Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

2,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.70/cwt -4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 520 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.82/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 473 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $144.17/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 476 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,137	1,693	2,573
Feeder cattle	1,559	1,228	1,869
Slaughter cattle	430	413	518
Replacement cattle	148	52	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
310–345	323	4	185.00–195.00	$189.47	$612	+7.50
410–445	423	5	175.00–180.00	$178.56	$755	-11.44
455–470	460	6	168.00–180.00	$172.22	$792	—
505–540	527	22	163.00–173.00	$166.78	$879	-1.62
575–585 value added	580	2	165.00–167.00	$165.99	$963	—
550–596	581	26	150.00–163.00	$156.62	$910	-5.27
600–635	621	14	150.00–159.00	$152.25	$945	-6.17
663–670	666	11	148.00–151.00	$149.00	$992	+2.56
665–685 value added	679	10	153.00–155.00	$154.40	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479–490	484	32	186.00–187.00	$186.53	$903	—
562–568	567	25	171.00–173.00	$172.68	$979	—
621	621	4	160.00	$160.00	$994	—
734	734	15	143.00	$143.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	178.00–180.00	$179.04	$587	+1.04
360–397	380	15	169.00–187.00	$178.34	$678	+3.34
400–425	410	3	170.00–177.00	$172.93	$709	+6.96
455–490	468	3	155.00–165.00	$160.54	$751	-5.13
515–535	525	2	155.00–158.00	$156.53	$822	-3.50
580–586	585	7	148.00–151.00	$150.29	$879	-1.36
630–645	639	7	144.00–149.00	$145.44	$929	-3.29
650–690	669	9	130.00–142.00	$135.98	$910	-4.68
710–730	720	4	130.00–137.00	$133.23	$959	-1.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	155.00	$155.00	$574	—
405	405	2	152.00–170.00	$161.00	$652	—
495	495	1	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
505–525	510	4	150.00–152.00	$150.51	$768	+8.51
555–570	561	4	135.00–142.00	$139.26	$781	-1.71
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	155.00	$155.00	$589	+2.37
420–440	437	6	147.50–150.00	$147.90	$646	-1.73
455–485	473	34	144.00–154.00	$148.82	$704	+1.56
500–545	520	38	136.00–148.00	$144.70	$752	-2.08
550–595	574	23	134.00–142.00	$138.27	$794	-6.51
615 value added	615	10	145.00	$145.00	$892	-3.92
605–640	617	10	131.00–138.00	$133.89	$826	-0.60
635 fancy	635	9	140.00	$140.00	$889	—
665 value added	665	8	139.00	$139.00	$924	-10.00
650–685	667	5	128.00–133.00	$130.19	$868	+2.01
750 fancy	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—
782–795	784	7	115.00–116.00	$115.86	$908	-13.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	275	5	145.00–155.00	$150.09	$413	—
310–325	321	9	140.00–152.50	$144.04	$462	-5.95
355–385	373	19	137.00–150.00	$143.79	$536	-1.64
400–445	427	22	135.00–145.00	$141.08	$602	-2.69
455–495	473	17	132.00–147.00	$139.56	$660	+0.03
505–545	519	16	127.50–143.00	$135.74	$704	-0.59
555–595	570	15	125.00–136.00	$130.30	$743	+0.53
605–640	627	16	120.00–130.00	$126.15	$791	+0.10
670–695	685	3	121.00–126.00	$123.67	$847	+6.67
715–725	720	3	112.00–113.00	$112.34	$809	-8.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	279	4	138.00–140.00	$139.48	$389	-4.52
315–320	317	5	134.00–138.00	$136.01	$431	-4.83
370–385	377	23	130.00–142.00	$137.26	$517	-1.48
405–435	421	4	127.00–145.00	$137.93	$581	+2.63
450–495	476	8	130.00–142.00	$137.79	$656	+7.79
505–540	522	5	130.00–135.00	$131.97	$689	+1.94
550–590	574	8	122.00–126.00	$124.40	$714	—
660–690	675	2	115.00	$115.00	$776	—
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	3	175.00–182.00	$177.67	$494	—
305–340	324	12	170.00–187.50	$177.17	$574	+7.17
350–395	377	22	162.00–180.00	$173.23	$653	+6.23
405–440	420	14	152.00–172.00	$165.15	$694	+4.10
450–490	475	27	150.00–163.00	$156.90	$745	+1.40
505–545	524	21	138.00–152.00	$146.07	$765	+3.71
550–590	570	23	137.00–145.00	$140.53	$801	+1.20
600–645	616	11	130.00–135.00	$133.79	$824	-2.47
650–695	670	13	125.00–130.00	$128.17	$859	-3.81
745	745	1	125.00	$125.00	$931	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	225	3	178.00–180.00	$178.70	$402	—
255–285	260	6	170.00–172.00	$170.37	$443	—
305–325	310	4	165.00–177.00	$168.15	$521	+7.11
355–395	374	20	155.00–172.00	$161.60	$604	+1.60
400–445	418	19	150.00–162.00	$155.63	$651	+5.08
455–495	476	33	140.00–152.00	$144.17	$686	-0.09
500–545	520	12	130.00–140.00	$136.66	$711	+0.66
550–590	578	15	130.00–135.00	$134.20	$776	+4.20
600–645	628	13	120.00–130.00	$126.47	$794	-1.53
685–690	688	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$815	+8.51
710	710	3	119.00	$119.00	$845	—
780	780	1	116.00	$116.00	$905	+9.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	10	180.00–187.00	$181.97	$584	+4.06
355–390	376	14	176.00–186.00	$180.80	$680	+5.49
400–445	416	15	160.00–183.00	$174.09	$724	+1.03
465–495	484	6	156.00–172.00	$162.96	$789	—
500–520	509	6	146.00–160.00	$154.47	$786	+4.72
550–570	560	6	144.00–150.00	$147.30	$825	-0.71
605–635	622	5	140.00–150.00	$143.01	$890	+1.58
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	+2.98
700–720	712	3	128.00–135.00	$132.70	$945	-5.15
755 fancy	755	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,004	—
790–795	793	2	120.00–128.00	$123.99	$983	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1340	1084	80-85%	82	66.00–84.00	$76.04	$824	-0.11
825–1395	1172	80-85%	75	72.00–90.00	$81.74	$958	—
720–1645	1292	80-85%	39	80.00–99.00	$89.58	$1,157	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1280	920	85-90%	15	54.00–64.00	$57.60	$530	—
770–1225	958	85-90%	33	51.00–71.00	$64.55	$618	-7.12
765–1285	999	85-90%	38	60.00–77.00	$71.05	$710	-0.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1590	1397	75-80%	18	87.00–95.00	$90.78	$1,268	+13.82
995–1590	1412	75-80%	6	75.00–79.00	$76.69	$1,083	—
1095–1690	1450	75-80%	24	80.00–87.00	$83.51	$1,211	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1490	1348	3	97.00–98.00	$97.35	$1,312	—
1385–2415	1711	10	100.00–114.00	$108.50	$1,856	—
1425–2235	1960	23	107.00–120.00	$116.38	$2,281	—

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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	12	500.00–620.00	$560.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–890	798	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	755.00–890.00	$825.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–980	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$736.42
1005–1200	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,020.00	$912.93
1455	1455	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,195.00	$1,195.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	850.00–1,054.00	$911.58
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,113.00	$1,113.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–975	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–650.00	$596.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	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
1080–1180	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–850.00	$832.34	—
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1185–1295	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,150.00	$1,062.17	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	800.00–1,175.00	$1,012.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–845	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	625.00–675.00	$642.94	—
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00	—
935–980	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	625.00–700.00	$658.10	—

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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.