Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

3,911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.08/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 514 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.08/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 479 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $147.39/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 579 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,911	1,585	4,470
Feeder cattle	3,123	1,344	3,354
Slaughter cattle	604	155	716
Replacement cattle	184	86	400

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
325–330	326	5	194.00–212.00	$201.23	$656	—
350–395	375	16	183.00–197.00	$189.71	$711	+13.26
405–445	421	14	165.00–186.00	$177.05	$745	—
455–490	472	20	166.00–179.00	$172.20	$813	+9.40
505–540	522	26	142.00–167.50	$156.70	$818	-2.96
560–595	579	47	140.00–160.00	$147.39	$853	—
605–645	632	20	134.00–156.00	$143.17	$905	-10.85
655–695	668	3	138.00–151.00	$142.94	$955	+8.68
705–725	720	4	139.00–140.00	$139.76	$1,006	—
765–780	773	3	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	332	8	180.00–188.00	$181.04	$601	+11.38
355–396	385	11	159.00–185.00	$169.08	$651	+1.11
420–440	426	6	156.00–175.00	$168.90	$720	—
460–480	473	15	149.00–167.00	$157.09	$743	—
505–530	521	10	134.00–157.00	$147.64	$769	—
550–595	587	11	130.00–147.00	$140.12	$823	—
610–649	638	14	124.00–145.00	$129.71	$828	—
695	695	2	135.00	$135.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	11	205.00–220.00	$213.83	$699	—
350–390	371	11	190.00–210.00	$202.98	$753	+12.98
400–435	415	6	185.00–197.00	$193.07	$801	+6.41
460–490	473	3	180.00–187.00	$182.93	$865	+8.76
500–540	522	6	155.00–175.00	$169.86	$887	-0.21
555–575	568	6	165.00–167.00	$165.65	$941	-6.14
560–570 value added	568	4	177.00–178.00	$177.25	$1,007	—
630–632	632	4	152.00–157.00	$155.75	$984	+0.21
677–695	683	3	150.00–151.00	$150.66	$1,029	-4.57
712 value added	712	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,157	—
735	735	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,066	-2.28
841 value added	841	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,253	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
706	706	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,066	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	332	6	145.00–155.00	$148.17	$492	+14.57
365–395	375	27	143.00–153.00	$147.66	$554	-0.12
405–445	428	43	140.00–155.00	$147.36	$631	+0.98
455–496	479	47	135.00–150.00	$142.08	$681	-1.97
500–540	514	61	129.00–146.00	$136.08	$699	+2.09
550–595	576	16	125.00–140.00	$132.77	$765	+2.46
605–645	624	25	120.00–138.00	$130.17	$812	-1.83
665–690	680	3	120.00–130.00	$125.73	$855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	14	135.00–162.00	$144.03	$465	+11.00
350–395	377	36	130.00–157.00	$141.02	$532	+4.57
410–445	424	43	125.00–150.00	$137.06	$581	-2.00
450–495	472	37	120.00–145.00	$131.75	$622	+8.50
505–540	521	15	120.00–137.00	$127.76	$666	-7.24
550–595	572	13	120.00–132.00	$126.89	$726	+8.53
615–645	630	3	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
650	650	1	117.00	$117.00	$760	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	160.00–165.00	$161.63	$512	+1.54
355–389	379	9	153.00–155.00	$154.10	$584	-1.30
435–445	437	5	152.00–156.00	$152.81	$668	-1.05
455–498	477	23	142.50–155.00	$148.25	$707	+1.43
505–535	520	30	137.00–153.00	$142.86	$743	-2.17
550–592 value added	564	6	144.00–145.00	$144.65	$816	—
555–590	576	24	135.00–145.00	$137.96	$795	+3.34
600–625	617	23	130.00–146.00	$136.82	$844	-0.18
637 fancy	637	2	147.50	$147.50	$940	—
652–685 fancy	659	5	140.00–142.50	$141.98	$936	—
655–680	666	6	127.50–135.00	$131.75	$877	-4.75
700–725	708	4	126.00–133.00	$128.49	$910	—
770–790	780	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$916	-10.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	190.00	$190.00	$513	—
310–340	325	8	164.00–192.00	$182.46	$593	+15.11
350–395	371	17	160.00–193.00	$184.70	$685	+19.70
405–445	425	18	156.00–177.00	$169.65	$721	+8.49
455–490	473	34	155.00–167.50	$160.55	$759	+5.15
505–540	523	17	144.00–155.00	$148.85	$778	+1.47
550–595	570	29	135.00–150.00	$143.11	$816	+5.99
600–645	622	21	131.00–142.50	$135.66	$844	+0.40
655–690	665	7	125.00–135.00	$129.55	$862	+2.92
705–740	728	3	120.00–135.00	$128.47	$935	—
775	775	2	120.00	$120.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	—
345	345	3	172.50–175.00	$173.33	$598	—
350–390	374	15	152.00–177.00	$162.64	$608	—
415–445	427	12	148.00–162.00	$154.23	$659	+4.00
450–495	478	25	140.00–157.00	$147.60	$706	+1.43
500–545	524	26	135.00–147.00	$141.50	$741	+1.42
550–595	572	18	125.00–139.00	$133.17	$762	-1.83
600–640	625	7	125.00–130.00	$126.81	$793	+3.55
705–725	717	3	114.00–119.00	$116.00	$832	—
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	210.00	$210.00	$609	—
300–335	316	6	200.00–215.00	$206.24	$652	+18.24
350–395	371	17	187.50–210.00	$196.79	$730	+15.30
400–445	424	25	179.00–190.00	$181.84	$771	+11.30
460–475	469	4	167.00–172.00	$168.73	$791	+6.82
550–560	555	2	149.00–152.00	$150.49	$835	+4.79
605–630	620	5	142.00–149.00	$144.73	$897	+5.16
650–670	656	5	132.00–137.00	$134.21	$880	-1.34
720 fancy	720	2	137.00–140.00	$138.50	$997	—
705–740	722	7	130.00–138.00	$133.99	$967	+2.96
775–795 fancy	785	2	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$1,052	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1410	1078	80-85%	61	63.00–75.00	$69.91	$754	+7.94
765–1605	1236	80-85%	76	70.00–83.00	$75.37	$932	—
1050–1445	1302	80-85%	19	76.00–83.00	$78.60	$1,023	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1240	986	85-90%	50	53.00–72.00	$63.03	$621	—
815–1130	1013	85-90%	39	46.00–67.00	$61.12	$619	+11.09
785–1300	1075	85-90%	36	61.00–74.00	$68.07	$732	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1570	1344	75-80%	19	73.00–85.00	$76.50	$1,028	—
1160–1655	1481	75-80%	8	80.00–85.00	$82.81	$1,226	—
1245–1790	1559	75-80%	11	68.00–75.00	$72.33	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2035	1467	10	80.00–99.00	$91.94	$1,349	—
1385–2275	1707	23	91.00–109.00	$96.91	$1,654	—
1455–2140	1753	11	98.00–117.00	$107.52	$1,885	+14.75

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–840	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	420.00–565.00	$519.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	500.00–600.00	$550.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1075 fancy	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1120–1140	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–1,025.00	$901.11
1135–1175	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.72
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,300.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,335.00–1,430.00	$1,382.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	710.00–950.00	$806.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	900.00–1,300.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,087.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	890.00–920.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,000.00	$883.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265 fancy	1265	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,065.00	$1,065.00

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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
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,000.00	$937.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,035.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	1,025.00–1,400.00	$1,243.75	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	750.00–950.00	$838.89	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.