Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

8,243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.74/cwt +14.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 625 lb · 145 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.27/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 524 lb · 124 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.37/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 470 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,243	10,342	7,738
Feeder cattle	6,113	7,682	5,724
Slaughter cattle	1,346	1,750	1,131
Replacement cattle	784	910	883

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 191,579 compared to 195,100 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
355–392	379	19	178.00–200.00	$185.41	$703	—
400–435	416	14	173.00–189.00	$178.88	$744	-0.79
450–480	467	21	166.00–185.00	$171.63	$802	-1.79
500–548	525	32	162.00–182.00	$168.80	$886	-1.25
554–590	569	25	155.00–172.00	$164.96	$939	+3.53
610–645	625	145	145.00–165.00	$161.74	$1,011	+14.70
650–698	683	37	140.00–154.00	$149.13	$1,019	+5.30
728 value added	728	13	146.00	$146.00	$1,063	—
715–745	736	10	137.50–150.00	$141.20	$1,039	+2.64
758–788 value added	780	22	144.00–145.00	$144.27	$1,125	-1.73
750–795	783	16	135.00–147.00	$136.06	$1,065	+1.80
837 value added	837	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,122	—
854 value added	854	32	138.25	$138.25	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	319	11	171.00–200.00	$177.69	$567	-5.42
355–395	376	14	165.00–179.00	$173.38	$652	-1.49
400–445	430	21	160.00–185.00	$169.52	$729	-1.08
450–495	475	41	154.00–177.00	$165.27	$785	-3.34
500–545	530	52	150.00–167.00	$157.48	$835	-3.69
560–596	581	37	148.00–165.00	$152.83	$888	-1.98
600–645	624	17	137.50–155.00	$146.07	$911	-1.09
655–680	665	7	130.00–153.00	$142.82	$950	-1.27
715–745	730	4	130.00–140.00	$133.94	$978	-2.02
770–795	778	3	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$1,019	-0.01
825	825	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	319	13	162.00–192.50	$177.65	$567	+6.68
355–395	373	9	150.00–182.00	$162.66	$607	-1.10
400–445	426	18	152.00–177.00	$166.41	$709	+2.16
460–495	481	14	145.00–168.00	$151.56	$729	-0.78
505–540	525	11	135.00–159.00	$149.58	$785	+6.29
560–595	576	5	145.00–150.00	$146.77	$845	+10.99
610–630	618	5	135.00–140.00	$137.83	$852	+1.80
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	-3.47
715	715	1	128.00	$128.00	$915	+1.72
795	795	1	122.00	$122.00	$970	+0.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–895	885	6	114.00–117.00	$114.98	$1,018	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	12	148.00–165.00	$156.90	$504	+0.36
355–395	376	37	143.00–165.00	$157.54	$592	-0.67
400–445	422	81	140.00–165.00	$154.03	$650	-0.07
460 fancy	460	1	165.00	$165.00	$759	—
450–495	470	111	138.00–160.00	$151.25	$711	+1.44
500–545	524	119	139.00–159.00	$147.20	$771	+0.23
534 value added	534	5	149.00	$149.00	$796	+8.42
555	555	1	154.00	$154.00	$855	+10.00
550–565 fancy	558	2	148.00–149.00	$148.51	$829	—
560–570 value added	563	6	142.00–149.00	$144.36	$813	-1.11
550–596	570	70	135.00–149.00	$143.55	$818	-0.45
600	600	1	142.00	$142.00	$852	+4.78
601 fancy	601	8	145.00	$145.00	$871	-2.40
600–645	621	33	130.00–140.00	$135.08	$839	-2.14
625 value added	625	4	143.00	$143.00	$894	—
655–694	670	47	123.00–136.00	$131.79	$883	+1.09
700–740	716	43	120.00–131.00	$126.89	$909	+0.70
703–730 value added	726	18	128.00–129.00	$128.16	$930	-11.14
730 fancy	730	3	134.00	$134.00	$978	—
750–765 fancy	764	19	122.50–129.00	$128.11	$979	—
770	770	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,186	+34.44
750–798	791	23	113.00–120.00	$118.71	$939	-0.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	12	155.00–160.00	$158.08	$447	-4.92
305–345	326	30	145.00–167.00	$154.26	$503	-1.17
350–395	366	70	131.00–165.00	$154.24	$565	+3.95
400–445	426	65	133.00–159.00	$149.10	$635	+0.45
450–495	475	98	122.00–152.00	$145.05	$689	-1.44
500–545	525	76	130.00–147.00	$140.76	$739	+0.76
550–595	574	99	125.00–143.00	$133.18	$764	-1.97
600–645	624	42	100.00–135.00	$126.28	$788	-3.99
655–695	678	18	110.00–125.00	$119.02	$807	-1.87
705–735	720	18	109.00–120.00	$116.93	$842	+1.24
765–780	773	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$874	-0.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	4	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$391	-3.40
305–345	332	32	128.00–165.00	$152.03	$505	+3.09
355–395	372	53	122.00–157.00	$140.79	$524	-3.46
400–445	421	57	127.00–155.00	$144.90	$610	+4.96
450–495	478	40	122.00–145.00	$136.15	$651	+1.81
500–545	520	57	115.00–137.00	$126.08	$656	-2.86
552–595	569	20	112.00–130.00	$122.39	$696	-5.16
605–635	614	13	110.00–122.00	$116.99	$718	+0.33
655–695	676	8	110.00–117.00	$114.21	$772	-1.06
705–725	718	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$787	-3.67
755–785	768	4	105.00–112.00	$108.27	$832	+3.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–845	830	4	104.00–108.00	$105.96	$879	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	3	180.00–212.00	$197.79	$465	+0.68
275	275	1	200.00	$200.00	$550	+18.14
300–345	330	22	160.00–192.00	$174.61	$576	-2.62
350–395	374	45	140.00–187.00	$172.77	$646	+0.75
400–445	424	68	130.00–179.00	$166.97	$708	+1.57
450–495	475	63	130.00–169.00	$157.62	$749	+0.15
500–545	524	69	121.00–161.00	$149.11	$781	-1.85
550–595	575	67	130.00–150.00	$140.33	$807	-3.08
600–645	623	35	108.00–143.00	$133.08	$829	-3.44
650–695	673	14	122.00–135.00	$128.27	$863	-2.43
715–725	717	6	120.00–122.00	$120.50	$864	-4.82
775–795	781	7	111.00–120.00	$115.17	$899	-5.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	174.00	$174.00	$357	-28.39
255–295	286	12	170.00–190.00	$176.97	$506	+2.47
305–345	326	20	140.00–187.00	$171.69	$560	+1.50
355–395	378	33	150.00–177.00	$166.30	$629	+4.63
400–445	429	63	120.00–169.00	$156.94	$673	-1.89
455–495	479	54	130.00–159.00	$146.32	$701	-1.23
500–545	522	44	120.00–151.00	$138.88	$725	-1.41
550–585	570	11	122.00–138.00	$131.24	$748	-3.23
605–640	618	10	110.00–130.00	$118.53	$733	-7.47
660–670	667	3	115.00–124.00	$119.69	$798	-2.00
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	-5.09
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	-8.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	195.00	$195.00	$517	-0.97
300–320	310	3	184.00–193.00	$188.10	$583	-6.16
350–395	374	20	170.00–196.00	$182.93	$684	-3.32
400–445	418	31	150.00–187.00	$174.16	$728	-2.19
455–496	478	31	160.00–182.00	$168.60	$806	+0.08
500–545	522	42	151.00–170.00	$159.61	$833	+0.10
550–585	564	37	137.00–158.00	$153.24	$864	+2.07
600–645	625	28	134.00–148.00	$144.68	$904	-0.13
655–695	673	10	128.00–143.00	$133.06	$895	-3.38
705 fancy	705	1	139.00	$139.00	$980	—
705–745	731	7	119.00–130.00	$127.27	$930	-2.94
790 fancy	790	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,106	—
825	825	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,006	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1525	1113	80-85%	138	60.00–77.00	$70.03	$779	-0.24
850–1695	1152	80-85%	186	68.00–83.00	$75.98	$875	-0.06
735–1800	1208	80-85%	95	76.00–89.00	$82.41	$996	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1230	959	85-90%	83	39.00–67.00	$57.04	$547	+0.92
705–1245	1000	85-90%	134	50.00–72.00	$62.15	$622	-5.50
805–1210	1008	85-90%	77	56.00–78.00	$68.18	$687	+0.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1665	1364	75-80%	30	77.00–95.00	$84.07	$1,147	—
1120–1730	1374	75-80%	88	68.00–89.00	$76.78	$1,055	—
1180–1780	1469	75-80%	27	60.00–82.00	$72.40	$1,064	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1985	1470	52	79.00–101.00	$91.82	$1,350	—
1210–2065	1715	55	90.00–114.00	$100.80	$1,729	—
1200–2195	1839	31	103.00–120.00	$109.17	$2,008	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840 fancy	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
670–1060	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	460.00–1,025.00	$792.79
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	450.00–650.00	$500.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–885	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–620.00	$515.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1013–1075	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	950.00–1,275.00	$1,122.61
945–1325 fancy	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,186.82
1160–1220	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	880.00–930.00	$900.06
1180–1365	1264	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	920.00–1,070.00	$992.72
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	740.00–1,100.00	$896.82
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	560.00–925.00	$760.20
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–1,175.00	$945.63
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	730.00–900.00	$805.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	650.00–725.00	$695.91

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–775.00	$727.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	480.00–800.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	405.00–600.00	$499.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	721.00	$721.00
1015–1152	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–865.00	$808.09
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	250.00	$250.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	250.00–280.00	$260.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
870 thin fleshed	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—
765–1195	894	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,150.95	—
830–1245	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,275.10	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	67	900.00–1,375.00	$1,112.76	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,108.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,340.63	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	54	750.00–950.00	$879.63	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00	$400.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
810–1025	916	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	1,070.00–1,200.00	$1,138.16	+71.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	800.00–1,100.00	$931.25	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	870.00	$870.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	600.00–875.00	$691.25	—

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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.