165.00	$157.06	$674	-1.65
450–495	467	23	145.00–160.00	$152.91	$714	-2.65
510–530	524	15	145.00–152.00	$149.27	$782	-1.35
555–590	573	17	140.00–152.00	$144.83	$830	-4.40
635–645	640	9	137.00–143.00	$140.13	$897	-1.73
655–680	667	9	126.00–142.00	$135.85	$906	-2.97
710–745	729	7	140.00–143.00	$141.41	$1,031	+5.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	15	145.00–155.00	$150.96	$494	-0.84
360–395	381	19	139.00–160.00	$149.45	$569	+3.86
420–425	424	4	140.00–145.00	$141.24	$599	-1.81
455–490	475	20	132.00–144.00	$138.55	$658	-2.18
515–540	525	14	126.00–139.00	$134.72	$707	-1.99
560–595	572	11	105.00–135.00	$125.49	$718	-6.05
610–640	633	7	125.00–134.00	$130.02	$823	+4.02
655–690	673	2	115.00–120.00	$117.57	$791	-2.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580 value added	580	12	158.00	$158.00	$916	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	323	12	187.00–205.00	$192.28	$621	+2.67
355–395	375	16	180.00–190.00	$184.44	$692	+1.97
400–448	435	36	170.00–184.00	$175.35	$763	-5.15
455–495	468	40	158.00–178.00	$167.20	$782	+0.72
500–545	528	30	150.00–159.00	$154.24	$814	-1.27
555–595	573	37	130.00–158.00	$148.01	$848	-2.21
600–645	623	11	130.00–144.00	$136.61	$851	-8.24
650–685	670	7	127.00–147.00	$134.69	$902	-6.68
700–735	721	6	125.00–137.00	$130.52	$941	-5.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	7	195.00–215.00	$205.27	$665	+12.42
355–395	373	12	190.00–205.00	$195.10	$728	-10.76
400–435	414	9	180.00–190.00	$184.84	$765	-2.77
465–485	474	5	170.00–185.00	$176.99	$839	-2.10
500–545	518	9	158.00–162.00	$160.42	$831	-4.47
555–590	575	25	150.00–160.00	$156.45	$900	-0.69
605–625	612	5	145.00–152.00	$149.38	$914	-1.10
655–685	671	9	140.00–145.00	$141.44	$949	-7.01
730	730	1	132.00	$132.00	$964	-5.71
785	785	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,099	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	—
300–345	328	5	170.00–187.00	$177.48	$582	—
365–395	375	7	164.00–180.00	$174.74	$655	+1.76
405–445	427	12	157.00–172.00	$165.62	$707	-0.28
450–495	474	20	148.00–171.00	$159.47	$756	+3.95
510–545	524	11	135.00–150.00	$143.34	$751	-3.52
555–585	573	6	133.00–143.00	$138.47	$793	-2.27
615–645	624	4	135.00–140.00	$137.28	$857	+6.63
675–690	683	2	115.00–121.00	$117.97	$806	-9.46
725–735	730	2	113.00–128.00	$120.55	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1370	1128	80-85%	61	65.00–89.00	$77.62	$876	+5.09
820–1435	1135	80-85%	115	72.00–95.00	$84.66	$961	+12.13
855–1390	1151	80-85%	52	79.00–101.00	$93.03	$1,071	+8.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1160	982	85-90%	50	52.00–83.00	$69.13	$679	-2.39
870–1220	983	85-90%	19	60.00–89.00	$75.91	$746	+4.39
825–1150	988	85-90%	32	43.00–76.00	$60.77	$600	-10.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1895	1362	75-80%	34	68.00–95.00	$83.79	$1,141	+3.82
1325–1580	1407	75-80%	12	83.00–101.00	$91.43	$1,286	—
1280–1770	1531	75-80%	14	71.00–89.00	$84.27	$1,290	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1835	1415	16	84.00–100.00	$91.76	$1,298	—
1125–1940	1571	19	92.00–108.00	$102.14	$1,605	-0.28
1660–1925	1822	3	98.00–106.00	$102.34	$1,865	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1205	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,010.00	$883.69
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	570.00–680.00	$620.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–840	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	415.00–505.00	$460.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1155	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,100.00	$980.66
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
1205 fancy	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	975.00–1,150.00	$1,066.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,675.00	$1,616.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	950.00–1,250.00	$1,049.17
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	880.00–945.00	$890.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–925.00	$833.33

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	635.00–780.00	$714.09

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–995	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–870.00	$837.05
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–850.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$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)	6	710.00–860.00	$777.50

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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
1085–1095	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	890.00–1,000.00	$944.75	-137.01
1325 fancy	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,150.00	$1,058.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–900.00	$875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.