Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

10,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.92/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 676 lb · 177 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.65/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 472 lb · 170 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.92/cwt +9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 574 lb · 169 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,535	15,240	14,705
Feeder cattle	9,080	12,390	12,326
Slaughter cattle	1,072	2,010	1,581
Replacement cattle	383	840	798

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 598,172 compared to 622,848 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
300–345	327	21	200.00–209.25	$205.75	$673	-6.23
350–395	372	18	190.00–200.00	$195.10	$726	-0.77
400–445	422	42	184.00–207.50	$193.08	$815	+4.60
436 value added	436	8	194.00	$194.00	$846	-9.00
450–495	470	36	180.00–192.50	$184.35	$866	-0.81
500–504 value added	503	22	183.00–186.00	$183.68	$924	—
500–548	529	89	160.00–187.00	$179.44	$949	+5.89
550–591 value added	569	58	179.00–185.00	$182.01	$1,036	+4.69
550–595	576	111	166.00–177.00	$172.74	$995	+7.43
600–645	623	63	160.00–171.00	$166.48	$1,037	+10.31
600–648 value added	638	5	174.50–177.00	$174.97	$1,116	+0.97
650–695	676	84	142.00–166.50	$161.02	$1,088	+0.49
674–699 value added	676	93	170.00–173.50	$172.24	$1,164	—
718–739 value added	725	32	154.75–168.50	$159.57	$1,157	-8.43
720–740	728	65	141.00–166.00	$164.44	$1,197	+9.18
758–793 value added	763	45	134.00–171.00	$158.17	$1,207	+1.14
775–780	779	8	122.00–155.00	$150.52	$1,173	-0.18
814–836	825	12	145.00–152.00	$148.55	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	4	185.00	$185.00	$501	-2.54
315–340	331	20	184.00–200.00	$191.08	$632	-2.86
355–398	378	64	170.00–198.00	$183.77	$695	-2.38
400–445	431	67	175.00–190.00	$184.30	$794	+6.78
450–495	473	52	166.00–187.00	$176.40	$834	+3.38
500–545	525	32	160.00–181.00	$169.28	$889	+4.60
550–595	572	59	155.00–175.00	$167.08	$956	+0.96
600–635	616	60	137.00–171.00	$157.11	$968	+0.27
655–695	665	32	144.00–160.00	$147.12	$978	+2.10
725–740	731	4	138.00–139.00	$138.25	$1,011	-1.29
750–774	769	8	133.00–137.00	$135.00	$1,038	-0.18
846	846	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	320	12	175.00–194.00	$184.97	$592	+5.67
350–385	372	22	161.00–181.00	$174.56	$649	-0.24
405–445	426	19	158.00–176.00	$166.69	$710	-5.88
450–495	484	12	150.00–165.00	$156.70	$758	-5.20
500–545	521	9	145.00–166.00	$154.79	$806	+2.29
575–588	587	32	135.00–155.00	$150.58	$884	+7.04
620–645	629	4	130.00–145.00	$137.20	$863	-4.92
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	77	178.50	$178.50	$1,098	+14.56
751 value added	751	13	158.00	$158.00	$1,187	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	266	9	177.00–200.00	$183.59	$488	+30.58
300–345	325	35	164.00–188.00	$173.87	$565	+3.06
355–395	372	51	163.00–182.00	$171.89	$639	+5.69
375 value added	375	18	179.00	$179.00	$671	—
400–445	421	86	154.00–180.00	$163.12	$687	+4.66
470 value added	470	3	167.00	$167.00	$785	—
450–495	472	167	147.50–165.00	$157.48	$743	+3.36
506–507 value added	506	56	161.00–167.00	$165.93	$840	+8.44
515–523	520	6	162.50–163.00	$162.84	$847	+16.10
500–545	526	97	138.00–160.00	$151.64	$798	+4.90
536 fancy	536	7	169.00	$169.00	$906	+10.00
558	558	3	153.00	$153.00	$854	+9.79
568 value added	568	10	156.50	$156.50	$889	+5.51
555–591	575	90	135.00–157.00	$150.39	$865	+7.18
600–640	610	4	153.00–154.00	$153.74	$938	+16.92
600–645	619	109	124.00–151.00	$143.32	$887	+6.50
608–640 value added	628	17	151.50–153.00	$152.07	$955	+2.49
626–630 fancy	628	9	139.00	$139.00	$873	-5.79
655–695	685	45	125.00–143.00	$136.36	$934	-10.64
711 value added	711	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,038	+5.90
700–747	734	17	120.00–135.00	$131.14	$963	+5.37
757 value added	757	2	129.00	$129.00	$977	-19.47
755–780	768	2	117.50–125.00	$121.19	$931	+1.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	4	162.50–170.00	$166.18	$457	—
300–345	327	59	154.00–175.00	$162.61	$532	-0.66
350–395	375	55	150.00–170.00	$157.66	$591	+2.61
400–445	423	124	137.00–163.00	$152.82	$646	+2.40
450–495	474	99	135.00–160.00	$146.76	$696	+2.06
500–547	529	141	125.00–155.00	$142.54	$754	+4.52
550–593	571	51	120.00–145.00	$132.37	$756	-0.70
600–640	626	25	120.00–136.00	$129.46	$810	-1.94
650–685	665	24	114.00–133.00	$126.48	$841	+6.76
720–730	727	3	112.00–115.00	$114.01	$829	-10.05
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	+5.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	281	4	147.00–155.00	$151.05	$424	—
305–345	322	24	140.00–160.00	$148.50	$478	+0.24
355–395	369	22	134.00–150.00	$141.14	$521	-5.93
400–445	428	48	128.00–150.00	$139.63	$598	-3.86
450–495	473	48	120.00–147.00	$133.76	$633	-1.18
500–545	526	37	115.00–136.00	$126.22	$664	-3.18
560–585	574	11	115.00–130.00	$119.26	$685	-3.77
605–640	617	9	110.00–130.00	$119.12	$735	-0.18
655–675	665	7	104.00–120.00	$111.19	$739	-5.95
710–740	722	3	100.00–119.00	$110.13	$795	+0.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	77	167.50	$167.50	$915	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	198.00	$198.00	$446	—
265–280	273	2	192.00–200.00	$196.11	$535	+1.14
300–345	324	38	174.00–195.00	$182.89	$593	-1.28
350–395	373	53	170.00–195.00	$178.94	$667	-0.39
400–445	426	80	160.00–190.00	$173.25	$738	+1.46
450–495	475	88	156.00–181.00	$165.92	$788	+4.56
500–545	524	81	145.00–173.00	$157.87	$827	+7.33
555–597	575	37	139.00–163.00	$146.21	$841	+2.73
600–645	619	27	130.00–154.00	$138.78	$859	+2.48
655–698	682	21	118.00–136.00	$127.33	$868	-0.74
700–740	716	29	119.00–138.00	$127.20	$911	+5.56
760–795	777	12	107.00–127.50	$116.69	$907	-0.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	206.00	$206.00	$525	+12.46
300–345	330	19	185.00–208.00	$199.34	$658	+1.99
350–395	378	51	180.00–210.00	$190.94	$722	+2.37
400–445	422	60	170.00–195.00	$182.54	$770	+1.43
450–495	474	56	162.00–192.00	$175.67	$833	+4.30
500–540	520	77	154.00–174.00	$167.36	$870	+8.90
550–590	565	60	150.00–167.00	$158.53	$896	+7.07
605–635	620	24	135.00–150.00	$143.21	$888	-0.25
655–695	663	23	132.50–140.00	$136.90	$908	+2.91
700–745	720	4	115.00–121.00	$118.79	$855	-7.79
755–770	763	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$862	-8.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	21	160.00–186.00	$173.81	$561	+7.97
350–395	376	17	157.50–180.00	$169.47	$637	-1.12
406–445	427	44	147.50–175.00	$163.72	$699	+1.76
450–495	474	37	140.00–169.00	$156.18	$740	+3.57
500–545	523	26	130.00–160.00	$143.94	$753	+2.86
550–595	574	21	120.00–150.00	$134.65	$773	+3.01
605–645	625	27	120.00–140.00	$128.10	$801	+0.61
660–695	679	9	117.50–130.00	$124.32	$844	+5.78
705–745	721	5	96.00–123.00	$110.32	$795	-0.66
775	775	1	114.00	$114.00	$884	+5.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1535	1140	80-85%	114	53.00–68.00	$61.87	$705	-0.38
775–1450	1171	80-85%	141	59.00–75.00	$68.09	$797	-0.19
1030–1570	1216	80-85%	21	67.00–80.00	$72.67	$884	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1355	995	85-90%	100	38.00–62.00	$53.86	$536	+4.49
820–1250	1016	85-90%	24	50.00–64.00	$54.15	$550	-1.09
790–1380	1056	85-90%	104	45.00–70.00	$57.51	$607	-2.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1465	1352	75-80%	13	63.00–75.00	$72.36	$978	—
1015–1680	1397	75-80%	39	53.00–69.00	$61.95	$865	—
1040–1905	1399	75-80%	56	62.00–75.00	$67.63	$946	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1935	1491	34	72.00–89.00	$82.12	$1,224	-0.33
1250–2175	1638	40	81.00–98.00	$90.40	$1,481	+0.78
1235–2205	1668	11	94.00–105.00	$97.57	$1,627	—

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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	30	575.00–890.00	$713.97
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	882.00–1,010.00	$981.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	375.00–585.00	$471.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and 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)	16	650.00–1,325.00	$1,014.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	625.00–1,150.00	$899.66
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	525.00–975.00	$733.46
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,339.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	550.00–775.00	$670.63
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	600.00–955.00	$755.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	360.00–675.00	$474.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	710.00–850.00	$783.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–900.00	$854.00

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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)	1	855.00	$855.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–915.00	$907.50

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	850.00–1,250.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	700.00–875.00	$812.50	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,270.00–1,300.00	$1,292.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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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.