Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

4,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.17/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 686 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.06/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 474 lb · 79 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.01/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 721 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,868	2,711	4,717
Feeder cattle	3,739	2,024	3,821
Slaughter cattle	827	492	565
Replacement cattle	302	195	331

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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
258	258	4	212.50	$212.50	$548	—
370–380	375	3	154.00–195.00	$179.64	$674	—
400–438	432	19	176.00–185.00	$177.99	$769	—
454–495	469	9	169.00–177.00	$172.98	$811	+6.98
502 value added	502	16	174.00	$174.00	$873	—
505–549	536	27	153.00–176.00	$165.89	$889	-5.45
550–590	560	18	144.00–170.00	$157.46	$882	-9.65
559–573 value added	571	36	165.00–170.00	$165.82	$947	—
604–636	626	54	139.00–157.00	$154.86	$969	+0.73
650–695	659	16	136.50–148.00	$138.09	$910	-7.91
657–660 value added	659	29	154.50–156.00	$154.86	$1,021	—
700 value added	700	19	140.00	$140.00	$980	—
715–744	728	52	132.00–153.50	$138.65	$1,009	-1.84
773–778	776	29	132.00–141.50	$134.56	$1,044	-7.44
802–835	804	19	127.00–131.50	$131.17	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	168.00–172.00	$170.00	$586	-1.29
355–390	372	12	164.00–175.00	$168.26	$626	-5.34
416–445	424	16	158.00–167.00	$162.66	$690	-3.23
470–495	484	27	154.00–173.00	$159.37	$771	-4.03
505–535	522	39	149.00–167.00	$159.91	$835	+6.07
560–598	582	25	140.00–153.00	$146.64	$853	-1.29
600–645	617	21	125.00–158.00	$140.84	$869	+3.38
650–690	665	4	115.00–130.00	$123.59	$822	-16.41
702–740	717	7	114.00–139.00	$127.09	$911	+1.29
755–777	773	13	124.00–137.00	$128.29	$992	-3.71
802	802	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	14	200.00	$200.00	$636	—
743 value added	743	69	146.25	$146.25	$1,087	—
848 value added	848	63	140.00	$140.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	327	6	163.00–166.00	$164.01	$536	-0.98
353–375	365	10	157.00–163.00	$159.74	$583	+0.03
405–445	419	5	149.00–170.00	$160.30	$672	-13.72
470–495	477	8	147.00–160.00	$150.47	$718	+4.53
510–545	526	6	132.00–157.00	$143.76	$756	-2.25
585	585	3	140.00	$140.00	$819	-4.68
625	625	2	134.00	$134.00	$838	+4.00
652–695	665	10	120.00–130.00	$126.42	$841	—
755–795	775	2	126.00–128.00	$127.03	$984	+14.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	330	6	157.00–180.00	$161.68	$534	—
350–395	384	18	143.00–164.00	$152.40	$585	+0.57
400–435	418	29	138.00–162.00	$149.80	$626	-1.47
426 value added	426	17	155.00	$155.00	$660	—
455–486	476	51	130.00–155.00	$148.28	$706	+0.79
499 value added	499	12	147.00	$147.00	$734	—
501–545	519	45	129.00–152.00	$142.64	$740	+1.29
552–595	567	49	123.00–148.00	$137.11	$777	+0.99
603 value added	603	13	132.00	$132.00	$796	—
600–645	625	12	125.00–136.00	$131.81	$824	+1.81
655–695	676	16	119.50–134.00	$126.43	$855	-3.37
680	680	1	142.00	$142.00	$966	+12.20
667–694 value added	685	45	130.00–135.00	$131.81	$903	—
706 value added	706	33	129.00	$129.00	$911	—
710–748	737	16	122.00–130.00	$125.33	$924	+3.22
775–790	779	4	120.00–128.00	$122.53	$955	+12.76
955	955	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,041	—
1015	1015	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	270	3	155.00–158.00	$156.04	$421	+3.54
300–340	312	27	128.00–170.00	$161.76	$505	+10.81
350–397	384	49	128.00–157.00	$148.20	$569	+0.76
400–445	423	46	125.00–157.00	$146.05	$618	+2.13
450–495	474	79	126.00–150.00	$144.06	$683	+4.72
500–545	526	48	120.00–145.00	$138.33	$728	+2.90
555–595	576	24	120.00–140.00	$134.08	$772	+5.85
610–645	627	15	120.00–130.00	$125.79	$789	+0.42
660–690	678	9	114.00–124.00	$118.46	$803	+6.76
710–745	731	9	112.00–120.00	$116.78	$854	+8.98
780–785	783	2	105.00–112.00	$108.49	$849	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668–694	686	107	140.50–145.75	$144.17	$989	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	—
280–290	285	4	140.00–170.00	$150.87	$430	—
305–340	319	12	139.00–165.00	$145.90	$465	-3.34
370–395	386	8	135.00–155.00	$142.94	$552	-1.18
410–445	424	12	133.00–146.00	$139.99	$594	+0.69
450–490	476	14	130.00–145.00	$137.72	$656	+2.48
500–545	521	17	112.00–137.00	$131.04	$683	+5.53
565–590	576	8	123.00–130.00	$125.75	$724	+5.20
600–632	622	14	110.00–122.00	$117.59	$731	—
655–680	668	5	100.00–110.00	$106.22	$710	—
725–740	730	3	100.00	$100.00	$730	-10.64
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	4	175.00–185.00	$181.48	$506	-5.25
305–325	316	5	151.00–180.00	$173.74	$549	+4.00
360–390	375	17	137.00–180.00	$167.62	$629	-0.03
400–445	423	26	130.00–170.00	$159.46	$675	-1.93
450–495	469	23	129.00–165.00	$150.70	$707	-0.83
500–545	528	38	120.00–155.00	$147.91	$781	+4.55
550–595	574	21	132.00–152.00	$143.82	$826	+4.34
600–645	621	18	126.00–150.00	$136.46	$847	+3.28
650–685	664	8	120.00–143.00	$127.32	$845	-0.02
700–745	720	5	120.00–133.00	$126.21	$909	+8.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	212.00	$212.00	$435	—
300–345	323	7	154.00–192.00	$176.94	$572	+3.37
355–395	373	8	150.00–190.00	$177.85	$663	+11.70
400–445	421	18	139.00–180.00	$166.71	$702	+7.71
450–495	463	14	135.00–173.00	$162.97	$755	-14.03
500–525	511	13	133.00–165.00	$153.62	$785	-4.82
550–575	561	9	131.00–160.00	$150.11	$842	-2.27
600–640	610	10	126.00–153.00	$140.10	$855	-6.88
650–685	666	8	120.00–149.00	$135.11	$900	+0.14
705–740	716	12	115.00–138.00	$126.47	$906	+4.72
765–785	775	2	120.00–135.00	$127.60	$989	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	6	170.00–195.00	$180.90	$494	—
310–340	326	12	129.00–185.00	$167.24	$545	-0.88
350–390	373	6	160.00–170.00	$164.93	$615	+1.99
410–445	427	16	140.00–160.00	$153.66	$656	+2.77
450–495	481	19	135.00–158.00	$150.23	$723	+6.38
505–538	524	15	130.00–145.00	$139.77	$732	+3.92
560–595	575	10	130.00–143.00	$137.89	$793	+13.02
605–640	625	6	120.00–140.00	$126.80	$792	+7.74
655	655	1	134.00	$134.00	$878	+19.00
740	740	1	123.00	$123.00	$910	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1380	1117	80-85%	93	63.00–77.00	$70.83	$791	-4.67
715–1655	1171	80-85%	119	70.00–84.00	$76.57	$897	—
805–1535	1206	80-85%	53	77.00–91.00	$82.87	$999	+2.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1165	952	85-90%	70	40.00–67.00	$58.72	$559	—
705–1280	1014	85-90%	72	51.00–75.00	$66.05	$670	+1.34
850–1270	1014	85-90%	43	58.00–78.00	$67.46	$684	+2.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1555	1368	75-80%	18	68.00–79.00	$73.87	$1,011	-6.67
1060–1635	1414	75-80%	31	80.00–92.00	$85.27	$1,206	+9.39
990–1805	1456	75-80%	38	74.00–86.00	$79.83	$1,162	+6.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2075	1580	11	83.00–105.00	$97.10	$1,534	+6.51
1215–2035	1604	21	90.00–113.00	$99.95	$1,603	—
1620–2220	1891	16	100.00–120.00	$109.11	$2,063	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–740	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	720.00–770.00	$745.81
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	630.00–750.00	$686.47
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	750.00–950.00	$855.92
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–985.00	$980.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–790	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–725.00	$555.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1145	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	710.00–810.00	$758.88
985–1245	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,000.00	$873.96
1010–1310	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,050.00	$938.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	750.00–1,065.00	$900.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	700.00–955.00	$858.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	760.00–1,150.00	$984.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–945	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$851.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–640.00	$626.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	300.00–480.00	$411.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	545.00–850.00	$774.00

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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)	1	827.00	$827.00

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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
1030 fancy	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
985–1340	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,200.00	$1,109.32	—
1245 fancy	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1225–1260	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,201.87	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	900.00–1,425.00	$1,104.04	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	800.00–1,100.00	$923.08	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,071.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	550.00–1,075.00	$877.78	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.