Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

3,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.74/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 527 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.85/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 466 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.60/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 473 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,428	2,932	4,086
Feeder cattle	2,528	2,004	3,137
Slaughter cattle	694	727	642
Replacement cattle	206	201	307

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 moderate with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	182.00	$182.00	$673	-4.66
425	425	8	195.00–196.00	$195.38	$830	+18.61
455–483	464	30	168.00–188.00	$176.54	$819	+2.10
450–469 value added	465	5	190.00–193.00	$192.42	$895	—
505–545	526	9	162.00–168.00	$165.28	$869	-5.56
555–590	581	31	152.50–170.00	$155.28	$902	-6.53
585 value added	585	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,018	—
610–625 value added	618	2	166.00–170.00	$167.98	$1,038	—
605–638	630	24	148.00–157.00	$150.69	$949	+1.11
655–690	661	8	145.00–147.00	$146.61	$969	+1.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	183.00	$183.00	$512	-2.37
325–345	337	3	170.00–174.00	$172.31	$581	-8.78
360–395	375	6	162.00–182.50	$170.97	$641	-3.59
400–445	419	9	170.00–187.00	$175.61	$736	+4.43
455–495	478	8	162.00–175.00	$167.96	$803	-1.50
500–545	515	22	155.00–169.00	$161.28	$831	+2.63
550–590	566	19	147.50–159.00	$151.58	$858	+1.01
605–623	616	6	141.00–149.00	$145.62	$897	+1.00
660–695	673	3	130.00–145.00	$137.52	$926	+0.63
710	710	1	139.00	$139.00	$987	+9.58
795	795	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	386	6	146.00–187.00	$161.73	$624	-4.27
400–440	421	5	163.00–177.00	$171.25	$721	+9.68
460–495	475	11	139.00–167.00	$151.40	$719	-4.32
505–540	525	10	140.00–157.00	$149.31	$784	-1.03
565–595	574	7	137.00–151.00	$143.61	$824	+3.61
660	660	1	128.00	$128.00	$845	-2.00
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519 thin fleshed	519	11	192.00	$192.00	$996	—
539	539	21	188.00	$188.00	$1,013	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	272	6	152.50–160.00	$156.15	$425	+6.15
305–335	320	20	145.00–157.00	$150.61	$482	-0.99
355–398	383	30	140.00–160.00	$149.13	$571	+2.92
405–445	425	46	132.00–155.00	$145.83	$620	+0.35
450–495	466	59	130.00–150.00	$141.85	$661	-0.26
500–545	520	33	123.00–145.00	$135.45	$704	+0.61
550–595	570	14	122.00–137.00	$134.89	$769	+5.34
605–640	615	10	115.00–134.00	$125.67	$773	+2.91
660–695	681	4	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$869	+6.04
715–745	732	7	112.00–124.00	$118.05	$864	+0.86
795	795	1	111.00	$111.00	$882	+1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	323	9	155.00–162.50	$156.57	$506	-3.22
365–380	372	11	150.00–162.00	$153.91	$573	+1.16
405–445	424	22	140.00–157.00	$146.15	$620	-0.76
473 fancy	473	8	161.00	$161.00	$762	—
450–495	476	35	139.00–157.00	$146.51	$697	+0.19
500–545	527	61	134.00–150.00	$141.74	$747	-3.86
575 fancy	575	3	152.00	$152.00	$874	—
555–593	576	48	129.50–148.00	$135.97	$783	-1.40
605–640	616	11	130.00–143.00	$136.09	$838	+2.99
667 fancy	667	3	138.00	$138.00	$920	+0.46
655–685	671	9	127.00–135.00	$132.45	$889	+3.00
705–715	708	6	122.00–130.00	$127.98	$906	+3.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	144.00	$144.00	$367	+2.99
305–345	325	11	140.00–147.00	$143.18	$465	-0.40
355–390	370	26	130.00–155.00	$141.46	$523	+6.25
405–445	426	25	125.00–150.00	$140.80	$600	+7.56
450–495	479	17	125.00–142.00	$134.32	$643	+19.29
500–540	526	7	120.00–137.00	$133.37	$702	+3.31
555–585	570	5	125.00–130.00	$126.82	$723	+4.71
600–645	618	5	120.00–125.00	$123.96	$766	+6.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	190.00–191.00	$190.49	$434	—
280–295	284	6	182.50–190.00	$186.24	$529	+8.21
305–345	334	19	168.00–187.00	$176.40	$589	+4.26
350–395	377	23	160.00–182.00	$167.44	$631	+1.03
400–445	416	33	152.00–175.00	$158.86	$661	-0.04
450–495	473	53	145.00–165.00	$151.60	$717	-1.76
500–545	521	41	139.00–154.00	$146.10	$761	+2.31
550–595	575	39	131.00–158.00	$138.17	$794	-0.89
600–645	628	22	128.00–140.00	$133.53	$839	+1.77
655–695	672	10	120.00–132.00	$127.29	$855	+5.29
755–770	765	3	110.00–117.50	$112.47	$860	-7.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	6	192.00–198.00	$194.25	$536	-2.75
315–330	322	10	174.00–198.00	$189.92	$612	+7.77
350–395	373	27	170.00–188.00	$176.95	$660	+0.48
405–440	418	15	166.00–180.00	$171.72	$718	+2.99
450–480	462	23	153.00–170.00	$160.75	$743	+4.11
500–535	514	15	148.00–160.00	$152.79	$785	+0.08
555–595	571	9	142.00–155.00	$149.45	$853	-1.61
600–645	626	8	142.00–147.00	$144.23	$903	-0.29
650–665	658	6	132.00–140.00	$136.99	$901	+4.27
700–745	716	6	130.00–132.00	$130.33	$933	+5.33
785	785	1	123.00	$123.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	183.00	$183.00	$375	+8.00
255–295	282	3	167.50–172.50	$170.99	$482	+0.99
300–345	323	21	155.00–182.00	$167.91	$542	—
360–395	373	11	147.00–175.00	$157.19	$586	+2.19
400–445	421	14	140.00–165.00	$154.20	$649	+2.09
460–495	473	19	135.00–155.00	$145.53	$688	+2.61
500–545	529	27	131.00–147.00	$136.45	$722	+1.67
565–585	579	13	130.00–137.00	$132.66	$768	+4.45
600–635	614	6	120.00–128.00	$125.27	$769	+0.25
725–745	735	2	110.00–120.00	$115.07	$846	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1460	1088	80-85%	90	65.00–85.00	$79.45	$864	—
840–1390	1186	80-85%	108	74.00–93.00	$86.28	$1,023	—
1005–1545	1217	80-85%	78	82.00–102.00	$92.89	$1,130	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1100	973	85-90%	26	59.00–64.00	$61.15	$595	-11.87
680–1250	987	85-90%	65	55.00–78.00	$73.90	$729	-3.74
675–1315	995	85-90%	53	48.00–79.00	$68.39	$680	-9.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1735	1340	75-80%	23	89.00–101.00	$92.94	$1,245	+0.94
1180–1725	1446	75-80%	16	81.00–91.00	$86.21	$1,247	—
1255–1685	1525	75-80%	11	80.00–84.00	$82.05	$1,251	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1900	1475	17	90.00–106.00	$101.15	$1,492	—
1260–2685	1621	21	104.00–113.00	$108.64	$1,761	—
1395–2130	1785	22	110.00–124.00	$115.96	$2,070	—

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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	13	500.00–565.00	$525.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–830	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	640.00–775.00	$733.94
795–840 fancy	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	915.00–925.00	$920.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–600	566	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	435.00–600.00	$502.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1075	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$800.85
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	600.00–850.00	$760.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	900.00–1,035.00	$992.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	635.00–775.00	$691.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–910	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–850.00	$707.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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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
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
875–975	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–900.00	$864.53	—
1245–1395	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,060.40	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	925.00–1,025.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–1,075.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,160.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	700.00–825.00	$769.44	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,210.00	$1,155.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.