Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

1,603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.35/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 480 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.13/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 423 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.18/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 520 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,603	2,416	2,659
Feeder cattle	1,137	2,013	2,107
Slaughter cattle	350	306	358
Replacement cattle	116	97	194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	4	170.00–180.00	$174.75	$566	-0.69
370–385	382	7	167.00–179.00	$170.27	$650	-4.76
411–425	414	10	167.00–187.00	$182.89	$757	+13.96
460–470	465	9	160.00–175.00	$168.07	$782	+2.92
505–545	526	10	144.00–175.00	$160.36	$843	-2.25
565–585	572	9	157.00–162.00	$160.19	$916	+2.37
620–640	630	2	156.00–157.00	$156.51	$986	+9.35
655–680	664	9	150.00–155.00	$151.46	$1,006	+8.80
705–730	724	4	141.00–148.00	$142.70	$1,033	-2.99
780–795	790	3	137.00–138.00	$137.67	$1,088	-1.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	183.00	$183.00	$695	+1.38
430	430	3	176.00–178.00	$176.67	$760	-0.90
495	495	1	174.00	$174.00	$861	+0.28
507 value added	507	2	188.00	$188.00	$953	—
505–530	513	6	172.00–176.00	$173.83	$892	+4.56
555–590	566	8	166.00–175.00	$168.25	$952	+0.32
615–645	628	10	160.00–166.00	$163.28	$1,025	+7.08
660–670	665	7	155.00–162.00	$158.73	$1,056	+6.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	168.00	$168.00	$630	+11.17
405–445	416	7	152.00–157.00	$153.53	$639	-8.47
460–475	464	4	152.00–165.00	$155.33	$721	+10.33
630	630	2	136.00–147.00	$141.50	$891	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	340	6	147.00–160.00	$153.12	$521	-4.68
355–380	372	5	147.00–157.00	$153.75	$572	+2.79
415–445	423	33	144.00–155.00	$150.13	$635	+0.78
450–499	480	35	138.00–150.00	$145.35	$698	+2.46
500–545	526	13	132.00–142.00	$138.32	$728	+0.77
575–595	586	4	122.00–137.00	$132.80	$778	+1.10
605–630	620	7	115.00–131.00	$123.49	$766	-5.96
675–685	680	2	118.00–121.00	$119.49	$813	-3.08
710–730	722	3	120.00–122.00	$120.67	$871	+8.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	6	158.00–169.00	$166.99	$559	-1.01
360–395	385	8	155.00–165.00	$162.22	$625	-2.00
410–435	419	15	151.00–160.00	$156.76	$657	-0.32
450–490	465	9	149.00–157.00	$153.11	$712	+1.43
500–545	520	27	145.00–153.00	$148.18	$771	+3.02
550–570	559	5	140.00–144.00	$141.58	$791	-0.43
679	679	6	135.00	$135.00	$917	+2.43
710	710	1	125.00	$125.00	$888	+0.72
765	765	1	122.00	$122.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	15	140.00–150.00	$144.07	$461	-0.37
355–395	377	8	136.00–143.00	$139.09	$524	-0.28
400–445	429	16	133.00–147.00	$137.32	$589	-0.89
465–495	485	5	130.00–142.00	$136.48	$662	+7.70
525–530	528	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$626	-12.51
555–595	586	6	115.00–130.00	$123.60	$724	+3.37
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	4	205.00	$205.00	$611	—
335	335	2	184.00	$184.00	$616	-1.56
350–365	357	5	181.00–190.00	$185.81	$663	-1.93
400–445	421	24	172.00–182.00	$177.42	$747	-3.68
452–495	469	18	165.00–177.00	$168.62	$791	-2.50
505–530	516	9	156.00–167.00	$161.72	$834	+2.03
550–595	568	6	153.00–162.00	$157.95	$897	+6.33
606–635	614	5	140.00–153.00	$145.57	$894	-2.76
655–680	663	3	140.00–145.00	$141.65	$939	—
705	705	1	135.00	$135.00	$952	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	178.00	$178.00	$454	-2.00
310–325	317	8	165.00–190.00	$175.49	$556	-7.86
355–395	380	11	155.00–177.00	$167.67	$637	-3.39
405–445	423	12	150.00–187.00	$162.00	$685	-3.52
455–495	469	11	148.00–167.00	$156.20	$733	-1.24
500–540	517	10	140.00–155.00	$149.25	$772	+2.41
565–575	568	3	144.00–154.00	$148.33	$843	+6.61
615–640	626	6	140.00–145.00	$142.80	$894	+9.27
655–695	675	2	135.00	$135.00	$911	+4.84
735	735	1	127.00	$127.00	$933	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	313	5	155.00–170.00	$161.04	$504	—
385–395	391	5	145.00–157.00	$150.16	$587	-8.27
450–495	474	8	145.00–155.00	$150.82	$715	+4.87
520	520	1	143.00	$143.00	$744	+5.29
555–585	578	4	132.00–145.00	$137.69	$796	+8.21
610	610	1	132.00	$132.00	$805	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1520	1120	80-85%	22	65.00–84.00	$74.88	$839	—
725–1445	1221	80-85%	62	70.00–88.00	$78.85	$963	—
1055–1375	1258	80-85%	41	83.00–96.00	$87.09	$1,096	+3.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1220	939	85-90%	25	50.00–76.00	$62.31	$585	+9.88
820–1165	962	85-90%	9	52.00–59.00	$56.05	$539	—
825–1155	997	85-90%	25	58.00–74.00	$70.68	$705	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1230	1178	75-80%	2	76.00–83.00	$79.66	$938	—
1165–1200	1183	75-80%	2	92.00–94.00	$93.01	$1,100	—
975–1695	1431	75-80%	13	74.00–89.00	$80.29	$1,149	+4.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1890	1397	15	85.00–98.00	$89.56	$1,251	—
1095–2275	1608	12	101.00–105.00	$102.98	$1,656	—
1375–1760	1635	4	108.00–112.00	$110.13	$1,801	+4.12

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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	5	510.00–700.00	$558.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	680.00–1,050.00	$889.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	610.00–650.00	$630.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	900.00–1,125.00	$983.41	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,228.33	—

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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.