Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

7,169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.09/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 634 lb · 129 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.53/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 573 lb · 98 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.24/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 527 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,169	4,838	6,253
Feeder cattle	5,629	3,682	5,012
Slaughter cattle	1,274	902	889
Replacement cattle	266	254	352

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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	4	193.00–199.00	$195.92	$535	—
310–340	325	4	168.00–190.00	$183.72	$597	—
355–395	377	8	180.00–202.00	$185.12	$698	—
402–445	427	25	165.00–185.00	$176.86	$755	-5.23
453–499	474	44	157.00–175.00	$169.79	$805	-8.54
500–547	521	54	149.00–174.00	$167.71	$874	+0.15
555–599	573	98	143.00–165.00	$161.53	$926	+3.54
601–645 value added	630	62	161.00–164.00	$162.40	$1,023	-6.08
600–646	637	67	130.00–163.00	$154.11	$982	-1.14
650–695	667	19	130.00–156.00	$149.09	$994	-3.41
694 value added	694	16	154.00	$154.00	$1,069	-4.02
702–711 value added	706	18	152.00–167.00	$158.91	$1,122	—
708–718	712	10	148.00–154.00	$150.99	$1,075	+8.99
762 value added	762	22	148.00	$148.00	$1,128	-8.24
761–771	766	15	145.50–147.00	$146.30	$1,121	-2.90
800–849	822	9	136.00–138.00	$137.08	$1,127	+4.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	330	39	165.00–199.00	$187.00	$617	—
360–390	378	12	166.00–180.00	$172.65	$653	-4.50
410–445	430	16	160.00–177.00	$166.35	$715	-6.60
450–495	476	26	138.00–167.00	$157.00	$747	-12.47
500–547	521	41	132.00–165.00	$154.97	$807	-3.86
560–580	572	13	130.00–157.00	$145.33	$831	-5.24
605–640	623	16	125.00–160.00	$147.38	$918	+1.12
655–686	676	15	142.00–154.00	$146.37	$989	+5.01
700–735	726	6	137.00–143.00	$139.85	$1,015	+0.85
750–796	772	30	125.00–141.00	$132.85	$1,026	-1.15
805–820	815	3	120.00–125.00	$123.35	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	9	205.00	$205.00	$502	—
265	265	2	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
305–345	339	7	160.00–180.00	$169.11	$573	—
355–384	379	24	153.00–163.00	$155.87	$591	-4.60
415–420	416	6	155.00–158.00	$155.51	$647	-2.28
465–495	473	4	155.00–167.00	$158.14	$748	+7.62
515–545	538	4	143.00–150.00	$144.68	$778	-1.67
575–598	590	7	135.00–150.00	$139.37	$822	-0.49
605	605	1	136.00	$136.00	$823	+2.57
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	14	144.00	$144.00	$1,022	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	12	132.00	$132.00	$911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	5	156.00–159.00	$157.63	$520	—
350–395	375	10	124.00–159.00	$145.43	$545	-5.22
400–445	426	22	122.00–160.00	$147.17	$627	-1.24
450–497	479	49	124.00–153.00	$142.10	$681	-4.58
500–548	527	85	125.00–155.00	$142.90	$753	-0.04
519–531 value added	528	12	150.00–155.00	$153.77	$812	—
550–590	569	85	121.00–151.00	$138.93	$791	+2.46
575 value added	575	8	146.00	$146.00	$840	—
605–649	619	61	116.00–138.00	$131.21	$812	-1.24
607–637 value added	620	25	136.00–138.00	$136.62	$847	+0.12
645 fancy	645	2	154.00	$154.00	$993	—
650–693 value added	667	28	135.00–135.25	$135.10	$901	+2.10
650–693	672	28	125.00–130.00	$126.59	$851	-0.09
702–716 value added	711	29	134.25–137.00	$136.06	$967	—
718 fancy	718	2	137.00	$137.00	$984	—
700–747	728	19	122.00–129.00	$124.19	$904	+4.19
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	+1.41
767 value added	767	9	133.50	$133.50	$1,024	—
1000	1000	1	99.00	$99.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	6	150.00–155.00	$152.82	$410	-7.90
305–345	325	23	139.00–170.00	$148.06	$481	-0.11
350–395	372	39	120.00–160.00	$141.92	$528	-7.66
400–448	425	73	116.00–159.00	$141.18	$600	-3.45
455–495	477	69	130.00–150.00	$137.51	$656	+1.25
500–548	525	49	115.00–144.00	$134.97	$709	+1.22
550–590	575	57	125.00–137.00	$131.62	$757	+3.52
605–645	623	15	120.00–132.50	$126.50	$788	+2.25
655–695	676	7	105.00–124.00	$117.49	$794	+0.19
700–740	720	4	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$845	—
780–795	792	6	110.00–115.00	$113.68	$900	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	227	3	148.00–153.00	$151.31	$343	—
270–285	273	6	147.00–165.00	$150.68	$411	+6.68
300–335	316	17	140.00–163.00	$160.21	$506	+5.21
360–395	384	21	130.00–155.00	$137.37	$528	-2.29
400–445	427	21	110.00–147.50	$134.57	$575	-4.97
455–495	471	7	120.00–142.00	$132.51	$624	+1.23
500–545	525	8	116.00–135.00	$124.13	$652	-5.46
550–595	569	12	110.00–130.00	$120.04	$683	-7.12
615–640	628	3	117.00–120.00	$118.34	$743	+0.02
670–680	673	3	100.00–107.00	$102.36	$689	-12.64
735–745	740	3	100.00–105.00	$103.33	$765	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	10	130.00	$130.00	$842	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	224	5	188.00–195.00	$192.31	$431	+6.06
250–295	273	6	183.00–195.00	$189.36	$517	+5.69
300–320	307	9	150.00–188.00	$170.08	$522	-7.19
350–395	379	23	154.00–177.00	$169.73	$643	-2.75
405–445	424	46	142.00–169.00	$160.58	$681	-4.14
450–495	471	56	132.00–164.00	$152.85	$720	-0.82
500–545	520	27	128.00–158.00	$150.56	$783	+1.77
550–590	570	32	129.00–152.00	$142.94	$815	+1.64
600–645	617	14	130.00–147.00	$137.88	$851	+1.96
650–675	664	10	122.00–136.00	$130.51	$867	+2.99
700–745	724	20	112.00–134.00	$126.87	$919	+5.48
750–795	764	6	110.00–125.00	$117.92	$901	+4.16
800–803	803	7	110.00–115.00	$114.29	$918	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	269	6	186.00–210.00	$195.94	$527	—
310–325 fancy	318	2	207.00–212.00	$209.56	$666	—
300–332	321	8	170.00–200.00	$184.91	$594	-1.14
350–390	375	18	159.00–187.50	$173.96	$652	-6.47
405–445	429	36	150.00–180.00	$169.75	$728	-3.36
450–495	472	25	140.00–170.00	$160.26	$756	-2.06
500–545	522	38	140.00–168.00	$158.46	$827	+2.93
550–595	569	50	129.00–161.00	$152.48	$868	+2.44
600–635	623	32	123.00–158.00	$142.30	$887	-2.84
660–695	676	10	122.00–150.00	$140.71	$951	-0.23
700–745	718	12	117.00–143.00	$134.71	$967	+7.72
760–780	770	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$1,020	+7.86
810–835	827	3	120.00–122.00	$121.35	$1,004	+4.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	180.00–182.00	$181.49	$514	+2.50
305–330	319	6	170.00–175.00	$172.96	$552	-0.02
350–395	379	7	140.00–175.00	$160.17	$607	-6.40
400–445	426	18	131.00–158.00	$152.37	$649	+0.46
463–490	473	21	128.00–156.00	$146.54	$693	-3.38
505–545	522	11	120.00–145.00	$139.15	$726	-0.96
555–596	572	13	127.00–140.00	$137.47	$786	+8.26
604–645	608	16	120.00–133.00	$130.51	$794	+3.51
655–690	672	6	112.00–130.00	$120.53	$810	+0.25
705–740	728	4	105.00–110.00	$107.98	$786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1515	1136	80-85%	151	65.00–82.00	$72.28	$821	-1.17
880–1585	1191	80-85%	203	70.00–88.00	$78.54	$935	+0.17
825–1565	1226	80-85%	57	79.00–93.00	$84.20	$1,032	+0.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1170	977	85-90%	95	40.00–69.00	$60.55	$592	—
735–1290	991	85-90%	61	60.00–74.00	$67.22	$666	—
735–1255	1018	85-90%	102	50.00–75.00	$65.33	$665	+1.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1650	1322	75-80%	41	67.00–81.00	$74.08	$979	—
990–1610	1326	75-80%	66	71.00–88.00	$79.87	$1,059	—
1010–1560	1326	75-80%	24	81.00–97.00	$87.55	$1,161	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2060	1601	29	83.00–108.00	$100.31	$1,606	—
1065–2280	1731	35	94.00–116.00	$105.46	$1,826	—
1690–2040	1867	14	105.00–124.00	$112.48	$2,100	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1015	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	900.00–1,000.00	$944.30
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	540.00–739.00	$620.92
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–801.00	$788.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–820	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–780.00	$721.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1135–1185	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$987.23
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	825.00–1,300.00	$1,001.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	725.00–1,015.00	$804.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	850.00–1,225.00	$997.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–870	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–625.00	$613.68
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	415.00–830.00	$605.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–925.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–800.00	$784.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–660.00	$655.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00	$850.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–790.00	$745.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	265.00	$265.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–960	933	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–750.00	$711.39

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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
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	53	900.00–1,300.00	$1,112.17	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	625.00–1,025.00	$791.09	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–870.00	$822.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	550.00–1,085.00	$864.00	—

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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.