Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

6,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.75/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 526 lb · 115 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.35/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 477 lb · 92 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.52/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 425 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,174	8,622	10,125
Feeder cattle	4,488	6,637	7,718
Slaughter cattle	1,072	1,432	1,481
Replacement cattle	614	553	926

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 164,112 compared to 169,591 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
235	235	1	208.00	$208.00	$489	—
365–380	374	7	180.00–190.00	$186.73	$698	+2.19
415–445	429	11	173.00–193.00	$178.18	$764	+1.57
455–495	472	20	166.00–181.00	$176.23	$832	+0.08
507 value added	507	2	188.00	$188.00	$953	—
500–547	536	70	155.00–183.50	$177.49	$951	+7.16
550–595	570	38	150.00–175.00	$166.07	$947	+0.45
600–645	622	39	148.00–166.00	$158.86	$988	+3.32
655–695	669	27	136.00–162.00	$154.47	$1,033	+5.10
700–740	723	12	143.00–154.00	$145.42	$1,051	+2.54
770–790	781	6	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$1,066	-1.92
805	805	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,055	—
837 value added	837	24	137.75	$137.75	$1,153	—
850	850	2	130.00–133.00	$131.50	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	5	170.00–180.00	$175.83	$573	-1.78
350–385	376	23	167.00–179.00	$172.31	$648	-1.11
405–445	422	20	166.00–187.00	$176.67	$746	+5.39
455–495	470	35	159.00–178.00	$166.68	$783	+0.20
505–545	521	41	144.00–175.00	$159.98	$833	-3.40
553–595	572	29	140.00–165.00	$159.47	$912	+2.21
605–640	622	12	129.00–157.00	$147.43	$917	-0.79
650–680	667	23	138.00–155.00	$147.88	$986	+7.63
705–735	728	10	134.00–148.00	$140.48	$1,023	-5.39
780–795	790	3	137.00–138.00	$137.67	$1,088	-2.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	10	156.00–170.00	$162.13	$532	-7.38
355–395	377	13	150.00–170.00	$160.75	$606	-4.40
405–445	425	16	146.50–162.00	$151.33	$643	-11.27
460–495	472	6	148.00–165.00	$153.14	$723	+2.30
505–535	519	10	145.00–158.00	$151.96	$789	+3.26
625–645	631	7	132.00–147.00	$138.13	$872	-3.87
715–745	728	5	119.00–127.00	$123.22	$897	-10.92
790–795	792	3	120.00–126.00	$122.01	$966	-14.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	164.00	$164.00	$418	-21.00
305–345	330	17	158.00–178.00	$166.45	$549	-1.15
350–395	378	38	153.00–170.00	$160.86	$608	+0.14
400–440	419	56	151.00–163.00	$157.77	$661	+0.30
450–498	471	76	148.00–162.00	$154.28	$727	+2.74
500–545	524	105	145.00–155.00	$149.15	$782	+1.87
548 value added	548	10	156.00	$156.00	$855	-1.00
550–595	569	61	136.00–150.00	$144.41	$822	+1.60
614 value added	614	9	147.00	$147.00	$903	—
600–645	625	35	133.00–145.00	$138.25	$864	+0.19
655–690	676	28	129.00–140.00	$134.88	$912	+2.66
705–740	721	12	125.00–132.00	$127.93	$922	+0.49
724 value added	724	12	132.50	$132.50	$959	+0.50
757–759 value added	758	30	133.50–145.00	$138.49	$1,050	+8.49
765–780	769	4	122.00–124.00	$122.75	$944	+2.26
846 value added	846	8	126.00	$126.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	-6.18
305–345	325	23	145.00–162.00	$154.38	$502	-2.17
355–395	376	50	131.00–162.00	$152.61	$574	-0.27
400–445	425	85	137.50–157.00	$150.52	$640	-0.55
450–499	477	92	133.00–152.00	$145.35	$693	+1.42
500–545	522	48	132.00–148.00	$139.85	$730	+1.61
555–595	575	38	122.00–145.00	$134.99	$776	+1.56
600–645	626	24	115.00–135.00	$126.54	$792	-0.76
650–695	663	25	116.00–130.00	$126.64	$840	+4.65
705–730	720	6	104.00–123.00	$118.22	$851	+4.00
775–790	785	3	115.00–118.00	$115.99	$911	-0.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	+15.00
300–345	323	27	140.00–158.00	$145.90	$471	+0.31
355–395	375	15	136.00–150.00	$142.38	$534	+1.08
400–445	424	39	120.00–150.00	$138.74	$588	+2.37
455–495	478	19	128.00–145.00	$134.50	$643	+5.15
525–545	532	9	117.00–135.00	$125.14	$666	-1.95
555–595	583	19	115.00–130.00	$123.15	$718	+5.00
610–645	632	6	109.00–120.00	$115.47	$730	+0.83
675–685	680	3	109.00–120.00	$113.02	$769	-6.66
790–795	792	3	105.00–110.00	$106.67	$845	-10.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568 value added	568	9	149.00	$149.00	$846	—
640 value added	640	79	142.00	$142.00	$909	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	222	3	184.00–190.00	$187.32	$416	-11.79
255–295	269	8	178.00–200.00	$185.61	$499	-1.15
305–345	323	30	165.00–197.00	$178.94	$578	+1.34
350–396	378	52	155.00–190.00	$175.14	$662	+4.30
400–445	424	58	150.00–187.00	$166.77	$707	+0.40
455–495	473	47	148.00–170.00	$157.32	$744	-0.79
500–545	523	56	138.00–167.00	$151.66	$793	+1.83
555–595	570	27	135.00–154.00	$142.89	$814	-0.93
600–645	628	26	130.00–145.00	$137.55	$864	+3.33
655–695	679	10	128.00–136.00	$132.50	$900	+1.96
710–735	722	6	125.00–128.00	$126.34	$912	+5.60
770	770	2	116.00	$116.00	$893	-6.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	285	9	194.00–208.00	$203.39	$580	+3.95
300–340	322	15	184.00–198.00	$190.73	$614	+3.58
350–395	372	24	172.00–202.00	$185.36	$690	-0.21
400–445	421	61	160.00–190.00	$180.72	$761	+5.21
450–495	470	58	148.00–182.00	$170.58	$802	+4.09
500–545	522	56	139.00–179.00	$163.43	$853	+4.29
550–595	568	24	142.50–162.00	$154.41	$877	+1.16
606–645	626	24	135.00–154.00	$145.06	$908	-2.49
650–690	668	19	135.00–146.00	$140.97	$942	+2.24
700–740	715	13	120.00–137.00	$131.71	$942	-0.59
760–795	773	5	120.00–127.00	$123.02	$951	+3.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	285	5	170.00–195.00	$176.01	$502	+4.52
305–330	316	16	155.00–178.00	$166.27	$525	-3.79
365–395	384	17	145.00–175.00	$162.40	$624	+1.98
410–445	422	18	150.00–169.00	$162.21	$685	+8.96
450–495	475	32	140.00–160.00	$148.39	$705	-0.66
500–545	526	15	135.00–156.00	$144.64	$761	+3.91
555–585	573	6	130.00–145.00	$135.99	$779	+3.90
610	610	3	132.00–138.00	$136.00	$830	+6.25
760	760	1	118.00	$118.00	$897	+8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1520	1110	80-85%	118	65.00–84.00	$74.08	$822	+2.94
725–1445	1155	80-85%	180	70.00–88.00	$78.67	$909	+0.58
995–1605	1215	80-85%	100	77.00–96.00	$85.71	$1,041	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1175	958	85-90%	34	47.00–68.00	$58.95	$565	-2.52
705–1265	963	85-90%	91	50.00–76.00	$63.32	$610	+1.85
740–1160	999	85-90%	61	58.00–77.00	$69.29	$692	-0.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1665	1337	75-80%	29	77.00–94.00	$84.91	$1,135	-1.90
975–1780	1430	75-80%	65	73.50–89.00	$79.97	$1,144	+1.94
1125–1880	1485	75-80%	17	62.00–83.00	$70.72	$1,050	-0.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2005	1445	35	78.00–103.00	$91.20	$1,318	—
1045–2315	1704	48	91.00–113.00	$105.16	$1,792	—
1250–2330	1746	22	94.00–121.00	$109.07	$1,904	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1150	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	815.00–860.00	$838.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	500.00–700.00	$576.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–875	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	510.00–750.00	$620.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1115	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–775.00	$695.36
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	760.00–1,125.00	$915.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	660.00–975.00	$793.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,578.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	680.00–1,200.00	$954.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–955	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	620.00–650.00	$634.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	625.00–800.00	$710.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	610.00–900.00	$786.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	375.00–600.00	$507.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	720.00–975.00	$882.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–885.00	$823.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–775.00	$741.67

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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
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-12.51
1140–1435	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,108.49	-404.28
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–800.00	$725.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,387.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	138	800.00–1,375.00	$1,109.09	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,200.00–1,410.00	$1,367.20	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	375.00–550.00	$461.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	-58.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	650.00–975.00	$866.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,228.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	725.00–980.00	$848.64	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.