Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

15,240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.12/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 473 lb · 148 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.73/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 419 lb · 127 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.25/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 569 lb · 127 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,240	14,656	15,935
Feeder cattle	12,390	12,033	12,785
Slaughter cattle	2,010	1,767	2,083
Replacement cattle	840	856	1,067

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Trends not available due to markets being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Year to date receipts totaled 580,587 compared to 604,416 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
280	280	1	210.00	$210.00	$588	—
310–340	329	6	205.00–225.00	$211.98	$697	+10.89
360–395	378	22	184.00–207.00	$195.87	$740	+2.63
400–445	425	33	182.00–205.00	$188.48	$801	+7.04
425 value added	425	10	203.00	$203.00	$863	+6.00
453 value added	453	8	186.00	$186.00	$843	+2.00
450–498	470	65	175.00–198.00	$185.16	$870	+4.90
505–545	523	84	162.00–192.00	$173.55	$908	+1.26
515–548 value added	544	9	171.00–184.00	$172.37	$938	-10.63
561–570 value added	563	6	174.00–178.00	$177.32	$998	+6.32
550–596	571	63	156.00–177.00	$165.31	$944	-1.72
600–635	622	15	149.00–164.00	$156.17	$971	-9.81
629 fancy	629	6	185.00	$185.00	$1,164	—
649 value added	649	12	174.00	$174.00	$1,129	+6.50
655–699	679	61	145.00–170.00	$160.53	$1,090	-2.86
736 value added	736	45	168.00	$168.00	$1,236	+16.23
715–742	738	21	150.00–158.00	$155.26	$1,146	-5.96
765–790	777	45	125.00–154.00	$150.70	$1,171	+0.15
783–792 value added	788	29	147.00–160.00	$157.03	$1,237	+17.03
826 value added	826	61	165.75	$165.75	$1,369	+4.75
872–892 value added	877	8	141.00–142.00	$141.25	$1,239	—
923 value added	923	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	185.00–190.00	$187.54	$544	-6.99
305–345	331	22	180.00–217.00	$193.94	$642	+7.54
355–395	379	36	174.00–197.00	$186.15	$706	+4.30
400–445	418	20	167.00–187.00	$177.52	$742	+1.26
450–495	473	53	155.00–184.00	$173.02	$818	+2.51
505–546	530	59	154.00–176.00	$164.68	$873	+2.73
550–590	574	87	145.00–175.00	$166.12	$954	+4.25
600–645	617	57	139.00–169.00	$156.84	$968	+3.16
655–695	671	7	140.00–150.00	$145.02	$973	+1.33
710–740	725	9	125.00–147.00	$139.54	$1,012	-0.79
755–775	766	5	130.00–140.00	$135.18	$1,035	+0.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	14	170.00–190.00	$179.30	$590	+8.15
355–396	376	18	160.00–180.00	$174.80	$657	+8.56
415–445	435	9	165.00–179.00	$172.57	$751	+4.12
460–480	467	13	143.00–172.00	$161.90	$756	+7.61
505–545	529	26	138.00–166.00	$152.50	$807	+2.99
550–590	576	7	130.00–150.00	$143.54	$827	+2.58
605–645	624	12	130.00–157.00	$142.12	$887	-2.81
655–690	676	13	120.00–141.00	$132.48	$896	+5.11
715–740	728	2	130.00–137.00	$133.44	$971	-4.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–638	609	36	163.00–164.00	$163.94	$998	—
692 thin fleshed	692	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,100	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	178.00	$178.00	$365	—
290–295	293	2	152.00–154.00	$153.01	$448	—
310–349	334	32	150.00–185.00	$170.81	$571	+6.35
350–395	378	73	148.00–182.00	$166.20	$628	+5.43
400–445	419	124	150.00–174.00	$158.46	$664	+2.79
432 value added	432	3	170.00	$170.00	$734	+13.00
450–495	473	148	140.00–165.00	$154.12	$729	+3.82
500–545	518	96	131.00–159.00	$146.74	$760	-2.60
521 fancy	521	4	159.00	$159.00	$828	—
520–525 value added	523	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$824	—
555–580 value added	566	17	146.00–158.00	$150.99	$855	-7.87
550–595	569	110	130.00–155.00	$143.21	$815	-2.87
600–645	622	38	125.00–149.00	$136.82	$851	-3.63
600–641 fancy	626	9	142.00–147.00	$144.79	$906	—
603–646 value added	627	41	147.00–155.00	$149.58	$938	-0.34
653–669 value added	659	41	140.00–157.00	$148.17	$976	+0.55
655–685	673	22	118.00–145.00	$129.85	$874	-4.26
675	675	1	147.00	$147.00	$992	+12.89
690 fancy	690	1	137.00	$137.00	$945	-5.66
710–722 value added	718	11	130.00–145.00	$140.10	$1,006	-8.03
705–745	719	11	118.00–138.00	$125.77	$904	-2.98
700–745 fancy	723	2	140.00–145.00	$142.58	$1,031	—
750–795	762	13	114.00–132.00	$120.04	$915	+1.62
758–776 value added	767	24	146.00–151.00	$148.47	$1,139	+13.47
770 fancy	770	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,032	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	34	144.00–175.00	$163.27	$536	+10.01
350–395	376	68	139.00–166.00	$155.05	$583	+2.29
400–449	426	113	135.00–160.00	$150.42	$641	+3.06
450–495	475	122	130.00–154.00	$144.70	$687	+1.00
500–545	523	95	125.00–147.00	$138.02	$722	-1.09
550–595	573	69	120.00–144.00	$133.07	$762	-1.12
600–645	625	41	116.00–141.00	$131.40	$821	+5.00
650–690	673	15	112.00–125.00	$119.72	$806	-1.74
705–745	721	11	107.00–129.00	$124.06	$894	+5.02
755–785	774	9	108.00–125.00	$119.72	$927	+0.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	38	134.00–160.00	$148.26	$479	+8.07
350–395	376	30	130.00–157.00	$147.07	$553	+2.45
400–445	421	38	125.00–150.00	$143.49	$604	+8.16
450–495	474	56	115.00–144.00	$134.94	$640	+2.71
500–545	526	51	110.00–139.00	$129.40	$681	+4.36
550–595	576	23	105.00–132.00	$123.03	$709	+4.53
605–645	621	10	111.00–125.00	$119.30	$741	+8.27
655–690	679	8	110.00–124.00	$117.14	$795	+9.56
705–735	720	2	100.00–120.00	$109.79	$790	-1.14
795	795	4	118.00	$118.00	$938	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	10	120.00	$120.00	$786	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	194.00–196.00	$194.97	$513	+25.69
300–345	324	31	170.00–198.00	$184.17	$597	+5.82
355–395	373	43	167.00–194.00	$179.33	$669	+5.68
404–445	421	100	158.00–184.00	$171.79	$723	+6.26
450–495	474	105	148.00–176.00	$161.36	$765	+2.98
500–545	523	101	140.00–172.00	$150.54	$787	+2.09
550–595	571	60	129.00–163.00	$143.48	$819	+2.86
600–645	626	39	129.00–148.00	$136.30	$853	+5.91
655–690	666	13	122.00–138.00	$128.07	$853	+3.47
705–735	720	25	115.00–133.00	$121.64	$876	-0.82
765–780	772	3	110.00–125.00	$116.72	$901	-0.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	202.00–205.00	$203.45	$474	—
265–295	282	5	169.00–190.00	$177.33	$500	+10.22
305–340	314	25	150.00–185.00	$165.84	$521	-4.99
350–395	377	47	157.50–181.00	$170.59	$643	+7.57
400–445	427	52	150.00–176.00	$161.96	$692	+5.11
450–495	475	53	142.50–162.00	$152.61	$725	+2.86
500–545	522	38	132.00–157.00	$141.08	$736	+0.90
550–595	569	29	122.00–140.00	$131.64	$749	+2.09
605–645	628	26	120.00–135.00	$127.49	$801	+6.81
650–695	666	12	110.00–125.00	$118.54	$789	+1.07
705–735	716	5	107.00–117.00	$110.98	$795	+0.19
755–790	776	7	106.00–112.00	$108.41	$841	+4.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	220.00	$220.00	$451	—
255–295	278	6	180.00–220.00	$193.54	$538	+10.54
300–345	331	20	178.00–216.00	$197.35	$653	+9.11
355–390 fancy	375	4	200.00–210.00	$203.62	$764	—
355–395	376	40	172.00–212.00	$188.57	$709	+4.03
400–445	419	44	170.00–194.00	$181.11	$759	+6.69
410–435 fancy	425	3	192.00–200.00	$195.69	$832	—
450–495	465	44	164.00–182.00	$171.37	$797	+6.33
500–545	521	45	152.00–169.00	$158.46	$826	-1.62
550–590	567	28	146.00–157.50	$151.46	$859	+3.18
600–645	618	23	137.00–150.00	$143.46	$887	+5.82
600–640 fancy	619	4	152.00–155.00	$153.02	$947	—
655–690	675	13	130.00–140.00	$133.99	$904	-1.37
700–740	720	7	124.00–130.00	$126.58	$911	+1.01
755–795	777	6	115.00–127.00	$121.11	$941	-0.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1585	1134	80-85%	214	55.00–68.00	$62.25	$706	+1.09
910–1505	1179	80-85%	283	60.00–74.00	$68.28	$805	-5.02
920–1545	1180	80-85%	80	68.00–80.00	$73.76	$870	+0.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1365	998	85-90%	129	38.00–63.00	$49.37	$493	-3.29
740–1335	1013	85-90%	165	43.50–68.00	$55.24	$560	-2.89
785–1285	1053	85-90%	127	50.00–68.00	$60.00	$632	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1665	1334	75-80%	34	69.00–81.00	$74.69	$996	—
1065–1880	1414	75-80%	97	62.00–76.00	$69.50	$983	—
1090–1780	1440	75-80%	51	58.00–70.00	$64.82	$933	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1930	1487	41	78.00–89.00	$82.45	$1,226	—
1040–2120	1633	65	82.00–98.00	$89.62	$1,463	-0.78
1385–2215	1776	28	92.00–100.00	$94.85	$1,685	-3.91

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	583.00–1,145.00	$775.41

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	330.00–625.00	$490.95

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	425.00–500.00	$462.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	625.00–1,000.00	$804.09
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	800.00–1,300.00	$1,079.86
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,605.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	76	750.00–1,075.00	$918.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$950.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,075.00–1,700.00	$1,248.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	400.00–600.00	$503.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	450.00–750.00	$652.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–950.00	$887.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	575.00–890.00	$786.15
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–1,050.00	$930.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–800.00	$743.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–575.00	$525.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	525.00–800.00	$665.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	960.00	$960.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–1,150.00	$939.29

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	810.00–825.00	$817.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	725.00–800.00	$779.69	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,608.33	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	850.00–1,300.00	$1,084.62	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,616.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,561.54	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,329.17	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,154.38	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–775.00	$725.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,185.00	$1,067.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–700.00	$666.67	—

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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.