Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

13,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.15/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 628 lb · 197 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.25/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 569 lb · 191 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.26/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 526 lb · 165 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,023	15,948	12,357
Feeder cattle	10,254	12,415	10,000
Slaughter cattle	2,036	2,819	1,581
Replacement cattle	733	714	776

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 314,626 compared to 316,964 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
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	—
300–345	316	8	187.50–202.50	$196.36	$620	+12.64
350–395	374	19	180.00–210.00	$191.07	$715	+6.29
400–445	425	47	170.00–197.00	$181.21	$770	+4.95
428 value added	428	6	210.00	$210.00	$899	—
450–495	473	83	165.00–187.00	$176.48	$835	+5.23
455–486 value added	484	27	184.00–197.00	$184.92	$895	—
500–548	523	121	145.00–182.00	$167.12	$874	+1.26
507–540 value added	536	44	178.00–179.50	$178.91	$959	—
555–575 value added	561	28	168.00–181.00	$176.28	$989	+1.28
550–598	577	133	140.00–171.00	$163.59	$944	+3.06
620–635 value added	624	17	162.00	$162.00	$1,011	+0.23
600–645	628	180	133.00–170.00	$156.69	$984	+1.13
652–680 value added	657	16	155.00–168.00	$163.06	$1,071	+8.44
650–698	677	147	138.00–163.00	$149.27	$1,011	+1.20
702–731 value added	720	19	153.00–160.00	$154.53	$1,113	-4.38
700–748	726	35	134.00–153.00	$144.54	$1,049	-7.35
751–796	774	30	125.00–140.00	$133.20	$1,031	-11.45
800–805	803	2	127.50–137.00	$132.26	$1,062	-4.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–345	329	21	172.00–191.00	$181.78	$598	-3.51
350–395	375	33	168.00–190.00	$176.19	$661	+2.63
405–447	428	34	165.00–192.00	$174.59	$747	+5.40
450–495	474	46	140.00–177.00	$166.92	$791	+3.23
500–545	528	55	128.00–170.00	$158.11	$835	+0.59
550–596	578	39	144.00–158.00	$149.14	$862	+0.20
600–648	631	34	128.00–157.00	$142.95	$902	-2.98
654–695	673	50	125.00–152.00	$141.68	$954	-1.68
705–744	736	5	126.00–136.00	$127.92	$941	-10.19
780	780	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,014	-2.95
845	845	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,098	+6.65
875	875	1	114.00	$114.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–438	432	14	177.50–180.00	$178.59	$772	—
472	472	9	165.00	$165.00	$779	—
526	526	12	159.00	$159.00	$836	—
569–581	571	22	147.00–147.50	$147.09	$840	—
648 value added	648	27	149.50	$149.50	$969	—
714	714	15	157.00	$157.00	$1,121	+13.00
805 value added	805	9	152.00	$152.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	178.00	$178.00	$507	+3.00
305–345	331	7	160.00–190.00	$170.08	$563	+1.86
355–395	376	18	149.00–180.00	$163.46	$615	+6.92
415–440	427	12	150.00–177.00	$161.98	$692	+3.89
450–495	476	24	150.00–168.00	$157.94	$752	+0.32
500–525	511	11	120.00–160.00	$147.50	$754	+2.06
570–595	583	4	133.00–145.00	$138.32	$806	-0.50
610–648	637	10	120.00–135.00	$131.64	$839	-1.30
680	680	1	126.00	$126.00	$857	-1.40
735	735	1	105.00	$105.00	$772	-22.00

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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	274	4	167.50–172.00	$170.06	$466	+15.06
300–340	320	12	146.00–170.00	$159.07	$509	+1.44
350–395	371	60	144.00–170.00	$153.23	$568	+4.41
400–448	423	108	132.00–166.00	$150.96	$639	+1.83
453 fancy	453	11	157.00	$157.00	$711	—
450–495	472	113	125.00–155.00	$145.06	$685	+2.04
465–498 value added	488	15	137.00–157.50	$146.19	$713	-6.31
511–530 fancy	519	5	156.00–158.00	$156.82	$814	—
500–545	524	123	120.00–154.00	$140.66	$737	-2.28
500–534 value added	531	33	142.50–147.00	$145.95	$775	-7.82
550–585 value added	563	31	140.00–148.00	$144.02	$811	-1.98
550–598	569	153	110.00–149.00	$136.45	$776	-1.25
555–587 fancy	582	7	152.00–153.00	$152.14	$885	—
600–648	619	106	125.00–142.50	$134.02	$830	+2.45
618–630 value added	619	36	139.50–147.00	$141.12	$874	+1.96
658	658	5	141.00	$141.00	$928	+11.06
660 value added	660	2	137.00	$137.00	$904	+0.88
650–695	672	37	109.00–132.00	$126.10	$847	-3.84
695 fancy	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—
700–745	721	31	100.00–130.00	$121.58	$877	-2.41
726	726	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,016	+16.01
755–795	782	13	105.00–127.00	$120.75	$944	+1.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	274	11	150.00–168.00	$161.99	$444	+5.89
300–345	328	49	140.00–172.00	$149.41	$490	+1.52
350–395	371	93	140.00–165.00	$147.38	$547	+2.75
400–446	421	156	119.00–157.00	$143.28	$603	+1.55
450–495	473	119	114.00–152.00	$138.16	$653	+2.19
500–545	522	102	112.00–146.00	$133.59	$697	-0.04
550–595	569	83	120.00–140.00	$129.81	$739	-0.15
600–645	621	40	115.00–133.00	$124.18	$771	-1.17
650–695	663	20	110.00–125.00	$120.30	$798	+2.65
700–738	726	14	105.00–122.00	$117.53	$853	-1.31
750–785	773	3	90.00–95.00	$91.62	$708	-22.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	5	138.00–145.00	$141.48	$378	-8.18
304–345	321	58	132.00–163.00	$146.94	$472	-2.77
350–395	377	59	130.00–157.00	$139.35	$525	+2.09
400–445	419	87	114.00–151.00	$136.94	$574	+1.95
450–495	474	57	105.00–144.00	$129.98	$616	-1.46
500–545	527	42	110.00–137.00	$124.36	$655	-1.78
555–590	570	21	115.00–130.00	$123.45	$704	+2.38
600–635	614	23	110.00–124.00	$115.25	$708	+0.42
650–690	668	3	106.00–115.00	$109.26	$730	+1.94
720–740	731	6	100.00–110.00	$104.14	$761	+1.13
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	+8.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–544	521	38	156.00–157.00	$156.38	$815	—
559–560	560	9	151.00–154.00	$152.33	$853	—
726	726	7	131.00	$131.00	$951	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	10	129.00	$129.00	$737	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	194.00	$194.00	$388	+4.45
270–295	283	7	180.00–202.00	$189.09	$535	+3.18
300–345	327	44	158.00–202.00	$180.30	$590	+8.37
350–395	369	60	150.00–195.00	$171.84	$634	+2.88
400–448	424	109	140.00–178.00	$163.34	$693	+1.65
450–495	473	150	131.00–169.00	$155.19	$734	+2.85
500–545	528	132	120.00–160.00	$149.80	$791	+3.36
550–595	575	49	127.00–157.00	$142.20	$818	+2.03
600–645	622	39	112.00–157.00	$134.78	$838	-0.42
650–696	677	28	100.00–143.00	$130.10	$881	+2.14
705–740	720	11	115.00–125.00	$119.83	$863	-4.69
760–795	778	2	112.00–117.00	$114.56	$891	-1.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$474	—
255–295	266	4	192.50–204.00	$196.64	$523	+0.70
305–345	327	26	182.00–205.00	$190.67	$623	+4.97
350–395	369	55	160.00–205.00	$181.35	$669	+4.31
380 fancy	380	1	202.00	$202.00	$768	—
400–445	416	96	160.00–191.00	$174.58	$726	+4.05
450–495	467	95	140.00–178.00	$165.79	$774	+4.71
500–545	519	93	140.00–170.00	$156.31	$811	+0.22
550–598	570	69	139.00–166.00	$150.38	$857	-0.94
600–645	620	48	122.00–165.00	$143.18	$888	+0.73
650 fancy	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	—
650–685	667	40	129.00–157.00	$139.60	$931	+1.02
710 fancy	710	1	127.00	$127.00	$902	—
700–745	716	28	120.00–139.00	$130.23	$932	-0.60
765–795	781	4	124.00–135.00	$128.44	$1,003	+4.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	272	3	170.00–190.00	$176.99	$481	-2.92
300–345	325	34	137.00–195.00	$170.65	$555	+1.18
350–395	377	51	145.00–182.00	$164.60	$621	+1.89
400–445	429	72	137.00–167.00	$150.61	$646	-0.55
450–495	474	40	134.00–158.00	$145.83	$691	+0.38
500–545	522	41	122.00–148.00	$138.35	$722	+1.33
560–596	582	42	110.00–143.00	$130.27	$758	-1.95
605–620	612	3	122.00–125.00	$123.32	$755	-4.59
665–685	675	2	115.00	$115.00	$776	-4.47
730	730	1	111.00	$111.00	$810	+3.02
765–785	778	3	110.00–123.00	$116.05	$903	+3.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	15	142.00	$142.00	$873	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1485	1103	80-85%	216	51.00–73.00	$64.34	$710	-8.26
745–1630	1149	80-85%	434	60.00–79.00	$70.12	$806	-2.48
910–1580	1253	80-85%	121	67.50–86.00	$76.76	$962	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1310	965	85-90%	107	53.00–76.00	$61.67	$595	+2.30
700–1230	971	85-90%	141	40.00–68.00	$57.08	$554	-2.29
630–1320	988	85-90%	185	40.00–74.00	$59.75	$590	+0.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1790	1393	75-80%	153	60.00–83.00	$71.95	$1,002	-8.09
1155–1690	1408	75-80%	50	56.50–77.00	$68.28	$961	-4.57
1315–1590	1435	75-80%	14	70.00–83.00	$76.83	$1,103	+3.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1945	1444	39	75.00–100.00	$88.86	$1,283	—
1095–2235	1598	66	85.00–105.00	$94.83	$1,515	-1.98
1165–2200	1718	26	96.00–117.00	$103.52	$1,778	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1275	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	420.00–955.00	$678.41
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	550.00–750.00	$666.32

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	400.00	$400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	400.00–540.00	$449.41

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–960	729	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	340.00–555.00	$437.09

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
975–1035	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–860.00	$785.65
1115 fancy	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1000–1275	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	680.00–1,000.00	$878.50
965–1370	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	760.00–1,200.00	$1,075.61
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	660.00–875.00	$759.73
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	865.00–930.00	$886.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	800.00–1,200.00	$977.55
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	700.00–830.00	$793.65
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	700.00–1,015.00	$844.84

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	475.00–535.00	$525.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	670.00–700.00	$685.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	560.00–625.00	$607.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	280.00–350.00	$305.45

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–890	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	550.00–725.00	$622.85
955–985	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$861.92
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	340.00–435.00	$393.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	410.00–700.00	$612.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–825.00	$755.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–940.00	$898.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–830	808	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	510.00–700.00	$607.58
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	925.00–950.00	$935.71

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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
935–990 thin fleshed	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–710.00	$704.86	—
995–1270	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–850.00	$842.96	—
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	-40.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	900.00–1,050.00	$956.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	850.00–1,375.00	$1,107.29	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,075.00–1,375.00	$1,304.17	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,820.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	735.00–800.00	$785.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	550.00–635.00	$603.13	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–575.00	$537.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–820	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–700.00	$674.05	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	625.00–975.00	$780.77	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,162.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.50	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.