Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

3,379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.11/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 422 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.76/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 583 lb · 41 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $137.61/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 382 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,379	5,476	2,440
Feeder cattle	2,301	4,187	1,742
Slaughter cattle	828	1,108	426
Replacement cattle	250	181	272

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 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	180.00	$180.00	$504	—
310–345	330	11	171.00–178.00	$173.38	$572	-0.88
355–395	371	18	168.00–178.00	$173.56	$644	+1.00
405–445	421	20	159.00–177.00	$170.02	$716	+5.11
450–475	460	5	149.00–168.00	$160.23	$737	-4.69
510–540	533	13	145.00–162.00	$158.36	$844	-3.49
556–595	566	13	140.00–153.00	$145.63	$824	-10.79
605–645	616	9	130.00–146.00	$140.70	$867	-9.43
665–695	689	20	122.00–144.00	$139.73	$963	-1.82
710–720	715	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$947	-6.55
805	805	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	467	3	172.00–174.00	$173.31	$809	+4.84
505–525	514	14	160.00–170.00	$165.40	$850	+0.29
560–587	581	13	155.00–164.00	$159.31	$926	-4.18
605–640	614	28	150.00–156.00	$153.93	$945	+0.18
665–690	677	15	142.00–151.00	$148.91	$1,008	-3.22
705–735	715	5	137.00–145.00	$142.79	$1,021	-6.21
780–785	784	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,019	-9.33
820	820	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	8	158.00–172.00	$168.96	$556	+1.46
370–380	375	10	160.00–165.00	$161.92	$607	+1.94
435–445	438	6	150.00–160.00	$153.38	$672	-6.30
475–495	485	3	151.00–157.00	$154.70	$750	+1.71
505–525	513	5	150.00–165.00	$156.14	$801	—
570–575	571	4	135.00–143.00	$140.75	$804	—
635	635	1	137.00	$137.00	$870	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	13	148.00–152.00	$149.55	$494	+1.52
355–390	375	19	140.00–150.00	$145.13	$544	+0.43
405–445	422	42	132.00–155.00	$144.11	$608	+1.80
460–495	477	34	130.00–150.00	$140.14	$668	-1.85
510–540	527	35	120.00–142.00	$133.98	$706	-4.04
560–595	571	31	119.00–139.00	$130.09	$743	-4.03
610–630	621	11	114.00–132.00	$122.65	$762	-5.32
655–695	686	12	119.00–124.00	$121.16	$831	-0.22
700–740	715	7	110.00–124.00	$115.87	$828	-1.49
780	780	2	110.00	$110.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	6	150.00–157.00	$154.38	$599	+5.34
400–435	422	13	145.00–160.00	$150.09	$633	-2.20
450–485	464	20	140.00–156.00	$147.19	$683	+1.05
510–545	528	13	135.00–147.00	$140.59	$742	-1.94
580 value added	580	2	145.00	$145.00	$841	-2.52
555–596	583	39	132.00–143.00	$138.44	$807	-2.82
605–625	614	22	129.00–136.00	$132.91	$816	-1.00
642 value added	642	5	139.00	$139.00	$892	-7.25
675	675	2	129.00	$129.00	$871	-0.89
685 value added	685	6	136.00	$136.00	$932	—
703–740	710	8	125.00–133.00	$131.96	$937	+6.46
715 value added	715	2	135.00	$135.00	$965	—
775–795	785	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$938	+7.51
1012	1012	7	103.50	$103.50	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	234	4	140.00–148.00	$141.97	$332	—
300–345	327	33	133.00–153.00	$142.30	$465	-1.65
355–395	382	37	125.00–157.00	$137.61	$526	-0.64
400–445	419	28	120.00–150.00	$131.19	$550	-7.16
450–495	467	7	115.00–142.00	$130.84	$611	-6.63
500–545	521	17	110.00–132.00	$123.32	$642	-3.17
560–580	569	7	115.00–125.00	$121.41	$691	-1.86
625–645	638	3	100.00–115.00	$104.90	$669	-5.10
650–690	670	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$743	-0.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	172.00	$172.00	$447	-9.51
305–345	327	15	160.00–180.00	$170.87	$559	-5.43
350–395	378	18	150.00–180.00	$164.68	$622	-3.63
405–445	423	36	140.00–175.00	$158.71	$671	-3.15
455–495	470	29	137.00–160.00	$151.48	$712	-2.92
500–545	526	20	132.00–157.00	$144.87	$762	-1.23
555–595	575	26	118.00–152.00	$136.74	$786	-1.41
600–645	618	24	125.00–142.00	$132.98	$822	+1.25
655–685	671	7	124.00–132.00	$128.00	$859	-6.25
715–725	718	5	120.00–126.00	$123.60	$887	+6.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	180.00	$180.00	$504	—
315–340	331	8	170.00–189.00	$180.32	$597	-6.24
355–395	376	15	162.00–185.00	$176.84	$665	-1.56
405–430	415	11	164.00–175.00	$166.50	$691	-2.99
450–470	461	8	152.00–177.00	$163.21	$752	-0.37
505–545	520	19	145.00–167.00	$152.65	$794	-3.56
550–595	568	21	143.00–165.00	$152.27	$865	+5.58
600–645	626	12	140.00–157.00	$144.58	$905	-2.32
655–690	671	6	136.00–140.00	$138.20	$927	-1.22
690 fancy	690	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,000	—
705–735	723	10	128.00–137.00	$131.32	$949	-6.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	274	9	168.00–172.00	$169.79	$465	-10.44
305–340	335	10	157.00–166.00	$162.08	$543	+4.30
355	355	3	160.00	$160.00	$568	-1.57
400–445	425	23	142.00–167.00	$151.66	$645	+0.49
455–495	475	16	140.00–155.00	$145.77	$692	+0.36
505–540	530	12	130.00–147.00	$138.69	$735	+1.35
560–590	575	8	128.00–142.00	$133.57	$768	+1.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1460	1129	80-85%	134	75.00–92.00	$82.41	$930	+2.80
790–1510	1137	80-85%	123	67.00–85.00	$76.46	$869	-3.15
1015–1415	1176	80-85%	54	83.00–98.00	$89.10	$1,048	+4.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1220	932	85-90%	45	42.00–64.00	$59.14	$551	-7.06
745–1225	989	85-90%	85	50.00–83.00	$67.52	$668	—
710–1240	1041	85-90%	45	62.00–77.00	$71.79	$747	-3.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1525	1325	75-80%	14	85.00–99.00	$90.40	$1,198	-4.77
1165–1655	1377	75-80%	27	77.00–92.00	$84.08	$1,158	-4.87
1245–1690	1481	75-80%	17	65.00–84.00	$73.99	$1,096	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1825	1516	13	88.00–108.00	$98.45	$1,493	—
1255–2180	1659	27	97.00–115.00	$105.89	$1,757	—
1440–2070	1810	9	107.00–117.00	$112.35	$2,034	-3.66

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–985	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	705.00–820.00	$778.36
1185 fancy	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,045.00	$1,045.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	525.00–875.00	$620.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
530–690	628	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	350.00–465.00	$396.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–990	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	740.00–790.00	$764.48
1040–1110	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–930.00	$842.93
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,208.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	850.00–1,150.00	$947.88
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,295.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	740.00–1,075.00	$845.63
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–875.00	$862.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–700.00	$670.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–825.00	$735.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–850.00	$830.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
970	970	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
1385 fancy	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,215.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,306.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	925.00–1,550.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	675.00–875.00	$821.43	—

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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.