Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

3,790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.76/cwt +8.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 626 lb · 127 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.99/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 524 lb · 69 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.62/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 568 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,790	2,097	3,438
Feeder cattle	2,877	1,564	2,562
Slaughter cattle	640	351	576
Replacement cattle	273	182	300

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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
370–392	388	9	180.00–188.00	$181.40	$704	-14.45
400–435	412	9	173.00–189.00	$179.49	$739	+2.92
450–478	464	9	170.00–185.00	$174.30	$809	+7.30
501–548	516	11	164.00–171.00	$165.87	$856	-2.16
555–590	571	12	155.00–170.00	$161.05	$920	-7.91
620–631	626	127	155.00–164.50	$162.76	$1,019	+8.97
650–698	683	35	145.00–152.00	$149.25	$1,019	+9.25
728 value added	728	13	146.00	$146.00	$1,063	—
735–745	741	7	137.50–142.00	$138.35	$1,025	-8.64
750–795	779	11	135.00	$135.00	$1,052	±0.00
758–788 value added	780	22	144.00–145.00	$144.27	$1,125	—
837 value added	837	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,122	—
854 value added	854	32	138.25	$138.25	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	320	4	171.00–180.00	$174.24	$558	+0.24
355–390	374	7	170.00–179.00	$173.80	$650	+0.11
400–435	423	8	164.00–178.00	$168.57	$713	-7.30
470–495	484	18	160.00–176.00	$164.04	$794	-4.49
500–545	525	11	152.00–167.00	$159.83	$839	+3.16
560–596	582	28	148.00–158.00	$151.31	$881	-4.51
600–625	614	7	142.00–155.00	$148.87	$914	+4.20
655–680	665	5	141.00–145.00	$143.39	$954	-9.61
715–720	718	2	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$987	—
770–795	778	3	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	322	6	167.00–192.00	$173.83	$560	-14.18
385–395	390	2	155.00–161.00	$158.04	$616	-1.76
415–445	428	6	152.00–175.00	$160.89	$689	-9.41
475–495	491	5	150.00–153.00	$150.58	$739	-10.57
515–525	523	4	141.00–151.00	$148.28	$776	-0.57
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	-2.28
610–630	620	4	135.00–140.00	$138.52	$859	+3.52
715	715	1	128.00	$128.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–895	885	6	114.00–117.00	$114.98	$1,018	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	3	148.00–165.00	$154.91	$491	-1.71
355–385	374	15	143.00–165.00	$158.06	$591	+4.10
405–445	419	38	140.00–163.00	$154.91	$649	+5.51
450–495	466	48	138.00–156.00	$149.83	$698	-0.22
505–545	524	69	139.00–154.00	$145.99	$765	-0.92
550–565 fancy	558	2	148.00–149.00	$148.51	$829	—
550–596	573	44	135.00–148.00	$144.80	$830	+3.92
601 fancy	601	8	145.00	$145.00	$871	—
605–645	621	28	132.50–140.00	$135.89	$844	+4.41
655–694	669	31	123.00–136.00	$132.38	$886	+1.34
703–730 value added	726	18	128.00–129.00	$128.16	$930	—
705–740	726	14	120.00–126.50	$124.08	$901	+3.09
730 fancy	730	3	134.00	$134.00	$978	—
750–765 fancy	764	17	125.00–129.00	$128.77	$984	+6.27
755–798	794	21	118.00–120.00	$119.05	$945	-34.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	18	145.00–159.00	$153.88	$499	+2.61
350–395	360	33	131.00–162.50	$154.24	$555	+0.04
400–445	427	24	133.00–159.00	$148.24	$633	-0.82
450–495	476	40	122.00–152.00	$144.56	$688	-1.57
500–545	527	45	130.00–147.00	$140.93	$743	+0.89
555–595	568	56	125.00–143.00	$133.62	$759	+2.55
600–638	622	22	100.00–135.00	$126.05	$784	-0.88
655–690	676	13	110.00–125.00	$117.94	$797	-3.81
710–735	722	8	109.00–119.00	$115.23	$832	-2.78
765–780	773	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	12	128.00–165.00	$149.48	$493	-6.62
355–395	378	21	122.00–157.00	$137.74	$521	-10.53
400–445	424	19	140.00–152.00	$147.17	$624	+4.83
460–495	476	15	132.00–145.00	$138.75	$660	+6.72
500–540	513	29	117.00–135.00	$125.28	$643	-1.60
560–580	573	3	120.00–124.00	$121.30	$695	-5.33
605–615	609	8	112.00–122.00	$118.38	$721	+0.97
660–695	680	3	110.00–116.00	$113.63	$773	-1.37
705–725	718	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$787	—
755–765	762	3	105.00–111.00	$106.98	$815	-5.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–845	830	4	104.00–108.00	$105.96	$879	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	180.00–212.00	$196.68	$462	-3.32
275	275	1	200.00	$200.00	$550	—
310–345	331	11	160.00–192.00	$172.22	$570	-3.03
355–395	372	16	140.00–187.00	$173.31	$645	+0.18
400–445	424	21	130.00–179.00	$167.07	$708	-1.52
450–495	471	33	130.00–169.00	$158.52	$747	-2.27
500–545	522	27	121.00–161.00	$152.45	$796	+4.39
550–595	581	29	140.00–150.00	$145.43	$845	+9.48
605–645	628	16	108.00–143.00	$134.29	$843	-0.55
650–695	670	8	122.00–135.00	$129.63	$869	+1.89
775–795	785	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$938	+7.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	276	4	175.00–190.00	$180.04	$497	+10.04
305–340	329	6	140.00–185.00	$165.75	$545	-5.60
360–395	377	16	150.00–177.00	$165.28	$623	+0.84
400–445	433	32	120.00–169.00	$158.29	$685	+2.67
455–495	482	21	135.00–159.00	$152.80	$736	+13.57
505–545	526	20	125.00–151.00	$142.15	$748	+5.33
555–560	558	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$762	+2.16
615–640	630	3	110.00–130.00	$119.12	$750	+1.12
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	+0.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	195.00	$195.00	$517	—
300–320	310	3	184.00–193.00	$188.10	$583	—
365–395	379	8	170.00–192.00	$179.27	$679	+0.17
400–435	414	16	150.00–187.00	$176.50	$731	+4.63
455–480	473	17	160.00–182.00	$169.70	$803	+0.28
503–545	520	20	155.50–169.00	$160.13	$833	+0.61
550–580	562	10	137.00–156.00	$151.57	$852	-2.39
610–645	628	2	140.00–147.00	$143.40	$901	+3.12
655	655	2	138.00–143.00	$140.50	$920	+6.98
710–745	734	5	119.00–129.00	$126.77	$930	-1.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1525	1109	80-85%	51	60.00–77.00	$70.26	$779	—
850–1695	1156	80-85%	80	71.00–83.00	$76.00	$879	+4.04
735–1360	1183	80-85%	39	79.00–88.00	$81.91	$969	+4.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1170	977	85-90%	45	40.00–67.00	$58.66	$573	+1.60
705–1245	994	85-90%	59	50.00–72.00	$62.38	$620	+5.32
805–1210	1021	85-90%	28	56.00–78.00	$67.08	$685	+3.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1665	1327	75-80%	21	80.00–87.00	$83.01	$1,102	—
1120–1730	1352	75-80%	51	72.00–83.00	$76.48	$1,034	-4.47
1210–1635	1446	75-80%	7	60.00–77.00	$71.90	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1945	1440	24	79.00–101.00	$92.96	$1,339	—
1210–2065	1699	27	90.00–114.00	$102.34	$1,739	+2.55
1200–2195	1868	17	103.00–120.00	$110.56	$2,065	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–1060	892	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	608.00–1,025.00	$824.72

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–885	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–620.00	$515.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
1230–1365	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	980.00–1,070.00	$1,030.07
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	560.00–875.00	$731.15
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	740.00–940.00	$860.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	480.00–640.00	$562.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	405.00–510.00	$461.25

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	250.00	$250.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	250.00–280.00	$260.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	721.00	$721.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	900.00–1,375.00	$1,100.20	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	875.00–925.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00	$400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	870.00	$870.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	690.00–875.00	$782.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–1,100.00	$1,016.67	—

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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.