Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

2,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.34/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 474 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.83/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 474 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.77/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 425 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,356	3,790	1,732
Feeder cattle	1,672	2,877	1,153
Slaughter cattle	355	640	268
Replacement cattle	329	273	311

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
305–340	316	5	173.00–200.00	$182.01	$575	+7.77
380–395	384	4	165.00–175.00	$172.43	$662	-1.37
430–445	436	9	160.00–174.00	$167.54	$730	-1.03
450–495	470	10	154.00–177.00	$163.33	$768	-0.71
510–545	530	22	150.00–160.00	$157.03	$832	-2.80
560–595	573	4	154.00–165.00	$159.83	$916	+8.52
615–640	633	4	137.50–152.00	$143.41	$908	-5.46
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	-13.39
740–745	743	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$970	-7.01
825	825	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	365	5	180.00–187.00	$182.30	$665	+0.90
420–425	423	3	175.00–181.00	$178.66	$756	-0.83
465–470	466	7	170.00–175.00	$171.57	$800	-2.73
500–542	530	17	168.00–182.00	$170.83	$905	+4.96
554	554	5	168.00	$168.00	$931	+6.95
610–635	623	2	155.00–165.00	$160.10	$997	-2.66
660	660	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,016	+4.75
735	735	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,102	+11.65
780–790	785	2	140.00–147.00	$143.48	$1,126	+8.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	162.00–165.00	$163.51	$520	-10.32
360–395	375	4	150.00–182.00	$167.13	$627	+9.09
405–445	428	6	160.00–177.00	$168.12	$720	+7.23
460–495	474	7	145.00–155.00	$149.51	$709	-1.07
530	530	1	159.00	$159.00	$843	+10.72
570	570	1	147.00	$147.00	$838	+2.00
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	332	3	158.00–161.00	$159.34	$529	+4.43
360–395	377	13	153.00–165.00	$159.43	$601	+1.37
400–445	425	31	150.00–165.00	$154.77	$658	-0.14
460 fancy	460	1	165.00	$165.00	$759	—
450–490	474	47	140.00–160.00	$153.09	$726	+3.26
500–545	523	24	140.00–159.00	$151.02	$790	+5.03
534 value added	534	5	149.00	$149.00	$796	—
555–585	563	7	140.00–149.00	$142.85	$804	-1.95
560–570 value added	563	6	142.00–149.00	$144.36	$813	—
600	600	1	142.00	$142.00	$852	+6.11
625 value added	625	4	143.00	$143.00	$894	—
605–640	628	3	130.00	$130.00	$816	-5.89
670–680	675	4	128.00–131.00	$129.49	$874	-2.89
710–725	712	27	121.00–131.00	$128.81	$917	+4.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	156.00–158.00	$156.97	$444	—
310–345	330	8	151.00–167.00	$156.56	$517	+2.68
350–395	375	19	144.00–165.00	$154.27	$579	+0.03
400–445	426	16	135.00–158.00	$150.44	$641	+2.20
455–495	474	33	130.00–151.00	$144.83	$686	+0.27
500–545	526	15	130.00–145.00	$140.99	$742	+0.06
555–585	570	11	130.00–141.00	$137.25	$782	+3.63
615–645	631	7	120.00–132.00	$125.82	$794	-0.23
695	695	1	122.00	$122.00	$848	+4.06
705–715	710	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$848	+4.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	9	146.00–160.00	$150.37	$496	+0.89
355–395	366	18	125.00–157.00	$138.57	$507	+0.83
405–435	423	9	145.00–152.00	$148.26	$627	+1.09
465–495	478	10	130.00–145.00	$138.43	$662	-0.32
505–545	522	14	120.00–135.00	$126.89	$662	+1.61
552–590	558	11	112.00–129.00	$120.27	$671	-1.03
630–635	633	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$703	-7.38
655–695	675	4	110.00–117.00	$114.45	$773	+0.82

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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	328	6	165.00–190.00	$178.51	$586	+6.29
350–395	370	11	156.00–184.00	$171.39	$634	-1.92
400–445	428	27	152.00–177.00	$165.72	$709	-1.35
450–495	476	19	145.00–165.00	$154.21	$734	-4.31
500–545	520	19	140.00–157.00	$145.63	$757	-6.82
555–595	574	19	134.00–142.00	$136.80	$785	-8.63
600–645	619	13	124.00–135.00	$130.76	$809	-3.53
660–690	675	2	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$837	-5.65
715–725	717	5	120.00–121.00	$120.20	$862	—
775–790	780	4	111.00–118.00	$113.77	$887	-5.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	4	180.00–182.00	$180.99	$530	+0.95
310–340	329	5	177.00–180.00	$179.43	$590	+13.68
355–390	378	10	165.00–177.00	$169.25	$640	+3.97
400–445	421	13	145.00–167.00	$155.37	$654	-2.92
460–495	483	14	135.00–157.00	$146.03	$705	-6.77
500–525	514	12	125.00–145.00	$135.40	$696	-6.75
560–585	578	6	122.00–130.00	$128.04	$740	-8.45
605–620	610	6	115.00–120.00	$118.31	$722	-0.81
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	—
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	7	180.00–196.00	$189.88	$708	+10.61
400–445	421	9	169.00–175.00	$171.63	$723	-4.87
475–495	484	4	160.00–168.00	$162.03	$784	-7.67
500–540	516	8	152.00–167.00	$158.46	$818	-1.67
555–565	562	3	152.00–155.00	$152.99	$860	+1.42
600–633	626	19	135.00–148.00	$146.42	$917	+3.02
670–695	679	4	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$876	-11.49
705 fancy	705	1	139.00	$139.00	$980	—
790 fancy	790	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,106	—
825	825	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,006	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1425	1053	80-85%	37	63.00–74.00	$66.82	$704	—
890–1365	1137	80-85%	66	70.00–81.00	$74.96	$852	+4.70
775–1410	1140	80-85%	24	76.00–87.00	$81.60	$930	+11.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1230	920	85-90%	22	39.00–65.00	$53.50	$492	—
815–1125	972	85-90%	33	50.00–68.00	$59.25	$576	+0.59
850–1145	988	85-90%	19	59.00–75.00	$65.14	$644	+2.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1410	1407	75-80%	3	77.00–78.00	$77.33	$1,088	—
1220–1675	1446	75-80%	18	69.00–80.00	$73.43	$1,062	+1.53
1405–1780	1575	75-80%	9	64.00–70.00	$66.65	$1,050	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1800	1454	17	85.00–94.00	$90.95	$1,322	—
1620–1875	1765	4	103.00–110.00	$105.89	$1,869	—
1435–2010	1780	14	95.00–105.00	$98.89	$1,760	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	450.00–650.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	460.00	$460.00
840 fancy	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1160–1220	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	880.00–895.00	$889.83
1180–1285	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	920.00–1,050.00	$963.29
1325 fancy	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–725.00	$695.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	700.00–925.00	$786.36
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–850.00	$816.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	850.00–1,100.00	$930.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,175.00	$1,010.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–600.00	$530.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$716.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1152	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–865.00	$808.09
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
870 thin fleshed	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—
765–1195	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,147.67	—
830–1025	939	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,277.24	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,340.63	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,112.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
810–1025	916	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	1,070.00–1,200.00	$1,138.16	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–975.00	$880.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00	$600.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.