Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

2,457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.98/cwt ≈ $1,174/hd at 725 lb · 181 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.50/cwt ≈ $1,246/hd at 735 lb · 153 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.33/cwt ≈ $1,361/hd at 823 lb · 147 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,457	11,958
Feeder cattle	2,132	9,404
Slaughter cattle	111	1,713
Replacement cattle	214	841

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 613,275 compared to 642,211 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 value added	535	79	186.50	$186.50	$998	—
552 value added	552	96	194.00	$194.00	$1,071	—
636–641 value added	638	100	174.00–177.50	$175.95	$1,123	—
726–746 value added	735	153	167.25–170.00	$169.50	$1,246	—
808–849 value added	823	147	163.00–166.75	$165.33	$1,361	—
876 value added	876	36	161.00	$161.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	3	195.00–200.00	$198.17	$531	-1.62
310–330	317	5	185.00–192.50	$188.89	$599	-14.83
350–395	382	7	180.00–189.00	$183.89	$702	-11.60
405–443	431	5	175.00–183.00	$179.64	$774	-7.87
456–479	473	33	174.00–180.00	$175.40	$830	-6.17
500–535	511	5	166.00–172.00	$169.83	$868	-0.87
550–584	579	23	151.00–161.50	$158.57	$918	-5.16
660	660	2	150.00	$150.00	$990	+6.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	200.00	$200.00	$690	-14.14
350–395	373	6	194.00–199.00	$196.44	$733	-10.81
409–435	420	4	186.00–188.00	$187.35	$787	-10.38
505–510	507	3	178.00–184.00	$180.33	$914	-5.67
555–598	595	14	170.00–172.00	$170.13	$1,012	-10.58
661–684	667	45	155.00–163.50	$157.54	$1,051	-1.27
700	700	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	-6.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541 value added	541	83	171.50	$171.50	$928	—
555 value added	555	102	174.75	$174.75	$970	—
635–637 value added	635	127	163.75–167.00	$166.23	$1,056	—
695 value added	695	28	164.25	$164.25	$1,142	—
716–727 value added	725	181	160.00–162.50	$161.98	$1,174	—
778 value added	778	66	161.00	$161.00	$1,253	—
800 value added	800	23	157.50	$157.50	$1,260	—
855–875 value added	861	42	150.00–154.00	$151.16	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	189.00–192.00	$190.46	$491	+28.46
305–320	311	5	180.00–183.00	$181.77	$565	+3.60
350–365	356	5	173.00–179.00	$174.82	$622	+0.80
445	445	4	153.00	$153.00	$681	-15.24
450 value added	450	4	161.00	$161.00	$724	-2.73
450–485	465	7	150.00–168.00	$160.83	$748	+2.06
510	510	4	163.00	$163.00	$831	+9.18
550–585	568	37	140.00–157.00	$155.22	$882	+1.78
603–640	614	23	137.00–154.50	$149.02	$915	+12.09
616 value added	616	53	152.00	$152.00	$936	-5.00
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	-2.49
705–748	716	27	139.00–144.50	$143.43	$1,027	+19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	275	3	178.00–182.00	$180.57	$497	+6.91
300–345	320	13	152.00–174.00	$166.21	$532	-1.91
355–395	384	16	145.00–168.00	$160.78	$617	-3.30
400–435	412	8	140.00–164.00	$152.41	$628	-6.77
450–495	477	49	135.00–161.00	$154.09	$735	+2.52
500–545	522	12	130.00–152.00	$144.05	$752	-1.36
570–590	580	2	144.00–148.00	$145.97	$847	+8.99
610–640	625	2	131.00–137.00	$133.93	$837	+1.10
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	+0.47
725	725	1	126.00	$126.00	$914	+0.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	180.00–186.00	$183.02	$555	-11.30
375–395	382	3	175.00–180.00	$178.28	$681	-10.42
400–445	423	2	170.00–173.00	$171.42	$725	-10.99
475–495	487	8	155.00–167.00	$161.71	$788	-11.90
505–530	520	6	153.00–160.00	$157.50	$819	-4.50
550–576	573	11	146.00–157.00	$155.04	$888	+3.11
600–645	623	6	130.00–147.00	$140.76	$877	+1.19
672	672	6	139.00	$139.00	$934	+2.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	195.00	$195.00	$517	-11.10
355–365	358	3	187.00–189.00	$187.68	$672	-10.78
415	415	1	180.00	$180.00	$747	-13.32
455	455	6	172.00	$172.00	$783	-7.71
510	510	1	165.00	$165.00	$842	-6.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1305	997	80-85%	10	56.00–61.00	$59.18	$590	—
990–1470	1107	80-85%	16	73.00–77.00	$74.46	$824	—
1000–1175	1121	80-85%	16	65.00–70.00	$68.25	$765	+4.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1085	983	85-90%	4	44.00–46.00	$45.02	$443	-9.52
855–1115	985	85-90%	9	48.00–57.00	$51.76	$510	-2.78
770–1225	998	85-90%	2	39.00–40.00	$39.39	$393	-15.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1700	1295	75-80%	7	66.50–71.00	$68.91	$892	—
1175–1390	1316	75-80%	6	73.50–77.00	$74.96	$986	—
1630	1630	75-80%	2	60.00	$60.00	$978	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1830	1340	4	85.00–89.00	$87.08	$1,167	—
1330–1865	1574	6	95.00–100.00	$96.53	$1,519	—
1540–2105	1718	6	100.00–109.00	$104.52	$1,796	—

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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	10	675.00–945.00	$821.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	395.00–640.00	$486.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,375.00–2,000.00	$1,762.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,700.00	$1,616.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	885.00–1,375.00	$1,053.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	1,055.00–1,400.00	$1,246.50

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)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–825.00	$725.00

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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)	3	725.00–1,100.00	$891.67
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–1,500.00	$1,281.25	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,425.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.