Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

15,948 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.93/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 631 lb · 204 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.64/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 528 lb · 185 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.45/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 621 lb · 163 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,948	12,283	14,618
Feeder cattle	12,415	9,016	11,718
Slaughter cattle	2,819	2,630	1,989
Replacement cattle	714	637	911

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available due to markets being closed in observance of the July 4th holiday. Year to date receipts totaled 301,235 compared to 303,364 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
265–280	273	4	193.00–199.00	$195.92	$535	—
310–340	325	4	168.00–190.00	$183.72	$597	—
355–395	377	9	180.00–202.00	$184.78	$697	+2.56
402–445	424	42	165.00–187.00	$176.26	$747	-10.06
450–499	473	59	157.00–190.00	$171.25	$810	+0.01
500–547	521	101	149.00–180.00	$165.86	$864	+0.67
550–599	573	131	143.00–170.00	$160.53	$920	+0.27
580 value added	580	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,015	+1.30
600–645 value added	628	78	158.00–170.00	$161.77	$1,016	-5.20
600–646	633	126	130.00–165.00	$155.56	$985	+2.41
650–695	667	31	130.00–156.00	$148.07	$988	-2.14
660–694 value added	692	19	154.00–160.00	$154.62	$1,070	—
702–711 value added	706	18	152.00–167.00	$158.91	$1,122	—
700–740	713	76	125.00–157.00	$151.89	$1,083	+3.89
755–778 value added	764	29	148.00–162.00	$150.01	$1,146	—
755–785	768	25	133.00–150.00	$144.65	$1,111	+10.68
821 value added	821	9	145.00	$145.00	$1,190	—
800–849	823	10	133.00–138.00	$136.67	$1,125	+11.67
865–885	875	2	126.00–132.00	$129.03	$1,129	-2.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	+3.50
310–348	330	43	165.00–199.00	$185.29	$611	+11.78
360–395	378	35	164.00–190.00	$173.56	$656	+0.77
400–445	426	45	155.00–180.00	$169.19	$721	-0.29
450–495	473	76	138.00–177.00	$163.69	$774	-1.27
500–547	527	115	132.00–167.00	$157.52	$830	-3.47
550–595	578	56	130.00–160.00	$148.94	$861	-3.04
605–640	623	39	125.00–160.00	$145.93	$909	-1.36
655–686	674	27	127.00–154.00	$143.36	$966	+3.17
700–740	717	18	132.00–147.00	$138.11	$990	+0.93
750–796	771	33	125.00–141.00	$132.95	$1,025	-0.21
805–820	815	3	120.00–125.00	$123.35	$1,005	-4.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	9	205.00	$205.00	$502	—
265	265	2	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
305–345	332	12	159.00–180.00	$168.22	$558	-0.44
355–395	380	28	153.00–163.00	$156.54	$595	-5.01
415–445	426	16	141.00–175.00	$158.09	$673	-2.60
455–495	484	25	147.00–167.00	$157.62	$763	+5.30
505–545	529	19	140.00–155.00	$145.44	$769	-6.11
555–598	579	17	135.00–150.00	$138.82	$804	-3.76
605–635	622	9	130.00–137.00	$132.94	$827	-4.06
660–680	668	3	122.00–135.00	$127.40	$851	+3.42
710	710	1	127.00	$127.00	$902	+1.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	14	144.00	$144.00	$1,022	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	12	132.00	$132.00	$911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
310–345	330	5	156.00–159.00	$157.63	$520	-1.10
350–395	373	28	124.00–162.50	$148.82	$555	-1.52
390 value added	390	4	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
400–445	426	58	122.00–160.00	$149.13	$635	-0.35
455 value added	455	9	152.50	$152.50	$694	—
450–497	474	114	124.00–157.00	$143.02	$678	-3.36
500–548	528	173	125.00–155.00	$142.94	$755	+1.00
519–531 value added	528	12	150.00–155.00	$153.77	$812	+4.77
550–590	570	148	121.00–151.00	$137.70	$785	-0.75
575 value added	575	8	146.00	$146.00	$840	-1.18
600–649	619	105	116.00–138.00	$131.57	$814	-2.37
607–637 value added	623	56	136.00–145.00	$139.16	$867	-6.33
645 fancy	645	2	154.00	$154.00	$993	—
650–696	674	62	121.00–140.00	$129.94	$876	-0.96
650–695 value added	675	51	133.00–140.00	$136.12	$919	+0.12
702–716 value added	711	29	134.25–137.00	$136.06	$967	+1.06
718 fancy	718	2	137.00	$137.00	$984	—
700–747	728	20	120.00–129.00	$123.99	$903	-4.83
767 value added	767	9	133.50	$133.50	$1,024	—
755–795	768	5	115.00–125.00	$119.45	$917	+2.45
1000	1000	1	99.00	$99.00	$990	-4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	276	10	150.00–162.50	$156.10	$431	-0.05
305–345	327	40	139.00–170.00	$147.89	$484	-1.65
350–395	373	94	120.00–160.00	$144.63	$539	-2.20
400–448	427	138	116.00–159.00	$141.73	$605	-2.08
455–495	474	149	129.00–150.00	$135.97	$644	-5.51
500–548	524	151	115.00–144.00	$133.63	$700	-2.18
550–595	574	107	120.00–137.00	$129.96	$746	-3.06
600–645	620	49	115.00–132.50	$125.35	$777	-0.67
650–695	675	21	105.00–127.00	$117.65	$794	-4.36
700–745	730	12	115.00–123.00	$118.84	$868	+1.72
760–795	787	7	110.00–120.00	$114.55	$902	+4.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	227	3	148.00–153.00	$151.31	$343	+9.34
270–295	276	7	144.00–165.00	$149.66	$413	+5.66
300–345	323	32	130.00–163.00	$149.71	$484	+6.93
355–395	378	44	130.00–155.00	$137.26	$519	-1.71
400–445	422	75	110.00–147.50	$134.99	$570	-1.41
450–495	471	36	115.00–142.00	$131.44	$619	-3.65
500–545	521	23	116.00–135.00	$126.14	$657	-0.20
550–595	571	27	110.00–130.00	$121.07	$691	-2.40
600–640	618	13	110.00–120.00	$114.83	$710	-0.01
650–685	673	6	100.00–115.00	$107.32	$722	-3.82
725–745	738	5	100.00–105.00	$103.01	$760	-1.99
765–780	770	3	105.00–108.00	$106.99	$824	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	10	130.00	$130.00	$842	-30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	229	9	185.00–195.00	$189.55	$434	-2.52
250–295	278	15	180.00–195.00	$185.91	$517	+3.28
300–340	317	19	150.00–188.00	$171.93	$545	-2.96
350–395	376	78	150.00–178.00	$168.96	$635	+1.95
400–445	426	113	142.00–175.00	$161.69	$689	+1.57
450–495	471	130	132.00–164.00	$152.34	$718	-0.39
500–545	520	93	128.00–158.00	$146.44	$761	+0.54
550–595	572	102	129.00–152.00	$140.17	$802	+2.40
600–645	622	51	125.00–147.00	$135.20	$841	+2.49
650–695	669	30	120.00–136.00	$127.96	$856	-3.61
700–745	724	37	112.00–134.00	$124.52	$902	+4.43
750–795	768	12	110.00–125.00	$116.45	$894	+0.57
800–803	803	7	110.00–115.00	$114.29	$918	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	269	6	186.00–210.00	$195.94	$527	+3.75
310–325 fancy	318	2	207.00–212.00	$209.56	$666	—
300–345	325	26	170.00–200.00	$185.70	$604	-0.31
350–395	372	53	159.00–189.00	$177.04	$659	-0.33
400–445	425	63	150.00–186.00	$170.53	$725	+1.02
450–495	471	61	140.00–170.00	$161.08	$759	-1.33
500–545	520	70	140.00–168.00	$156.09	$812	+1.55
550–595	569	76	129.00–161.00	$151.32	$861	+1.86
600–645	622	73	123.00–158.00	$142.45	$886	-3.62
625 fancy	625	1	150.00	$150.00	$938	+2.51
650–695	671	31	122.00–150.00	$138.58	$930	+0.20
700–745	716	26	117.00–143.00	$130.83	$937	-2.30
760–785	771	13	115.00–135.00	$124.17	$957	-2.28
810–835	826	8	117.00–122.00	$118.63	$980	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	280	11	175.00–190.00	$179.91	$504	+7.72
305–340	322	26	160.00–182.00	$169.47	$546	+4.62
350–395	379	37	140.00–175.00	$162.71	$617	+3.53
400–445	424	70	131.00–164.00	$151.16	$641	-1.02
450–499	474	79	128.00–156.00	$145.45	$689	-0.11
500–545	525	41	120.00–145.00	$137.02	$719	-0.17
550–596	574	34	120.00–140.00	$132.22	$759	-0.36
604–645	613	22	120.00–133.00	$127.91	$784	+3.60
655–698	670	27	110.00–130.00	$119.47	$800	+3.46
705–740	728	4	105.00–110.00	$107.98	$786	-5.45
785	785	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$883	+5.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1550	1127	80-85%	373	62.00–82.00	$72.60	$818	-5.74
845–1595	1178	80-85%	471	69.00–88.00	$78.48	$924	-5.91
825–1665	1212	80-85%	181	77.00–94.00	$84.28	$1,021	-7.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1210	986	85-90%	157	40.00–69.00	$59.37	$585	—
735–1290	1007	85-90%	122	59.00–74.00	$66.50	$670	-3.27
700–1340	1014	85-90%	231	50.00–76.00	$64.91	$658	-9.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1655	1352	75-80%	58	81.00–97.00	$86.98	$1,176	—
990–1760	1365	75-80%	140	71.00–88.00	$80.04	$1,093	-7.33
955–1815	1412	75-80%	75	65.00–81.00	$72.85	$1,029	-6.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2165	1571	66	75.00–108.00	$96.81	$1,521	—
1065–2280	1654	78	85.00–116.00	$104.17	$1,723	-3.42
1290–2320	1820	37	96.00–124.00	$110.63	$2,013	-4.65

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–1015	844	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	550.00–1,000.00	$795.73
945–955 fancy	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	815.00–860.00	$838.37
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–801.00	$788.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	540.00–739.00	$620.92

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–650.00	$628.57

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–820	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–780.00	$721.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1035	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	620.00–750.00	$707.04
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
925–995	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	800.00–925.00	$871.14
955–1100	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–850.00	$776.86
1135–1185	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$987.23
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	700.00–1,225.00	$971.56
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,062.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	825.00–1,300.00	$1,026.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	700.00–1,015.00	$811.03
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	750.00–915.00	$830.36
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,270.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–985.00	$936.43

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–870	812	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–625.00	$582.91
890–935	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.81
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	575.00–925.00	$736.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	415.00–830.00	$605.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	625.00–825.00	$745.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–850.00	$802.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–660.00	$655.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–1,060.00	$908.33

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–790.00	$745.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	265.00	$265.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
920 fancy	920	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
905–980	948	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–750.00	$724.69
1230–1235	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.05
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	+25.00
945–1085	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$923.28	—
960–1170	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	850.00–1,050.00	$959.48	—
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	99	900.00–1,300.00	$1,125.20	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
895–1020	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–775.00	$695.10	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	625.00–1,025.00	$796.25	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–870.00	$822.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	850.00–1,025.00	$927.78	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	550.00–1,085.00	$810.00	—

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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.