Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

8,457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.18/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 522 lb · 140 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.37/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 471 lb · 121 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.24/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 432 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,457	8,741	9,730
Feeder cattle	6,326	6,411	7,463
Slaughter cattle	1,543	1,722	1,305
Replacement cattle	588	608	962

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 144,600 compared to 144,902 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	200.00	$200.00	$520	—
305–330	318	4	192.00–195.00	$193.37	$615	-14.54
350–395	371	7	186.00–207.00	$196.88	$730	+3.18
405–445	420	49	175.00–205.00	$187.34	$787	-1.65
450–490	469	71	160.00–192.00	$180.70	$847	-0.36
514–539 value added	525	31	181.00–190.00	$182.64	$959	+3.03
500–545	528	46	166.00–185.00	$172.76	$912	-3.37
550–580	561	38	163.00–176.00	$169.35	$950	+2.63
570 value added	570	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,009	-0.50
611 value added	611	9	161.00	$161.00	$984	—
600–645	624	45	146.00–172.00	$163.58	$1,021	+1.48
650–695	661	47	140.00–169.00	$155.44	$1,027	+4.40
663–675 value added	665	20	148.00–155.50	$154.36	$1,026	-4.14
710–749	739	27	137.00–167.00	$145.82	$1,078	-3.17
775 value added	775	11	142.00	$142.00	$1,100	±0.00
750–795	779	59	130.00–160.00	$143.55	$1,118	+4.23
845 value added	845	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,377	+23.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	192.00	$192.00	$499	—
300–345	319	16	178.00–195.00	$185.46	$592	-3.62
350–399	383	41	170.00–197.00	$183.39	$702	+3.81
400–445	424	40	166.00–192.00	$176.97	$750	-0.67
455–495	479	21	145.00–180.00	$172.31	$825	-1.73
505–548	523	53	153.00–173.00	$162.52	$850	-2.81
555–595	576	28	148.00–169.00	$157.48	$907	+0.11
605–645	620	26	136.00–160.00	$146.79	$910	-6.41
651–695	663	21	141.00–151.00	$145.51	$965	-0.84
705–730	722	5	130.00–137.00	$133.58	$964	-4.43
770–785	778	2	131.00–146.00	$138.57	$1,078	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
786 value added	786	23	139.50	$139.50	$1,096	—
803 value added	803	62	137.00	$137.00	$1,100	—
857 value added	857	59	136.50	$136.50	$1,170	—
911 value added	911	56	132.00	$132.00	$1,203	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	174.00–183.00	$178.58	$509	-6.42
315–330	324	27	170.00–180.00	$175.78	$570	+1.15
355–395	371	12	165.00–185.00	$172.74	$641	+5.32
400–445	433	22	148.00–177.00	$164.62	$713	-7.25
455–495	480	11	150.00–172.00	$160.29	$769	-3.38
510–545	530	20	140.00–162.00	$154.65	$820	—
570–595	585	11	137.00–150.00	$142.72	$835	+7.72
605–645	625	7	130.00–150.00	$136.34	$852	-8.65
655–675	668	6	115.00–135.00	$123.92	$828	—
735–745	738	3	125.00–127.00	$125.67	$927	-4.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	5	158.00–167.00	$161.59	$446	-7.53
305–340	323	11	154.00–175.00	$163.95	$530	-3.69
355–395	378	33	150.00–170.00	$159.79	$604	-0.14
400–447	431	97	141.00–167.00	$158.61	$684	-0.48
439 value added	439	8	180.00	$180.00	$790	+19.00
460 fancy	460	1	165.00	$165.00	$759	-3.00
450–497	469	105	136.00–163.00	$154.62	$725	-0.55
470–499 value added	482	15	160.00	$160.00	$771	+1.85
500–545	522	140	133.00–159.00	$149.18	$779	+0.11
560 fancy	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—
555–599	576	87	130.00–151.00	$144.36	$832	+0.71
604–638 value added	607	59	141.00–150.00	$148.59	$902	+7.30
605–645	626	44	130.00–145.00	$138.45	$867	-0.39
655–690	666	25	125.00–143.00	$136.84	$911	+10.55
700–745	722	16	118.00–141.00	$131.05	$946	+6.10
725–743 value added	733	88	135.50–139.50	$137.34	$1,007	-1.23
760–785	777	7	117.00–137.00	$127.91	$994	+7.91
880	880	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	3	156.00–159.00	$157.36	$346	—
250–275	261	7	144.00–175.00	$155.80	$407	-3.63
300–345	328	30	137.00–170.00	$155.90	$511	-0.63
350–396	379	104	140.00–165.00	$154.45	$585	+1.99
400–445	422	85	135.00–162.00	$149.50	$631	-1.54
450–495	476	104	130.00–155.00	$145.10	$691	+0.15
500–545	526	60	125.00–149.00	$138.10	$726	-2.68
550–595	574	51	118.00–142.00	$132.83	$762	-1.49
605–645	620	33	120.00–137.00	$129.80	$805	+2.53
655–695	675	22	115.00–130.00	$123.92	$836	-0.21
700–735	718	13	113.00–127.00	$118.53	$851	-2.32
775–790	784	5	119.00–120.00	$119.60	$938	+4.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	10	148.00–154.00	$151.03	$418	-15.51
300–345	326	25	140.00–165.00	$154.16	$503	+6.49
350–395	376	65	130.00–160.00	$143.85	$541	-4.72
400–445	425	59	120.00–152.00	$140.99	$599	-5.38
455–495	473	29	120.00–145.00	$135.75	$642	-3.02
500–545	522	23	120.00–138.00	$129.82	$678	-3.60
555–595	569	18	99.00–132.00	$123.43	$702	-3.72
610–645	622	12	115.00–125.00	$117.73	$732	-2.84
670–695	681	8	105.00–122.00	$113.03	$770	-2.47
720–735	728	3	110.00–111.00	$110.34	$803	-0.66
775–785	782	3	108.00–114.00	$110.01	$860	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	10	153.00	$153.00	$734	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	4	190.00–195.00	$193.55	$406	-18.45
250–290	269	13	178.00–210.00	$187.63	$505	-16.06
300–345	324	37	166.00–192.00	$181.72	$589	-5.61
350–395	377	54	160.00–188.00	$174.61	$658	-5.20
400–445	422	86	146.00–182.00	$169.72	$716	-0.52
450–495	473	49	144.00–177.00	$160.13	$757	-2.22
500–545	526	47	140.00–169.00	$153.06	$805	+0.21
555–595	578	34	133.00–154.00	$142.08	$821	-6.31
600–645	621	27	129.00–143.00	$136.21	$846	-3.22
650–695	669	10	125.00–142.00	$129.91	$869	-5.62
700–745	718	7	116.00–125.00	$122.00	$876	-6.69
775–795	785	5	104.00–118.00	$113.60	$892	-9.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	237	3	204.00–218.00	$211.32	$501	+18.32
250–290	270	6	186.00–200.00	$195.66	$528	-21.75
305–345	323	33	182.00–205.00	$193.17	$624	-6.52
355–395	373	39	176.00–200.00	$189.99	$709	-1.69
400–445	421	65	170.00–192.00	$179.71	$757	-3.29
450–495	471	75	150.00–187.00	$169.95	$800	-1.57
505 fancy	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	—
500–545	525	53	142.00–178.00	$161.51	$848	-1.89
550–595	567	30	140.00–162.00	$152.55	$865	-1.01
600–645	615	26	134.00–153.00	$145.58	$895	-3.48
670 fancy	670	1	148.00	$148.00	$992	—
655–695	673	17	134.00–145.00	$141.01	$949	-0.22
705–725	714	5	129.00–139.00	$134.78	$962	-3.44
750–795	764	4	116.00–132.00	$125.36	$958	-0.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	207.00	$207.00	$414	—
250–295	277	11	175.00–200.00	$182.62	$506	-11.05
310–345	330	31	155.00–187.00	$170.66	$563	-6.24
355–395	377	40	147.00–177.00	$165.27	$623	+1.13
400–445	421	55	140.00–171.00	$158.69	$668	-2.82
450–495	475	36	135.00–166.00	$150.64	$716	+3.26
500–545	520	21	130.00–156.00	$143.87	$748	+2.97
560–595	581	7	130.00–142.00	$135.80	$789	+7.98
605–620	611	5	125.00–136.00	$131.80	$805	+1.12
655–685	670	2	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$811	-0.04
740	740	3	115.00	$115.00	$851	+7.41
795	795	1	106.00	$106.00	$843	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1580	1120	80-85%	156	66.00–80.00	$74.24	$831	-2.45
785–1435	1149	80-85%	209	71.00–89.00	$81.11	$932	+4.42
720–1495	1185	80-85%	129	77.00–96.00	$87.95	$1,042	-2.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1295	938	85-90%	75	41.00–73.00	$61.94	$581	—
755–1325	990	85-90%	120	60.00–87.00	$71.09	$704	+7.32
700–1230	1007	85-90%	119	51.00–80.00	$69.09	$696	-1.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1650	1351	75-80%	38	84.00–97.00	$91.00	$1,229	—
1055–1935	1384	75-80%	104	71.00–90.00	$82.27	$1,139	—
1055–1790	1432	75-80%	54	65.00–83.00	$76.99	$1,102	-1.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–2105	1435	33	73.00–104.00	$95.44	$1,370	—
1180–2225	1688	58	88.00–111.00	$105.38	$1,779	—
1520–2220	1829	28	105.00–122.00	$112.51	$2,058	-3.72

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–790	684	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–825.00	$800.34
855–1095	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	855.00–985.00	$935.96
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	660.00–975.00	$815.83
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	775.00–875.00	$855.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–800	657	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–720.00	$614.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1040	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$863.42
1095 fancy	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
960–1295	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	775.00–1,100.00	$993.24
1065–1235 fancy	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,133.95
1085–1420	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,133.31
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	700.00–1,035.00	$936.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	640.00–800.00	$720.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	930.00	$930.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–950.00	$837.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	720.00–1,130.00	$917.94
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	970.00–1,320.00	$1,144.06
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
955–990	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–950.00	$793.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	450.00–625.00	$554.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	360.00–500.00	$436.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1130	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–875.00	$819.48
1010–1200	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–975.00	$961.43
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–825.00	$775.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–820.00	$780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
850–965	900	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–1,075.00	$903.99
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
900 fancy	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,600.00	—
740–1485	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	900.00–1,500.00	$1,320.24	+57.66
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-586.88
1245–1360	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,292.79	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–975.00	$962.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	92	950.00–1,325.00	$1,120.65	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	650.00–975.00	$862.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	420.00–560.00	$490.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–995	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–950.00	$830.78	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	625.00–925.00	$760.71	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	750.00–1,075.00	$870.45	—

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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.