Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

11,958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.94/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 576 lb · 216 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.18/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 427 lb · 145 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.19/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 616 lb · 142 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,958	10,535	13,642
Feeder cattle	9,404	9,080	11,115
Slaughter cattle	1,713	1,072	1,577
Replacement cattle	841	383	950

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter classes sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 610,658 compared to 641,639 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
235	235	1	210.00	$210.00	$494	—
250–260	253	3	200.00–208.00	$204.61	$518	—
305–348	324	16	196.00–223.00	$214.14	$694	+8.39
350–395	373	65	190.00–220.00	$207.25	$773	+12.15
375 value added	375	1	222.00	$222.00	$832	—
420–435 value added	422	8	199.00–207.00	$200.38	$846	+6.38
400–441	424	58	188.00–210.00	$197.73	$838	+4.65
460 value added	460	1	195.00	$195.00	$897	—
450–495	470	69	180.00–204.00	$192.05	$903	+7.70
505–545	523	105	172.00–199.00	$186.00	$973	+6.56
550–595	563	51	166.00–192.00	$180.71	$1,017	+7.97
560–583 value added	580	20	152.00–177.00	$174.87	$1,014	-7.14
600–647	616	142	152.00–179.00	$171.19	$1,055	+4.71
653–680	663	28	152.00–165.00	$158.81	$1,053	-2.21
675 fancy	675	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	—
710 value added	710	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,108	-3.57
705–738	727	21	145.00–160.00	$156.52	$1,138	-7.92
750–795	765	9	131.00–155.00	$151.48	$1,159	+0.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	285	5	190.00–210.00	$199.79	$569	+14.79
310–345	325	57	190.00–212.00	$203.72	$662	+12.64
350–395	380	44	180.00–207.00	$195.49	$743	+11.72
400–445	424	46	175.00–197.00	$187.51	$795	+3.21
450–495	477	41	170.00–193.00	$181.57	$866	+5.17
500–546	529	37	160.00–180.00	$170.70	$903	+1.42
550–595	563	11	155.00–170.00	$163.73	$922	-3.35
600–645	619	9	145.00–164.00	$157.09	$972	-0.02
655–695	674	8	130.00–156.00	$143.51	$967	-3.61
705–740	723	3	135.00–147.00	$142.58	$1,031	+4.33
760–795	775	3	125.00–142.00	$135.12	$1,047	+0.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	17	188.00	$188.00	$970	—
605–613	606	60	177.50–180.00	$177.84	$1,078	-0.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	324	11	175.00–200.00	$188.40	$610	+3.43
355–390	372	21	160.00–189.00	$178.32	$663	+3.76
410–440	425	5	155.00–177.00	$170.10	$723	+3.41
450–490	471	8	158.00–170.00	$163.43	$770	+6.73
535–545	540	2	140.00–157.00	$148.42	$801	-6.37
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	-10.58
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	-2.20
660–685	673	2	134.00–138.00	$135.96	$915	—
725	725	1	135.00	$135.00	$979	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	—
250–295	271	8	157.50–188.00	$173.66	$471	+7.48
300–345	321	39	147.50–180.00	$168.12	$540	+5.51
350–395	376	84	150.00–182.00	$164.08	$617	+6.42
400–447	427	145	135.00–176.00	$159.18	$680	+6.36
450–496	474	120	130.00–163.00	$151.57	$718	+4.81
505–548	522	138	125.00–155.00	$145.41	$759	+2.87
550–595	575	73	120.00–150.00	$136.98	$788	+4.61
600–645	623	54	125.00–145.00	$132.83	$828	+3.37
655–690	672	15	120.00–138.00	$129.53	$870	+3.05
705–730	709	15	118.00–130.00	$125.12	$887	+11.11
765–790	783	8	116.00–127.00	$123.03	$963	-1.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	162.00	$162.00	$429	-21.59
305–345	325	29	160.00–190.00	$178.17	$579	+4.30
370 value added	370	5	180.00	$180.00	$666	+1.00
355–395	376	82	157.50–192.00	$174.02	$654	+2.13
405–420 value added	410	9	173.00–177.00	$175.63	$720	—
400–445	420	94	152.50–188.00	$168.24	$707	+5.12
450 fancy	450	1	164.00	$164.00	$738	—
450–485 value added	472	11	162.00–167.00	$163.73	$773	-3.27
450–495	473	112	145.00–179.00	$158.77	$751	+1.29
500–545	513	86	144.00–162.00	$153.82	$789	-9.02
500–545 value added	524	12	158.00–162.00	$160.17	$839	-5.76
550–595	564	108	137.00–160.00	$153.44	$865	+0.44
570–586 value added	581	16	157.00	$157.00	$912	+0.50
600–645	620	22	133.00–142.00	$136.93	$849	-6.39
625	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	+1.68
645 value added	645	5	157.00	$157.00	$1,013	+4.93
656–665 value added	657	9	150.00–151.00	$150.89	$991	—
650–695	671	25	125.00–148.00	$137.49	$923	+1.13
705–740	726	14	119.00–137.00	$124.43	$903	-6.71
705–741 fancy	735	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,000	—
775 fancy	775	1	122.00	$122.00	$946	—
760–790	786	12	129.00–138.00	$132.49	$1,041	+11.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	-1.05
305–345	324	46	135.00–162.00	$152.36	$494	+3.86
350–390	371	37	127.50–176.00	$154.39	$573	+13.25
400–445	422	46	120.00–166.00	$145.61	$614	+5.98
450–495	475	42	120.00–154.00	$140.71	$668	+6.95
500–545	522	42	115.00–147.00	$132.48	$692	+6.26
550–595	570	39	110.00–139.00	$129.06	$736	+9.80
605–645	623	16	110.00–130.00	$122.40	$763	+3.28
655–690	675	11	110.00–125.00	$119.04	$804	+7.85
725	725	4	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$874	+10.37
770	770	1	102.00	$102.00	$785	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554–598	576	216	152.00–168.50	$165.94	$956	—
653	653	4	136.00	$136.00	$888	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	8	182.00–200.00	$194.82	$530	-1.29
300–345	322	28	185.00–214.00	$194.32	$626	+11.43
350–395	375	37	178.00–209.00	$188.70	$708	+9.76
400–445	423	82	170.00–200.00	$182.41	$772	+9.16
450–495	474	95	160.00–187.00	$173.61	$823	+7.69
500–545	523	69	150.00–173.00	$162.00	$847	+4.13
550–595	575	61	140.00–169.00	$151.93	$874	+5.72
600–645	618	26	130.00–152.00	$139.57	$863	+0.79
655–695	678	13	126.00–147.00	$136.12	$923	+8.79
700–745	724	17	112.00–135.00	$126.46	$916	-0.74
750–760	757	3	117.00–122.00	$118.65	$898	+1.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	214.00	$214.00	$471	—
265–285	273	8	198.00–212.00	$206.10	$563	+0.10
300–345	329	38	184.00–230.00	$205.40	$676	+6.06
340 fancy	340	1	215.00	$215.00	$731	—
350–395	373	45	190.00–220.00	$198.46	$740	+7.52
370–375 fancy	373	2	210.00–215.00	$212.52	$793	—
400–445	419	85	180.00–212.00	$193.32	$810	+10.78
455–495	476	45	170.00–195.00	$179.71	$855	+4.04
500–545	521	85	160.00–185.00	$171.81	$895	+4.45
550–595	569	40	150.00–180.00	$164.04	$933	+5.51
600 fancy	600	1	159.00	$159.00	$954	—
600–645	619	31	142.00–167.00	$154.76	$958	+11.55
650–670 fancy	662	3	145.00–150.00	$148.32	$982	—
650–695	673	10	132.00–150.00	$143.47	$966	+6.57
700–745	721	12	126.00–145.00	$133.72	$964	+14.93
755–790	773	4	117.00–127.00	$122.23	$945	+9.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	32	174.00–200.00	$181.47	$584	+7.66
350–395	377	23	160.00–194.00	$174.62	$658	+5.15
405–445	428	30	152.50–181.00	$167.33	$716	+3.61
450–495	473	31	150.00–172.00	$161.70	$765	+5.52
505–545	523	20	140.00–154.00	$147.57	$772	+3.63
550–595	573	17	130.00–157.00	$138.22	$792	+3.57
620–645	631	8	120.00–132.00	$124.95	$788	-3.15
655–695	671	10	110.00–135.00	$124.02	$832	-0.30
705–745	722	8	105.00–125.00	$119.19	$861	+8.87
765–795	780	3	111.00–116.00	$113.99	$889	-0.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1505	1144	80-85%	163	52.00–69.00	$63.88	$731	+2.01
825–1535	1156	80-85%	171	60.00–75.00	$69.43	$803	+1.34
920–1600	1205	80-85%	59	66.00–80.00	$74.00	$892	+1.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1305	986	85-90%	142	40.00–62.00	$54.54	$538	+0.68
695–1365	1023	85-90%	144	43.00–68.00	$58.97	$603	+4.82
700–1370	1031	85-90%	59	54.00–73.00	$62.06	$640	+7.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1615	1356	75-80%	22	58.00–69.00	$65.63	$890	-6.73
1225–1695	1392	75-80%	19	65.00–80.00	$72.91	$1,015	+10.96
1030–1695	1394	75-80%	83	59.00–73.00	$67.90	$947	+5.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1980	1511	54	73.00–92.00	$84.23	$1,273	—
1155–2095	1623	71	80.00–100.00	$90.42	$1,468	+0.02
1725–2260	1935	22	90.00–108.00	$98.08	$1,898	—

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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	37	500.00–1,200.00	$746.97

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	575.00–625.00	$600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	380.00–510.00	$437.92

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	600.00–1,250.00	$1,014.09
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	590.00–680.00	$641.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	600.00–1,100.00	$802.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	700.00–1,400.00	$1,210.24
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	730.00–795.00	$767.92
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,085.00–1,600.00	$1,355.00

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)	12	300.00–825.00	$630.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	625.00–800.00	$733.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	590.00–900.00	$767.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	720.00–850.00	$781.68
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	920.00–960.00	$945.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	625.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	730.00–900.00	$827.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–750.00	$733.33

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,402.63	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–1,175.00	$995.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,025.00	$964.58	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,518.75	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,375.00–1,700.00	$1,527.78	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,165.63	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,187.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	625.00–1,000.00	$881.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–800.00	$771.43	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–850.00	$812.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,008.33	—

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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.