Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

12,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.11/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 521 lb · 246 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.01/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 574 lb · 238 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $175.50/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 553 lb · 188 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,008	11,807	12,301
Feeder cattle	10,001	9,201	10,158
Slaughter cattle	1,633	1,771	1,631
Replacement cattle	374	835	512

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 377,162 compared to 381,687 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
295	295	1	220.00	$220.00	$649	—
315–340	326	25	200.00–225.00	$212.64	$693	+3.63
350–395	370	22	186.00–227.00	$199.38	$738	-5.32
400 value added	400	1	217.00	$217.00	$868	+12.00
400–449	423	30	180.00–217.00	$194.88	$824	-1.14
450–496	480	108	175.00–200.00	$184.62	$886	-0.90
500–546	527	156	162.00–185.00	$177.45	$935	+2.76
553–590 value added	561	21	175.00–183.00	$179.77	$1,009	-2.23
550–595	573	140	164.00–179.00	$172.00	$986	+1.79
605–647	636	175	156.00–173.00	$164.87	$1,049	+2.27
650 value added	650	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,092	—
650–695	671	121	140.00–171.00	$160.71	$1,078	+4.45
715–725 value added	716	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,160	+8.90
701–749	726	44	143.00–155.00	$151.33	$1,099	+0.13
750–795	769	18	132.00–151.50	$145.44	$1,118	-1.07
755–787 value added	776	19	150.50–158.00	$154.62	$1,200	+3.12
850	850	2	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	202.50	$202.50	$587	—
305–345	330	14	185.00–210.00	$198.69	$656	+2.71
350–396	380	39	179.00–211.00	$188.85	$718	+2.29
400–447	426	47	163.00–187.00	$177.59	$757	-1.36
450–495	473	52	160.00–188.00	$175.39	$830	-0.22
500–548	526	81	160.00–173.00	$168.93	$889	+3.25
550–595	582	52	146.00–170.00	$163.21	$950	+0.16
600–648	630	44	150.00–165.00	$158.29	$997	+1.25
655–695	676	21	145.00–161.00	$152.39	$1,030	+2.63
705–735	725	16	134.00–150.00	$141.58	$1,026	-2.63
755–795	776	9	133.00–145.00	$139.33	$1,081	+3.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	8	177.00–195.00	$186.97	$600	+5.61
355–390	370	10	164.00–188.00	$179.21	$663	+4.41
400–445	425	42	141.00–188.00	$162.39	$690	-0.97
470–485	478	12	154.00–179.00	$167.63	$801	+6.68
505–545	522	16	150.00–160.00	$157.10	$820	+6.20
555–595	580	44	132.00–155.00	$147.71	$857	-3.83
605–630	619	11	140.00–152.00	$146.14	$905	+5.07
675–685	679	7	137.00–143.00	$139.58	$948	—
785	785	1	122.00	$122.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606–615	611	16	155.00–182.50	$168.65	$1,030	-6.35
667	667	36	165.50	$165.50	$1,104	—
781 value added	781	63	172.00	$172.00	$1,343	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	22	156.00–185.00	$172.91	$565	+7.57
355–395	379	36	150.00–177.00	$165.04	$626	+2.18
400 fancy	400	2	170.00	$170.00	$680	—
400–446	427	182	142.00–177.00	$164.03	$700	+6.12
471 fancy	471	8	168.00	$168.00	$791	+5.00
455–496	476	146	137.00–167.00	$155.73	$741	+0.73
501–520 value added	508	26	156.00–167.50	$162.42	$825	+6.34
500–549	522	219	134.00–163.00	$153.16	$799	+4.08
545	545	1	146.00	$146.00	$796	-3.08
553–575 value added	561	37	152.00–162.00	$157.46	$883	-1.24
565	565	2	148.00	$148.00	$836	+1.41
575 fancy	575	1	154.00	$154.00	$886	-3.00
550–595	576	198	132.00–157.00	$148.62	$856	+2.03
600–645	619	110	125.00–151.00	$143.89	$891	+3.32
602–640 value added	622	64	149.00–155.50	$153.63	$956	+2.65
650 fancy	650	1	141.00	$141.00	$916	+1.99
660	660	1	134.00	$134.00	$884	-5.29
659–665 value added	664	9	151.00–154.00	$153.34	$1,018	+3.34
650–695	670	58	125.00–145.00	$137.43	$921	-1.86
700–745	721	50	125.00–140.00	$133.44	$962	+1.54
725 value added	725	6	143.50	$143.50	$1,040	—
755–790	767	9	115.00–130.00	$123.12	$944	-1.86
853	853	15	124.50	$124.50	$1,062	—
1013	1013	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	284	8	150.00–175.00	$158.50	$450	+0.47
305–345	325	59	148.00–177.00	$160.17	$521	+2.84
350–395	378	86	142.00–172.00	$154.97	$586	-0.11
400–445	423	110	131.00–163.00	$149.78	$634	+0.98
450–495	475	126	134.00–157.00	$145.98	$693	+0.54
500–545	522	104	130.00–150.00	$144.21	$753	+1.82
550–595	573	56	126.00–148.00	$139.79	$801	+0.09
600–645	624	38	124.00–144.00	$134.28	$838	-0.89
655–695	678	21	117.00–134.00	$127.97	$868	+1.95
700–720	715	6	116.00–130.00	$122.76	$878	+3.12
755–795	774	9	111.00–127.50	$122.54	$948	+6.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	188	175.50	$175.50	$971	+8.14
610	610	22	158.00	$158.00	$964	+3.00
692	692	72	163.50	$163.50	$1,131	+14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	288	4	135.00–140.00	$136.15	$392	-15.97
305–345	329	46	135.00–167.00	$151.43	$498	+1.50
350–395	370	56	130.00–160.00	$146.69	$543	+1.48
405–445	422	69	124.00–155.00	$140.31	$592	-0.19
450–495	471	29	120.00–145.00	$134.76	$635	+0.34
500–545	523	26	110.00–142.00	$128.93	$674	-5.87
560–595	574	21	117.00–135.00	$126.68	$727	-2.36
610–645	625	13	114.00–130.00	$125.36	$784	+3.51
675	675	2	117.00	$117.00	$790	+0.70
715–745	730	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$821	+6.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	267	5	200.00–210.00	$204.83	$547	+9.54
300–345	325	22	177.00–205.00	$193.30	$628	+10.81
355–395	372	57	144.00–194.00	$179.76	$669	-4.91
405–445	423	107	143.00–190.00	$171.95	$727	+1.97
450–497	475	152	137.00–182.00	$163.06	$775	+2.31
505–545	523	110	133.00–167.00	$154.53	$808	+2.05
550–599	576	96	135.00–158.00	$148.70	$857	+3.36
600–645	625	57	130.00–150.00	$143.17	$895	+3.68
660–695	676	16	125.00–146.00	$138.84	$939	+4.22
700–745	719	23	117.00–138.00	$130.49	$938	+1.60
770–795	789	10	120.00–133.00	$125.92	$994	+3.58
832	832	3	117.00	$117.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	274	6	210.00–225.00	$217.51	$596	+8.04
305–340	320	23	197.00–225.00	$208.37	$667	+1.99
355–376 fancy	371	6	202.00–207.00	$205.66	$763	—
350–395	372	57	173.00–217.00	$195.39	$727	-2.84
400–445	422	58	164.00–203.00	$185.61	$783	+1.54
425–430 fancy	428	2	194.00–195.00	$194.50	$832	—
455–460 fancy	458	2	187.00	$187.00	$856	—
450–495	466	73	152.00–188.00	$173.43	$808	+1.21
500–505 fancy	503	2	172.00–175.00	$173.49	$873	—
500–545	525	88	148.00–173.00	$164.11	$862	+1.85
550–595	570	94	140.00–170.00	$158.40	$903	+4.48
600–645	621	57	138.00–161.00	$151.57	$941	+3.17
665 fancy	665	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,024	—
650–695	672	31	131.00–157.00	$145.52	$978	+5.69
705–710 fancy	708	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,005	+0.96
705–745	727	17	126.00–148.00	$140.57	$1,022	+3.73
755–795	768	8	131.00–146.00	$138.70	$1,065	+4.07
915	915	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	205.00	$205.00	$482	+3.31
255–290	273	2	195.00–197.00	$196.06	$535	+2.04
305–345	325	34	160.00–190.00	$181.83	$591	+4.03
350–395	376	39	150.00–183.00	$167.90	$631	-0.70
400–445	427	67	140.00–178.00	$161.79	$691	+3.52
450–495	474	66	130.00–171.00	$154.16	$731	+4.60
500–545	528	51	122.00–155.00	$140.10	$740	-4.21
555–599	574	32	115.00–148.00	$134.69	$773	-2.77
610–645	621	8	125.00–130.00	$126.52	$786	-4.35
675–690	679	8	114.00–125.00	$119.72	$813	+4.72
705–735	720	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$810	-8.65
780–795	788	3	115.00–121.00	$118.65	$935	-6.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1495	1142	80-85%	297	71.00–98.00	$82.35	$940	—
720–1515	1150	80-85%	196	62.00–91.00	$76.76	$883	-3.45
860–1515	1218	80-85%	131	80.00–107.00	$89.76	$1,093	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1190	961	85-90%	111	44.00–78.00	$61.15	$588	+3.65
700–1465	1009	85-90%	164	53.00–84.00	$67.98	$686	-1.49
760–1270	1025	85-90%	109	62.00–90.00	$72.73	$745	+3.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1675	1355	75-80%	100	77.00–100.00	$85.55	$1,159	+3.14
1125–1685	1384	75-80%	33	83.00–107.00	$91.58	$1,267	+9.17
1055–1825	1411	75-80%	48	70.00–93.00	$79.55	$1,122	+3.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2040	1480	33	88.00–105.00	$95.91	$1,419	—
1175–2210	1619	51	93.00–112.00	$103.88	$1,682	—
1385–2215	1786	33	100.00–119.00	$108.38	$1,936	+0.81

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	500.00–620.00	$572.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1255	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	870.00–900.00	$885.85
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–850.00	$768.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–855	719	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	300.00–450.00	$353.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070 fancy	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
925–1210	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	720.00–1,050.00	$896.03
1030–1175	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	675.00–1,150.00	$927.72
1200–1265	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,045.00–1,350.00	$1,158.68
1365 fancy	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	600.00–770.00	$722.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–950.00	$861.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	725.00–1,245.00	$972.07
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,661.11
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	920.00	$920.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	580.00–1,000.00	$847.64
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,380.00	$1,352.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	870.00–1,300.00	$1,087.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–810	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–670.00	$649.14
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
835–895	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	500.00–660.00	$585.66
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–750.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–590.00	$525.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–825.00	$778.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	918.00–925.00	$921.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
630–765	687	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	660.00–855.00	$786.48

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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
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1505	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	925.00–1,425.00	$1,137.06	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,225.00	$1,187.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,456.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,362.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–885.00	$865.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–850.00	$783.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–925.00	$845.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–900.00	$833.33	—

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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.