Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

1,291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.50/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 763 lb · 42 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $147.06/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 369 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $136.33/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 427 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,291	3,621	2,544
Feeder cattle	990	3,013	2,001
Slaughter cattle	224	502	360
Replacement cattle	77	106	183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 3.00 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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	508	2	157.00–159.00	$158.00	$803	+2.93
561	561	5	157.00	$157.00	$881	+5.39
605–645	622	7	137.00–160.00	$143.81	$894	-7.38
660 value added	660	7	154.00	$154.00	$1,016	—
665–675	672	3	137.00–155.00	$142.94	$961	-3.30
710–725	718	3	135.00–140.00	$137.02	$984	+3.36
755–760	757	6	130.00–136.00	$133.99	$1,014	+4.09
815	815	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,092	-2.75
865	865	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,081	-3.00
922	922	5	122.00	$122.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	425	6	166.00–169.00	$167.02	$710	+5.87
455–495	468	9	151.00–167.00	$158.39	$741	+4.47
505–535	520	4	150.00–165.00	$156.43	$813	+6.41
563–580	571	13	135.00–155.00	$141.20	$806	-7.59
615–620	617	3	140.00–146.00	$142.01	$876	-0.01
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	145.00	$145.00	$471	-17.73
385–395	388	4	157.00–165.00	$159.04	$617	+6.49
445	445	8	138.00	$138.00	$614	—
505–510	510	11	133.00–150.00	$135.17	$689	-13.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	+10.53
455–465	462	3	152.00–155.00	$153.99	$711	+11.90
500–525	512	3	145.00–148.00	$146.69	$751	+10.69
555–575	564	16	134.00–149.00	$141.98	$801	+7.98
605–615	614	9	132.50–139.00	$133.21	$818	-3.09
664 fancy	664	4	145.00	$145.00	$963	—
655–690	665	7	120.00–136.00	$128.21	$853	-2.39
700–747	735	4	132.00–132.50	$132.38	$973	+12.67
750–775	765	5	120.00–130.00	$123.92	$948	+8.92
815	815	5	117.00	$117.00	$954	±0.00
905	905	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,041	—
966–991	975	16	101.00–110.00	$106.57	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	370	5	142.00–162.00	$151.13	$559	+3.36
400–445	416	9	147.00–155.00	$149.44	$622	+4.73
450–495	477	18	134.00–150.00	$142.57	$680	+1.90
505–525	513	7	132.00–142.00	$138.01	$708	+0.89
555–595	567	16	128.00–134.00	$132.15	$749	-1.19
610–645	632	5	118.00–130.00	$123.60	$781	+1.69
675	675	3	115.00	$115.00	$776	-3.34
705	705	1	112.00	$112.00	$790	-2.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	369	20	132.00–152.00	$147.06	$543	+5.41
415–445	427	20	125.00–147.00	$136.33	$582	-1.97
455–485	468	11	121.00–140.00	$132.85	$622	-2.03
525–545	535	2	127.00–130.00	$128.47	$687	+8.35
580	580	1	125.00	$125.00	$725	+8.43
685	685	1	112.00	$112.00	$767	—
720	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	+13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763	763	42	144.50	$144.50	$1,103	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	322	6	182.00–187.00	$185.16	$596	+17.56
365–375	366	11	160.00–167.00	$160.65	$588	-0.76
410–445	423	9	147.00–160.00	$154.95	$655	-0.65
455–490	469	16	142.00–160.00	$149.69	$702	+2.02
500–535	518	9	139.00–147.00	$142.78	$740	+2.80
560–595	579	12	128.00–140.00	$134.01	$776	-2.60
605–625	620	8	125.00–130.00	$128.27	$795	-5.80
685–695	690	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$825	-0.50
725	725	1	117.00	$117.00	$848	+3.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	3	160.00–162.00	$160.68	$611	+9.20
425–430	426	8	136.00–157.00	$140.40	$598	-7.83
460–475	472	7	130.00–142.00	$135.55	$640	-1.55
510–545	528	2	137.00	$137.00	$723	+9.25
570–590	580	2	130.00–132.00	$131.02	$760	+11.46
620–625	623	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$763	-1.17
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	185.00	$185.00	$684	+8.85
410	410	1	162.00	$162.00	$664	-1.03
455	455	1	162.00	$162.00	$737	+6.78
550–570	559	4	139.00–152.00	$144.20	$806	+5.27
605–615	610	2	137.00–142.00	$139.48	$851	-0.91
665	665	1	127.00	$127.00	$845	-7.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1300	1080	80-85%	21	69.00–80.00	$76.93	$831	—
915–1530	1153	80-85%	35	74.00–85.00	$80.72	$931	—
1165–1460	1304	80-85%	8	86.00–91.00	$87.92	$1,146	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–960	940	85-90%	6	58.00–61.00	$59.02	$555	—
840–1145	1021	85-90%	21	48.00–68.00	$63.03	$644	—
910–1210	1074	85-90%	18	55.00–75.00	$69.26	$744	-0.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1740	1416	75-80%	7	71.00–77.00	$74.27	$1,052	+1.23
1145–1755	1423	75-80%	32	76.00–89.00	$79.33	$1,129	+6.29
1310–1535	1459	75-80%	4	81.00–94.00	$85.16	$1,242	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1430	1355	2	88.00–96.00	$91.78	$1,244	-1.90
1440–2030	1789	8	95.00–112.00	$103.46	$1,851	—
1585–2165	1823	3	109.00–110.00	$109.71	$2,000	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–980.00	$860.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–920.00	$820.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,045.00	$1,045.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–840.00	$820.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	700.00–900.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,033.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.