Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

2,465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.50/cwt ≈ $1,170/hd at 857 lb · 59 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.31/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 724 lb · 57 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.00/cwt ≈ $1,203/hd at 911 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,465	2,786	2,986
Feeder cattle	1,729	2,165	2,309
Slaughter cattle	542	492	435
Replacement cattle	194	129	242

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	200.00	$200.00	$520	—
380	380	1	205.00	$205.00	$779	+11.68
410–445	424	12	175.00–197.00	$182.95	$776	-3.24
455–480	458	20	170.00–186.00	$183.33	$840	+3.03
515–545	528	24	167.00–177.00	$172.12	$909	+5.03
555–580	567	14	163.00–173.00	$169.23	$960	+0.40
610–645	624	24	164.00–172.00	$169.42	$1,057	+10.12
650–695	667	21	155.00–169.00	$166.95	$1,114	+21.31
675 value added	675	3	148.00	$148.00	$999	—
710–735	727	3	158.00–167.00	$163.31	$1,187	+19.26
751–795	759	11	149.00–160.00	$151.09	$1,147	+8.32
775 value added	775	11	142.00	$142.00	$1,100	—
845 value added	845	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,377	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
786 value added	786	23	139.50	$139.50	$1,096	—
857 value added	857	59	136.50	$136.50	$1,170	—
911 value added	911	56	132.00	$132.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	323	4	184.00–185.00	$184.77	$597	-1.67
360–397	388	18	170.00–197.00	$187.88	$729	+6.00
405–435	427	15	167.00–187.00	$175.27	$748	-3.05
460–495	478	5	168.00–180.00	$174.89	$836	+5.09
505–540	519	21	153.00–171.00	$160.63	$834	-1.49
555–595	579	11	150.00–163.00	$157.10	$910	-1.70
605–645	616	7	150.00–160.00	$154.70	$953	+11.52
660–695	669	8	144.00–151.00	$146.56	$980	+1.46
725–730	728	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$954	-5.51
785	785	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	174.00	$174.00	$487	-9.00
315–330	324	18	170.00–177.00	$175.00	$567	-2.33
380–385	383	2	182.00–185.00	$183.51	$703	+11.33
400–445	428	11	160.00–177.00	$166.38	$712	+1.96
470–495	486	7	150.00–165.00	$157.88	$767	-6.12
510–520	512	5	150.00–155.00	$151.02	$773	+2.76
575–595	586	5	140.00–144.00	$141.62	$830	-2.10
625–645	631	5	130.00–137.00	$134.56	$849	-15.44
655–675	666	5	120.00–135.00	$125.73	$837	+10.73
735–745	738	3	125.00–127.00	$125.67	$927	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	3	158.00–167.00	$163.56	$461	+5.08
310–315	313	3	160.00–175.00	$164.95	$516	+1.71
360–395	377	11	158.00–170.00	$162.84	$614	+3.02
405–445	425	18	152.00–161.00	$157.76	$670	-3.13
439 value added	439	8	180.00	$180.00	$790	—
465–480	470	6	148.00–157.00	$151.20	$711	-4.19
470 value added	470	9	160.00	$160.00	$752	—
500–540	528	29	142.00–158.00	$150.66	$795	+2.32
555–595	575	27	136.00–148.00	$143.74	$827	-0.34
605 value added	605	9	146.00	$146.00	$883	+5.00
610–640	626	27	134.00–145.00	$139.74	$875	+4.56
655–690	667	13	125.00–140.00	$138.38	$923	+3.38
710–745	721	9	118.00–141.00	$134.28	$968	+8.87
725 value added	725	48	135.50	$135.50	$982	—
780–785	781	4	130.00–137.00	$135.00	$1,054	+17.00
880	880	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	3	156.00–159.00	$157.36	$346	—
250–275	263	2	148.00–155.00	$151.33	$398	-6.27
305–345	331	8	142.00–170.00	$155.30	$514	+0.74
350–395	382	49	140.00–162.00	$154.28	$589	-0.36
400–445	422	26	136.00–160.00	$148.98	$629	-2.04
450–495	476	18	130.00–152.00	$143.02	$681	-1.02
500–540	523	17	125.00–149.00	$138.35	$724	+0.14
550–580	567	13	120.00–140.00	$131.23	$744	-1.60
605–645	618	14	120.00–137.00	$128.09	$792	-2.26
670–695	688	8	115.00–130.00	$122.35	$842	-1.77
705–735	721	6	113.00–122.00	$117.15	$845	-0.87
775–790	786	4	119.00–120.00	$119.75	$941	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	10	148.00–154.00	$151.03	$418	—
325	325	2	144.00–150.00	$147.00	$478	-9.09
355–385	377	18	135.00–145.00	$137.87	$520	-5.64
410–435	420	12	127.00–150.00	$137.01	$575	-4.15
475–485	484	10	130.00–145.00	$135.68	$657	-0.03
500–535	518	6	125.00–137.00	$130.37	$675	+1.90
560	560	1	122.00	$122.00	$683	-0.42
610–620	615	7	115.00–122.00	$116.85	$719	-3.15
670–695	683	2	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$735	-4.81
730–735	733	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$810	+0.50
785	785	1	114.00	$114.00	$895	+6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	5	178.00–183.00	$179.80	$458	-13.77
305–345	331	4	170.00–190.00	$175.89	$582	-7.66
355–390	378	16	162.00–180.00	$169.63	$641	-7.79
400–440	423	14	158.00–170.00	$165.76	$701	-6.25
455–485	470	14	150.00–165.00	$157.15	$739	-5.97
500–545	525	11	142.00–155.00	$149.27	$784	-6.94
555–595	576	14	133.00–147.00	$141.66	$816	-2.99
605–645	623	12	130.00–142.00	$135.15	$842	-1.58
650–660	653	3	125.00–130.00	$126.68	$827	-11.35
700–710	705	3	116.00–125.00	$120.32	$848	-2.62
775–795	785	2	114.00–115.00	$114.51	$899	+1.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	186.00	$186.00	$539	-11.60
305–345	324	8	182.00–205.00	$192.15	$623	-3.26
358–395	364	8	176.00–190.00	$185.28	$674	-6.34
410–445	420	12	170.00–180.00	$173.10	$727	-8.55
455–470	465	11	160.00–172.00	$162.96	$758	-7.96
500–545	533	9	155.00–168.00	$159.39	$850	-0.67
560–570	565	5	150.00–156.00	$151.99	$859	-0.27
600–635	613	7	143.00–150.00	$146.32	$897	+1.53
665–685	675	3	134.00–142.00	$138.68	$936	-4.14
725	725	1	129.00	$129.00	$935	-7.67
795	795	1	116.00	$116.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	321	8	168.00–180.00	$172.75	$555	-0.28
365–385	376	8	155.00–177.00	$166.27	$625	-2.92
400–445	416	19	145.00–167.00	$154.40	$642	-7.50
455–490	474	13	140.00–157.00	$147.18	$698	-7.43
500–545	523	7	130.00–147.00	$139.60	$730	-7.09
595	595	1	131.00	$131.00	$779	-6.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1325	1126	80-85%	40	77.00–94.00	$86.61	$975	+4.40
805–1445	1154	80-85%	56	66.00–78.00	$73.90	$853	-14.32
820–1435	1179	80-85%	74	71.00–84.00	$79.67	$939	-8.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1010	950	85-90%	36	41.00–73.00	$65.70	$624	-4.07
800–1295	989	85-90%	38	60.00–82.00	$69.09	$683	+1.48
750–1120	1000	85-90%	44	51.00–79.00	$70.09	$701	+7.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1400	1295	75-80%	5	84.00–94.00	$89.81	$1,163	—
1130–1535	1354	75-80%	28	71.00–88.00	$79.58	$1,078	-11.91
1275–1790	1553	75-80%	13	65.00–82.00	$69.87	$1,085	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–2100	1593	14	98.00–110.00	$102.62	$1,635	—
1520–2010	1838	4	105.00–122.00	$109.60	$2,014	—
1295–2105	1849	6	88.00–95.00	$93.90	$1,736	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1095	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	915.00–985.00	$946.46
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–975.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–605	585	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–630.00	$543.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1120	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	920.00–985.00	$954.26
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–950.00	$800.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	640.00–800.00	$720.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	930.00	$930.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	885.00–950.00	$921.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,130.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	800.00–1,075.00	$940.63

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–625.00	$575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–820.00	$780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–895	893	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–950.00	$825.35

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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
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1155–1485	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,200.00	$1,062.18	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–975.00	$962.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	975.00–1,200.00	$1,098.86	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	875.00–975.00	$928.85	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	750.00–875.00	$825.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–895	887	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–950.00	$842.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00–725.00	$670.00	—

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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.