Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

8,651 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.54/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 580 lb · 161 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.02/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 521 lb · 143 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.64/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 528 lb · 138 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,651	13,023	10,913
Feeder cattle	7,048	10,254	9,088
Slaughter cattle	1,118	2,036	1,269
Replacement cattle	485	733	556

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 330,365 compared to 333,870 a year ago.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	16	190.00–205.00	$197.97	$655	+1.61
355–395	375	24	180.00–202.00	$191.45	$718	+0.38
400–435	418	31	177.00–199.00	$186.70	$780	+5.49
450–495	467	65	175.00–188.00	$178.58	$834	+2.10
500–545	520	128	165.00–180.00	$171.68	$893	+4.56
526–539 value added	534	15	177.00–196.00	$184.49	$985	+5.58
555–580 value added	564	4	172.00–177.00	$175.26	$988	-1.02
550–595	573	124	152.00–176.00	$166.96	$957	+3.37
601–645	625	79	150.00–167.00	$156.88	$980	+0.19
640–645 value added	642	3	166.00–170.00	$167.34	$1,074	+5.34
650–695	679	92	142.00–159.00	$153.85	$1,045	+4.58
715–747	739	39	138.00–149.00	$145.32	$1,074	+0.78
755–786	782	19	130.00–147.75	$145.37	$1,137	+12.17
810 value added	810	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,191	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	11	176.00–195.00	$185.64	$600	+3.86
350–395	374	42	170.00–192.00	$181.59	$679	+5.40
410–445	428	35	145.00–185.00	$175.80	$752	+1.21
450–495	476	46	160.00–178.00	$170.88	$813	+3.96
505–547	532	44	154.00–172.00	$163.73	$871	+5.62
555–598	581	101	135.00–166.00	$157.77	$917	+8.63
600–645	625	24	137.00–159.00	$148.22	$926	+5.27
655–680	668	13	132.00–152.00	$140.23	$937	-1.45
705–745	726	10	128.00–146.00	$139.22	$1,011	+11.30
755–795	782	8	130.00–135.00	$131.13	$1,025	+1.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	11	190.00	$190.00	$866	+25.00
522	522	43	182.00	$182.00	$950	+23.00
565	565	8	177.00	$177.00	$1,000	+29.91
654–684	677	21	160.00–165.00	$161.15	$1,091	—
755 value added	755	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,102	—
777	777	13	150.00	$150.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	319	7	160.00–192.00	$180.60	$576	+10.52
355–398	384	16	160.00–180.00	$172.92	$664	+9.46
420–445	436	12	147.00–177.00	$161.98	$706	±0.00
455–485	461	18	142.00–167.00	$157.22	$725	-0.72
505–540	518	6	138.00–142.00	$140.66	$729	-6.84
570–595	578	8	135.00–150.00	$141.20	$816	+2.88
615–630	621	9	125.00–144.00	$135.77	$843	+4.13
665–695	685	16	128.00–140.00	$134.99	$925	+8.99
795	795	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	267	3	165.00–170.00	$167.73	$448	-2.33
325–346	342	11	160.00–164.00	$163.38	$559	+4.31
350–395	368	33	139.00–160.00	$154.25	$568	+1.02
400–445	423	51	130.00–165.00	$150.93	$638	-0.03
455–495	475	48	125.00–155.00	$145.49	$691	+0.43
510	510	1	136.00	$136.00	$694	-4.66
502–525 value added	512	34	148.00–155.00	$152.94	$783	+6.99
500–546	533	103	126.00–152.00	$143.33	$764	+2.67
555	555	8	143.00	$143.00	$794	+6.55
560–586 value added	576	57	140.00–150.00	$144.49	$832	+0.47
550–595	584	96	128.00–147.00	$139.66	$816	+3.21
608–637 value added	616	7	138.00–145.50	$143.29	$883	+2.17
600–645	627	60	121.00–141.00	$133.22	$835	-0.80
669	669	14	155.00	$155.00	$1,037	+28.90
650–695	673	34	117.00–139.00	$131.71	$886	+5.61
673 value added	673	3	139.00	$139.00	$935	+2.00
700–745	709	39	114.00–136.00	$129.83	$920	+8.25
730 fancy	730	2	127.00	$127.00	$927	—
747 value added	747	22	149.50	$149.50	$1,117	—
765	765	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,048	+16.25
765–785	773	3	111.00–135.00	$123.70	$956	+2.95
795 value added	795	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	—
930	930	2	107.00	$107.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	262	5	150.00–160.00	$152.50	$400	-9.49
305–345	329	44	135.00–167.00	$149.62	$492	+0.21
350–395	372	63	137.00–162.00	$149.10	$555	+1.72
400–445	424	134	119.00–157.00	$143.60	$609	+0.32
455–495	476	137	115.00–147.00	$137.42	$654	-0.74
500–545	521	88	115.00–145.00	$135.17	$704	+1.58
550–595	574	102	111.00–140.00	$132.53	$761	+2.72
600–645	623	30	115.00–133.00	$125.69	$783	+1.51
660–695	674	14	109.00–127.00	$119.35	$804	-0.95
705–745	726	11	95.00–123.00	$115.39	$838	-2.14
775–795	783	4	116.00–120.00	$118.01	$924	+26.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–298	282	6	137.50–165.00	$153.05	$432	+11.57
300–345	326	45	125.00–162.00	$145.34	$474	-1.60
350–395	370	64	120.00–157.00	$146.56	$542	+7.21
400–445	424	86	116.00–147.00	$133.24	$565	-3.70
450–496	476	67	110.00–144.00	$133.29	$634	+3.31
500–545	521	38	110.00–135.00	$127.28	$663	+2.92
550–590	575	18	100.00–130.00	$121.97	$701	-1.48
610–645	624	9	110.00–122.00	$117.65	$734	+2.40
670–690	678	4	103.00–115.00	$111.20	$754	+1.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	15	135.00	$135.00	$819	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	11	180.00–202.00	$186.18	$506	-2.91
300–345	328	36	170.00–194.00	$186.33	$611	+6.03
351–395	371	45	162.00–190.00	$178.62	$663	+6.78
400–445	430	52	135.00–184.00	$162.93	$701	-0.41
450–495	475	91	126.00–174.00	$156.33	$743	+1.14
500–548	526	95	122.00–161.00	$150.04	$789	+0.24
550–590	573	64	117.00–155.00	$142.48	$816	+0.28
600–645	624	42	111.00–148.00	$133.88	$835	-0.90
655–696	679	19	122.00–140.00	$133.56	$907	+3.46
715–745	735	10	117.00–130.00	$122.85	$903	+3.02
755–795	777	9	97.00–128.00	$118.54	$921	+3.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	11	170.00–195.00	$181.84	$504	+4.85
300–345	329	29	165.00–182.00	$172.50	$568	+1.85
350–395	376	34	152.00–180.00	$167.65	$630	+3.05
400–445	423	65	130.00–172.00	$155.75	$659	+5.14
450–495	472	64	140.00–160.00	$147.25	$695	+1.42
500–545	523	37	130.00–150.00	$140.73	$736	+2.38
560–595	575	23	122.50–143.00	$134.44	$773	+4.17
600–645	620	16	120.00–136.00	$127.67	$792	+4.35
670–690	678	4	115.00–127.00	$123.04	$834	+8.04
710–740	722	3	100.00–112.00	$106.40	$768	-4.60
755	755	1	111.00	$111.00	$838	-5.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	275	6	198.00–215.00	$205.30	$565	+8.66
300–345	326	14	197.00–210.00	$203.59	$664	+12.92
350 fancy	350	1	202.00	$202.00	$707	±0.00
350–395	373	34	162.00–202.00	$184.39	$688	+3.04
405–449	424	54	148.00–198.00	$179.34	$760	+4.76
450–495	475	51	146.00–186.00	$169.09	$803	+3.30
510 fancy	510	1	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
500–545	525	29	143.00–170.00	$159.47	$837	+3.16
550–595	568	42	138.00–165.00	$151.20	$859	+0.82
600–645	618	25	120.00–165.00	$141.76	$876	-1.42
655–695	675	15	130.00–150.00	$138.29	$933	-1.31
705–730	713	5	120.00–144.00	$130.02	$927	-0.21
765	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	+1.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	8	192.00	$192.00	$858	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1445	1126	80-85%	148	54.00–70.00	$63.16	$711	-1.18
690–1605	1168	80-85%	181	59.00–77.00	$68.10	$795	—
900–1525	1198	80-85%	51	66.00–83.00	$73.46	$880	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1305	930	85-90%	86	38.00–59.00	$52.06	$484	—
770–1280	997	85-90%	120	45.00–65.00	$55.92	$558	-3.83
810–1275	1036	85-90%	65	50.00–71.00	$59.54	$617	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1735	1342	75-80%	76	60.00–79.00	$69.77	$936	—
1015–1720	1379	75-80%	21	68.00–86.00	$77.74	$1,072	+5.79
1155–1700	1438	75-80%	39	55.00–73.00	$65.92	$948	-10.91

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1910	1410	26	73.00–96.00	$86.93	$1,226	-1.93
1165–2180	1615	54	80.00–106.00	$94.10	$1,520	—
1215–2135	1782	21	95.00–115.00	$102.79	$1,832	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–930	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	300.00–740.00	$574.03
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	600.00–760.00	$716.36
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	520.00–732.00	$613.31

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	450.00–550.00	$510.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1120	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$772.41
1125 fancy	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1085–1375	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–1,050.00	$891.67
1100–1280	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00–825.00	$790.04
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	500.00–855.00	$705.91
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	650.00–1,075.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	680.00–875.00	$785.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,175.00	$1,015.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	400.00–775.00	$569.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–710.00	$665.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–825.00	$800.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	260.00	$260.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–940	820	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–660.00	$601.99

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1240	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,050.00	$912.14	—
1120–1260	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–1,000.00	$894.12	+51.16
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-260.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	74	800.00–1,275.00	$1,033.92	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–950.00	$908.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770–1015	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–650.00	$585.29	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–575.00	$533.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	875.00–1,000.00	$925.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	550.00–1,075.00	$862.63	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–750.00	$650.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	490.00	$490.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.