Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

2,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $909/hd at 640 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.58/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 533 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.24/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 540 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,648	1,603	4,654
Feeder cattle	2,026	1,137	3,444
Slaughter cattle	432	350	763
Replacement cattle	190	116	447

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good 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
235	235	1	208.00	$208.00	$489	—
365–380	373	2	180.00–190.00	$185.10	$690	+2.10
415–440	425	3	178.00–193.00	$183.21	$779	+6.54
455–475	469	4	166.00–174.00	$170.03	$797	-3.97
500–547	540	56	155.00–183.50	$179.24	$968	+5.41
550–595	569	16	150.00–175.00	$166.94	$950	-1.31
600–645	622	9	148.00–165.00	$157.55	$980	-5.73
660–685	669	8	136.00–162.00	$152.65	$1,021	-6.08
725–740	729	9	143.00–154.00	$145.34	$1,060	—
837 value added	837	24	137.75	$137.75	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	+5.25
350–385	371	8	168.00–178.00	$172.49	$640	+2.22
405–445	425	5	166.00–173.00	$169.03	$718	-13.86
455–490	473	10	159.00–178.00	$167.38	$792	-0.69
514–540	519	25	155.00–174.00	$160.21	$831	-0.15
570–595	579	13	140.00–165.00	$158.41	$917	-1.78
610–635	624	8	129.00–156.00	$145.00	$905	-11.51
657–680	671	13	138.00–148.00	$144.90	$972	-6.56
725–730	727	3	134.00–138.00	$136.66	$994	-6.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	331	5	162.00–170.00	$167.18	$553	—
355–395	380	3	156.00–165.00	$160.49	$610	-7.51
405–435	418	3	152.00–162.00	$156.35	$654	+2.82
480–495	488	2	148.00–150.00	$148.98	$727	-6.35
505–530	520	6	145.00–158.00	$150.96	$785	—
625–645	631	4	132.00–138.00	$135.47	$855	-6.03
720–745	737	3	119.00–127.00	$122.71	$904	—
795	795	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,002	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	3	172.00–173.00	$172.68	$587	+5.69
350–390	372	12	153.00–167.00	$161.78	$602	-0.44
400–440	422	21	155.00–163.00	$158.23	$668	+1.47
450–498	474	43	150.00–162.00	$154.65	$733	+1.54
500–545	530	50	145.00–155.00	$149.50	$792	+1.32
548 value added	548	10	156.00	$156.00	$855	—
555–595	572	39	136.00–149.00	$144.46	$826	+2.88
614 value added	614	9	147.00	$147.00	$903	—
600–645	624	26	135.00–145.00	$139.03	$868	—
655–690	675	21	129.00–140.00	$135.09	$912	+0.09
705–740	722	11	125.00–132.00	$128.20	$926	+3.20
724 value added	724	12	132.50	$132.50	$959	—
757–759 value added	758	30	133.50–145.00	$138.49	$1,050	—
765–780	773	2	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$955	+1.50
846 value added	846	8	126.00	$126.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	327	5	145.00–162.00	$156.24	$511	+3.12
360–395	376	27	131.00–162.00	$155.35	$584	+1.60
405–445	427	34	145.00–157.00	$150.67	$643	+0.54
455–495	476	38	133.00–152.00	$146.94	$699	+1.59
500–540	525	25	134.00–148.00	$140.15	$736	+1.83
555–590	575	22	130.00–145.00	$135.88	$781	+3.08
600–645	627	14	120.00–135.00	$128.46	$805	+4.97
651–695	661	21	116.00–130.00	$127.30	$841	+7.81
705–730	718	3	104.00–123.00	$115.77	$831	-4.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568 value added	568	9	149.00	$149.00	$846	—
640 value added	640	79	142.00	$142.00	$909	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	—
325–335	330	4	150.00–158.00	$152.54	$503	+8.47
360–385	372	5	145.00–150.00	$147.65	$549	+8.56
410–435	422	11	120.00–147.00	$138.64	$585	+1.32
455–490	478	8	130.00–145.00	$135.55	$648	-0.93
530–540	535	3	121.00–130.00	$124.64	$667	+6.13
560–595	588	10	117.00–128.00	$121.96	$717	-1.64
640–645	643	2	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$730	—
675–685	680	3	109.00–120.00	$113.02	$769	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	3	194.00–207.00	$201.32	$548	-3.68
300–330	316	5	186.00–198.00	$191.50	$605	+7.50
360–395	377	13	172.00–202.00	$187.52	$707	+1.71
405–445	424	24	160.00–190.00	$184.34	$782	+6.92
455–490	471	24	148.00–182.00	$174.92	$824	+6.30
505–545	524	33	139.00–179.00	$165.82	$869	+4.10
550–590	567	12	150.00–162.00	$154.23	$874	-3.72
615–640	626	13	140.00–154.00	$146.76	$919	+1.19
650–690	667	9	139.00–146.00	$142.67	$952	+1.02
700–740	716	10	120.00–137.00	$131.98	$945	-3.02
770–795	778	3	120.00–127.00	$123.37	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
265–295	280	2	200.00	$200.00	$560	+22.00
330–345	338	5	172.00–197.00	$185.27	$626	+9.78
350–395	380	23	157.00–190.00	$176.62	$671	+8.95
400–445	424	22	155.00–180.00	$171.02	$725	+9.02
455–495	478	20	150.00–170.00	$158.70	$759	+2.50
500–530	523	22	140.00–167.00	$157.11	$822	+7.86
560–595	574	7	135.00–147.00	$140.34	$806	-7.99
600–645	628	13	130.00–145.00	$137.51	$864	-5.29
675–695	683	4	131.00–136.00	$132.77	$907	-2.23
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	—
305–330	317	11	155.00–178.00	$168.62	$535	+7.58
380–390	388	6	152.00–175.00	$168.22	$653	+18.06
410–445	422	14	150.00–169.00	$162.98	$688	—
455–485	472	14	142.00–160.00	$150.14	$709	-0.68
500–545	531	7	135.00–156.00	$146.32	$777	+3.32
610	610	2	138.00	$138.00	$842	+6.00
760	760	1	118.00	$118.00	$897	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1350	1118	80-85%	42	74.00–88.00	$80.30	$898	+5.42
860–1375	1136	80-85%	62	67.00–80.00	$75.10	$853	+0.22
995–1605	1168	80-85%	41	80.00–92.50	$84.68	$989	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1175	960	85-90%	17	50.00–68.00	$63.18	$607	+7.13
815–1265	973	85-90%	45	50.00–73.00	$63.70	$620	+7.65
740–1160	997	85-90%	28	60.00–77.00	$69.40	$692	-1.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1615	1344	75-80%	24	76.00–88.00	$80.22	$1,078	—
1100–1665	1369	75-80%	19	83.00–88.00	$84.86	$1,162	—
1405–1880	1617	75-80%	10	64.00–75.00	$68.15	$1,102	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1905	1425	12	85.00–98.00	$92.55	$1,319	—
1045–2200	1713	19	91.00–113.00	$104.93	$1,797	—
1250–2330	1753	11	99.00–121.00	$108.57	$1,903	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–860	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	510.00–655.00	$581.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	815.00	$815.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	825.00–1,000.00	$887.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–955	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	620.00–650.00	$634.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–775.00	$741.67

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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
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1140–1180	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,098.28	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	825.00–1,250.00	$1,101.76	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,372.22	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,387.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	375.00–550.00	$461.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	750.00–875.00	$818.00	—

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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.