Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

12,132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.12/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 575 lb · 128 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.37/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 476 lb · 116 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.62/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 530 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,132	11,842	11,481
Feeder cattle	9,654	8,897	9,198
Slaughter cattle	1,770	1,918	1,499
Replacement cattle	708	1,027	784

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 508,452 compared to 514,539 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
338	338	4	192.00	$192.00	$649	—
350–395	380	4	149.00–180.00	$168.35	$640	-13.16
400–448	428	62	165.00–181.00	$177.11	$758	+2.04
450–495	474	36	165.00–178.00	$170.24	$807	-1.11
515 value added	515	1	178.00	$178.00	$917	—
505–540	530	111	158.00–174.00	$166.52	$883	+2.76
550–595	573	86	148.00–170.00	$159.69	$915	+1.75
575–595 value added	583	3	165.00–175.00	$171.03	$997	+5.55
600–645	630	55	138.00–169.00	$153.68	$968	+3.43
605–645 value added	633	7	166.00–174.00	$167.71	$1,062	—
660 value added	660	12	160.50	$160.50	$1,059	—
650–690	673	26	142.00–167.00	$153.52	$1,033	+5.92
702–709 value added	704	15	155.00–157.00	$155.67	$1,096	—
711–740	724	25	125.00–163.00	$147.03	$1,064	-5.70
760–765	763	3	122.50–145.00	$129.97	$992	+0.32
789 value added	789	12	152.00	$152.00	$1,199	+3.50
815	815	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,092	—
875–890	883	2	110.00–118.00	$114.03	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	4	170.00–176.00	$172.02	$569	-4.65
350–385	368	15	165.00–175.00	$170.52	$628	+0.07
400–445	423	22	155.00–172.00	$163.39	$691	-3.48
450–498	473	48	145.00–170.00	$157.17	$743	-3.76
505–545	534	38	138.00–162.00	$156.02	$833	+2.40
550–580	569	52	140.00–160.00	$150.91	$859	+2.95
575 value added	575	2	162.00	$162.00	$932	—
605–647	633	35	132.00–152.00	$146.36	$926	+2.78
665 value added	665	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,031	—
650–695	668	12	120.00–143.00	$136.37	$911	+1.35
705–720	706	11	134.00–135.00	$134.09	$947	+3.35
769–795	772	23	128.50–130.00	$129.93	$1,003	+3.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–845	841	16	126.00–130.00	$126.99	$1,068	—
963	963	61	155.25	$155.25	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	9	160.00–172.00	$163.30	$532	+4.21
355–395	379	25	140.00–165.00	$153.15	$580	-7.64
410–430	419	12	147.00–158.00	$153.16	$642	-3.22
460–490	475	14	142.00–152.00	$147.94	$703	-4.42
540–545	543	3	122.00–130.00	$127.35	$692	-13.11
555	555	3	120.00	$120.00	$666	-12.62
670–680	678	4	115.00–135.00	$119.94	$813	+0.43
780–795	788	2	117.00–124.00	$120.53	$950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	168.00	$168.00	$403	—
285	285	1	160.00	$160.00	$456	+3.16
325–345	331	15	152.00–158.00	$154.02	$510	+3.51
350–395	374	22	145.00–154.00	$148.67	$556	-0.11
403 value added	403	7	154.00	$154.00	$621	—
400–445	418	44	141.00–153.00	$145.49	$608	-1.44
450–495	467	82	137.00–151.00	$144.19	$673	+2.75
512 value added	512	10	147.00	$147.00	$753	-6.00
500–530	515	2	148.00–149.00	$148.49	$765	+7.19
500–549	519	96	128.00–147.50	$139.44	$724	-1.86
550	550	1	148.00	$148.00	$814	+10.72
550–598	575	127	125.00–145.00	$138.04	$794	+0.76
610	610	1	146.00	$146.00	$891	+14.04
600–648	621	72	118.00–140.00	$132.80	$825	+0.84
627–630 fancy	627	10	135.00–145.00	$136.00	$853	—
650–694	673	16	117.00–132.00	$126.44	$851	-2.54
650–697 value added	684	28	128.00–146.00	$139.73	$956	+3.70
705–748	719	24	112.00–132.00	$120.38	$866	+0.33
720 fancy	720	1	121.00	$121.00	$871	-4.00
736 value added	736	13	139.00	$139.00	$1,023	—
750–795	774	20	113.00–125.00	$118.48	$917	+3.35
800	800	1	113.00	$113.00	$904	-2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
304–345	326	31	124.00–157.00	$142.59	$465	-6.73
350–395	371	64	119.00–151.00	$143.53	$532	-1.99
400–445	424	90	116.00–146.00	$137.10	$581	-3.17
450–495	475	102	116.00–141.00	$132.90	$631	-2.58
500–545	525	103	118.00–136.00	$129.83	$682	-2.86
525–535 value added	527	6	149.00–153.00	$151.33	$798	—
560–590 value added	576	5	143.00–148.00	$145.98	$841	—
550–597	579	56	112.00–137.00	$124.16	$719	-5.14
600–645	618	26	110.00–129.00	$119.54	$739	-1.71
650–695	672	28	109.00–122.00	$115.17	$774	-3.46
700–745	723	9	105.00–118.00	$112.63	$814	+0.05
750–795	774	8	85.00–112.00	$104.61	$810	-4.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	275	3	126.00–145.00	$138.44	$381	—
305–345	321	20	132.00–147.00	$139.69	$448	-6.39
350–395	372	35	115.00–145.00	$135.43	$504	+4.53
405–445	425	50	114.00–139.00	$128.73	$547	-4.64
450–495	471	60	115.00–132.00	$125.14	$589	-4.09
505–545	527	60	100.00–126.00	$115.89	$611	-7.55
550–593	571	22	105.00–122.00	$114.24	$652	-2.48
605–645	628	11	100.00–115.00	$107.38	$674	-15.22
660–690	676	6	90.00–109.00	$98.26	$664	-11.03
715–745	730	2	100.00–105.00	$102.55	$749	-1.78
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736 value added	736	58	152.00	$152.00	$1,119	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	271	10	164.00–177.50	$169.37	$459	+11.37
305–345	329	27	155.00–178.00	$166.31	$547	+0.17
355–395	374	63	150.00–172.00	$159.96	$598	-6.51
400–445	423	82	141.00–165.00	$152.07	$643	-5.16
450–495	476	116	128.00–157.00	$143.37	$682	-3.18
500–545	523	63	125.00–147.50	$135.98	$711	-3.33
550–595	574	78	119.00–140.00	$131.01	$752	-1.75
600–645	620	52	115.00–137.00	$125.59	$779	-3.79
650–695	669	24	112.00–130.00	$118.42	$792	-4.99
700–740	721	14	97.00–124.00	$109.11	$787	-5.45
755–775	770	4	102.00–105.00	$102.99	$793	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	3	150.00–172.00	$159.03	$421	+1.13
315–345	334	19	142.00–167.00	$153.55	$513	-9.09
355–395	368	38	117.50–162.00	$146.74	$540	-8.53
400–445	425	77	129.00–156.00	$142.60	$606	-3.80
450–495	475	64	120.00–145.00	$135.98	$646	-1.87
500–545	523	82	110.00–136.00	$127.04	$664	-3.59
550–595	573	48	109.00–131.00	$118.88	$681	-5.15
600–649	631	28	100.00–123.00	$111.50	$704	-4.89
655–695	679	23	90.00–114.00	$103.90	$705	-6.59
705–745	726	11	100.00–110.00	$105.09	$763	+2.02
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	+1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	197.50	$197.50	$395	—
310–325	315	3	165.00–177.50	$169.30	$533	-6.38
350–395	376	34	160.00–180.00	$168.74	$634	-8.16
400–445	417	55	150.00–172.00	$160.35	$669	-8.24
450–495	470	38	146.00–167.00	$152.71	$718	-6.52
500–545	523	25	138.00–160.00	$149.80	$783	+4.34
555–590	574	24	132.00–150.00	$142.01	$815	+3.38
600–640	623	12	124.00–140.00	$129.26	$805	-5.59
655–665	660	2	125.00	$125.00	$825	-1.89
705–730	712	9	119.00–137.50	$124.85	$889	+5.11
755–790	779	9	112.00–117.00	$115.45	$899	-1.01
825	825	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1580	1169	80-85%	208	52.00–69.00	$57.40	$671	-9.64
905–1530	1185	80-85%	214	55.00–75.00	$62.49	$741	-4.55
905–1560	1238	80-85%	85	64.00–79.00	$68.06	$843	-3.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1370	1033	85-90%	66	35.00–56.00	$47.37	$489	-9.64
775–1475	1044	85-90%	135	37.00–63.00	$51.43	$537	-5.58
720–1295	1050	85-90%	111	45.00–65.00	$51.03	$536	-6.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1765	1357	75-80%	42	63.00–77.00	$67.26	$913	—
975–1810	1376	75-80%	111	56.00–74.00	$63.06	$868	—
1060–1700	1433	75-80%	52	51.00–64.00	$58.45	$838	-16.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–2030	1533	58	75.00–89.00	$81.66	$1,252	—
1045–2260	1649	76	75.00–95.00	$88.67	$1,462	—
1385–2360	1806	28	85.00–105.00	$95.28	$1,721	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–950	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	710.00–765.00	$736.91
820–1200	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	695.00–1,000.00	$892.82
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	680.00–771.00	$718.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	400.00–700.00	$574.04

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	480.00–525.00	$502.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	525.00–690.00	$591.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–770	688	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	400.00–680.00	$602.28

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1010 fancy	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
905–1280	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	700.00–925.00	$846.17
1035–1125 fancy	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,447.92
1040–1360	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	725.00–1,700.00	$1,019.29
1065–1265 fancy	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,979.16
1090–1280	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	785.00–950.00	$891.92
1000–1430	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	700.00–1,250.00	$1,105.93
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	725.00–1,250.00	$978.52
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	570.00–820.00	$700.40
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	840.00–1,300.00	$1,075.38
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,286.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–875	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	475.00–775.00	$615.91
715–975	827	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	375.00–875.00	$687.43
850–970	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	500.00–775.00	$651.66
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–675.00	$633.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	350.00–500.00	$420.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–675.00	$624.29

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	575.00–680.00	$610.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–1,000.00	$904.17
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	747.00–825.00	$786.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–1015	834	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	635.00–800.00	$723.11
930	930	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1010 fancy	1010	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
990–1415	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	750.00–1,150.00	$926.80	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1045–1465	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,800.00	$1,290.95	—
1370–1530 fancy	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,005.52	—
1390–1580 fancy	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,359.60	—
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	800.00–1,125.00	$962.05	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550–885	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–600.00	$485.02	—
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	600.00–700.00	$672.73	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–750.00	$716.67	—

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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.