Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

1,923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.47/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 518 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $165.25/cwt -5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 424 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.69/cwt -9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 526 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,923	2,648	2,812
Feeder cattle	1,325	2,026	2,167
Slaughter cattle	290	432	360
Replacement cattle	308	190	285

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 1.00 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
370–375	374	4	188.00–190.00	$188.49	$705	+3.39
415–445	431	5	173.00–179.00	$176.12	$759	-7.09
460–485	471	15	172.00–181.00	$178.03	$839	+8.00
510–545	521	8	165.00–172.50	$167.53	$873	-11.71
555–595	573	14	160.00–167.50	$163.85	$939	-3.09
612–645	619	20	154.00–162.50	$157.21	$973	-0.34
655–695	671	12	147.00–158.00	$153.22	$1,028	+0.57
700–715	707	3	144.00–148.00	$145.66	$1,030	+0.32
770–790	781	6	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$1,066	—
805	805	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,055	—
850	850	2	130.00–133.00	$131.50	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	376	8	169.00–178.00	$173.94	$654	+1.45
415–445	436	5	170.00–177.00	$172.32	$751	+3.29
455–495	470	16	160.00–170.00	$165.46	$778	-1.92
510–530	523	6	150.00–164.00	$158.35	$828	-1.86
553–570	561	7	158.00–164.00	$160.56	$901	+2.15
605	605	2	148.00	$148.00	$895	+3.00
650	650	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,008	+10.10
735	735	3	140.00–142.00	$141.33	$1,039	+4.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	5	156.00–160.00	$156.99	$510	-10.19
375–380	376	7	150.00–170.00	$157.76	$593	-2.73
438	438	6	146.50	$146.50	$642	-9.85
510–535	518	4	150.00–156.00	$153.45	$795	+2.49
635	635	1	142.00	$142.00	$902	+6.53
715	715	2	124.00	$124.00	$887	+1.29
790	790	2	120.00	$120.00	$948	-6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	164.00	$164.00	$418	—
315–345	322	8	160.00–178.00	$163.56	$527	-9.12
355–395	378	18	154.00–170.00	$159.63	$603	-2.15
400–440	417	20	153.00–162.00	$158.05	$659	-0.18
450–495	469	24	148.00–160.00	$154.05	$722	-0.60
500–545	518	28	145.00–154.00	$149.47	$774	-0.03
550–580	565	17	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$820	+0.65
600–645	629	9	133.00–138.00	$136.02	$856	-3.01
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	-5.09
765	765	1	122.00	$122.00	$933	-1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	—
305–330	317	12	150.00–158.00	$154.26	$489	-1.98
360–395	377	18	142.00–153.00	$148.19	$559	-7.16
400–445	428	18	137.50–157.00	$150.94	$646	+0.27
455–485	474	19	133.00–150.00	$142.15	$674	-4.79
505–515	512	10	140.00–145.00	$141.11	$722	+0.96
555–583	571	12	125.00–140.00	$134.10	$766	-1.78
630–640	637	3	121.00–127.00	$124.65	$794	-3.81
650–675	663	2	125.00–129.00	$127.04	$842	-0.26
775–790	785	3	115.00–118.00	$115.99	$911	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	8	140.00–150.00	$145.89	$474	-6.65
365–385	375	2	142.00–143.00	$142.51	$534	-5.14
400–440	420	12	129.00–150.00	$140.77	$591	+2.13
455–485	472	6	128.00–136.00	$131.39	$620	-4.16
525–545	531	4	125.00–135.00	$128.81	$684	+4.17
555–570	560	3	125.00–127.00	$126.32	$707	+4.36
610–645	626	4	109.00–120.00	$116.48	$729	+2.99
790	790	2	105.00	$105.00	$830	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	184.00–188.00	$186.13	$428	-3.87
265–275	267	5	180.00–185.00	$181.03	$483	-18.97
305–335	322	17	174.00–184.00	$178.58	$575	-6.69
355–396	374	18	165.00–182.00	$177.86	$665	+1.24
400–445	424	24	150.00–172.00	$165.25	$701	-5.77
460–480	470	16	152.00–160.00	$156.32	$735	-2.38
505–545	526	24	138.00–155.00	$147.69	$777	-9.42
555–590	569	17	136.00–150.00	$142.99	$814	+2.65
615–645	632	7	130.00–135.00	$133.17	$842	-4.34
670–685	678	4	128.00–134.00	$130.97	$888	-1.80
710–725	718	4	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$908	+1.52
770	770	2	116.00	$116.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	198.00–208.00	$202.95	$564	+1.63
315–340	323	8	188.00–194.00	$192.00	$620	+0.50
365–390	375	6	172.50–188.00	$180.31	$676	-7.21
400–430	418	13	165.00–188.00	$180.09	$753	-4.25
450–495	468	16	157.00–172.00	$166.24	$778	-8.68
500–545	520	14	150.00–167.00	$158.82	$826	-7.00
550–585	572	6	142.50–162.00	$151.26	$865	-2.97
610–645	635	6	135.00–147.00	$141.01	$895	-5.75
655–690	671	7	135.00–143.00	$138.52	$929	-4.15
720	720	2	127.50–130.00	$128.75	$927	-3.23
760–770	765	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$937	-0.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	294	4	170.00–178.00	$171.97	$506	—
365–395	376	6	162.00–172.00	$167.02	$628	-1.20
410–425	421	4	158.00–160.00	$159.51	$672	-3.47
475–485	479	10	140.00–150.00	$144.04	$690	-6.10
505–540	522	7	140.00–147.00	$143.16	$747	-3.16
560–565	563	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$746	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1360	1056	80-85%	34	65.00–75.00	$71.54	$755	—
790–1380	1121	80-85%	76	73.00–82.00	$77.63	$870	-2.67
1025–1555	1221	80-85%	18	77.00–89.00	$84.70	$1,034	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1430	1302	75-80%	8	77.00–90.00	$83.17	$1,083	—
1240–1385	1345	75-80%	5	62.00–78.00	$73.76	$992	-6.46
1240–1780	1502	75-80%	28	73.50–85.50	$79.65	$1,196	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1165	950	85-90%	8	47.00–60.00	$53.18	$505	-10.00
705–1120	968	85-90%	21	55.00–73.00	$63.69	$617	-0.01
950–1070	1008	85-90%	8	62.00–71.00	$64.63	$651	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2005	1567	8	78.00–103.00	$92.09	$1,443	—
1115–2315	1762	17	98.00–112.00	$106.83	$1,882	-1.74
1395–2250	1800	7	94.00–120.00	$109.29	$1,967	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–675.00	$600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–875	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	550.00–750.00	$659.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1115	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–775.00	$695.36
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	660.00–975.00	$797.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	775.00–1,125.00	$928.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	825.00–1,200.00	$978.18
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,578.13
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00

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)	11	625.00–775.00	$703.64
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	725.00–900.00	$811.54
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	375.00–600.00	$470.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–975.00	$925.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–850.00	$816.11

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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
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	82	800.00–1,375.00	$1,145.85	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00–1,410.00	$1,354.29	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–800.00	$725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	650.00–975.00	$876.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	725.00–980.00	$848.64	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.