Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

8,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.82/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 477 lb · 134 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.65/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 525 lb · 131 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.93/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 479 lb · 123 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,622	8,457	12,156
Feeder cattle	6,637	6,326	9,510
Slaughter cattle	1,432	1,543	1,577
Replacement cattle	553	588	1,069

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 156,022 compared to 158,172 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	182.00	$182.00	$373	—
260	260	1	180.00	$180.00	$468	-12.00
300–345	330	21	170.00–185.00	$177.61	$586	-7.85
350–395	379	68	157.00–185.00	$173.42	$657	-9.97
403–445	420	48	150.00–187.00	$171.28	$719	-5.69
455–495	474	41	150.00–177.00	$166.48	$789	-5.83
505–545	523	44	155.00–170.00	$163.38	$854	+0.86
555–595	575	23	138.00–162.00	$157.26	$904	-0.22
605–645	625	18	136.00–156.00	$148.22	$926	+1.43
655–695	672	31	126.00–152.00	$140.25	$942	-5.26
705–730	724	17	136.00–149.00	$145.87	$1,056	+12.29
765–795	781	13	135.00–145.00	$140.60	$1,098	+2.03
805	805	1	110.00	$110.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	190.00–195.00	$192.48	$564	-7.52
300–349	336	10	184.00–187.00	$185.01	$622	-8.36
350–398	374	10	181.00–188.00	$184.54	$690	-12.34
402–445	417	26	172.00–185.00	$176.61	$736	-10.73
450–490	471	56	163.00–187.00	$176.15	$830	-4.55
500–543	521	57	159.00–177.00	$170.33	$887	-2.43
550–595	581	28	155.00–172.00	$165.62	$962	-3.73
600–645	617	77	152.00–164.00	$155.54	$960	-8.04
635 value added	635	3	168.00	$168.00	$1,067	+7.00
650–693	679	28	144.00–164.00	$149.37	$1,014	-6.07
710–745	731	7	137.00–148.00	$142.88	$1,044	-2.94
765–790	769	9	132.00–145.00	$138.41	$1,064	-5.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	21	159.00–175.00	$169.51	$558	-6.27
355–395	376	16	152.00–177.00	$165.15	$621	-7.59
415–445	426	16	160.00–167.00	$162.60	$693	-2.02
455–480	470	6	145.00–160.00	$150.84	$709	-9.45
505–540	529	12	129.00–157.00	$148.70	$787	-5.95
555–585	574	12	122.00–153.00	$135.64	$779	-7.08
640	640	1	142.00	$142.00	$909	+5.66
655–690	680	13	132.00–143.00	$136.83	$930	+12.91
705–735	719	12	131.00–143.00	$134.14	$964	+8.47
755–760	757	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
878 value added	878	58	138.50	$138.50	$1,216	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	152.00–158.00	$155.00	$341	—
260	260	1	185.00	$185.00	$481	+23.41
300–335	315	13	152.00–180.00	$167.60	$528	+3.65
350–395	372	52	142.00–175.00	$160.72	$598	+0.93
357–392 value added	375	14	170.00–175.00	$172.38	$646	—
405	405	1	156.00	$156.00	$632	-2.61
405–445	428	101	139.00–175.00	$157.47	$674	-1.14
440 value added	440	4	165.00	$165.00	$726	-15.00
475 value added	475	3	164.00	$164.00	$779	+4.00
450–498	477	131	132.00–165.00	$151.54	$723	-3.08
500–545	525	126	134.00–159.00	$147.28	$773	-1.90
525 value added	525	5	157.00	$157.00	$824	—
550–595	572	70	126.00–153.00	$142.81	$817	-1.55
595 value added	595	11	144.00	$144.00	$857	—
600–645	625	59	130.00–144.00	$138.06	$863	-0.39
650–695	672	56	127.00–138.00	$132.22	$889	-4.62
722 value added	722	3	132.00	$132.00	$953	-5.34
705–745	726	17	120.00–136.00	$127.44	$925	-3.61
761 value added	761	24	130.00	$130.00	$989	—
755–770	764	6	116.00–123.00	$120.49	$921	-7.42
805	805	13	124.00	$124.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	266	7	158.00–180.00	$166.18	$442	+10.38
300–345	330	49	140.00–170.00	$156.55	$517	+0.65
350–395	377	88	141.00–170.00	$152.88	$576	-1.57
400–445	427	75	142.00–162.00	$151.07	$645	+1.57
450–495	479	123	135.00–154.00	$143.93	$689	-1.17
500–545	521	70	119.00–147.00	$138.24	$720	+0.14
555–595	579	71	124.00–143.00	$133.43	$773	+0.60
605–645	622	39	120.00–135.00	$127.30	$792	-2.50
655–695	681	9	117.00–132.00	$121.99	$831	-1.93
705–740	721	7	110.00–122.00	$114.22	$824	-4.31
760–790	776	4	111.00–122.00	$116.32	$903	-3.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	145.00	$145.00	$370	-6.03
305–345	329	47	131.00–157.00	$145.59	$479	-8.57
360–395	378	33	134.00–150.00	$141.30	$534	-2.55
405–445	423	58	117.00–155.00	$136.37	$577	-4.62
450–495	474	36	112.00–140.00	$129.35	$613	-6.40
505–545	521	17	120.00–132.00	$127.09	$662	-2.73
555–595	574	17	105.00–128.00	$118.15	$678	-5.28
605–645	624	13	105.00–125.00	$114.64	$715	-3.09
660–665	662	3	116.00–123.00	$119.68	$792	+6.65
710	710	3	120.00	$120.00	$852	+9.66
755–770	760	3	115.00–118.00	$116.99	$889	+6.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	188.00–210.00	$199.11	$484	+5.56
260–295	277	7	180.00–200.00	$186.76	$517	-0.87
305–345	326	30	168.00–195.00	$177.60	$579	-4.12
350–395	374	45	149.00–190.00	$170.84	$639	-3.77
400–445	425	66	145.00–180.00	$166.37	$707	-3.35
450–495	472	57	144.00–170.00	$158.11	$746	-2.02
500–545	521	54	126.00–164.00	$149.83	$781	-3.23
550–595	571	40	132.00–152.00	$143.82	$821	+1.74
600–640	620	33	115.00–147.00	$134.22	$832	-1.99
650–695	675	23	123.00–139.00	$130.54	$881	+0.63
710–745	723	9	107.00–131.00	$120.74	$873	-1.26
795	795	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$974	+8.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	205.00–210.00	$207.63	$484	-3.69
250–270	255	5	195.00–208.00	$199.44	$509	+3.78
320–345	330	19	182.00–192.50	$187.15	$618	-6.02
350–395	372	42	175.00–200.00	$185.57	$690	-4.42
400–445	422	58	159.00–192.00	$175.51	$741	-4.20
450–495	471	51	140.00–177.00	$166.49	$784	-3.46
500–545	521	52	133.00–170.00	$159.14	$829	-2.37
547 fancy	547	4	173.00	$173.00	$946	—
550–595	572	34	132.00–162.00	$153.25	$877	+0.70
600–645	620	22	141.00–152.00	$147.55	$915	+1.97
650–690	668	18	130.00–149.00	$138.73	$927	-2.28
705–720	711	5	130.00–135.00	$132.30	$941	-2.48
755	755	3	120.00	$120.00	$906	-5.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	6	170.00–175.00	$171.49	$485	-11.13
305–340	323	12	157.00–187.00	$170.06	$549	-0.60
355–395	377	33	136.00–175.00	$160.42	$605	-4.85
405–445	427	33	142.00–165.00	$153.25	$654	-5.44
455–490	467	34	140.00–160.00	$149.05	$696	-1.59
505–545	521	40	127.00–155.00	$140.73	$733	-3.14
555–595	574	21	120.00–140.00	$132.09	$758	-3.71
615–625	623	4	129.00–130.00	$129.75	$808	-2.05
675–695	690	4	110.00–117.00	$115.29	$796	-5.73
735	735	1	116.00	$116.00	$853	+1.00
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	+4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1620	1103	80-85%	118	61.00–75.00	$71.14	$785	-3.10
795–1465	1171	80-85%	251	69.00–83.00	$78.09	$914	-9.86
745–1665	1176	80-85%	96	80.00–93.00	$84.54	$994	-3.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1150	974	85-90%	70	38.00–70.00	$61.47	$599	-9.62
735–1250	999	85-90%	82	55.00–83.00	$69.87	$698	-1.22
700–1265	1002	85-90%	109	45.00–79.00	$64.88	$650	-4.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1790	1335	75-80%	33	82.00–93.00	$86.81	$1,159	—
1140–1855	1422	75-80%	96	70.00–84.00	$78.03	$1,110	+1.04
1125–1770	1475	75-80%	31	65.00–77.00	$70.81	$1,044	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1910	1553	30	86.00–108.00	$97.42	$1,513	—
1160–2200	1695	74	95.00–116.00	$104.68	$1,774	-0.70
1430–2415	1863	26	104.00–124.00	$111.44	$2,076	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	425.00–600.00	$518.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1230	849	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–1,120.00	$782.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00
935–1300	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,160.64
990–1235	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	775.00–1,000.00	$884.52
995–1315	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	800.00–1,200.00	$1,032.64
1015–1460	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,195.68
1130–1205 fancy	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,425.00–1,525.00	$1,483.71
1050–1280 fancy	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,486.11
1030–1315	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,164.72
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	725.00–1,150.00	$920.65
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	560.00–800.00	$641.79
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	740.00–1,300.00	$921.48

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
810–980	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–1,000.00	$803.25
860–895	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	675.00–825.00	$751.19
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–675.00	$587.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	570.00–700.00	$630.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	420.00–560.00	$487.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	575.00–940.00	$746.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–900.00	$843.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
745–1000	873	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$903.65
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,272.92
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	950.00–1,150.00	$1,035.71

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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
950 fancy	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
810–1205	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,200.00	$1,112.51	—
1025–1250 fancy	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–1,675.00	$1,549.81	—
1235–1290	1263	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,512.77	+712.77
1110–1355	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	975.00–1,375.00	$1,178.87	-113.92
1320 fancy	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1290–1430 fancy	1383	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,515.54	—
1390–1415	1403	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,450.45	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,350.00–1,675.00	$1,533.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	66	800.00–1,250.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755 fancy	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
735–780	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,075.00	$1,026.49	—
790–1065	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–1,100.00	$903.67	+72.89
1090–1115	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,075.00	$983.77	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	625.00–950.00	$766.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	500.00–950.00	$770.56	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–750.00	$716.67	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	850.00–1,000.00	$931.25	—

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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.