Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

10,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.98/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 522 lb · 129 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.37/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 423 lb · 111 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $153.70/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 526 lb · 107 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,215	13,438	12,725
Feeder cattle	8,250	10,682	10,627
Slaughter cattle	1,570	2,167	1,365
Replacement cattle	395	589	733

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 451,614 compared to 455,641 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	210.00	$210.00	$620	-5.00
325–335	326	18	186.00–205.00	$198.28	$646	-1.40
355–395	375	35	174.00–200.00	$184.90	$693	-8.72
410–445	433	31	171.00–185.00	$177.79	$770	-1.57
450–490	476	60	154.00–180.00	$171.98	$819	-4.07
505–545	520	86	140.00–169.00	$160.65	$835	-7.46
555–595	579	47	148.00–166.00	$156.49	$906	-0.97
603–640	620	57	145.00–160.00	$154.78	$960	+1.57
650–690	674	37	125.00–152.00	$143.67	$968	-3.18
705–725	721	8	136.00–146.00	$142.13	$1,025	-0.75
775–785	776	9	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$1,079	+8.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	375	12	190.00–207.00	$200.99	$754	-4.25
400–429	416	20	181.00–194.00	$188.89	$786	-3.65
455–480	473	22	170.00–187.00	$174.74	$827	-9.57
503–545	518	30	161.00–175.00	$168.60	$873	-6.81
550–595	573	42	145.00–176.00	$168.99	$968	-0.90
605–645	639	27	144.00–168.00	$155.49	$994	-3.38
650–695	676	59	139.00–167.00	$155.46	$1,051	-8.72
705–743	724	11	138.00–154.00	$147.60	$1,069	-6.04
735 value added	735	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,102	-16.37
760–790	769	4	135.00–155.00	$145.66	$1,120	+0.87
810–830	821	9	132.50–157.00	$145.27	$1,193	-11.73
823 fancy	823	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	18	165.00–192.00	$178.64	$582	-5.87
350–385	370	18	160.00–180.00	$170.96	$633	-5.28
405–445	427	12	155.00–170.00	$162.81	$695	-5.77
455–495	468	13	151.00–168.00	$158.94	$744	-4.48
500–535	519	7	150.00–162.00	$155.30	$806	-0.52
555–590	562	13	130.00–155.00	$150.36	$845	-2.37
605–635	624	28	135.00–149.00	$145.52	$908	+2.89
665–675	673	10	135.00–144.00	$136.89	$921	-3.11
714	714	7	135.00	$135.00	$964	+1.39
765–785	774	7	132.00–140.00	$133.58	$1,034	+13.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–524	517	40	166.00–170.00	$167.47	$866	—
590	590	22	166.00	$166.00	$979	—
605	605	6	155.00	$155.00	$938	—
694	694	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,006	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	155.00–162.50	$158.85	$450	-2.82
300–345	321	5	130.00–150.00	$139.73	$449	-17.30
350–395	375	61	140.00–165.00	$151.06	$566	-4.72
400–445	423	111	136.00–158.00	$148.37	$628	-3.50
450–497	473	102	135.00–152.00	$144.40	$683	-3.39
500–545	522	129	125.00–148.00	$139.98	$731	-2.82
550–599	577	91	125.00–143.00	$136.40	$787	-4.64
600–645	624	44	125.00–137.00	$131.21	$819	-4.16
655–695	673	48	120.00–134.00	$128.34	$864	-1.82
720–730	725	4	119.00–122.00	$120.76	$876	-7.05
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	-10.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	182.50	$182.50	$511	+16.50
300–345	324	8	157.00–167.50	$161.07	$522	-1.12
350–395	378	42	152.00–167.00	$159.65	$603	-4.01
415 fancy	415	7	166.00	$166.00	$689	—
400–440	420	74	146.00–165.00	$156.53	$657	-2.21
452 fancy	452	2	167.00	$167.00	$755	—
450–495	473	87	142.50–160.00	$151.23	$715	-3.66
510–515	513	2	165.00–167.00	$166.00	$852	+16.09
500–545	522	73	133.00–155.00	$147.25	$769	-2.66
550–590	561	73	130.00–148.00	$141.98	$797	-5.90
605 value added	605	2	153.00	$153.00	$926	-0.70
615	615	1	137.00	$137.00	$843	-4.66
600–640	618	71	133.00–147.00	$138.68	$857	-2.98
650 fancy	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	-3.00
655	655	4	135.00–137.00	$136.50	$894	-1.36
650–695	672	43	130.00–146.00	$135.72	$912	-2.14
660–699 value added	695	10	140.00	$140.00	$973	-5.92
700–740	723	17	123.00–141.00	$133.24	$963	-3.33
755–790	769	10	117.00–130.00	$125.62	$966	-8.64
793 value added	793	2	133.00	$133.00	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	165.00	$165.00	$454	—
300–345	320	47	122.50–162.50	$141.23	$452	-12.61
355–396	381	48	135.00–159.00	$143.23	$546	-6.37
400–445	422	63	129.00–152.00	$141.49	$597	-2.65
455–495	477	52	115.00–145.00	$134.85	$643	-4.70
500–545	525	29	112.00–140.00	$132.50	$696	-3.22
555–595	574	11	110.00–132.00	$125.66	$721	-2.42
600–635	620	4	122.00–125.00	$124.23	$770	-4.38
665–695	680	5	115.00–120.00	$118.61	$807	-0.92
745	745	1	118.00	$118.00	$879	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510 value added	510	18	162.50	$162.50	$829	—
575–595 value added	593	12	152.00–156.00	$155.68	$923	-2.32
606–608	607	33	149.00–149.50	$149.20	$906	—
619–625 value added	619	66	150.00–165.00	$164.31	$1,017	—
719	719	5	144.50	$144.50	$1,039	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	10	188.00–210.00	$201.65	$555	+13.65
300–345	318	27	162.50–200.00	$182.40	$580	-8.74
355–395	372	30	165.00–195.00	$178.17	$663	-5.51
400–445	429	99	150.00–185.00	$170.88	$733	-5.83
455–495	477	91	145.00–175.00	$162.10	$773	-4.02
500–545	526	107	140.00–167.00	$153.70	$808	-1.57
550–595	574	76	130.00–157.50	$147.27	$845	-1.22
605–645	622	61	132.50–148.00	$139.09	$865	-1.67
650–695	671	30	125.00–144.00	$137.07	$920	-0.03
700–745	727	6	121.00–136.00	$128.79	$936	-4.16
750–795	771	11	118.00–132.00	$127.07	$980	+0.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–321 fancy	316	7	217.00–222.00	$218.57	$691	—
300–335	317	17	188.00–212.00	$206.76	$655	+2.77
350 fancy	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	—
350–395	374	32	175.00–207.00	$187.15	$700	-10.25
400–445	418	41	168.00–197.50	$180.73	$755	-5.64
450–495	470	44	158.00–178.00	$169.48	$797	-7.15
500–545	518	51	149.00–170.00	$158.37	$820	-6.13
550–590	567	50	140.00–169.00	$149.88	$850	-7.15
600–645	625	31	135.00–154.00	$144.46	$903	-4.72
650–695	671	23	133.00–142.00	$137.22	$921	-7.16
690 fancy	690	1	143.00	$143.00	$987	—
707–735	721	14	127.00–140.00	$131.54	$948	-4.57
750–795	771	8	120.00–138.00	$128.65	$992	-9.70
825–830	828	2	90.00–98.00	$93.99	$778	—
950	950	1	80.00	$80.00	$760	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	11	165.00–197.00	$179.66	$490	-13.10
320–345	336	6	160.00–187.00	$169.44	$569	-12.14
350–395	376	20	155.00–177.00	$166.80	$627	-6.72
400–445	429	46	146.00–169.00	$157.04	$674	-8.06
460–495	476	43	140.00–159.00	$151.46	$721	-5.10
500–545	524	41	135.00–150.00	$143.42	$752	-1.66
550–595	574	19	130.00–143.00	$136.88	$786	-3.07
605–645	625	25	117.00–139.00	$131.64	$823	-1.64
660–680	672	3	125.00–133.00	$129.30	$869	+4.50
710–730	716	6	115.00–121.00	$118.84	$851	-2.67
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	-15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1405	1144	80-85%	128	55.00–78.00	$68.64	$785	-6.24
790–1580	1201	80-85%	226	60.00–84.00	$74.57	$896	—
680–1565	1247	80-85%	85	67.00–91.00	$80.59	$1,005	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1365	970	85-90%	80	40.00–74.00	$57.01	$553	-2.67
755–1355	1018	85-90%	108	50.00–74.00	$63.27	$644	-8.63
705–1200	1022	85-90%	61	57.00–73.00	$67.84	$693	-4.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1755	1371	75-80%	40	54.00–76.00	$70.78	$970	-10.25
985–1710	1382	75-80%	109	58.00–86.00	$74.81	$1,034	-6.22
1090–1745	1390	75-80%	19	66.00–87.00	$79.74	$1,108	-1.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2130	1482	34	70.00–100.00	$88.92	$1,318	-2.26
1095–2320	1657	45	80.00–107.00	$98.42	$1,631	—
1520–2150	1800	12	104.00–113.00	$110.20	$1,984	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1285	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	490.00–885.00	$673.97
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	600.00–775.00	$676.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1130	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–850.00	$756.91
925–1255	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	825.00–1,175.00	$1,012.13
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	600.00–1,275.00	$880.21
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,300.00	$1,167.14
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	860.00–910.00	$885.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,150.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,337.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	525.00–989.00	$779.65

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–855	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–550.00	$479.17
780–900	819	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–850.00	$688.84
895–935	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–875.00	$831.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	310.00–850.00	$542.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–850.00	$650.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	750.00–800.00	$761.11
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	840.00–970.00	$912.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–870.00	$738.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–1,075.00	$925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1085	958	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	800.00–985.00	$912.02
980–1055	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,025.00	$927.56

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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
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,125.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,416.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,100.00–1,335.00	$1,227.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	750.00–900.00	$866.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	-3.48
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	575.00–875.00	$748.46	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–1,025.00	$905.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.