Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

4,711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.41/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 724 lb · 92 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.64/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 424 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.97/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 567 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,711	3,225	4,456
Feeder cattle	3,649	2,481	3,429
Slaughter cattle	806	569	741
Replacement cattle	256	175	286

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
305	305	1	181.00	$181.00	$552	—
410–435	419	10	175.00–179.00	$175.39	$735	-9.61
450–498	490	47	158.00–172.00	$167.78	$822	-3.16
498 value added	498	3	190.00	$190.00	$946	—
500–535	514	13	158.00–173.00	$166.82	$857	+0.46
524–535 value added	526	6	182.00–186.00	$182.68	$961	—
551–552 value added	551	21	171.00–173.00	$172.14	$948	—
550–590	576	37	155.00–169.00	$159.34	$918	-0.73
603–640	618	13	148.00–157.00	$151.90	$939	-1.57
651–690	653	35	145.00–150.00	$146.06	$954	-1.13
654 value added	654	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,014	—
705–730	723	5	137.00–142.00	$139.38	$1,008	-8.13
752 value added	752	16	139.75	$139.75	$1,051	—
805	805	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,063	—
937 value added	937	17	133.50	$133.50	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	165.00–170.00	$167.02	$543	-3.99
365–380	376	9	165.00–175.00	$170.30	$640	+7.98
402–420	409	14	160.00–180.00	$170.06	$696	+0.98
453–485	469	19	155.00–175.00	$164.35	$771	-1.19
505–548	534	44	148.00–167.00	$158.54	$847	+3.23
560–598	579	17	131.00–158.00	$150.03	$869	+0.03
600–645	624	7	140.00–148.00	$144.44	$901	+2.67
655–690	670	6	134.00–145.00	$140.37	$940	-1.92
700–745	717	8	125.00–140.00	$133.19	$955	-4.81
755–795	772	5	120.00–133.00	$128.63	$993	+5.33
860	860	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,101	—
910	910	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,110	—
965	965	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,129	—
1020	1020	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	322	3	166.00–170.00	$167.62	$540	+0.74
355–375	371	9	158.00–168.00	$162.44	$603	+4.31
415–445	430	2	152.00–158.00	$154.90	$666	-5.46
460–495	477	7	150.00–165.00	$157.97	$754	+0.76
570–590	580	2	132.00–142.00	$136.91	$794	-5.74
675	675	1	122.00	$122.00	$824	+2.04
705–710	708	2	119.00–127.00	$123.01	$871	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	160.00	$160.00	$549	—
355–395	381	9	148.00–160.00	$157.30	$599	+4.03
400–445	423	37	140.00–159.00	$150.47	$636	+0.89
450–490	470	30	134.00–155.00	$142.83	$671	-2.75
500–545	519	46	132.00–150.00	$143.52	$745	+2.37
554 value added	554	4	139.50	$139.50	$773	—
550–594	580	50	130.00–146.00	$137.98	$800	+2.24
606 value added	606	6	135.00	$135.00	$818	—
600–643	636	45	126.00–140.00	$135.22	$860	+5.31
660–682	677	11	125.00–135.00	$127.54	$863	-1.05
705–745 value added	724	82	130.00–135.25	$134.55	$974	-1.95
705–745	726	10	120.00–130.00	$124.10	$901	—
763 value added	763	12	130.00	$130.00	$992	—
770–785	778	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$914	+0.99
831–845 value added	836	16	121.50–122.50	$122.12	$1,021	—
884	884	23	123.50	$123.50	$1,092	+16.50
1135	1135	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,362	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	16	141.00–160.00	$152.67	$505	+6.00
355–395	377	29	132.00–157.50	$147.58	$556	+3.44
400–446	424	66	130.00–152.00	$145.64	$618	+2.93
450–490	470	50	128.00–150.00	$142.68	$671	+4.39
500–545	528	57	125.00–145.00	$138.84	$733	+4.16
550–595	576	48	120.00–140.00	$133.41	$768	+3.89
600–641	626	44	120.00–132.00	$125.23	$784	+1.32
650–690	671	8	115.00–122.00	$117.21	$786	-4.30
705–740	715	6	110.00–116.00	$111.85	$800	-5.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	315	14	145.00–160.00	$150.07	$473	+6.47
350–395	375	11	136.00–155.00	$144.90	$543	+3.90
405–430	423	18	133.00–150.00	$139.68	$591	-0.57
451–480	459	22	120.00–143.00	$139.68	$641	+5.73
500–540	521	8	125.00–136.00	$131.24	$684	-4.76
550–595	573	13	110.00–132.00	$123.92	$710	+1.10
605–645	624	7	111.00–120.00	$115.56	$721	-2.93
655–680	672	5	109.00–115.00	$111.78	$751	+0.96
710–740	725	2	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$743	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	195.00	$195.00	$468	+11.00
265–290	281	4	183.00–187.00	$184.47	$518	+1.42
300–340	319	23	155.00–183.00	$171.85	$548	-4.93
350–380	363	23	150.00–182.00	$168.62	$612	-2.81
400–445	426	33	141.00–177.00	$160.99	$686	-4.56
455–495	475	45	135.00–168.00	$152.61	$725	+1.32
500–545	530	43	127.00–160.00	$148.13	$785	+0.44
555–595	572	34	124.00–152.00	$141.84	$811	+0.76
605–640	619	29	127.00–148.00	$136.58	$845	+3.02
650–695	672	10	123.00–144.00	$130.01	$874	+1.52
705–710	708	2	101.00–115.00	$108.02	$765	—
770–795	783	5	112.00–115.00	$114.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	200.00	$200.00	$460	—
270	270	1	195.00	$195.00	$526	+5.00
300–335	314	10	172.00–188.00	$182.61	$573	-11.39
355–395	376	12	158.00–183.00	$174.08	$655	+8.09
400–447	420	49	154.00–180.00	$168.45	$707	+0.45
450–480	466	20	150.00–173.00	$161.96	$755	-2.21
500–545	528	35	142.00–166.00	$153.72	$812	-4.80
555–595	574	21	135.00–163.00	$151.52	$870	+1.80
605–645	614	31	136.00–159.00	$146.55	$900	+8.56
655–695	669	14	126.00–156.00	$139.70	$935	+4.91
710–730	716	5	120.00–138.00	$127.36	$912	-1.66
820–840	830	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$934	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	7	170.00–175.00	$172.75	$572	+4.25
360–395	385	17	145.00–167.00	$160.42	$618	-1.61
400–445	424	28	140.00–165.00	$152.71	$647	-2.07
455–495	475	35	130.00–156.00	$148.55	$706	+1.72
500–545	519	20	136.00–150.00	$139.97	$726	+3.84
555–595	573	7	110.00–138.00	$127.59	$731	-3.28
605–645	627	3	122.00–129.00	$124.72	$782	-0.28
680	680	1	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1445	1148	80-85%	91	64.00–79.00	$72.17	$829	+2.79
760–1515	1183	80-85%	134	71.00–85.00	$76.94	$910	+0.89
925–1525	1255	80-85%	42	79.00–91.00	$82.90	$1,040	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1295	989	85-90%	64	50.00–77.00	$62.46	$618	+1.25
840–1240	993	85-90%	40	40.00–67.00	$60.00	$596	-1.21
775–1165	1000	85-90%	46	60.00–75.00	$67.98	$680	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1635	1389	75-80%	24	82.00–97.00	$86.55	$1,202	—
1185–1720	1417	75-80%	39	73.00–87.00	$80.00	$1,134	—
1295–1570	1457	75-80%	15	69.00–81.00	$73.07	$1,065	+0.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–2050	1461	24	80.00–105.00	$94.24	$1,377	—
1150–2220	1693	25	91.00–114.00	$104.83	$1,775	—
1255–2155	1780	21	100.00–123.00	$115.02	$2,047	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–985	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–725.00	$684.11
1223 fancy	1223	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1170–1320	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,135.00	$1,052.88
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	671.00–895.00	$859.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
540–555	548	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–355.00	$327.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	525.00–875.00	$753.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–975.00	$941.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	900.00–1,025.00	$949.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–885	826	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	550.00–650.00	$600.64
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	575.00–775.00	$641.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	460.00–470.00	$465.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–820.00	$785.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–875.00	$703.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1405–1525	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,360.96	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	900.00–1,300.00	$1,139.19	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,358.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,256.25	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–875.00	$783.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–965	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	500.00–740.00	$635.71	-51.28

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.