Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

5,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.00/cwt ≈ $982/hd at 614 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.14/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 481 lb · 82 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.96/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 621 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,476	3,428	5,308
Feeder cattle	4,187	2,528	3,746
Slaughter cattle	1,108	694	1,241
Replacement cattle	181	206	321

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
372–392	380	20	177.00–184.25	$182.23	$692	+0.23
410–429	424	8	175.00–181.00	$177.26	$752	-18.12
450–489	477	58	155.00–174.00	$168.47	$804	-8.07
500–543	531	48	155.50–174.00	$165.11	$877	-0.17
555–595	576	52	141.00–168.00	$163.49	$942	+8.21
565–594 value added	586	11	167.00–176.00	$173.67	$1,018	-0.33
603–649	627	63	139.50–161.00	$153.75	$964	+3.06
635 value added	635	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,048	-2.98
650–690	669	25	133.00–157.00	$152.13	$1,018	+5.52
743	743	25	149.00	$149.00	$1,107	—
775	775	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$1,080	—
865	865	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,142	—
930	930	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	324	7	170.00–185.00	$174.26	$565	+1.95
360–385	375	12	168.00–183.00	$172.56	$647	+1.59
420–445	432	14	141.00–177.00	$164.91	$712	-10.70
450–480	470	28	141.00–171.00	$164.92	$775	-3.04
500–545	530	33	158.00–166.00	$161.85	$858	+0.57
550–595	575	20	150.00–161.00	$156.42	$899	+4.84
605–643	628	24	143.00–155.00	$150.13	$943	+4.51
650–690	664	13	134.00–149.00	$141.55	$940	+4.03
725–745	730	4	124.00–144.00	$139.03	$1,015	+0.03
755–795	768	7	129.00–137.00	$133.63	$1,026	+3.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$570	—
370–375	372	3	156.00–164.00	$159.98	$595	-1.75
410–445	426	7	153.00–165.00	$159.68	$680	-11.57
465–490	479	4	150.00–156.00	$152.99	$733	+1.59
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-8.00
700–715	708	2	118.00–132.00	$125.07	$885	—
775	775	2	120.00	$120.00	$930	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	12	151.50	$151.50	$1,144	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	312	6	144.00–172.00	$162.07	$506	+5.50
355–395	377	49	133.00–165.00	$149.04	$562	-4.87
400–445	428	23	141.00–162.00	$152.29	$652	+6.14
450–495	481	82	131.00–158.00	$146.14	$703	-0.37
515 value added	515	7	148.50–152.00	$149.00	$767	—
505–541	528	51	126.00–155.00	$142.53	$753	+0.79
556–583 value added	562	13	146.00–148.00	$147.52	$829	—
550–595	566	43	120.00–147.00	$141.26	$800	+5.29
565–570 fancy	568	2	152.00–156.00	$154.01	$875	+2.01
605–640	620	33	121.00–139.00	$133.91	$830	-2.18
600–638 value added	622	44	145.00–148.00	$146.25	$910	—
655–690	670	10	125.00–134.00	$129.89	$870	-2.56
710–720	718	6	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$901	-2.48
785	785	1	112.00	$112.00	$879	—
1065	1065	3	107.00	$107.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	14	133.00–165.00	$148.03	$484	-2.58
350–395	375	18	131.00–160.00	$144.70	$543	-4.43
400–445	421	71	120.00–155.00	$142.31	$599	-3.52
455–495	469	48	119.00–150.00	$141.99	$666	+0.14
500–540	515	35	130.00–143.00	$138.02	$711	+2.57
550–598	580	58	110.00–142.00	$134.12	$778	-0.77
600–635	617	21	122.00–132.00	$127.97	$790	+2.30
655–690	670	19	109.00–127.00	$121.38	$813	-6.17
700–735	716	8	115.00–121.00	$117.36	$840	-0.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–529	522	28	143.00	$143.00	$746	—
614	614	90	160.00	$160.00	$982	—
650	650	77	155.50	$155.50	$1,011	—
805	805	9	127.50	$127.50	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	10	135.00–155.00	$143.95	$464	+0.77
365–390	376	17	130.00–147.00	$138.25	$520	-3.21
400–445	426	17	116.00–147.00	$138.35	$589	-2.45
455–485	470	18	126.00–147.00	$137.47	$646	+3.15
505–545	521	11	120.00–135.00	$126.49	$659	-6.88
557–595	567	12	120.00–125.00	$123.27	$699	-3.55
630	630	3	110.00	$110.00	$693	-13.96
665–690	680	5	105.00–116.00	$111.20	$756	—
720	720	1	105.00	$105.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	25	140.00	$140.00	$573	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	195.00	$195.00	$478	+4.51
275–280	278	2	180.00–183.00	$181.51	$505	-4.73
300–345	325	22	156.00–182.00	$176.30	$573	-0.10
355–395	374	25	143.00–175.00	$168.31	$629	+0.87
400–445	424	53	126.00–168.00	$161.86	$686	+3.00
450–495	469	58	123.00–163.00	$154.40	$724	+2.80
505–540	525	64	120.00–156.00	$146.10	$767	±0.00
550–595	577	28	115.00–148.00	$138.15	$797	-0.02
605–640	627	25	110.00–143.00	$131.73	$826	-1.80
655–691	681	25	125.00–139.00	$134.25	$914	+6.96
705–740	716	7	112.00–127.00	$117.58	$842	—
755–795	779	9	103.00–125.00	$117.00	$911	+4.53
855	855	2	116.00	$116.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	14	180.00–192.00	$186.56	$593	-3.36
350–395	370	19	156.00–185.00	$178.40	$660	+1.45
400–445	414	18	147.00–179.00	$169.49	$702	-2.23
450–490	464	27	136.00–175.00	$163.58	$759	+2.83
500–545	519	37	132.00–163.00	$156.21	$811	+3.42
550–595	577	21	131.00–158.00	$146.69	$846	-2.76
610–615 fancy	613	2	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$904	—
600–645	621	40	125.00–154.00	$146.90	$912	+2.67
650–685	669	9	132.00–147.00	$139.42	$933	+2.43
705–745	722	8	133.00–142.00	$137.49	$993	+7.16
765	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	3	178.00–185.00	$180.23	$519	+9.24
310–340	326	5	134.00–168.00	$157.78	$514	-10.13
350–390	383	8	160.00–167.00	$161.57	$619	+4.38
410–445	425	16	140.00–160.00	$151.17	$642	-3.03
455–490	477	18	140.00–153.00	$145.41	$694	-0.12
510–540	523	14	132.00–140.00	$137.34	$718	+0.89
550–595	580	10	125.00–140.00	$131.68	$764	-0.98
610–640	633	6	117.00–125.00	$123.38	$781	-1.89
675–680	678	2	112.00–120.00	$116.01	$787	—
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-5.07
775–795	785	4	100.00–115.00	$106.78	$838	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1465	1142	80-85%	107	67.00–87.00	$79.61	$909	—
865–1535	1154	80-85%	162	76.00–94.00	$84.71	$978	-1.57
955–1565	1200	80-85%	88	85.00–102.00	$92.26	$1,107	-0.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1260	937	85-90%	43	45.00–74.00	$66.20	$620	—
790–1270	1021	85-90%	86	50.00–80.00	$72.74	$743	—
705–1295	1032	85-90%	66	60.00–86.00	$75.77	$782	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1810	1326	75-80%	56	88.00–101.00	$95.17	$1,262	+2.23
1110–1530	1353	75-80%	23	75.00–88.00	$81.63	$1,104	—
980–1845	1379	75-80%	68	79.00–95.00	$88.95	$1,227	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2295	1566	21	90.00–111.00	$101.47	$1,589	—
1190–2165	1720	28	92.00–119.00	$108.42	$1,865	—
1510–2150	1828	16	104.00–122.00	$116.01	$2,121	—

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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	4	550.00–700.00	$625.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1060 fancy	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,085.00–1,165.00	$1,125.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	665.00–1,125.00	$861.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	870.00–1,375.00	$1,099.17

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)	2	460.00–465.00	$462.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	300.00–400.00	$350.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–900.00	$842.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$937.50

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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
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	925.00–1,125.00	$1,053.57	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	875.00–1,375.00	$1,114.21	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–800	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–625.00	$611.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	600.00–1,150.00	$952.63	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,075.00	$966.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–725.00	$716.67	—

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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.