Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

3,941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.34/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 713 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.50/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 525 lb · 63 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.92/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 629 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,941	7,169	4,136
Feeder cattle	3,104	5,629	3,354
Slaughter cattle	643	1,274	560
Replacement cattle	194	266	222

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
375	375	1	182.00	$182.00	$682	-3.12
405–445	416	12	170.00–182.00	$172.45	$717	-4.41
455–485	471	5	169.00–171.00	$169.98	$801	+0.19
505–540	521	36	157.00–168.00	$162.58	$847	-5.13
550–590	565	14	155.00–162.00	$157.04	$887	-4.49
620 value added	620	14	158.00	$158.00	$980	-4.40
610–645	632	44	144.00–165.00	$157.89	$998	+3.78
650–675	663	6	135.00–145.00	$140.34	$930	-8.75
700–740	713	64	125.00–157.00	$152.34	$1,086	+1.35
755–785	773	5	133.00–140.00	$135.23	$1,045	-11.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	4	168.00–170.00	$168.50	$553	-18.50
370–395	376	11	164.00–180.00	$170.59	$641	-2.06
405–445	416	14	155.00–176.00	$168.36	$700	+2.01
455–495	470	25	150.00–170.00	$164.94	$775	+7.94
510–545	528	39	146.00–165.00	$158.97	$839	+4.00
555–595	585	31	140.00–160.00	$149.81	$876	+4.48
605–640	622	11	139.00–155.00	$143.46	$892	-3.92
655–685	675	4	127.00–140.00	$136.02	$918	-10.35
700–740	713	9	132.00–147.00	$136.64	$974	-3.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	5	159.00–177.00	$166.92	$539	-2.19
420–435	432	5	160.00–165.00	$161.38	$697	+5.87
455–495	487	19	153.00–160.00	$158.26	$771	+0.12
505–535	526	7	140.00–155.00	$144.85	$762	+0.17
555–565	563	4	135.00–140.00	$136.23	$767	-3.14
630	630	2	130.00	$130.00	$819	-6.00
660–665	663	2	122.00–125.00	$123.49	$819	-11.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	152.00	$152.00	$547	+6.57
390 value added	390	4	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
420–445	435	16	142.00–160.00	$152.65	$664	+5.48
455 value added	455	9	152.50	$152.50	$694	—
455–495	470	39	137.00–152.00	$141.75	$666	-0.35
510–545	531	47	133.00–150.50	$143.01	$759	+0.11
555–575	564	26	131.00–142.00	$135.44	$764	-3.49
600–645	617	30	128.00–135.00	$131.87	$814	+0.66
631 value added	631	17	145.00	$145.00	$915	+8.38
650–696	677	31	121.00–140.00	$133.26	$902	+6.67
695 value added	695	14	140.00	$140.00	$973	+4.90
760–775	768	2	115.00–125.00	$120.05	$922	+0.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	3	144.00–146.00	$145.34	$477	-2.72
350–395	375	19	136.00–148.00	$140.87	$528	-1.05
400–445	427	34	133.00–150.00	$140.23	$599	-0.95
455–495	472	38	129.00–145.00	$132.81	$627	-4.70
500–545	525	63	125.00–142.00	$132.50	$696	-2.47
550–594	573	32	120.00–135.00	$128.03	$734	-3.59
605–640	623	15	116.00–132.00	$125.58	$782	-0.92
650–690	675	11	113.00–127.00	$117.85	$795	+0.36
705–745	735	8	115.00–123.00	$119.53	$879	+2.10
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	+6.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	14	130.00–145.00	$137.16	$454	-23.05
355–395	370	9	130.00–135.00	$133.21	$493	-4.16
400–440	420	42	124.00–144.00	$133.90	$562	-0.67
455–490	475	14	115.00–140.00	$131.08	$623	-1.43
500–540	514	7	116.00–135.00	$124.46	$640	+0.33
565–585	579	8	112.00–122.00	$117.37	$680	-2.67
600–640	609	7	110.00–117.00	$111.74	$680	-6.60
685	685	2	111.00	$111.00	$760	+8.64
725–745	735	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$754	-0.80
765–780	770	3	105.00–108.00	$106.99	$824	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	158.00–160.00	$158.99	$537	-11.09
355–395	377	25	150.00–170.00	$164.06	$619	-5.67
400–445	422	22	142.00–165.00	$157.70	$665	-2.88
450–495	469	42	140.00–159.00	$150.64	$707	-2.21
505–545	517	35	135.00–149.00	$141.14	$730	-9.42
555–590	569	42	130.00–145.00	$137.29	$781	-5.65
600–645	628	23	125.00–140.00	$133.17	$836	-4.71
650–685	670	11	120.00–132.00	$126.04	$844	-4.47
705–740	723	9	117.00–125.00	$122.07	$883	-4.80
765–785	775	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$910	-0.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	322	9	160.00–170.00	$162.85	$524	-10.11
365–393	379	13	154.00–165.00	$159.03	$603	-1.14
400–445	424	24	138.00–160.00	$149.38	$633	-2.99
450–499	472	41	135.00–154.00	$143.02	$675	-3.52
500–545	525	20	128.00–140.00	$134.30	$705	-4.85
555–595	578	17	125.00–132.00	$128.94	$745	-8.53
625	625	5	120.00	$120.00	$750	-10.51
655–698	674	7	110.00–125.00	$116.97	$788	-3.56
785	785	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$883	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	377	9	172.00–175.00	$173.58	$654	-0.38
415–435	425	4	162.00–164.00	$162.98	$693	-6.77
455–485	475	7	155.00–162.00	$158.88	$755	-1.38
500–545	520	12	144.00–154.00	$149.50	$777	-8.96
555–580	566	9	142.00–152.00	$147.32	$834	-5.16
605–635	620	20	135.00–145.00	$139.87	$867	-2.43
660–675	665	11	125.00–136.00	$134.43	$894	-6.28
705–725	713	6	127.00–129.00	$128.16	$914	-6.55
760–785	766	6	115.00–128.00	$121.01	$927	-11.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1520	1107	80-85%	80	62.00–79.00	$71.68	$793	-0.60
875–1405	1157	80-85%	50	78.00–89.00	$84.92	$983	+6.38
845–1475	1173	80-85%	147	69.00–86.00	$78.47	$920	-0.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1120	966	85-90%	26	40.00–62.00	$53.65	$518	-6.90
715–1190	1002	85-90%	54	55.00–75.00	$65.05	$652	-0.28
915–1250	1011	85-90%	6	63.00–69.00	$66.44	$672	+1.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1380	1339	75-80%	11	84.00–89.00	$87.10	$1,166	+7.23
1250–1645	1449	75-80%	30	72.00–85.00	$79.30	$1,149	—
1210–1710	1564	75-80%	23	65.00–79.00	$70.09	$1,096	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2165	1608	18	90.00–98.00	$94.87	$1,526	-5.44
1290–2145	1684	13	99.50–106.00	$102.72	$1,730	—
1350–2005	1796	4	96.00–101.00	$98.46	$1,768	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–940	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	625.00–825.00	$733.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	875.00–1,125.00	$970.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,062.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,270.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	700.00–950.00	$796.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–985.00	$936.43
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	750.00–875.00	$825.00

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)	3	575.00–750.00	$633.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	625.00–825.00	$755.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$837.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1235	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.05

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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
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
960–1170	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,050.00	$978.89	+78.89
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,166.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1020	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–775.00	$695.10	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–925.00	$830.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.