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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

1,652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.17/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 473 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.23/cwt ≈ $1,085/hd at 686 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.88/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 520 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,652 2,613 3,223
Feeder cattle 1,268 2,014 2,622
Slaughter cattle 332 359 399
Replacement cattle 52 240 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Trade active with good 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
626 626 12 166.00 $166.00 $1,039 —
655–696 686 29 156.00–165.50 $158.23 $1,085 —
700–714 710 7 152.50–155.00 $154.30 $1,096 —
773 773 23 150.00 $150.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 178.00–183.00 $180.47 $686 +2.06
415–435 423 4 174.00–183.00 $179.26 $758 +8.07
450–495 468 14 166.00–185.00 $178.26 $834 +12.09
500–540 523 11 160.00–172.00 $168.74 $883 +8.72
567–590 572 8 164.00–168.00 $167.36 $957 +10.63
575 value added 575 1 172.00 $172.00 $989 —
615–645 631 7 145.00–161.00 $157.31 $993 +7.93
650 value added 650 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,027 —
650–680 671 14 147.00–150.00 $148.92 $999 +0.63
715 715 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,015 +10.81
770–780 775 2 137.00–144.00 $140.52 $1,089 +9.82
790 value added 790 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 3 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $604 —
415–435 427 3 161.00–172.00 $167.63 $716 +6.64
450–485 476 5 151.00–172.00 $155.37 $740 +0.12
505–545 533 7 150.00–167.00 $157.11 $837 +6.08
553–598 578 15 142.00–157.00 $153.27 $886 +0.94
625 625 1 141.00 $141.00 $881 -19.00
670–690 683 4 139.00–146.00 $141.22 $965 +2.43
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
770–780 775 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $957 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 -2.71
380 380 1 147.00 $147.00 $559 -4.96
420 420 1 170.00 $170.00 $714 +20.00
465 465 1 165.00 $165.00 $767 +35.00
515–545 531 4 142.00–155.00 $151.67 $805 —
655–680 668 2 127.00–130.00 $128.53 $859 —
745 745 1 123.00 $123.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 336 6 142.00–148.00 $144.79 $486 -6.02
380–390 385 5 140.00–142.00 $140.60 $541 -2.14
410–445 426 21 131.00–153.00 $141.43 $602 -0.21
450–490 470 22 130.00–152.00 $141.53 $665 +3.56
500–545 529 23 130.00–145.00 $137.29 $726 +2.01
550–595 567 16 126.00–137.00 $132.32 $750 +0.97
600–645 619 13 119.00–132.00 $126.71 $784 +1.63
650–690 672 9 114.00–125.00 $120.55 $810 +1.37
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 420 7 142.00–149.00 $145.61 $612 -4.02
455–490 473 30 138.00–155.00 $148.17 $701 +4.74
500–540 520 23 136.00–150.00 $143.88 $748 +1.79
550–579 573 21 134.00–144.00 $141.88 $813 +2.25
600–630 614 17 132.00–139.00 $135.50 $832 -2.04
660–695 678 4 125.00–135.00 $129.90 $881 -1.00
700–740 714 5 120.00–125.00 $122.38 $874 +4.33
770–790 779 5 115.00–119.00 $116.60 $908 -1.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 136.00 $136.00 $374 -4.00
320–335 328 2 132.00–135.00 $133.53 $438 -13.48
365–395 385 4 128.00–138.00 $133.31 $513 -0.39
405–445 426 9 121.00–150.00 $142.27 $606 +7.18
450–495 466 8 134.00–142.00 $139.24 $649 +7.91
500–545 525 11 116.00–137.00 $131.56 $691 +7.24
555–575 568 4 112.00–130.00 $123.18 $700 +5.34
630–645 639 4 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $773 +3.56
685–695 690 3 110.00 $110.00 $759 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 16 145.00 $145.00 $900 —
694 694 12 140.00 $140.00 $972 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 173.00–175.00 $174.01 $510 +2.55
300–340 325 3 165.00–170.00 $167.07 $543 -2.93
355–385 372 6 158.00–180.00 $167.49 $623 +3.53
400–445 432 15 143.00–175.00 $161.50 $698 -0.31
455–485 474 9 144.00–165.00 $154.69 $733 -1.14
500–545 522 14 134.00–152.00 $145.29 $758 +3.15
550–587 572 10 134.00–145.00 $139.59 $798 +5.08
600–625 617 8 129.00–135.00 $131.38 $811 +3.11
675–690 683 3 120.00–131.00 $125.36 $856 +0.66
775 775 3 118.00–123.00 $121.33 $940 +10.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 +2.68
310–345 331 4 172.00–180.00 $176.96 $586 -2.06
375–395 384 4 174.00–179.00 $176.51 $678 +2.88
400–445 428 11 160.00–180.00 $172.88 $740 +5.27
450 fancy 450 2 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $814 —
455–490 471 6 155.00–170.00 $164.28 $774 +4.22
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 +17.15
555–585 567 7 139.00–150.00 $142.89 $810 -2.48
605–645 616 5 135.00–143.00 $138.47 $853 +4.48
650–680 667 8 132.00–140.00 $136.77 $912 +8.45
740 740 1 127.00 $127.00 $940 +5.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 6 156.00–177.00 $169.69 $565 +9.69
365–385 377 6 148.00–172.00 $153.72 $580 -7.25
405–440 427 13 143.00–165.00 $152.94 $653 +1.20
465–490 480 12 139.00–155.00 $145.63 $699 +2.95
515–545 527 6 132.00–141.00 $136.84 $721 +4.85
560–590 575 2 127.00–130.00 $128.54 $739 -2.15
605–635 617 3 122.00–127.00 $125.28 $773 +7.08
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1480 1169 80-85% 44 68.00–82.00 $75.54 $883 —
1015–1485 1210 80-85% 37 79.00–89.00 $82.76 $1,001 —
1065–1420 1230 80-85% 29 82.00–91.00 $87.77 $1,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1175 991 85-90% 21 60.00–75.00 $64.30 $637 -3.88
835–1295 1022 85-90% 14 54.00–59.00 $55.96 $572 -8.89
870–1270 1066 85-90% 25 66.00–79.00 $69.68 $743 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1565 1415 75-80% 5 91.00–95.00 $92.78 $1,313 +12.18
1275–1740 1438 75-80% 8 82.00–89.00 $86.15 $1,239 +5.55
1275–1705 1533 75-80% 11 78.00–83.00 $79.29 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–2065 1592 8 95.00–104.00 $100.11 $1,594 —
1505–2340 1801 8 102.00–108.00 $104.93 $1,890 —
1815–2135 2010 5 112.00–119.00 $115.21 $2,316 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–825.00 $787.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 840.00–850.00 $845.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.