Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

3,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $155.48/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 525 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.42/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 517 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $163.24/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 482 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,811	3,869	3,814
Feeder cattle	3,098	3,084	3,098
Slaughter cattle	505	629	437
Replacement cattle	208	156	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	210.00	$210.00	$620	—
325–335	326	11	186.00–205.00	$199.37	$650	+10.15
360–385	377	11	179.00–190.00	$183.70	$693	-8.30
410–440	428	12	175.00–182.00	$177.16	$758	-0.69
475–490	480	31	170.00–180.00	$172.73	$829	-0.18
505–545	517	16	160.00–168.00	$164.54	$851	-0.26
555–595	582	26	148.00–165.00	$153.90	$896	-3.58
615–640	628	12	145.00–159.00	$148.68	$934	-1.94
665–680	676	10	139.00–152.00	$142.68	$965	+1.15
720	720	1	136.00	$136.00	$979	-1.38
775	775	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,077	+9.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–524	517	40	166.00–170.00	$167.47	$866	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	4	166.00–192.00	$181.60	$590	+0.38
365–375	373	4	169.00–178.00	$175.80	$656	-2.58
425–445	438	3	165.00–170.00	$168.38	$738	-2.74
455–485	471	5	153.00–160.00	$156.72	$738	-10.68
500–520	513	4	150.00–162.00	$155.53	$798	+0.35
555–575	562	7	145.00–155.00	$150.69	$847	-3.23
605–625	618	7	135.00–143.00	$141.03	$872	-1.07
665	665	1	144.00	$144.00	$958	+4.00
765–785	775	2	135.00–140.00	$137.53	$1,066	+17.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	367	3	197.00–207.00	$203.26	$746	+11.26
415	415	1	190.00	$190.00	$788	-2.87
455	455	1	187.00	$187.00	$851	+4.53
503	503	5	161.00	$161.00	$810	-9.20
553–595	569	13	161.00–170.00	$164.80	$938	-6.47
605–615	610	3	157.00–167.00	$162.32	$990	+4.79
665	665	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,011	-17.40
743	743	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,107	+0.94
829	829	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,136	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	155.00–162.50	$158.85	$450	-3.15
300	300	2	150.00	$150.00	$450	-8.88
355–395	374	18	145.00–160.00	$151.11	$565	-3.91
403–445	425	35	140.00–157.00	$147.00	$625	-4.14
450–495	472	26	139.00–152.00	$145.23	$685	-3.72
500–545	517	45	130.00–145.00	$141.42	$731	+0.12
550–595	563	15	130.00–143.00	$138.21	$778	-0.40
600–640	624	16	125.00–137.00	$129.90	$811	-6.30
665–695	685	3	127.00–134.00	$130.28	$892	+1.17
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	-11.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	167.50	$167.50	$570	+4.96
365–395	382	16	160.00–166.00	$164.83	$630	+1.31
405–440	421	36	152.00–164.00	$157.81	$664	+0.75
452 fancy	452	2	167.00	$167.00	$755	—
455–495	474	28	148.00–160.00	$152.73	$724	-0.18
500–545	518	27	141.00–154.00	$149.81	$776	+0.54
550–590	558	13	139.00–148.00	$144.01	$804	-0.82
610–635	623	14	137.00–145.00	$142.02	$885	+1.89
650–685	673	6	130.00–143.00	$134.67	$906	-1.18
700–740	715	5	123.00–135.00	$129.54	$926	-11.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	165.00	$165.00	$454	—
305–330	319	13	142.00–162.50	$152.57	$487	+1.61
355–390	383	21	140.00–157.00	$145.17	$556	-4.28
400–445	421	40	132.00–152.00	$143.58	$604	+2.34
455–495	475	27	127.00–145.00	$137.49	$653	-1.06
505–545	525	11	125.00–140.00	$135.45	$711	+0.73
555–595	580	3	130.00–132.00	$130.68	$758	+5.19
690–695	693	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$825	+1.43
745	745	1	118.00	$118.00	$879	—

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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	272	7	194.00–210.00	$203.07	$552	—
305–345	319	12	180.00–200.00	$191.00	$609	-1.28
360–390	372	19	172.00–192.50	$179.27	$667	-5.17
405–445	430	32	166.00–185.00	$173.93	$748	-1.42
455–495	482	44	156.00–175.00	$163.24	$787	-3.96
505–545	525	47	150.00–167.00	$155.48	$816	+1.24
550–595	576	30	142.00–157.50	$149.98	$864	+1.97
610–645	625	30	134.00–147.50	$139.38	$871	+2.77
680–695	687	7	134.00–141.00	$138.55	$952	+3.86
730–745	738	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$963	-0.03
770–795	784	5	123.00–130.00	$126.39	$991	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–321 fancy	316	7	217.00–222.00	$218.57	$691	—
300–335	318	16	202.00–212.00	$207.87	$661	+2.60
350 fancy	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	—
350–390	370	15	180.00–202.50	$190.09	$703	-5.01
400–420	410	15	175.00–197.50	$185.11	$759	+0.27
455–495	473	26	165.00–176.00	$170.11	$805	-6.88
500–545	518	15	156.00–167.00	$161.64	$837	+1.22
553–590	567	13	152.00–161.00	$154.72	$877	-1.73
600–645	621	8	142.00–147.00	$143.97	$894	-5.41
660–690	676	7	138.00–142.00	$140.00	$946	-1.44
720–735	725	4	135.00–140.00	$138.24	$1,002	+6.24
755–782	772	4	132.00–138.00	$134.46	$1,038	-5.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	3	186.00–197.00	$191.08	$531	+1.08
320	320	1	180.00	$180.00	$576	+2.52
355–395	382	10	160.00–175.00	$168.72	$645	-6.02
400–445	428	21	153.00–165.00	$158.30	$678	-7.32
460–495	475	12	147.00–157.00	$153.15	$727	-6.32
500–545	521	19	140.00–149.00	$144.98	$755	+1.64
555–595	574	12	130.00–143.00	$137.16	$787	-1.31
605–635	617	3	130.00–134.00	$132.68	$819	-4.60
660–675	668	2	130.00–133.00	$131.48	$878	+13.51
710–715	714	4	119.00–120.00	$119.25	$851	-1.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1335	1098	80-85%	31	65.00–78.00	$70.86	$778	—
790–1490	1206	80-85%	85	73.00–84.00	$77.45	$934	—
680–1565	1267	80-85%	36	79.00–91.00	$82.35	$1,043	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1065	931	85-90%	26	44.00–69.00	$56.42	$525	—
705–1200	1025	85-90%	40	58.00–73.00	$69.80	$715	—
755–1195	1040	85-90%	28	50.00–74.00	$62.29	$648	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1585	1310	75-80%	9	82.00–87.00	$83.73	$1,097	—
1240–1755	1429	75-80%	10	73.00–75.00	$73.94	$1,057	-17.49
1130–1685	1440	75-80%	27	75.00–86.00	$79.11	$1,139	-12.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1925	1489	12	86.00–99.00	$92.93	$1,384	—
1415–2320	1685	18	94.00–105.00	$100.63	$1,696	—
1620–2150	1812	5	110.00–113.00	$111.61	$2,022	+9.27

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–985	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	490.00–545.00	$526.09
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	600.00–775.00	$677.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1130	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–850.00	$756.91
925–1075	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–910.00	$884.43
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,234.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	975.00–1,275.00	$1,095.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,150.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,337.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	825.00–989.00	$910.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	750.00–800.00	$761.11
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	840.00–970.00	$912.22

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–855	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–550.00	$479.17
785–845	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$686.12
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,075.00	$1,008.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1085	965	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–985.00	$904.74
980–1055	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,025.00	$927.56

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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
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,125.00–1,335.00	$1,238.33	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,125.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,416.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	750.00–900.00	$866.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–800.00	$762.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.