Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

2,553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.96/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 763 lb · 72 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.75/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 852 lb · 65 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.75/cwt ≈ $1,027/hd at 804 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,553	4,046	2,947
Feeder cattle	1,889	3,076	2,107
Slaughter cattle	358	707	428
Replacement cattle	306	263	412

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	6	175.00–180.00	$177.73	$773	-3.68
460–485	478	14	168.00–176.00	$170.87	$817	-4.56
505–540	514	15	167.00–175.00	$170.93	$879	+2.75
555–590	581	25	154.00–168.00	$160.06	$930	-0.33
605–635	619	20	140.00–165.00	$143.98	$891	-7.28
650–690	684	22	136.00–150.00	$142.88	$977	-2.64
715–740	728	2	146.00–147.00	$146.49	$1,066	+10.33
887	887	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	184.00	$184.00	$635	-6.00
350–395	373	10	170.00–181.00	$175.64	$655	+2.11
405–445	426	13	160.00–176.00	$168.80	$719	-0.30
460–485	469	9	165.00–170.00	$166.66	$782	-1.29
500–530	515	11	155.00–177.00	$164.55	$847	+6.28
554–595	569	12	153.00–162.00	$155.78	$886	+8.41
605–645	623	5	149.00–152.00	$150.97	$941	+4.94
675–680	678	3	140.00–144.00	$141.33	$958	—
710–740	725	2	132.00–140.00	$135.92	$985	-0.09
795	795	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,049	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	171.00	$171.00	$590	-1.13
360–395	369	7	156.00–170.00	$163.44	$603	+2.60
409–445	420	8	162.00–172.00	$168.32	$707	+9.77
460	460	2	137.00–162.00	$149.50	$688	+1.51
525	525	2	152.00	$152.00	$798	+15.02
560–585	574	4	143.00–150.00	$146.73	$842	+17.28
675	675	1	135.00	$135.00	$911	+17.54
725	725	5	127.00	$127.00	$921	—
760	760	3	120.00	$120.00	$912	-4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	160.00	$160.00	$456	—
315–335	322	9	153.00–170.00	$157.16	$506	+4.51
360–395	377	24	150.00–173.00	$158.39	$597	+3.42
400–445	424	23	144.00–169.00	$153.75	$652	+0.27
450–495	480	18	142.00–153.00	$148.53	$713	+1.77
500–545	518	29	135.00–152.00	$146.13	$757	-0.23
560 value added	560	6	147.00	$147.00	$823	+6.00
550–595	573	40	132.00–150.00	$143.23	$821	+1.78
605–625	607	26	135.00–142.00	$137.12	$832	-0.27
660–675	669	4	125.00–128.00	$125.75	$841	-5.24
734 value added	734	5	136.00	$136.00	$998	-3.75
761 value added	761	67	133.00	$133.00	$1,012	—
795	795	5	118.00	$118.00	$938	-2.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	20	147.00–165.00	$154.21	$510	-0.58
350–395	373	32	135.00–165.00	$152.58	$569	+3.54
400–435	420	20	134.00–157.00	$147.59	$620	-1.90
455–495	468	27	126.00–152.00	$144.43	$676	-3.29
500–545	524	26	135.00–145.00	$139.76	$732	+0.53
560–595	577	14	132.00–140.00	$136.85	$790	+3.04
605–640	635	14	125.00–132.00	$131.24	$833	+1.94
675–690	679	4	117.00–120.00	$119.25	$810	-2.65
720–725	723	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$803	-6.69
775	775	2	115.00	$115.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
804 value added	804	63	127.75	$127.75	$1,027	—
852	852	65	132.75	$132.75	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	18	145.00–155.00	$148.50	$492	-0.25
355–390	368	7	135.00–147.00	$142.10	$523	-2.41
410–445	429	12	133.00–150.00	$140.12	$601	+1.36
455–490	471	10	125.00–144.00	$135.06	$636	-1.95
530–540	531	8	117.00–130.00	$125.49	$666	-2.03
555–585	567	8	125.00–130.00	$128.39	$728	+8.30
610–635	630	5	115.00–120.00	$117.40	$740	+7.40
660–690	676	7	110.00–117.00	$113.16	$765	—
755	755	4	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	10	165.00–187.00	$177.16	$570	+1.12
360–390	377	9	155.00–178.00	$170.90	$644	+0.18
400–435	421	24	152.00–174.00	$166.98	$703	+2.66
455–495	471	31	149.00–164.00	$156.89	$739	-1.70
500–549	526	42	136.00–155.00	$149.11	$784	-4.30
555–595	575	22	130.00–148.00	$140.55	$808	-5.92
600–645	623	11	125.00–138.00	$134.09	$835	-5.03
655–690	672	10	125.00–132.00	$129.01	$867	-3.78
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	-10.66
765–790	774	4	115.00–118.00	$116.75	$904	-7.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	312	10	190.00–196.00	$190.85	$595	-9.15
370–380	373	3	185.00–190.00	$186.70	$696	-2.16
400–445	416	11	167.00–182.00	$175.92	$732	+0.12
450–490	465	10	165.00–173.00	$167.23	$778	+1.78
506–545	519	9	157.00–165.00	$159.18	$826	+1.12
550–565	559	15	146.00–156.00	$151.21	$845	-0.25
600–640	618	13	139.00–146.00	$143.27	$885	-4.31
660–690	671	8	133.00–140.00	$135.98	$912	-9.04
700–715	709	4	120.00–132.00	$124.78	$885	-8.72
765–770	768	2	120.00–127.00	$123.51	$949	+1.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	178.00	$178.00	$498	—
340–345	343	2	155.00–162.00	$158.53	$544	-15.26
370–395	382	13	142.00–172.00	$160.36	$613	-2.27
405–445	428	23	135.00–166.00	$156.21	$669	-2.86
455–480	472	11	148.00–152.00	$150.45	$710	+0.79
510–545	526	14	115.00–147.00	$135.50	$713	-8.65
555–585	570	11	130.00–137.00	$134.98	$769	-3.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1340	1106	80-85%	37	60.00–74.00	$67.97	$752	-13.69
805–1440	1173	80-85%	89	65.00–84.00	$74.40	$873	—
950–1585	1267	80-85%	18	77.00–87.00	$82.03	$1,039	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1090	990	85-90%	11	39.00–64.00	$51.60	$511	-10.11
830–1160	1029	85-90%	39	46.00–71.00	$61.85	$636	—
800–1150	1032	85-90%	24	55.00–74.00	$66.61	$687	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1580	1352	75-80%	19	72.00–85.00	$75.89	$1,026	—
1165–1505	1364	75-80%	4	68.00–70.00	$68.66	$937	—
1515	1515	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,212	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1755	1600	12	89.00–99.00	$96.44	$1,543	-5.33
1260–2060	1641	17	89.00–107.00	$100.56	$1,650	-1.21
1525–1820	1704	7	106.00–112.50	$110.23	$1,878	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–880	733	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	520.00–780.00	$636.67
1080–1215	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	640.00–790.00	$719.41
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	700.00–850.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–865	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–590.00	$544.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1295	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–1,150.00	$1,003.94
1153–1220	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,050.00	$1,015.40
1093–1465 fancy	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,110.00	$1,085.64
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	700.00–950.00	$864.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	975.00–1,325.00	$1,160.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	850.00–950.00	$908.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	800.00–1,050.00	$981.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1255	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00–825.00	$818.33
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–675.00	$612.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–830.00	$698.57

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	875.00–1,025.00	$965.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–875.00	$820.83

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–725.00	$710.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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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
940–1035	981	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,159.41	—
1025–1170	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–1,375.00	$1,154.02	—
1230 fancy	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	875.00–1,400.00	$1,099.19	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,460.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,025.00	$968.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–1,100.00	$933.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	730.00–775.00	$752.50	—

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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.