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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

3,621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.78/cwt +6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 673 lb · 152 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.90/cwt ≈ $1,122/hd at 769 lb · 126 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.62/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 524 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,621 2,413 4,105
Feeder cattle 3,013 1,781 3,085
Slaughter cattle 502 341 741
Replacement cattle 106 291 279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 7 194.00 $194.00 $778 —
730 730 47 146.50 $146.50 $1,069 —
769 769 126 145.90 $145.90 $1,122 —
916 916 61 143.25 $143.25 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 176.00 $176.00 $642 -2.00
410–428 421 8 170.00–173.00 $171.91 $724 -1.91
450–495 470 9 165.00–187.00 $179.66 $844 +11.67
505–545 523 61 150.00–164.00 $155.07 $811 -2.26
560–585 583 16 150.00–169.00 $151.61 $884 -9.13
610–645 618 24 146.00–159.00 $151.19 $934 +3.79
650–680 658 39 138.00–152.00 $146.24 $962 +6.24
700–745 709 19 130.00–144.00 $133.66 $948 +1.66
760–790 777 3 123.00–140.00 $129.90 $1,009 +9.90
847 847 9 136.75 $136.75 $1,158 —
886 886 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 170.00–172.00 $171.02 $535 +0.35
350–394 379 8 165.00–190.00 $172.16 $652 +4.63
415–445 428 8 158.00–165.00 $161.15 $690 +0.90
450–495 476 17 138.00–172.00 $153.92 $733 +2.66
500–545 519 8 148.00–152.00 $150.02 $779 +1.79
550–595 580 26 140.00–160.00 $148.79 $863 +4.60
615–635 628 6 138.00–146.00 $142.02 $892 +5.78
670–675 673 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $905 +4.73
790–795 793 2 122.00–126.00 $123.99 $983 -2.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 320 4 161.00–165.00 $162.73 $521 —
365–390 376 4 150.00–156.00 $152.55 $574 -4.30
400–415 407 3 162.00–175.00 $169.66 $691 +14.71
505–536 527 6 142.00–154.00 $148.58 $783 +9.03
595 595 1 147.00 $147.00 $875 +7.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 81 147.50 $147.50 $974 —
687 value added 687 71 135.25 $135.25 $929 +0.25
808 value added 808 59 130.75 $130.75 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 177.00 $177.00 $487 —
300–345 318 10 132.00–162.00 $151.35 $481 +2.45
352–390 364 22 140.00–160.00 $147.77 $538 -3.65
400–445 418 43 135.00–155.00 $144.71 $605 +1.79
450–497 476 47 130.00–150.00 $140.67 $670 -0.92
500–545 525 43 122.00–143.00 $137.12 $720 +3.16
550–598 583 19 129.00–137.00 $133.34 $777 +3.76
600–645 620 11 110.00–129.00 $121.91 $756 -0.50
660–690 676 5 109.50–123.00 $118.34 $800 +0.13
705–745 721 8 100.00–121.00 $114.01 $822 +0.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 163.00 $163.00 $595 +9.20
400–448 430 9 136.00–162.00 $149.47 $643 +1.43
465–490 478 10 130.00–154.00 $142.09 $679 -5.49
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 -5.54
500–548 524 67 128.00–150.00 $141.70 $743 +0.16
560 560 1 134.00 $134.00 $750 -5.19
550–595 572 23 125.00–145.00 $137.81 $788 -1.38
600–641 632 25 125.00–139.00 $136.30 $861 +5.30
650–699 686 23 121.00–134.00 $130.60 $896 +4.11
705–740 719 7 115.00–128.00 $119.71 $861 +0.22
790 790 1 115.00 $115.00 $908 -5.00
842 842 8 117.00 $117.00 $985 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 175.00 $175.00 $429 —
275 275 2 167.00–172.00 $169.50 $466 +19.50
300–345 326 7 138.00–165.00 $150.95 $492 +8.11
355–395 369 14 132.00–157.00 $141.65 $523 +4.22
405–445 428 18 130.00–150.00 $138.30 $592 +4.79
457–475 468 8 124.00–144.00 $134.88 $631 -1.42
505–545 524 10 110.00–137.00 $120.12 $629 -0.90
560–595 571 13 105.00–127.00 $116.57 $666 -5.80
600–635 622 7 115.00–122.00 $117.71 $732 +4.19
725 725 1 102.00 $102.00 $740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
250–295 265 3 190.00–200.00 $194.72 $516 +14.05
305–343 329 14 150.00–185.00 $167.60 $551 -1.00
350–395 374 17 143.00–175.00 $161.41 $604 +5.93
400–445 426 23 130.00–168.00 $155.60 $663 -3.44
455–495 479 27 126.00–162.00 $147.67 $707 -6.28
500–545 519 18 120.00–149.00 $139.98 $726 +0.60
555–595 581 24 130.00–144.00 $136.61 $794 +1.79
600–637 628 20 120.00–138.50 $134.07 $842 +10.21
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 -1.32
740–745 743 2 110.00–116.00 $113.01 $840 -4.33
760–790 770 3 106.00–110.00 $108.63 $836 -1.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 232 3 217.00–225.00 $220.42 $511 —
295 295 1 217.00 $217.00 $640 -0.62
300–320 310 5 185.00–200.00 $193.90 $601 -1.45
350–365 359 4 168.00–182.00 $176.15 $632 +8.34
400–430 411 18 133.00–174.00 $163.03 $670 +1.40
450–475 468 9 150.00–166.00 $155.22 $726 -9.99
505–545 516 36 129.00–158.00 $144.96 $748 +0.96
550–595 566 28 125.00–149.00 $138.93 $786 -0.23
603–645 619 8 135.00–144.00 $140.39 $869 +3.39
675–680 678 4 126.00–139.00 $134.49 $912 —
705–715 710 3 130.00–135.00 $133.33 $947 +9.79
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 187.00 $187.00 $514 +25.00
310–345 318 7 152.00–175.00 $159.56 $507 -0.44
355–395 371 14 147.00–160.00 $151.48 $562 +0.48
415–445 422 13 140.00–158.00 $148.23 $626 -7.45
465–495 477 31 111.00–152.00 $137.10 $654 -1.08
500–540 522 16 120.00–138.00 $127.75 $667 -6.43
550–595 589 8 110.00–127.00 $119.56 $704 -6.69
615–640 623 3 122.00–125.00 $123.68 $771 +2.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1435 1147 80-85% 55 63.00–79.00 $73.38 $842 —
930–1530 1197 80-85% 73 72.00–86.00 $79.79 $955 +0.58
1005–1580 1220 80-85% 38 80.00–93.00 $84.62 $1,032 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1315 973 85-90% 43 40.00–72.00 $64.36 $626 +1.55
745–1290 974 85-90% 28 54.00–64.00 $60.23 $587 -2.58
810–1285 1052 85-90% 23 55.00–77.00 $70.22 $739 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1620 1355 75-80% 21 83.00–94.00 $86.40 $1,171 —
1135–1675 1383 75-80% 34 77.00–87.00 $81.76 $1,131 —
1245–1560 1412 75-80% 12 70.00–78.00 $73.04 $1,031 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1765 1364 12 83.00–108.00 $93.68 $1,278 —
1305–2130 1670 14 96.00–116.00 $105.54 $1,763 +3.54
1600–2110 1916 8 102.00–114.00 $109.57 $2,099 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 560.00–965.00 $759.09
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 685.00–1,075.00 $885.56
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 415.00 $415.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,225.00 $1,208.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 860.00–1,025.00 $936.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,180.00 $1,101.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 820.00 $820.00 —

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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.