Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

4,838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $164.72/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 431 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.26/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 470 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.94/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 525 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,838	3,379	4,229
Feeder cattle	3,682	2,301	3,352
Slaughter cattle	902	828	540
Replacement cattle	254	250	337

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed in observance of the July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	+5.00
365–395	380	12	165.00–190.00	$177.15	$673	+3.59
400–445	431	15	160.00–180.00	$172.95	$745	+2.93
450–495	472	25	165.00–177.00	$169.47	$800	+9.24
505–545	533	35	151.00–167.00	$158.83	$847	+0.47
550–580	568	12	145.00–160.00	$150.57	$855	+4.94
605–631	623	12	143.00–151.00	$146.26	$911	+5.56
655–675	668	8	137.00–145.00	$141.36	$944	+1.63
705–720	712	3	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$990	+6.52
755	755	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	430	5	179.00–187.00	$182.09	$783	—
450–495	470	10	174.00–190.00	$178.33	$838	+5.02
500–540	517	11	160.00–180.00	$167.56	$866	+2.16
580 value added	580	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,015	—
555–595	581	19	150.00–170.00	$157.99	$918	-1.32
600–620 value added	610	2	167.00–170.00	$168.48	$1,028	—
605–620	617	15	152.00–163.00	$155.25	$958	+1.32
650–695	673	6	147.00–155.00	$152.50	$1,026	+3.59
660–690 value added	678	3	157.00–160.00	$158.02	$1,071	—
720	720	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,022	-0.79
755–778 value added	771	7	154.00–162.00	$156.24	$1,205	—
770–771	771	5	149.00–150.00	$149.20	$1,150	+19.20
821 value added	821	9	145.00	$145.00	$1,190	—
830	830	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,104	+8.00
865–885	875	2	126.00–132.00	$129.03	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	388	4	160.00–162.00	$160.47	$623	-1.45
415–445	433	5	141.00–175.00	$157.79	$683	+4.41
485–490	488	2	147.00–154.00	$150.52	$735	-4.18
515–535	527	8	144.00–155.00	$146.35	$771	-9.79
555–595	576	6	135.00–142.00	$139.86	$806	-0.89
610–635	623	6	130.00–137.00	$133.43	$831	-3.57
710	710	1	127.00	$127.00	$902	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	286	4	157.50–162.50	$160.72	$460	—
310–345	330	14	140.00–155.00	$148.17	$489	-1.38
355–394	371	36	138.00–157.00	$149.58	$555	+4.45
400–445	433	31	135.00–155.00	$144.63	$626	+0.52
455–495	470	42	130.00–150.00	$136.26	$640	-3.88
500–545	521	39	125.00–142.00	$133.75	$697	-0.23
555–595	572	18	120.00–135.00	$128.10	$733	-1.99
600–640	614	19	115.00–130.00	$124.25	$763	+1.60
670–680	675	3	110.00–122.00	$117.30	$792	-3.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
350–390	372	17	145.00–162.50	$150.65	$560	-3.73
400–445	419	20	142.00–157.50	$148.41	$622	-1.68
455–496	472	26	140.00–157.00	$146.68	$692	-0.51
500–545	525	41	135.00–152.00	$142.94	$750	+2.35
550–590	575	37	130.00–142.00	$136.47	$785	-1.97
620 value added	620	14	136.50	$136.50	$846	-2.50
610–645	625	14	127.00–137.00	$132.45	$828	-0.46
655–680	667	3	125.00–128.00	$126.68	$845	-2.32
670 value added	670	9	133.00	$133.00	$891	-3.00
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	-11.96
755–795	775	2	115.00–122.00	$118.59	$919	-0.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	144.00	$144.00	$425	—
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	+12.70
355–395	375	14	130.00–152.00	$139.66	$524	+2.05
405–445	421	12	125.00–147.00	$139.54	$587	+8.35
450–490	466	15	120.00–142.00	$131.28	$612	+0.44
500–540	523	8	120.00–135.00	$129.59	$678	+6.27
550–590	565	7	125.00–130.00	$127.16	$718	+5.75
620–635	630	3	115.00–120.00	$118.32	$745	+13.42
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	+4.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	4	185.00–190.00	$186.25	$438	—
275–295	281	9	180.00–188.00	$183.67	$516	+11.67
315–340	323	8	175.00–180.00	$177.27	$573	+6.40
350–395	372	30	160.00–178.00	$172.48	$642	+7.80
400–445	431	45	152.00–175.00	$164.72	$710	+6.01
455–495	475	32	143.00–162.00	$153.67	$730	+2.19
500–545	523	31	140.00–155.00	$148.79	$778	+3.92
550–595	578	28	135.00–150.00	$141.30	$817	+4.56
600–640	618	14	130.00–140.00	$135.92	$840	+2.94
650–695	675	9	123.00–135.00	$127.52	$861	-0.48
705–745	727	8	117.00–123.00	$121.39	$883	-2.21
760–795	769	4	110.00–115.00	$113.76	$875	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	18	180.00–192.50	$186.05	$608	+5.73
355–390	368	26	172.00–189.00	$180.43	$664	+3.59
400–435	420	23	162.00–186.00	$173.11	$727	+6.61
450–495	469	29	156.00–170.00	$162.32	$761	-0.89
500–525	515	20	149.00–165.00	$155.53	$801	+2.88
550–590	571	17	144.00–155.00	$150.04	$857	-2.23
605–645	623	21	140.00–149.00	$145.14	$904	+0.56
625 fancy	625	1	150.00	$150.00	$938	—
650–695	673	10	135.00–147.00	$140.94	$949	+2.74
700–745	717	8	124.00–132.00	$126.99	$911	-4.33
765–785	779	5	123.00–125.00	$124.61	$971	—
826	826	5	117.00	$117.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	279	7	175.00–190.00	$178.99	$499	+9.20
320–340	324	11	170.00–182.00	$172.98	$560	+10.90
350–395	380	17	161.00–172.00	$166.57	$633	+6.57
405–445	424	28	137.00–164.00	$151.91	$644	+0.25
450–498	479	17	140.00–152.00	$149.92	$718	+4.15
500–545	526	10	135.00–145.00	$140.11	$737	+1.42
550–590	568	4	120.00–137.00	$129.21	$734	-4.36
625	625	1	127.00	$127.00	$794	—
665–690	667	14	115.00–121.00	$120.28	$802	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1550	1129	80-85%	142	63.00–82.00	$73.45	$829	-8.96
855–1595	1161	80-85%	121	70.00–88.00	$78.37	$910	-10.73
935–1665	1239	80-85%	74	77.00–94.00	$83.93	$1,040	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1340	1018	85-90%	75	50.00–76.00	$64.24	$654	-7.55
805–1280	1024	85-90%	55	59.00–70.00	$65.73	$673	-6.06
710–1210	1026	85-90%	36	45.00–69.00	$60.28	$618	-11.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1760	1367	75-80%	44	78.00–87.00	$80.82	$1,105	-3.26
1075–1655	1384	75-80%	23	83.00–94.00	$86.36	$1,195	+2.28
1190–1815	1430	75-80%	11	72.00–81.00	$74.96	$1,072	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2130	1488	19	75.00–104.00	$93.07	$1,385	—
1115–2020	1551	30	85.00–116.00	$103.17	$1,600	—
1290–2320	1790	19	100.00–120.00	$111.77	$2,001	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–805	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–740.00	$638.16
945–955 fancy	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	815.00–860.00	$838.37

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–650.00	$628.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–955	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	620.00–750.00	$683.07
975–995	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	800.00–925.00	$870.54
955–1100	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$769.53
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	940.00–980.00	$960.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	820.00–915.00	$843.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	700.00–1,140.00	$934.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,002.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–725.00	$662.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,060.00	$980.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
920 fancy	920	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
980	980	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1035–1165	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–900.00	$884.62	—
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,316.67	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	900.00–1,225.00	$1,111.36	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	850.00–1,025.00	$927.78	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	670.00–875.00	$779.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.