Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

1,693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.48/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 622 lb · 52 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.01/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 632 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.54/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 566 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,693	3,920	3,058
Feeder cattle	1,228	3,096	2,398
Slaughter cattle	413	711	485
Replacement cattle	52	113	175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	181.00–183.00	$181.97	$591	-3.89
365	365	1	181.00	$181.00	$661	—
405	405	1	190.00	$190.00	$770	—
501–545	523	15	164.00–175.00	$168.40	$881	+5.49
555–595	576	18	158.00–166.00	$161.89	$932	+1.70
601–645	618	20	142.00–164.00	$158.42	$979	-3.68
648 value added	648	18	166.00	$166.00	$1,076	—
653–680	665	18	140.00–157.00	$146.44	$974	-3.06
705–730	716	7	132.00–146.00	$140.74	$1,008	-6.78
795	795	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	—
870–880	875	2	127.00–130.00	$128.51	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	178.00	$178.00	$578	+8.28
365	365	2	175.00	$175.00	$639	+5.37
425–443	439	5	165.00–170.00	$165.97	$729	-6.80
450–490	477	6	163.00–168.00	$165.67	$790	-6.25
508–540	518	13	155.00–163.00	$160.03	$829	-2.17
550–575	561	11	147.00–156.00	$151.65	$851	-0.12
600–648	632	23	137.00–154.00	$148.73	$940	+0.06
665–685	673	3	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$947	-2.09
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	-0.81
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	-9.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	142.00	$142.00	$731	+2.00
555–585	570	4	140.00–142.00	$140.97	$804	+2.38
615–620	619	4	136.00–140.00	$139.01	$860	+6.01
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	3	158.00–162.00	$160.05	$440	+5.05
340–345	344	4	155.00–160.00	$158.76	$546	—
365–380	377	14	150.00–158.00	$152.63	$575	+4.94
417–440	431	18	147.50–154.00	$149.63	$645	+0.93
465–485 value added	471	7	153.00–158.00	$154.47	$728	—
455–495	475	17	144.00–152.00	$147.26	$699	-2.88
515–545 value added	533	10	153.00–157.00	$154.94	$826	+7.94
515–545	534	18	142.00–150.00	$146.78	$784	+3.61
555–572	565	15	140.00–148.00	$144.78	$818	+1.18
560–575 value added	567	18	147.00–157.00	$149.84	$850	+2.39
608–645 value added	619	36	148.00–150.00	$148.92	$922	-0.08
600–640	628	16	125.00–147.00	$134.49	$845	+0.49
660 value added	660	1	149.00	$149.00	$983	—
660–680	675	6	125.00–130.00	$128.18	$865	+4.19
720–725 value added	722	3	140.00–141.00	$140.33	$1,013	—
720–725	723	3	127.00–137.00	$132.00	$954	+10.20
770–775	773	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$1,001	+13.49
820–845	828	3	119.00–128.00	$124.28	$1,029	+12.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	4	148.00–154.00	$149.99	$495	-0.05
360–395	378	12	140.00–150.00	$145.43	$550	-1.27
415–445	430	11	140.00–147.00	$143.77	$618	+0.14
455–495	477	27	134.00–147.00	$139.53	$666	-0.18
501–545	519	16	130.00–140.00	$136.33	$708	+0.17
550–585	574	9	127.00–132.00	$129.77	$745	-2.66
605–645	623	6	118.00–130.00	$126.05	$785	+2.12
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	-5.07
730	730	1	121.00	$121.00	$883	+8.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	144.00	$144.00	$382	+4.00
305–330	312	5	140.00–143.00	$140.84	$439	+13.41
355–385	375	3	136.00–140.00	$138.74	$520	+0.51
425–440	435	6	127.00–147.00	$135.30	$589	+1.06
465	465	3	130.00	$130.00	$604	-3.61
500–535	511	5	127.00–132.00	$130.03	$664	+5.05
610–625	616	5	118.00–120.00	$119.59	$737	+0.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662	662	9	129.50	$129.50	$857	—
751	751	7	124.00	$124.00	$931	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	323	9	175.00–180.00	$177.91	$575	-2.11
355–385	372	15	172.00–180.00	$175.31	$652	+0.11
405–445	423	13	168.00–185.00	$173.06	$732	+12.75
505–545	521	14	145.00–152.00	$149.75	$780	+0.60
555–595	572	12	142.00–154.00	$148.01	$847	+6.18
600–645	624	7	132.00–150.00	$141.43	$883	-1.22
650–685	668	7	128.00–144.00	$137.02	$915	+0.77
705–725	713	7	135.00–140.00	$137.85	$983	+2.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	170.00	$170.00	$552	-1.54
380–385	384	9	162.00–170.00	$167.00	$641	+10.79
400–435	423	16	150.00–166.00	$161.05	$681	+5.17
450–480	464	5	145.00–162.00	$155.50	$722	+6.17
505–525	513	11	137.00–151.00	$142.36	$730	-1.79
555–595	573	15	130.00–147.00	$139.33	$798	-0.96
605–640	632	13	129.00–140.00	$136.26	$861	+2.47
670–695	676	5	128.00–134.00	$131.98	$892	+2.59
735	735	1	121.00	$121.00	$889	+7.54
790–794	793	5	113.00–116.00	$113.60	$901	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	6	160.00–163.00	$161.04	$527	-8.22
380	380	2	160.00	$160.00	$608	-1.48
405–440	421	12	139.00–157.00	$150.55	$634	+4.79
455–485	475	11	140.00–148.00	$144.26	$685	-0.49
540–545	542	3	134.00–137.00	$136.00	$737	-0.24
560–580	573	3	130.00	$130.00	$745	-1.42
645	645	1	128.00	$128.00	$826	+3.27
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	-4.03
775–795	785	2	105.00–108.00	$106.52	$836	-6.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1270	1077	80-85%	42	64.00–82.00	$76.15	$820	—
730–1545	1117	80-85%	52	75.00–88.00	$82.71	$924	—
1030–1870	1230	80-85%	35	85.00–94.00	$89.91	$1,106	+7.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1425	1336	75-80%	16	83.00–96.00	$90.16	$1,205	+5.62
1120–1905	1338	75-80%	31	74.00–88.00	$83.89	$1,122	-0.65
1155–1615	1379	75-80%	6	74.00–80.00	$76.96	$1,061	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1215	967	85-90%	11	70.00–73.00	$71.67	$693	+9.45
870–1195	1000	85-90%	4	54.00–62.00	$59.79	$598	-9.40
685–1260	1014	85-90%	21	50.00–76.00	$66.24	$672	-2.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1835	1496	7	90.00–101.00	$96.81	$1,448	—
1110–2040	1592	10	90.00–111.00	$102.46	$1,631	—
1410–1855	1615	5	109.00–119.00	$113.54	$1,834	+6.91

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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	850.00–1,050.00	$933.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–990.00	$916.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	730.00	$730.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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 $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	840.00	$840.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	770.00	$770.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	960.00–1,350.00	$1,095.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00	$450.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.