Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

2,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.07/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 586 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $142.34/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 418 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.91/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 526 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,097	2,553	2,568
Feeder cattle	1,564	1,889	2,009
Slaughter cattle	351	358	287
Replacement cattle	182	306	272

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
325	325	2	174.00	$174.00	$566	-10.00
365–380	373	3	172.00–175.00	$173.69	$648	-1.95
410–445	431	4	169.00–185.00	$175.87	$758	+7.07
455–475	468	13	160.00–177.00	$168.53	$789	+1.87
520–545	532	19	153.00–159.00	$156.67	$833	-7.88
560–595	585	5	154.00–157.00	$155.82	$912	+0.04
605–645	630	6	140.00–153.00	$144.67	$911	-6.30
660	660	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,010	+11.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–382	377	5	178.00–200.00	$195.85	$738	—
410–435	423	2	174.00–179.00	$176.57	$747	-1.16
470–480	474	5	166.00–168.00	$167.00	$792	-3.87
515–530	526	4	162.00–176.00	$168.03	$884	-2.90
555–585	575	8	157.00–172.00	$168.96	$972	+8.90
615–645	621	16	145.00–165.00	$153.79	$955	+9.81
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	-2.88
715–720	718	2	144.00–150.00	$146.99	$1,055	+0.50
795	795	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–325	316	5	170.00–192.50	$188.01	$594	+17.01
355–370	360	3	155.00–169.00	$159.80	$575	-3.64
400–445	420	6	165.00–175.00	$170.30	$715	+1.98
470–490	480	2	154.00–168.00	$161.15	$774	+11.65
505–540	525	6	135.00–157.00	$148.85	$781	-3.15
560–595	580	3	145.00–150.00	$147.28	$854	+0.55
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	—
795	795	1	122.00	$122.00	$970	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	283	10	155.00–160.00	$158.30	$448	—
305–340	326	4	150.00–152.00	$151.27	$493	-2.94
355–395	366	18	145.00–162.50	$154.20	$564	+1.62
400–445	424	25	140.00–157.00	$149.06	$632	+1.47
450–495	474	25	136.00–152.00	$146.13	$693	+1.70
500–530	517	16	133.00–146.00	$140.04	$724	+0.28
550–595	586	32	127.00–137.00	$131.07	$768	-5.78
600–645	624	13	118.00–132.00	$126.93	$792	-4.31
665–690	680	4	120.00–124.00	$121.75	$828	+2.50
705–725	721	8	116.00–120.00	$118.01	$851	+7.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	6	155.00–162.00	$156.62	$498	-0.54
365–395	377	9	150.00–159.00	$153.96	$580	-4.43
405–445	426	12	146.00–154.00	$149.40	$636	-4.35
450–485	473	16	144.00–158.00	$150.05	$710	+1.52
505–545	526	26	140.00–157.00	$146.91	$773	+0.78
555	555	1	154.00	$154.00	$855	+10.77
550–585	566	19	139.00–145.00	$140.88	$797	-2.35
600–620	610	2	130.00–133.00	$131.48	$802	-5.64
655–675	671	12	123.00–134.00	$131.04	$879	+5.29
700–710	705	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$853	—
750–780	765	2	113.00–117.00	$115.04	$880	-2.96
765 fancy	765	2	122.50	$122.50	$937	—
770	770	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,186	+36.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	4	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$391	—
305–340	335	11	140.00–165.00	$156.10	$523	+7.60
355–395	371	14	137.00–157.00	$148.27	$550	+6.17
400–445	418	29	127.00–155.00	$142.34	$595	+2.22
450–495	479	15	122.00–145.00	$132.03	$632	-3.03
515–545	532	14	115.00–137.00	$126.88	$675	+1.39
570–595	585	6	125.00–130.00	$126.63	$741	-1.76
605–635	615	3	115.00–122.00	$117.41	$722	+0.01
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	+1.84
785	785	1	112.00	$112.00	$879	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	200.00	$200.00	$470	—
320–335	331	5	170.00–192.00	$175.25	$580	-1.91
365–390	378	18	160.00–182.00	$173.13	$654	+2.23
405–445	418	20	159.00–177.00	$168.59	$705	+1.61
460–495	482	11	153.00–167.00	$160.79	$775	+3.90
510–545	528	23	138.00–157.00	$148.06	$782	-1.05
550–595	567	19	130.00–147.00	$135.95	$771	-4.60
610–625	614	6	131.00–140.00	$134.84	$828	+0.75
660–695	679	4	125.00–130.00	$127.74	$867	-1.27
715	715	1	122.00	$122.00	$872	+2.00
780	780	1	112.00	$112.00	$874	-4.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	174.00	$174.00	$357	—
290	290	4	170.00	$170.00	$493	-8.00
305–345	323	9	163.00–187.00	$171.35	$553	+12.82
375–385	379	7	152.00–175.00	$164.44	$623	+4.08
410–445	425	18	145.00–167.00	$155.62	$661	-0.59
455–495	472	19	130.00–157.00	$139.23	$657	-11.22
500–545	523	12	120.00–147.00	$136.82	$716	+1.32
550–575	563	3	133.00–135.00	$134.33	$756	-0.65
630	630	1	118.00	$118.00	$743	—
660–670	665	2	115.00–124.00	$119.53	$795	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	366	5	175.00–190.00	$179.10	$656	-7.60
405–445	425	6	168.00–180.00	$171.87	$730	-4.05
465–496	485	10	160.00–177.00	$169.42	$822	+2.19
500–545	529	14	151.00–170.00	$159.52	$844	+0.34
550–585	564	24	144.00–158.00	$153.96	$868	+2.75
600–645	621	7	134.00–145.00	$140.28	$871	-2.99
655–695	676	4	130.00–135.00	$133.52	$903	-2.46
705–740	723	2	127.00–130.00	$128.54	$929	+3.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1480	1162	80-85%	50	64.00–77.00	$71.96	$836	-2.44
875–1455	1171	80-85%	40	68.00–83.00	$77.57	$908	+3.17
1005–1800	1287	80-85%	32	78.00–89.00	$83.50	$1,075	+1.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1060	964	85-90%	16	55.00–60.00	$57.06	$550	+5.46
870–1185	1009	85-90%	30	58.00–78.00	$71.10	$717	+9.25
830–1245	1031	85-90%	42	50.00–69.00	$63.98	$660	-2.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1600	1367	75-80%	19	68.00–89.00	$80.95	$1,107	+12.29
1180–1570	1397	75-80%	11	60.00–82.00	$78.05	$1,090	+9.39
1290–1645	1470	75-80%	6	82.00–95.00	$90.63	$1,332	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1985	1560	11	88.00–99.00	$90.80	$1,416	—
1325–1855	1680	14	97.00–105.00	$99.79	$1,676	—
1610–2195	1818	10	104.00–111.00	$108.03	$1,964	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945 fancy	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1013–1035	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,163.58
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–875.00	$787.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–720.00	$696.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–860.00	$805.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	730.00–900.00	$798.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	44	750.00–950.00	$877.27	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–960	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,157.54	—
980–1245	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,271.81	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,166.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,108.33	—

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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.