Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

3,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.18/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 743 lb · 69 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.39/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 471 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.46/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 523 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,172	2,571	4,034
Feeder cattle	2,506	1,913	2,864
Slaughter cattle	494	438	706
Replacement cattle	172	220	464

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	193.00	$193.00	$540	—
310	310	1	193.00	$193.00	$598	—
360	360	1	179.00	$179.00	$644	-21.00
400–445	420	11	168.00–192.00	$181.90	$764	+1.90
450–495	472	18	165.00–185.00	$172.70	$815	-1.64
505–545	521	26	160.00–176.00	$169.83	$885	+3.43
550–582	576	10	150.00–165.00	$161.33	$929	+0.50
610–631	620	23	137.00–163.00	$153.99	$955	+0.92
655–682 value added	677	5	154.00–155.00	$154.19	$1,044	—
685–692	691	5	147.00–150.00	$149.40	$1,032	-2.75
716–738 value added	723	10	137.50–144.25	$139.57	$1,009	—
700–748	746	59	140.00–144.50	$143.79	$1,073	+3.52
765 value added	765	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,102	+0.50
760–798	793	8	132.00–136.00	$132.48	$1,051	—
815 value added	815	9	143.00	$143.00	$1,165	—
853	853	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	176.00	$176.00	$572	-2.00
360–375	367	3	166.00–172.00	$169.29	$621	-11.53
430	430	1	162.00	$162.00	$697	-10.54
450–495	477	7	165.00–176.00	$168.15	$802	+2.08
505–545	528	14	152.00–168.00	$160.54	$848	-2.87
570–585	579	5	149.00–157.00	$153.17	$887	+1.14
605	605	2	148.00	$148.00	$895	+8.00
675–695	681	7	130.00–143.00	$136.72	$931	+1.72
735–745	742	3	125.00–130.00	$128.01	$950	+4.01
755	755	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,080	—
848	848	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	175.00	$175.00	$446	±0.00
325–345	328	6	160.00–174.00	$169.32	$555	—
355–385	364	8	160.00–170.00	$165.75	$603	-9.51
445	445	1	172.00	$172.00	$765	-4.50
465–485	475	4	150.00–166.00	$156.43	$743	-11.08
505–520	514	4	124.00–145.00	$136.36	$701	—
582	582	2	146.00	$146.00	$850	+21.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
856 value added	856	8	131.00	$131.00	$1,121	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	4	150.00–161.00	$157.94	$528	-7.06
355–390	372	22	151.00–168.00	$160.53	$597	-3.60
400–445	422	26	144.00–158.00	$151.95	$641	-0.74
450–498	471	64	138.00–157.00	$150.39	$708	-0.55
510 value added	510	1	155.00	$155.00	$790	—
505–545	523	45	134.00–154.00	$145.25	$760	+0.86
555–585	571	43	135.00–149.00	$144.37	$824	+1.04
605–635	618	18	125.00–140.00	$130.42	$806	-3.02
650–655 fancy	653	2	140.00–144.00	$141.99	$927	—
666 value added	666	7	131.50	$131.50	$876	—
655–695	673	19	124.00–134.00	$131.48	$885	-2.54
710	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	+2.00
750–795	763	19	118.00–126.50	$123.25	$940	-0.26
771 fancy	771	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,018	—
770–785 value added	772	20	125.00–126.50	$125.23	$967	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–328	323	20	148.00–170.00	$161.18	$521	+7.51
350–390	369	24	132.00–160.00	$149.57	$552	+4.11
405–445	418	34	136.00–158.00	$149.05	$623	+5.82
465–495	481	26	130.00–150.00	$142.06	$683	-2.28
500–545	525	20	125.00–145.00	$136.82	$718	-1.13
550–590	575	20	128.00–141.00	$136.15	$783	+4.09
600–640	619	8	121.00–130.00	$126.87	$785	-2.68
680	680	1	117.00	$117.00	$796	-2.68
720–735	730	3	117.00–122.00	$118.64	$866	+3.64
750–785	766	9	106.00–117.00	$111.44	$854	—
1013	1013	2	93.00	$93.00	$942	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	3	155.00–172.00	$165.40	$463	—
325–345	338	6	126.00–150.00	$144.66	$489	-14.69
355–395	376	19	128.00–159.00	$146.02	$549	+1.07
405–445	423	18	132.00–150.00	$140.36	$594	+1.22
465–495	478	6	130.00–145.00	$136.80	$654	-6.68
505–540	526	11	120.00–140.00	$132.61	$698	-0.62
560–590	578	4	123.00–130.00	$127.21	$735	+0.17
610–635	618	4	109.00–119.00	$115.26	$712	-4.86
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	+9.00
775	775	3	110.00	$110.00	$852	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	205.00	$205.00	$482	—
260–270	265	2	193.00–213.00	$202.81	$537	+9.07
305–335	325	6	176.00–193.00	$185.82	$604	+3.37
355–395	368	29	162.00–199.00	$181.84	$669	-0.13
400–445	428	22	160.00–188.00	$181.23	$776	+1.24
450–495	467	23	151.00–180.00	$164.93	$770	-2.24
500–545	515	22	145.00–169.00	$156.31	$805	-3.00
555–595	571	31	145.00–161.00	$154.88	$884	+1.59
605–630	616	11	134.00–155.00	$146.54	$903	+0.06
618 fancy	618	10	153.00	$153.00	$946	—
650–695	663	12	126.00–150.00	$139.60	$926	+3.59
660–665 fancy	663	2	143.00–147.00	$145.01	$961	+0.01
700–740	713	6	130.00–138.00	$133.34	$951	+4.28
715 fancy	715	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,022	—
755 fancy	755	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,034	+4.00
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	288	4	185.00–207.00	$196.07	$565	+17.18
315–345	326	13	160.00–190.00	$174.34	$568	-7.52
350–395	372	18	150.00–185.00	$171.52	$638	-1.07
400–445	421	30	150.00–175.00	$162.45	$684	-4.33
455–480	471	36	136.00–167.00	$154.68	$729	-5.39
500–545	526	32	138.00–158.00	$151.03	$794	+1.28
565–595	581	18	135.00–150.00	$143.26	$832	+0.59
600–645	623	10	125.00–142.00	$135.35	$843	-1.80
650–670	659	6	107.00–139.00	$129.01	$850	-4.19
710–725	720	3	120.00	$120.00	$864	-5.06
750–795	768	6	115.00–120.00	$117.01	$899	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	190.00–195.00	$192.39	$544	—
305–325	311	6	170.00–185.00	$175.97	$547	+9.74
375–390	382	13	145.00–178.00	$168.49	$644	-1.54
410–440	423	16	138.00–162.00	$151.77	$642	-12.01
465–495	478	13	145.00–159.00	$153.02	$731	+6.25
505–540	522	12	120.00–143.00	$135.44	$707	-4.31
595	595	1	137.00	$137.00	$815	—
605–635	621	5	113.00–127.00	$122.19	$759	+2.19
655–680	668	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$825	—
705–745	723	4	106.00–115.00	$110.95	$802	—
785	785	1	107.00	$107.00	$840	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1695	1124	80-85%	43	59.00–79.00	$71.43	$803	+2.45
775–1515	1143	80-85%	60	64.00–86.00	$74.39	$850	+5.41
905–1440	1165	80-85%	30	74.00–91.00	$81.92	$954	+6.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1140	962	85-90%	33	49.00–67.00	$60.59	$583	-0.10
735–1175	995	85-90%	57	48.00–73.00	$62.75	$624	+2.06
705–1195	1016	85-90%	25	54.00–76.00	$66.11	$672	-1.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1700	1410	75-80%	13	80.00–94.00	$84.83	$1,196	—
1080–1700	1431	75-80%	34	71.00–88.00	$79.45	$1,137	—
1135–1750	1453	75-80%	25	68.00–82.00	$72.98	$1,060	-4.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–2050	1499	10	83.00–102.00	$90.24	$1,353	—
1100–2065	1654	26	94.00–108.00	$99.69	$1,649	+0.22
1780–2090	1932	6	116.00–122.00	$118.25	$2,285	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–875	831	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	430.00–585.00	$512.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–985	888	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	805.00–835.00	$818.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–995	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$787.59
975–1305	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	875.00–1,150.00	$1,016.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–1,100.00	$915.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,400.00	$1,131.25
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,244.00	$1,244.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–925.00	$795.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	650.00–775.00	$712.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	300.00–470.00	$385.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–625.00	$608.33
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	370.00–500.00	$433.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–795.00	$660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$912.50

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
985 fancy	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1010–1515	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	900.00–1,200.00	$1,015.22	—
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	875.00–1,475.00	$1,083.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,085.00–1,300.00	$1,192.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–875	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,025.00	$924.23	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	650.00–900.00	$752.78	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	575.00–675.00	$612.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	620.00–650.00	$630.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–825.00	$762.50	—

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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.