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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

13,830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.67/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 571 lb · 233 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.73/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 471 lb · 215 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.08/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 525 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 13,830 12,008 12,051
Feeder cattle 10,889 10,001 10,226
Slaughter cattle 2,231 1,633 1,416
Replacement cattle 710 374 409

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 394,531 compared to 398,657 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
305–348 326 25 200.00–240.00 $215.33 $702 +2.69
350–395 369 53 192.00–218.00 $201.67 $744 +2.29
390 value added 390 1 227.00 $227.00 $885 —
415 value added 415 1 217.00 $217.00 $901 ±0.00
405–435 423 71 184.00–207.00 $192.68 $815 -2.20
450–495 468 147 175.00–195.00 $184.18 $862 -0.44
500–548 522 138 167.00–190.00 $176.43 $921 -1.02
555–585 value added 570 2 185.00–190.00 $187.43 $1,068 +7.66
550–595 571 146 163.00–182.00 $170.13 $971 -1.87
620 value added 620 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,035 —
600–645 621 63 151.00–175.00 $163.45 $1,015 -1.42
655–685 value added 669 116 168.00–180.50 $176.55 $1,181 +8.55
650–695 683 53 150.00–170.00 $156.57 $1,069 -4.14
700–745 721 40 138.00–160.00 $150.25 $1,083 -1.08
700–737 value added 733 9 165.00–171.25 $170.59 $1,250 +8.59
765 value added 765 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 +0.38
760–795 786 34 135.00–152.00 $142.29 $1,118 -3.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 280 3 200.00–210.00 $206.13 $577 +3.63
300–335 322 26 183.00–220.00 $201.10 $648 +2.41
370–395 378 31 180.00–203.00 $188.41 $712 -0.44
400–445 422 41 170.00–197.00 $181.96 $768 +4.37
450–495 477 63 159.00–185.00 $174.02 $830 -1.37
500–549 530 103 155.00–177.00 $167.66 $889 -1.27
555–598 577 62 146.00–167.00 $161.39 $931 -1.82
600–635 624 40 146.00–164.00 $156.80 $978 -1.49
650–697 678 47 130.00–157.50 $149.35 $1,013 -3.04
705–745 720 12 140.00–149.00 $144.32 $1,039 +2.74
755–790 778 14 128.00–170.00 $139.31 $1,084 -0.02
815 815 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 13 178.00–190.00 $180.82 $600 -6.15
360–375 367 10 165.00–187.00 $172.87 $634 -6.34
420–445 437 16 160.00–184.00 $170.81 $746 +8.42
455–495 473 27 147.00–172.00 $160.05 $757 -7.58
500–545 521 21 147.00–167.00 $156.76 $817 -0.34
555–595 584 21 145.00–158.00 $151.70 $886 +3.99
600–645 626 18 135.00–152.00 $145.03 $908 -1.11
650–680 666 8 122.00–137.00 $132.12 $880 -7.46
705–725 715 4 125.00–133.00 $127.79 $914 —
780–795 791 4 124.00–130.00 $128.52 $1,017 +6.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 198.00 $198.00 $713 —
435 435 7 194.50 $194.50 $846 —
467 467 11 184.00 $184.00 $859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 168.00–170.00 $168.65 $476 —
310–345 324 12 159.00–177.00 $168.87 $547 -4.04
350–395 372 66 155.00–180.00 $168.67 $627 +3.63
400–445 422 110 148.00–177.00 $160.94 $679 -3.09
405–433 fancy 422 4 179.00–181.00 $179.73 $758 +9.73
455 fancy 455 1 170.00 $170.00 $774 +2.00
450–498 470 197 141.00–167.00 $154.71 $727 -1.02
476–495 value added 480 17 161.00–168.50 $166.68 $800 —
515 fancy 515 4 158.00 $158.00 $814 —
500–546 525 191 140.00–159.00 $150.75 $791 -2.41
540 value added 540 5 158.00 $158.00 $853 -4.42
555 fancy 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 +1.00
565–571 value added 567 28 155.00–160.50 $159.11 $902 +1.65
550–596 572 201 137.00–156.00 $148.26 $848 -0.36
565–595 583 3 153.00–155.00 $153.99 $898 +5.37
600–627 value added 616 16 151.00–157.00 $153.83 $948 +0.20
600–645 621 109 130.00–152.00 $141.76 $880 -2.13
620–625 623 5 151.00–154.00 $153.20 $954 +9.31
653–680 fancy 657 17 140.00–156.00 $153.71 $1,010 +12.71
665 value added 665 6 148.00 $148.00 $984 -5.34
650–695 678 51 125.00–147.00 $137.39 $932 -0.04
701–715 fancy 705 7 135.00–141.50 $139.27 $982 —
705–745 725 41 120.00–140.00 $132.01 $957 -1.43
738 value added 738 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,033 -3.50
760–775 766 7 122.00–132.00 $128.29 $983 +5.17
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 -14.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 40 149.00–177.00 $161.31 $518 +1.14
350–395 373 106 146.00–169.00 $157.71 $588 +2.74
400–448 426 144 140.00–162.00 $150.60 $642 +0.82
450–495 474 147 133.00–155.00 $144.92 $687 -1.06
500–545 522 140 128.00–150.00 $142.33 $743 -1.88
550–595 571 59 128.00–146.00 $137.97 $788 -1.82
600–645 621 44 120.00–140.00 $133.99 $832 -0.29
655–695 678 24 120.00–135.00 $128.55 $872 +0.58
700–745 731 8 117.00–131.00 $126.80 $927 +4.04
790 790 2 125.00 $125.00 $988 +2.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 274 12 147.00–167.00 $159.17 $436 +23.02
305–345 326 28 143.00–167.00 $156.34 $510 +4.91
350–395 373 79 138.00–162.00 $146.93 $548 +0.24
400–445 428 85 125.00–155.00 $140.80 $603 +0.49
455–495 473 40 125.00–148.00 $136.27 $645 +1.51
510–545 526 30 120.00–140.00 $132.16 $695 +3.23
560–590 581 8 110.00–135.00 $126.78 $737 +0.10
600–630 616 13 110.00–130.00 $123.51 $761 -1.85
660–690 675 4 115.00–121.00 $118.97 $803 +1.97
720 720 1 118.00 $118.00 $850 +5.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 187.50 $187.50 $422 —
265–295 278 9 195.00–202.00 $198.53 $552 -6.30
300–345 322 29 180.00–205.00 $192.83 $621 -0.47
355–395 371 63 170.00–200.00 $185.11 $687 +5.35
400–445 421 106 162.00–188.00 $174.58 $735 +2.63
450–495 475 138 150.00–178.00 $164.28 $780 +1.22
500–545 524 89 143.00–167.00 $155.60 $815 +1.07
550–595 577 103 127.00–161.00 $151.34 $873 +2.64
600–645 620 56 134.00–153.00 $145.69 $903 +2.52
650–695 674 25 127.00–144.00 $135.45 $913 -3.39
705–735 717 21 125.00–140.00 $136.94 $982 +6.45
755–795 779 5 120.00–131.00 $127.87 $996 +1.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 289 8 208.00–215.00 $212.01 $613 -5.50
300–345 328 34 194.00–220.00 $208.90 $685 +0.53
350–360 fancy 357 3 205.00–217.00 $212.96 $760 +7.30
350–395 376 73 185.00–212.00 $199.19 $749 +3.80
415 fancy 415 1 195.00 $195.00 $809 +0.50
400–445 421 80 172.00–200.00 $186.82 $787 +1.21
450–496 479 93 158.00–188.00 $173.74 $832 +0.31
505–530 fancy 514 5 162.00–177.00 $173.11 $890 -0.38
500–545 517 87 150.00–174.00 $162.89 $842 -1.22
550–595 567 77 147.00–170.00 $159.24 $903 +0.84
600–610 fancy 605 3 157.00–165.00 $162.31 $982 —
600–645 621 58 142.00–164.00 $154.47 $959 +2.90
650–695 670 33 136.00–155.00 $146.63 $982 +1.11
698 fancy 698 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,068 -1.00
700–745 722 25 130.00–148.00 $141.52 $1,022 +0.95
750–795 771 13 121.00–172.00 $134.65 $1,038 -4.05
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 202.00 $202.00 $471 -3.00
260–290 277 3 190.00–200.00 $193.49 $536 -2.57
305–345 326 28 167.00–195.00 $182.93 $596 +1.10
355–395 376 22 150.00–189.00 $178.37 $671 +10.47
405–448 425 63 152.00–179.00 $163.95 $697 +2.16
450–495 472 65 137.00–170.00 $154.90 $731 +0.74
505–545 522 35 122.00–157.00 $145.07 $757 +4.97
550–590 571 29 115.00–150.00 $138.71 $792 +4.02
605–640 623 20 117.00–144.00 $132.26 $824 +5.74
655–690 660 10 121.00–137.00 $134.33 $887 +14.61
705–735 718 7 122.00–129.00 $125.60 $902 +13.15
755 755 3 120.00–124.00 $121.33 $916 +2.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1550 1116 80-85% 275 64.00–85.00 $76.95 $859 -5.40
860–1695 1193 80-85% 336 70.00–94.00 $82.99 $990 —
915–1720 1230 80-85% 150 82.00–99.00 $89.46 $1,100 -0.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1150 927 85-90% 146 45.00–70.00 $60.85 $564 —
725–1280 1011 85-90% 234 45.00–81.00 $67.76 $685 -0.22
735–1285 1026 85-90% 161 57.00–83.00 $72.24 $741 -0.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1695 1392 75-80% 124 75.00–95.00 $84.43 $1,175 -7.15
1165–1780 1407 75-80% 57 85.00–101.00 $90.88 $1,279 +11.33
1090–1915 1424 75-80% 65 72.00–84.00 $79.13 $1,127 -0.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2205 1512 43 82.00–106.00 $94.55 $1,430 —
1055–2290 1626 52 96.00–114.00 $103.65 $1,685 -0.23
1395–2305 1856 40 100.00–120.00 $112.96 $2,097 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 475.00–545.00 $510.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
530–720 625 (<2 yrs)Open 2 605.00–690.00 $641.04
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 600.00–804.00 $744.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1120 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 695.00–900.00 $797.71
930–1255 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 750.00–1,100.00 $941.73
1170 fancy 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1020–1390 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 950.00–1,300.00 $1,125.46
1205–1345 fancy 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,192.30
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 775.00–1,075.00 $906.25
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,250.00–1,575.00 $1,490.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 990.00–1,070.00 $1,025.28
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 32 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,623.44
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 960.00–985.00 $972.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,330.56
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 900.00–1,200.00 $989.58
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 675.00–1,150.00 $887.42
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 35 775.00–1,375.00 $1,207.20
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 38 775.00–1,300.00 $1,029.13
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–850 751 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 375.00–830.00 $617.38
790–850 818 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 550.00–720.00 $643.20
885 fancy 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
860–980 924 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 550.00–800.00 $723.55
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 775.00–1,050.00 $867.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 330.00–675.00 $503.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 700.00–950.00 $812.71
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–725.00 $708.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00–974.00 $912.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–845 835 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00–975.00 $949.70
765–1000 865 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,035.00 $984.01

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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
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1205–1320 fancy 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–2,000.00 $1,785.25 —
1100–1520 1267 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 875.00–1,450.00 $1,311.38 —
1330–1600 1448 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,425.00–1,700.00 $1,574.89 —
2060 fancy 2060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,383.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 99 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,215.56 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,208.33 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 850.00–1,125.00 $991.67 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 775.00–1,175.00 $937.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875–920 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–700.00 $651.25 —
1265–1275 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,499.61 —

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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.