Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

3,386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.85/cwt ≈ $1,160/hd at 759 lb · 209 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.97/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 524 lb · 70 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.36/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 630 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,386	2,137	3,361
Feeder cattle	2,392	1,559	2,460
Slaughter cattle	802	430	714
Replacement cattle	192	148	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All Feeder classes sold mostly 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
390	390	2	180.00	$180.00	$702	—
415	415	1	187.00	$187.00	$776	+8.44
450–475	465	3	170.00–178.00	$174.07	$809	+1.85
500–540	519	14	160.00–175.00	$166.72	$865	-0.06
565–585	575	2	153.00–157.00	$155.03	$891	-1.59
586 value added	586	8	162.00	$162.00	$949	-3.99
610–634	630	16	148.00–162.00	$153.06	$964	+0.81
652–658 value added	653	24	155.25–170.00	$157.11	$1,026	+2.71
675	675	1	147.00	$147.00	$992	-2.00
711	711	12	140.00	$140.00	$995	—
760–765	761	6	145.00–146.00	$145.83	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	386	15	170.00–178.00	$173.87	$671	-4.47
415–445	424	18	165.00–176.00	$170.02	$721	-2.91
455–493	478	17	160.00–170.00	$165.31	$790	+4.77
500–535	512	3	162.00–165.00	$163.95	$839	+7.42
555–595	581	7	141.00–160.00	$147.19	$855	-3.10
610–625	617	7	140.00–150.00	$144.29	$890	-1.15
660	660	1	142.00	$142.00	$937	+6.02
705–720	713	3	132.00–142.00	$135.63	$967	+2.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	3	165.00–168.00	$166.67	$600	+11.67
435	435	3	160.00–175.00	$165.00	$718	+4.00
535	535	1	138.00	$138.00	$738	-12.51
570–595	579	5	130.00–134.00	$131.43	$761	-7.83
685	685	1	131.00	$131.00	$897	+11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	170.00	$170.00	$382	—
285	285	1	165.00	$165.00	$470	—
300–335	310	10	156.00–165.00	$159.74	$495	—
360	360	1	146.00	$146.00	$526	-9.00
395 fancy	395	3	172.50	$172.50	$681	—
400–445	424	34	135.00–160.00	$149.38	$633	+1.48
455–495	472	23	129.00–155.00	$144.96	$684	-3.86
500	500	3	185.00	$185.00	$925	+40.30
500–545	525	67	130.00–155.00	$145.27	$763	+0.57
550	550	1	136.00	$136.00	$748	-2.27
550–575	560	14	130.00–150.00	$141.67	$793	+3.40
585 value added	585	3	146.00	$146.00	$854	—
565–599 fancy	593	6	148.00–156.00	$154.73	$918	—
600–634	630	29	124.00–138.50	$137.37	$865	+3.48
605–637 fancy	632	7	145.00–148.00	$147.59	$933	+7.59
650–665	657	3	124.00–130.00	$127.35	$837	-2.84
705	705	2	117.00–121.00	$119.00	$839	—
730	730	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,044	—
780–790	785	2	115.00–125.00	$119.97	$942	+4.11
834	834	4	116.00	$116.00	$967	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
759	759	209	152.85	$152.85	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	162.00	$162.00	$381	—
250–270	258	5	153.00–162.00	$157.85	$407	+7.76
315–330	323	6	144.00–158.00	$150.61	$486	+6.57
350–390	374	16	135.00–155.00	$145.65	$545	+1.86
400–445	422	26	138.00–157.00	$144.55	$610	+3.47
455–495	468	29	133.00–152.00	$142.37	$666	+2.81
500–545	519	21	123.00–140.00	$134.73	$699	-1.01
550–595	571	25	125.00–137.00	$132.11	$754	+1.81
610–645	626	12	120.00–127.00	$122.93	$770	-3.22
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	-6.67
710–745	728	5	112.00–127.00	$121.62	$885	+9.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	4	143.00–145.00	$143.98	$410	+4.50
305–345	326	9	135.00–150.00	$144.84	$472	+8.83
360–390	376	10	137.00–152.00	$141.79	$533	+4.53
405–430	418	17	130.00–144.00	$134.88	$564	-3.05
450–499	473	21	130.00–140.00	$136.59	$646	-1.20
500–540	520	6	125.00–132.00	$130.36	$678	-1.61
555–595	575	2	122.00–125.00	$123.55	$710	-0.85
605	605	3	118.00	$118.00	$714	—
660–670	667	3	107.00–110.00	$107.99	$720	-7.01
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	329	6	168.00–185.00	$177.62	$584	+0.45
355–390	371	19	161.00–177.00	$168.87	$627	-4.36
405–445	430	22	145.00–168.00	$161.68	$695	-3.47
455–490	470	32	140.00–159.00	$153.10	$720	-3.80
500–545	521	25	125.00–152.00	$145.35	$757	-0.72
550–595	572	25	128.00–147.00	$139.18	$796	-1.35
605–645	625	13	127.00–137.00	$133.39	$834	-0.40
655–685	672	9	120.00–132.00	$125.32	$842	-2.85
705–745	723	4	117.00–125.00	$123.02	$889	-1.98
775–790	783	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$881	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	260	3	183.00–195.00	$190.85	$496	—
305–335	324	10	178.00–191.00	$186.82	$605	+4.85
350–395	364	15	166.00–185.00	$174.22	$634	-6.58
400–430	411	15	160.00–178.00	$170.63	$701	-3.46
455–495	469	12	151.00–168.00	$162.35	$761	-0.61
505–545	523	12	146.00–157.00	$152.05	$795	-2.42
555–595	575	16	136.00–153.00	$145.37	$836	-1.93
600–645	629	8	131.00–148.00	$139.02	$874	-3.99
655–680	661	13	127.00–140.00	$131.55	$870	-8.45
700–740	721	9	122.00–133.00	$129.97	$937	-2.73
750	750	1	129.00	$129.00	$968	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	180.00–187.00	$183.31	$513	+12.94
305–340	332	15	165.00–175.00	$170.18	$565	+2.03
365–395	382	12	139.00–170.00	$159.74	$610	-1.86
400–445	418	17	136.00–158.00	$154.01	$644	-1.62
455–495	474	20	140.00–150.00	$144.50	$685	+0.33
510–535	524	9	127.00–138.00	$135.22	$709	-1.44
560–590	571	4	115.00–127.00	$122.17	$698	-12.03
605–615	610	3	120.00–126.00	$123.66	$754	-2.81
695	695	2	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$824	-0.01
720	720	3	115.00	$115.00	$828	-4.00
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1565	1107	80-85%	154	73.00–92.00	$84.35	$934	—
835–1575	1115	80-85%	113	70.00–84.00	$77.90	$869	—
950–1490	1203	80-85%	85	86.00–100.00	$92.21	$1,109	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1125	934	85-90%	19	40.00–70.00	$56.50	$528	-1.10
740–1275	968	85-90%	66	49.00–80.00	$68.18	$660	+3.63
775–1290	996	85-90%	79	60.00–82.00	$72.97	$727	+1.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1680	1378	75-80%	28	87.00–98.50	$94.23	$1,298	+3.45
1155–1805	1409	75-80%	15	74.00–84.00	$79.55	$1,121	+2.86
1140–1710	1410	75-80%	23	79.00–91.00	$86.34	$1,217	+9.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–2135	1595	18	90.00–105.00	$99.20	$1,582	—
1315–2145	1700	38	103.00–120.00	$107.82	$1,833	-0.68
1405–2190	1771	20	112.00–127.00	$115.73	$2,050	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–925	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–985.00	$823.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–920	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	735.00–750.00	$742.33
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	805.00	$805.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,290.00	$1,155.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	900.00–1,080.00	$1,000.94
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	650.00–985.00	$804.23

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	760.00–780.00	$771.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	650.00–920.00	$851.88

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	380.00–615.00	$554.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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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
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,016.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	900.00–1,450.00	$1,225.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	725.00–800.00	$775.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	+250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	675.00–750.00	$716.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,035.00–1,060.00	$1,047.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,135.00	$1,135.00	—

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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.