Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

2,094 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.79/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 481 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.50/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 482 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.91/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 520 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,094	2,465	3,171
Feeder cattle	1,692	1,729	2,512
Slaughter cattle	306	542	337
Replacement cattle	96	194	322

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	182.00	$182.00	$373	—
320–340	326	6	175.00–185.00	$178.81	$583	-5.96
360–395	373	16	170.00–183.00	$175.84	$656	-12.04
405–445	422	9	172.00–187.00	$176.85	$746	+1.58
455–495	477	16	165.00–177.00	$169.01	$806	-5.88
515–540	525	6	160.00–168.00	$163.46	$858	+2.83
555–595	574	8	155.00–162.00	$158.62	$910	+1.52
605–645	622	3	148.00–156.00	$151.29	$941	-3.41
660–695	668	8	140.00–152.00	$149.82	$1,001	+3.26
730	730	10	146.00	$146.00	$1,066	+15.00
765–785	782	7	141.00–144.00	$141.42	$1,106	-4.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	177.00–181.00	$178.95	$778	-4.00
465–485	477	7	174.00–179.00	$175.86	$839	-7.47
510–535	516	17	171.00–177.00	$173.87	$897	+1.75
595	595	7	166.00	$166.00	$988	-3.23
605–645	616	4	158.00–164.00	$159.98	$985	-9.44
675–680	678	2	155.00–159.00	$156.99	$1,064	-9.96
710	710	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,008	-21.31
765–790	778	2	136.00–145.00	$140.57	$1,094	-10.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	328	6	167.00–175.00	$169.72	$557	-5.28
370–395	380	4	165.00–177.00	$170.21	$647	-13.30
415–440	426	12	160.00–167.00	$162.47	$692	-3.91
455–480	471	4	146.00–160.00	$150.53	$709	-7.35
525–540	535	3	150.00–157.00	$152.29	$815	+1.27
555–570	563	2	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$831	+5.91
640	640	1	142.00	$142.00	$909	+7.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	3	172.50–177.50	$174.15	$528	+9.20
365–395	379	17	156.00–167.50	$162.14	$615	-0.70
405–445	426	25	154.00–161.00	$157.40	$671	-0.36
455–495	482	40	146.00–159.00	$150.50	$725	-0.70
500–540	520	34	145.00–159.00	$149.91	$780	-0.75
555–595	574	12	140.00–148.00	$143.82	$826	+0.08
600–645	620	22	132.50–144.00	$138.33	$858	-1.41
675–685	681	12	130.00–137.00	$131.92	$898	-6.46
705–745	726	8	120.00–136.00	$131.45	$954	-2.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	261	4	160.00–167.50	$162.55	$424	+11.22
320–345	332	6	155.00–158.00	$156.83	$521	+1.53
355–395	376	23	145.00–160.00	$152.62	$574	-1.66
400–440	423	19	145.00–157.00	$149.74	$633	+0.76
450–495	481	52	135.00–149.00	$142.79	$687	-0.23
515–540	521	7	132.50–140.00	$136.07	$709	-2.28
560–595	574	16	127.50–138.00	$132.86	$763	+1.63
605–645	619	8	120.00–134.00	$125.06	$774	-3.03
705–715	710	2	115.00–122.00	$118.48	$841	+1.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	145.00	$145.00	$370	-6.03
320–345	331	22	140.00–157.00	$146.58	$485	-0.42
360–395	379	15	134.00–147.00	$139.45	$529	+1.58
410–440	422	26	130.00–140.00	$135.31	$571	-1.70
455–495	473	16	120.00–133.00	$128.26	$607	-7.42
505–545	523	9	124.00–131.00	$125.97	$659	-4.40
560–595	575	5	105.00–124.00	$114.13	$656	-7.87
630–635	634	4	121.00–125.00	$124.01	$786	+7.16
660–665	662	3	116.00–123.00	$119.68	$792	+12.13
770	770	1	115.00	$115.00	$886	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	280	3	180.00–187.50	$184.17	$516	+4.37
305–345	324	11	170.00–180.00	$173.95	$564	-1.94
355–395	369	20	162.00–177.00	$169.00	$624	-0.63
415–445	429	10	155.00–170.00	$164.63	$706	-1.13
450–495	473	23	150.00–161.00	$155.96	$738	-1.19
505–545	516	19	145.00–155.00	$150.01	$774	+0.74
560–595	568	16	139.00–149.00	$142.91	$812	+1.25
605–630	614	9	131.00–139.00	$133.94	$822	-1.21
650–690	669	9	125.00–132.50	$128.73	$861	+2.05
710–720	717	6	119.00–122.50	$120.67	$865	+0.35
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	+5.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	205.00–210.00	$207.63	$484	—
250	250	2	195.00–197.50	$196.25	$491	—
325–345	332	6	187.50–192.50	$189.97	$631	-2.18
350–395	370	22	180.00–187.50	$184.20	$682	-1.08
400–440	424	19	172.50–180.00	$176.10	$747	+3.00
455–485	473	21	165.00–172.50	$169.95	$804	+6.99
503–545	515	20	157.50–165.00	$161.37	$831	+1.98
550–595	572	11	150.00–157.00	$153.65	$879	+1.66
600–640	622	6	141.00–151.00	$145.14	$903	-1.18
665–675	672	3	139.00–142.50	$141.34	$950	+2.66
710–720	715	3	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$947	+3.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	4	170.00–172.00	$171.01	$484	—
305–330	319	9	157.00–170.00	$166.37	$531	-6.38
355–390	382	8	150.00–160.00	$156.97	$600	-9.30
425–445	435	12	145.00–160.00	$154.58	$672	+0.18
480–490	485	2	151.00–153.00	$151.99	$737	+4.81
520–540	526	12	132.00–148.00	$139.21	$732	-0.39
575–580	576	4	128.00–137.00	$131.25	$756	+0.25
615	615	1	129.00	$129.00	$793	—
675–695	688	3	110.00–117.00	$114.71	$789	—
735	735	1	116.00	$116.00	$853	—
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1220	1066	80-85%	26	66.00–74.00	$70.56	$752	—
745–1350	1125	80-85%	30	80.00–88.00	$84.56	$951	-2.05
795–1415	1162	80-85%	51	74.00–82.00	$78.80	$916	+4.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1105	947	85-90%	17	38.00–70.00	$59.05	$559	—
735–1090	966	85-90%	17	57.00–83.00	$68.04	$657	+2.34
815–1080	981	85-90%	25	46.00–79.00	$66.05	$648	-3.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1420	1299	75-80%	8	82.00–90.00	$86.66	$1,126	-3.15
1225–1605	1471	75-80%	27	73.00–83.00	$78.54	$1,155	—
1285–1690	1530	75-80%	5	65.00–75.00	$67.87	$1,038	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1590	1531	5	86.00–93.00	$89.90	$1,376	—
1585–1900	1756	8	106.00–115.00	$108.79	$1,910	—
1265–2200	1775	20	95.00–112.00	$102.15	$1,813	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1015	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–825.00	$799.79
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00
995–1315	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,085.00	$953.38
1030–1315	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,164.72
1120–1300	1202	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,023.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	725.00–1,025.00	$876.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	560.00–685.00	$622.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	740.00–800.00	$770.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
810–980	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–825.00	$737.87
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1240–1355	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,268.59	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–1,025.00	$908.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1065	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–875.00	$792.04	—
1090–1115	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–950.00	$937.64	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–750.00	$712.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–750.00	$716.67	—

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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.