Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

3,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.71/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 420 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.74/cwt -6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 571 lb · 47 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.58/cwt -5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 488 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,225	2,018	2,871
Feeder cattle	2,481	1,562	2,179
Slaughter cattle	569	264	402
Replacement cattle	175	192	290

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 2.00 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
425	425	1	185.00	$185.00	$786	+16.63
455–475	465	2	168.00–174.00	$170.94	$795	+1.97
513–540	521	23	165.00–175.00	$166.36	$867	+4.87
555–595	571	21	155.00–168.00	$160.07	$914	+3.07
602–645	622	29	150.00–155.50	$153.47	$955	+0.69
650–690	672	23	145.00–154.00	$147.19	$989	+1.05
725–730	728	2	146.00–149.00	$147.51	$1,074	+4.99
768–796	772	8	139.50–143.00	$142.55	$1,100	+3.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	3	185.00–190.00	$187.37	$512	—
315–335	325	5	170.00–173.00	$171.01	$556	-4.49
375–395	377	11	157.00–180.00	$162.32	$612	-0.11
400–445	427	17	165.00–177.00	$169.08	$722	+4.08
460–495	476	11	158.00–172.00	$165.54	$788	+0.35
505–540	527	30	152.00–160.00	$155.31	$818	-4.85
590	590	3	150.00	$150.00	$885	+0.33
625–635	627	14	138.00–155.00	$141.77	$889	-1.04
665–683	677	3	140.00–147.00	$142.29	$963	+4.95
740	740	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,021	+9.22
755–775	769	6	121.00–130.00	$123.30	$948	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
621	621	15	155.00	$155.00	$963	—
650	650	18	151.00	$151.00	$982	—
664 value added	664	11	155.00	$155.00	$1,029	—
731	731	7	149.00	$149.00	$1,089	—
774 value added	774	29	145.00	$145.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	329	12	160.00–175.00	$166.88	$549	—
355–395	363	13	150.00–165.00	$158.13	$574	-4.52
410–445	428	6	150.00–170.00	$160.36	$686	-4.05
455–490	470	5	155.00–162.00	$157.21	$739	-6.85
505–545	524	14	137.00–157.00	$145.52	$763	-7.97
570–585	575	3	141.00–145.00	$142.65	$820	—
665–690	678	2	118.00–122.00	$119.96	$813	-20.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	362	3	150.00–160.00	$153.27	$555	-1.87
415–440	420	5	148.00–150.00	$149.58	$628	-4.28
450–498	488	42	141.00–150.00	$145.58	$710	-5.05
515–545	528	23	135.00–147.00	$141.15	$745	-4.62
550–595	571	47	130.00–142.00	$135.74	$775	-6.07
600–630	619	23	129.00–134.00	$129.91	$804	-4.10
652 value added	652	14	141.50	$141.50	$923	+8.50
650–695	673	27	120.00–133.00	$128.59	$865	-0.84
704 value added	704	17	136.50	$136.50	$961	—
750–775	763	2	116.00–117.00	$116.49	$889	-9.63
825–840	833	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$929	-10.97
860	860	1	107.00	$107.00	$920	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	3	143.00–152.00	$146.67	$487	-5.50
360–385	371	20	138.00–150.00	$144.14	$535	-4.03
405–445	420	49	135.00–152.00	$142.71	$599	-7.06
455–495	474	32	130.00–147.00	$138.29	$655	-4.49
505–545	522	20	125.00–142.00	$134.68	$703	-3.90
550–595	581	18	120.00–135.00	$129.52	$753	-2.29
600–648	632	15	120.00–131.00	$123.91	$783	-6.49
660–665	663	2	119.00–124.00	$121.51	$806	-0.51
745	745	1	117.00	$117.00	$872	±0.00
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	+6.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	24	135.00–157.00	$143.60	$460	-7.54
375–395	383	37	136.00–152.00	$141.00	$540	-5.25
400–445	429	37	130.00–150.00	$140.25	$602	+1.95
450–495	476	24	122.00–142.00	$133.95	$638	+3.88
520	520	2	135.00–137.00	$136.00	$707	-0.50
565–595	579	12	115.00–127.00	$122.82	$711	-2.18
615–620	618	2	115.00–122.00	$118.49	$732	+0.15
660–695	674	6	107.00–115.00	$110.82	$747	+10.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	184.00	$184.00	$396	—
255–280	268	6	180.00–187.50	$183.05	$491	—
305–330	314	17	164.00–186.00	$176.78	$555	-2.35
355–395	380	18	160.00–182.00	$171.43	$651	+6.03
400–445	422	29	153.00–175.00	$165.55	$699	+7.20
455–490	472	23	144.00–165.00	$151.29	$714	+7.70
505–545	529	23	138.00–155.00	$147.69	$781	+3.15
555–595	573	12	135.00–145.00	$141.08	$808	+7.64
605–645	622	16	129.00–139.00	$133.56	$831	+5.89
655–695	676	6	122.00–131.00	$128.49	$869	+8.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	175.00	$175.00	$368	—
265–295	280	4	168.00–170.00	$168.95	$473	—
300–330	321	17	160.00–182.00	$168.50	$541	-10.01
355–395	373	16	150.00–175.00	$162.03	$604	-2.57
400–445	426	13	149.00–165.00	$154.78	$659	+1.45
455–495	480	25	140.00–155.00	$146.83	$705	+3.69
510–545	533	18	130.00–145.00	$136.13	$726	-2.63
560–595	584	8	130.00–135.00	$130.87	$764	—
625–630	628	2	125.00	$125.00	$785	+1.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	—
325	325	1	194.00	$194.00	$630	—
375–385	380	2	165.00–167.00	$165.99	$631	+2.00
410	410	1	168.00	$168.00	$689	+7.47
470–495	487	5	155.00–170.00	$164.17	$800	+9.18
505–545	530	11	147.00–165.00	$158.52	$840	+11.84
550–595	573	10	147.00–157.00	$149.72	$858	+3.62
615–625	620	4	136.00–142.00	$137.99	$856	+4.60
650–670	661	5	132.00–138.00	$134.79	$891	+7.97
700–745	715	3	127.00–130.00	$129.02	$922	+5.75
855	855	1	116.00	$116.00	$992	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1750	1126	80-85%	56	63.00–76.00	$69.38	$781	-8.63
700–1435	1195	80-85%	75	70.00–82.00	$76.05	$909	—
1060–1475	1238	80-85%	36	79.00–88.00	$82.79	$1,025	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1240	947	85-90%	41	45.00–63.00	$56.00	$530	+5.60
795–1240	988	85-90%	48	52.00–70.00	$61.21	$605	—
895–1155	1042	85-90%	45	59.00–74.00	$69.15	$721	+7.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1460	1301	75-80%	20	76.00–85.00	$81.13	$1,056	—
1235–1570	1453	75-80%	6	68.00–75.00	$72.47	$1,053	—
1335–1700	1475	75-80%	8	82.00–89.00	$86.32	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1560	1273	15	79.00–101.00	$88.53	$1,127	—
1180–2420	1813	19	94.00–107.00	$100.72	$1,826	—
1740–2070	1874	9	101.00–115.00	$107.52	$2,015	+0.25

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
500–600	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	405.00–425.00	$414.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410–1450	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,137.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	850.00–1,175.00	$1,030.21
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	870.00–1,475.00	$1,331.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–970	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–750.00	$683.68
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–825.00	$762.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00

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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
1005–1050	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–850.00	$837.23	—
1150 fancy	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	950.00–1,000.00	$971.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,178.57	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,435.00	$1,435.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	700.00–825.00	$783.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–925	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–750.00	$686.99	-213.01

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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.