Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

3,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.74/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 422 lb · 49 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.00/cwt ≈ $1,223/hd at 810 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.62/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 521 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,547	1,291	3,418
Feeder cattle	2,819	990	2,637
Slaughter cattle	506	224	497
Replacement cattle	222	77	284

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available due to reporters observing the Memorial Day holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	195.00–197.50	$196.19	$555	—
315–345	331	22	187.50–193.00	$191.27	$633	—
365–385	376	11	182.50–187.50	$184.76	$695	—
405–446	435	29	168.00–182.00	$179.21	$780	—
450–495	465	22	165.00–180.00	$169.97	$790	—
500–545	529	20	160.00–178.00	$164.38	$870	+6.38
550–565 value added	560	3	172.00–175.00	$173.68	$973	—
550–595	572	29	150.00–168.00	$160.99	$921	+3.99
615–625 value added	620	3	162.00–166.00	$164.34	$1,019	—
600–648	628	22	144.00–161.00	$151.31	$950	+7.50
650–695	679	22	140.00–152.50	$145.91	$991	+2.97
710–735	722	11	137.00–145.00	$141.35	$1,021	+4.33
740 value added	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	—
750–795	760	10	127.50–141.00	$135.81	$1,032	+1.82
880–885 value added	883	2	135.00–137.00	$136.00	$1,201	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	260	7	177.50–185.00	$180.44	$469	—
320–340	324	7	167.00–175.00	$172.37	$558	—
355–395	372	11	160.00–177.50	$166.96	$621	—
400–440	431	8	162.00–167.50	$165.33	$713	-1.69
460–495	477	13	151.00–175.00	$165.70	$790	+7.31
500–545	523	19	145.00–167.00	$153.62	$803	-2.81
555–590	577	13	142.00–158.00	$150.18	$867	+8.98
600–645	627	9	138.00–150.00	$143.98	$903	+1.97
670–680	675	2	135.00–139.00	$137.01	$925	+2.01
715–735	723	3	125.00–135.00	$130.01	$940	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676	676	20	160.10	$160.10	$1,082	—
810	810	43	151.00	$151.00	$1,223	—
905–934	917	12	125.00–128.00	$126.73	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	167.00–197.00	$182.26	$519	—
300–340	326	11	160.00–185.00	$167.68	$547	+22.68
365–390	376	7	150.00–180.00	$163.13	$613	+4.09
410–435	421	5	155.00–177.00	$164.18	$691	+26.18
460–490	474	6	145.00–167.00	$156.52	$742	—
520–540	530	2	136.00–139.00	$137.53	$729	+2.36
610–645	628	4	122.00–140.00	$131.66	$827	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	322	3	138.00–155.00	$145.51	$469	—
355–395	379	25	139.00–152.00	$146.90	$557	-4.23
400–448	422	49	134.00–157.00	$146.74	$619	-2.70
450–495	470	36	130.00–151.00	$142.78	$671	+0.21
500–545	528	30	130.00–145.00	$138.68	$732	+0.67
550–595	574	30	120.00–137.00	$128.75	$739	-3.40
600–635	615	18	112.50–130.00	$126.06	$775	+2.46
655–685	675	8	119.00–125.00	$122.63	$828	+7.63
700	700	2	110.00	$110.00	$770	-2.00
775–795	785	3	105.00–116.00	$110.36	$866	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	143.00–145.00	$144.02	$530	—
415–445	439	16	150.00–160.00	$151.73	$666	—
450–490	460	37	135.00–160.00	$148.72	$684	-5.27
505–545	521	38	135.00–148.00	$142.62	$743	-4.07
555 value added	555	2	147.00	$147.00	$816	—
555–597	584	19	132.00–145.00	$137.21	$801	-4.77
604 value added	604	23	146.00	$146.00	$882	—
605–630	614	10	127.00–135.00	$131.94	$810	-1.27
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	-3.21
705–740	724	12	117.50–125.00	$122.03	$883	-10.35
725–740 fancy	732	7	127.00–132.00	$129.86	$951	—
765–785	774	5	115.00–123.00	$118.08	$914	-5.84
866 fancy	866	4	115.00	$115.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	6	165.00–170.00	$166.17	$460	—
300–345	327	25	130.00–165.00	$140.47	$459	—
355–395	380	24	128.00–155.00	$143.04	$544	-4.02
400–445	425	20	127.00–150.00	$142.15	$604	+5.82
455–485	473	14	125.00–145.00	$137.98	$653	+5.13
520–545	532	13	127.00–137.00	$133.39	$710	+4.92
555–595	575	8	125.00–130.00	$128.14	$737	+3.14
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	29	148.75	$148.75	$994	—
792	792	11	125.00	$125.00	$990	-19.50
931	931	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,071	—
956 fancy	956	8	118.50	$118.50	$1,133	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	192.00	$192.00	$432	—
260–280	270	4	168.00–186.00	$173.59	$469	—
305–345	327	12	170.00–192.00	$177.24	$580	-7.92
350–395	379	31	151.00–185.00	$165.99	$629	+5.34
400–445	427	28	153.00–175.00	$164.27	$701	+9.32
450–495	476	28	142.00–165.00	$154.04	$733	+4.35
500–545	524	32	136.00–155.00	$146.61	$768	+3.83
550–595	578	28	130.00–145.00	$138.33	$800	+4.32
605–640	617	17	125.00–137.00	$131.41	$811	+3.14
655–695	677	17	119.00–130.00	$124.77	$845	+5.27
715–725	722	3	122.00	$122.00	$881	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	333	6	171.00–190.00	$179.66	$598	—
350–375	361	11	166.00–185.00	$174.09	$628	-10.91
400–440	418	21	158.00–180.00	$172.88	$723	+10.88
450–490	460	26	155.00–175.00	$167.07	$769	+5.07
500–545	520	23	150.00–167.00	$155.62	$809	—
550–590	564	18	140.00–153.00	$147.04	$829	+2.84
600–635	615	12	135.00–144.00	$139.72	$859	+0.24
655–685	671	7	130.00–137.00	$135.59	$910	+8.59
710–720	715	3	126.00–132.00	$129.33	$925	—
755–765	760	2	117.00–121.00	$119.01	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	202.00	$202.00	$475	—
305–345	328	17	154.00–185.00	$171.76	$563	—
355–395	370	13	145.00–175.00	$155.52	$575	-5.16
400–445	426	26	133.00–165.00	$152.47	$650	+12.07
455–495	478	16	137.00–155.00	$148.33	$709	+12.78
500–545	526	9	130.00–145.00	$142.80	$751	+5.80
570–595	588	5	128.00–135.00	$131.59	$774	+0.57
605–620	613	2	121.00–122.00	$121.51	$745	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1420	1153	80-85%	56	70.00–84.00	$78.88	$909	-1.84
805–1475	1156	80-85%	70	65.00–78.00	$73.31	$847	-7.41
980–1595	1339	80-85%	48	82.00–90.00	$86.03	$1,152	-1.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1155	971	85-90%	24	50.00–65.00	$57.58	$559	—
710–1240	978	85-90%	31	49.00–70.00	$61.30	$600	—
810–1245	1055	85-90%	41	57.00–73.00	$67.49	$712	-1.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1650	1414	75-80%	32	75.00–85.00	$81.61	$1,154	+7.34
1235–1585	1424	75-80%	11	85.00–90.00	$87.22	$1,242	+7.89
1345–1540	1485	75-80%	11	71.00–78.00	$73.02	$1,084	-12.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–2385	1599	19	93.00–107.00	$98.90	$1,581	—
1220–1900	1601	7	101.00–118.00	$109.82	$1,758	—
1445–2220	1904	21	100.00–113.00	$105.52	$2,009	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	600.00–650.00	$638.89

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–730	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	440.00–545.00	$492.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	755.00	$755.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1085	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$751.40
1005–1160	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–885.00	$807.61
1065–1175	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,000.00	$921.32
1205 fancy	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–925.00	$912.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	700.00–975.00	$841.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	700.00–943.00	$789.82
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,131.82

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
910–955	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–700.00	$658.68
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1240–1305	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–1,000.00	$961.54	—
1280–1285	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,000.00	$950.10	—
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1380	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—
1285–1480	1382	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,154.13	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,192.86	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	960.00–1,250.00	$1,041.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	725.00–850.00	$778.57	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
817	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00	$925.00	—
865–1030	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–800.00	$759.23	—
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–750.00	$641.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,158.33	—

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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.