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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

11,360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.99/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 570 lb · 264 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.55/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 571 lb · 202 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.74/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 473 lb · 188 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,360 8,651 10,289
Feeder cattle 9,419 7,048 8,357
Slaughter cattle 1,509 1,118 1,262
Replacement cattle 432 485 670

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 352,090 compared to 353,908 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 220.50–222.00 $221.25 $476 —
250–295 280 4 202.00–220.50 $209.30 $586 —
325–340 331 4 207.00–215.00 $210.99 $698 +13.02
350–390 375 25 190.00–210.00 $200.74 $753 +9.29
400–445 422 74 180.00–206.00 $189.81 $801 +3.11
456 value added 456 6 205.00 $205.00 $935 —
450–498 479 57 170.00–193.00 $185.00 $886 +6.42
500–545 521 91 167.00–186.00 $174.30 $908 +2.62
541 value added 541 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,071 +13.51
550–595 570 187 160.00–179.00 $168.87 $963 +1.91
585 value added 585 15 178.00 $178.00 $1,041 +2.74
600–640 629 134 154.00–173.00 $159.96 $1,006 +3.08
600–637 value added 635 22 167.00–173.00 $172.70 $1,097 +5.36
650–698 679 109 148.00–173.00 $154.49 $1,049 +0.64
710–745 735 65 135.00–157.00 $147.55 $1,084 +2.23
743 value added 743 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,152 —
755–795 767 18 136.00–150.00 $143.69 $1,102 -1.68
850–890 867 6 130.00–135.00 $132.98 $1,153 —
905 905 2 134.00–137.00 $135.50 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 1 207.50 $207.50 $442 —
290–295 294 4 200.00 $200.00 $588 —
310–345 327 20 177.50–204.00 $194.49 $636 +8.85
350–395 374 33 167.00–199.00 $186.02 $696 +4.43
405–445 431 43 172.00–192.00 $182.23 $785 +6.43
455–495 479 77 160.00–182.50 $175.09 $839 +4.21
505–545 531 89 155.00–179.00 $169.25 $899 +5.52
550–595 581 46 131.00–170.00 $158.43 $920 +0.66
600–645 622 78 137.00–162.00 $156.02 $970 +7.80
655–695 677 17 133.00–155.00 $142.98 $968 +2.75
715–743 732 39 129.00–149.00 $143.82 $1,053 +4.60
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 -6.13
820–830 825 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 5 180.00–195.00 $186.63 $625 +6.03
366–385 373 23 160.00–185.00 $178.32 $665 +5.40
405–445 424 4 162.00–172.00 $166.56 $706 +4.58
455–495 479 13 145.00–167.00 $159.88 $766 +2.66
510–545 530 7 128.00–158.00 $148.82 $789 +8.16
560–595 578 7 137.00–150.00 $143.91 $832 +2.71
605–645 620 4 120.00–145.00 $132.15 $819 -3.62
665–675 672 3 119.00–135.00 $128.71 $865 -6.28
705 705 3 127.00 $127.00 $895 —
770–790 781 5 114.00–129.00 $123.40 $964 -6.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 19 165.00 $165.00 $1,028 —
712 712 13 161.00 $161.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 4 168.00–200.00 $182.46 $412 —
255–285 264 13 158.00–172.00 $166.52 $440 -1.21
300–345 319 12 158.00–168.00 $163.82 $523 +0.44
354 fancy 354 8 179.00 $179.00 $634 —
360–397 380 48 139.00–177.00 $163.70 $622 +9.45
400–445 421 125 131.00–170.00 $155.70 $655 +4.77
445 fancy 445 19 173.00 $173.00 $770 —
468 value added 468 46 163.00 $163.00 $763 —
450–495 474 140 128.00–170.00 $150.49 $713 +5.00
470–480 fancy 475 2 165.00–172.00 $168.54 $801 —
505 fancy 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
513–522 value added 515 35 154.00–159.50 $155.27 $800 +2.33
500–545 524 124 125.00–158.00 $146.91 $770 +3.58
550–570 fancy 553 8 152.50–154.00 $152.69 $844 —
550–580 value added 562 48 146.00–156.00 $153.48 $863 +8.99
550–595 573 208 129.00–155.00 $144.00 $825 +4.34
600–645 621 103 121.00–148.00 $139.56 $867 +6.34
600–637 value added 627 66 144.00–151.50 $149.45 $937 +6.16
660–685 value added 667 41 137.50–147.50 $144.49 $964 +5.49
650–695 668 65 127.00–141.00 $133.53 $892 -21.47
700–740 722 27 120.00–135.00 $130.31 $941 +0.48
725–735 fancy 726 13 135.00–142.00 $141.45 $1,027 +14.45
755–765 fancy 760 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $1,007 —
755–775 value added 765 2 132.50–135.00 $133.77 $1,023 -1.23
750–795 767 18 117.00–129.00 $123.28 $946 -13.72
870–890 880 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $1,078 —
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 4 165.00 $165.00 $346 —
255–291 280 18 145.00–175.00 $163.32 $457 +10.82
300–345 320 44 134.00–172.00 $157.53 $504 +7.91
350–395 374 94 130.00–167.00 $152.42 $570 +3.32
400–445 426 170 135.00–157.00 $146.78 $625 +3.18
450–495 474 170 122.00–155.00 $143.12 $678 +5.70
500–548 522 149 130.00–150.00 $142.14 $742 +6.97
550–595 574 64 120.00–144.00 $135.02 $775 +2.49
600–645 620 34 112.00–139.00 $129.15 $801 +3.46
650–690 673 35 115.00–135.00 $128.63 $866 +9.28
710–745 723 10 100.00–128.00 $115.20 $833 -0.19
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 -3.01
848 848 2 102.00 $102.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 144.00 $144.00 $403 -9.05
305–345 322 31 140.00–162.00 $154.46 $497 +9.12
355–395 379 53 115.00–160.00 $140.57 $533 -5.99
400–445 426 47 125.00–152.00 $138.32 $589 +5.08
455–495 478 39 111.00–145.00 $132.79 $635 -0.50
500–545 529 29 104.00–138.00 $127.85 $676 +0.57
555–595 574 14 110.00–135.00 $124.00 $712 +2.03
600–640 621 5 112.00–130.00 $118.21 $734 +0.56
655–695 675 8 105.00–123.00 $116.73 $788 +5.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 fancy 558 7 168.00 $168.00 $937 —
565 565 13 153.00 $153.00 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 8 210.00–220.00 $216.01 $471 —
255–288 280 17 195.00–215.00 $205.80 $576 +0.50
300–345 328 23 193.00–220.00 $204.29 $670 +0.70
350–390 fancy 374 7 200.00–205.00 $201.88 $755 -0.12
350–395 379 48 175.00–210.00 $193.78 $734 +9.39
400–445 421 86 165.00–202.00 $181.95 $766 +2.61
450–495 467 85 152.00–186.00 $167.07 $780 -2.02
500–546 522 111 144.00–170.00 $158.09 $825 -1.38
550–595 570 64 135.00–163.00 $151.38 $863 +0.18
600–649 623 87 140.00–156.00 $146.75 $914 +4.99
655–665 fancy 663 7 146.00–149.00 $148.29 $983 —
650–695 675 45 134.00–150.00 $142.76 $964 +4.47
700–745 715 31 122.00–144.00 $137.05 $980 +7.03
750–780 764 8 125.00–136.00 $130.24 $995 +0.24
810–825 818 2 120.00 $120.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 222 7 185.00–210.00 $190.56 $423 —
255–290 279 6 185.00–217.00 $201.08 $561 +14.90
300–340 319 30 168.00–207.00 $184.39 $588 -1.94
350–390 370 58 145.00–200.00 $177.44 $657 -1.18
400–445 429 91 138.00–185.00 $167.78 $720 +4.85
450–495 477 118 127.00–172.00 $156.95 $749 +0.62
500–545 523 103 124.00–161.00 $151.24 $791 +1.20
550–595 574 53 132.00–154.00 $143.98 $826 +1.50
600–645 623 55 125.00–149.00 $139.05 $866 +5.17
650–695 669 38 120.00–145.00 $133.71 $895 +0.15
700–745 718 23 105.00–138.00 $128.67 $924 +5.82
765–795 779 5 117.00–132.00 $123.27 $960 +4.73
1015 1015 1 92.00 $92.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 200.00–202.00 $201.09 $442 —
265 265 3 185.00 $185.00 $490 +3.16
305–330 320 12 155.00–195.00 $174.43 $558 +1.93
355–395 374 29 134.00–178.00 $164.40 $615 -3.25
400–445 425 54 125.00–176.00 $158.41 $673 +2.66
450–499 482 65 115.00–160.00 $148.08 $714 +0.83
500–545 523 47 135.00–150.00 $143.39 $750 +2.66
550–595 581 28 113.00–142.00 $134.58 $782 +0.14
625–645 631 5 120.00–137.00 $126.06 $795 -1.61
680–690 687 5 122.00–130.00 $125.18 $860 +2.14
715–725 720 2 125.00–130.00 $127.48 $918 +21.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1475 1092 80-85% 188 58.00–80.00 $69.58 $760 —
835–1520 1149 80-85% 282 64.00–88.00 $75.08 $863 +11.92
910–1465 1209 80-85% 118 71.00–95.00 $83.41 $1,008 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1185 961 85-90% 87 40.00–67.00 $55.84 $537 —
735–1290 1001 85-90% 148 45.00–73.00 $61.39 $615 +1.85
775–1275 1029 85-90% 89 55.00–79.00 $66.43 $684 +6.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1685 1353 75-80% 42 75.00–89.00 $82.55 $1,117 +4.81
1130–1695 1378 75-80% 93 68.00–87.00 $75.35 $1,038 -2.39
980–1735 1402 75-80% 20 67.00–77.00 $71.63 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2065 1501 29 74.00–96.00 $90.02 $1,351 —
1095–2140 1650 44 80.00–107.00 $98.18 $1,620 —
1100–2230 1834 23 88.00–115.00 $103.28 $1,894 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 510.00–660.00 $567.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1095 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 820.00–1,225.00 $962.20
965–1295 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 850.00–1,075.00 $951.06
1015–1165 fancy 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,173.57
1090–1415 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,425.00 $1,254.28
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 965.00–1,015.00 $990.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 730.00–865.00 $824.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 944.00–950.00 $947.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 700.00–1,175.00 $937.40
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,145.00–1,220.00 $1,195.71
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 22 590.00–890.00 $761.36
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–825 768 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 410.00–850.00 $646.48
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 500.00–750.00 $640.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 19 325.00–650.00 $495.79
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 550.00–875.00 $775.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–975.00 $808.75
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 245.00 $245.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 485.00–600.00 $580.83
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–930 845 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–700.00 $655.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1010–1245 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 700.00–1,150.00 $906.15 -5.99
1115–1280 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,689.59 +795.47
1385–1465 fancy 1425 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,072.89 —
1465 1465 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00–1,350.00 $1,337.50 —
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,225.00–1,325.00 $1,275.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,425.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 45 825.00–1,300.00 $1,062.22 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 550.00–700.00 $662.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–850.00 $783.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00 +14.71
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00 —
865–1050 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 575.00–950.00 $752.24 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–810.00 $736.67 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 880.00–1,050.00 $1,004.29 —

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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.