Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

3,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $141.72/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 374 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $163.59/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 469 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.04/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 467 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,335	5,963	3,432
Feeder cattle	2,680	4,995	2,827
Slaughter cattle	419	841	382
Replacement cattle	236	127	223

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 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
325–345	337	3	183.00–192.00	$188.25	$634	-1.82
355–395	373	7	160.00–186.00	$174.67	$652	-8.09
405–440	433	15	169.00–178.00	$171.73	$744	+1.13
450–485	469	46	148.00–169.00	$163.59	$767	-6.27
510–545	533	20	140.00–162.00	$154.36	$823	-4.72
555–595	571	15	130.00–152.00	$146.36	$836	-5.31
615–645	633	9	125.00–153.00	$143.70	$910	+2.83
665–670	666	6	138.00–144.00	$141.16	$940	+0.46
715–745	726	4	130.00–138.00	$132.27	$960	-2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	327	8	170.00–180.00	$172.03	$563	—
375–395	387	22	155.00–174.00	$164.18	$635	-11.43
420–442	430	12	158.00–166.00	$162.25	$698	+3.15
455–495	477	14	150.00–160.00	$156.28	$745	+2.77
510–525	520	9	145.00–150.00	$147.09	$765	+2.47
555–585	574	15	140.00–147.00	$142.46	$818	+2.42
615–645	625	10	134.00–143.00	$137.80	$861	+3.81
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	+10.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	3	203.00–208.00	$205.99	$669	+23.62
360–375	370	3	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$722	+3.43
400–435	415	3	177.50–184.00	$180.59	$749	-2.87
460–495	471	10	170.00–175.00	$171.52	$808	-5.87
505–540	525	18	158.00–168.00	$163.64	$859	-3.90
555–575	566	14	158.00–165.00	$160.92	$911	+0.45
600–610	605	2	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$902	-9.03
661 value added	661	17	158.00	$158.00	$1,044	-9.14
723 value added	723	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,034	-22.13
750–790	777	3	131.00–134.50	$132.13	$1,027	+7.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	379	16	138.00–149.00	$145.72	$552	-5.93
400–445	416	33	130.00–152.00	$142.84	$594	-4.72
455–495	467	42	126.00–147.00	$138.04	$645	-4.52
500–540	519	38	123.00–142.00	$134.43	$698	-1.74
555–598	578	22	127.00–139.00	$131.51	$760	-4.70
615–640	625	5	127.00–133.00	$129.46	$809	+3.00
660–695	679	6	121.00–127.00	$123.69	$840	-2.15
725	725	2	120.00	$120.00	$870	-0.30
760	760	4	122.00	$122.00	$927	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	152.00	$152.00	$502	—
395	395	1	149.00	$149.00	$589	-9.00
400–435	423	13	148.00–152.00	$150.15	$635	-6.98
455–490	473	32	145.00–158.00	$150.22	$711	-0.08
505–545	533	9	137.00–144.00	$139.02	$741	-4.10
555–593	576	18	140.00–144.00	$142.04	$818	+0.62
600–635	613	40	134.00–140.00	$137.89	$845	-3.42
655–659	658	8	130.00	$130.00	$855	-4.13
705–715	708	4	128.00–132.00	$129.01	$913	-3.60
770	770	5	124.00	$124.00	$955	-8.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	327	12	138.00–146.00	$143.10	$468	+4.19
355–390	374	53	134.00–150.00	$141.72	$530	+1.48
405–445	427	16	127.00–142.00	$136.67	$584	-4.18
455–495	475	19	115.00–140.00	$132.32	$629	-1.19
505–545	525	13	127.00–134.00	$130.54	$685	+1.48
550–590	573	6	120.00–127.00	$124.66	$714	+8.06
610–645	627	6	110.00–124.00	$119.59	$750	+2.22
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	-10.00

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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	320	13	174.00–197.00	$182.05	$583	+7.48
355–395	375	17	170.00–185.00	$175.44	$658	+3.11
405–445	431	34	156.00–172.00	$166.18	$716	-0.78
460–495	477	23	155.00–165.00	$159.38	$760	+1.80
500–540	529	20	144.00–150.00	$146.48	$775	-3.09
555–590	576	18	135.00–143.00	$137.59	$793	-4.22
605–645	622	16	130.00–135.00	$131.01	$815	-4.76
665–685	676	9	124.00–128.00	$126.10	$852	-4.61
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	+1.86
795	795	3	120.00	$120.00	$954	-5.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	310	11	170.00–177.00	$171.27	$531	-6.72
370–385	378	13	160.00–170.00	$164.81	$623	-0.16
405–445	429	27	150.00–162.00	$156.19	$670	-1.40
450–490	472	33	145.00–155.00	$150.01	$708	+3.37
525–545	533	19	135.00–140.00	$138.67	$739	-3.42
550–590	573	13	125.00–135.00	$130.24	$746	-3.19
605–625	619	10	116.00–126.00	$123.42	$764	-5.28
660–675	670	3	120.00–121.00	$120.67	$808	+2.85
715	715	2	115.00	$115.00	$822	+1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	329	8	184.00–189.00	$185.88	$612	-9.07
355–390	367	10	180.00–202.00	$186.35	$684	-6.32
405–440	419	7	172.00–187.00	$178.71	$749	-3.53
485	485	4	169.00–171.00	$169.50	$822	-5.81
510–535	526	7	153.00–157.00	$154.71	$814	-6.29
550–570	555	16	145.00–151.00	$149.04	$827	+0.04
615–645	624	5	135.00–142.00	$138.18	$862	-4.83
655	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1390	1113	80-85%	71	58.00–71.00	$67.02	$746	—
900–1530	1144	80-85%	67	65.00–77.00	$71.92	$823	—
1015–1470	1250	80-85%	21	73.00–82.00	$78.95	$987	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1195	947	85-90%	10	49.00–64.00	$56.04	$531	—
835–1280	993	85-90%	24	53.00–68.00	$64.50	$640	—
710–1195	1029	85-90%	45	55.00–69.00	$60.74	$625	-0.94

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1720	1462	75-80%	11	64.00–70.00	$68.23	$998	-13.37
1155–1665	1468	75-80%	21	62.00–77.00	$73.24	$1,075	-8.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–2095	1514	11	70.00–98.00	$83.64	$1,266	-5.49
1465–2105	1711	14	79.00–105.00	$91.36	$1,563	—
1670–2085	1939	6	97.00–110.00	$102.06	$1,979	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–960	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	725.00–850.00	$768.02
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	570.00–725.00	$641.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	530.00–550.00	$540.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1195	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00–1,100.00	$990.13
1105 fancy	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1080–1135 fancy	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,274.38
970–1255	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,350.00	$1,219.21
1140 fancy	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1070–1200	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$830.84
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	900.00–975.00	$965.63
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,500.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,125.00–1,600.00	$1,436.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	725.00–1,300.00	$1,009.60
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	720.00–850.00	$757.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	875.00–1,250.00	$970.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–900.00	$865.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–900.00	$850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
950–970	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–975.00	$925.52

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1160	1160	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,275.00

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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
1030–1175	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,000.00	$946.71	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,156.25	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–675.00	$587.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–950.00	$925.00	—

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	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.