Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

4,169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $155.35/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 469 lb · 68 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.44/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 479 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $166.92/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 467 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,169	3,941	4,052
Feeder cattle	3,366	3,104	3,295
Slaughter cattle	603	643	456
Replacement cattle	200	194	301

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	—
300–345	321	4	196.00–202.50	$199.61	$641	—
355–395	378	6	185.00–200.00	$193.39	$731	+11.39
430–445	443	9	175.00–197.00	$177.93	$788	+5.48
455–475 value added	465	2	197.00	$197.00	$916	—
450–495	473	34	166.00–185.00	$173.98	$823	+4.00
500–542	521	50	160.00–182.00	$166.60	$868	+4.02
556–575 value added	568	8	168.00–181.00	$172.77	$981	—
550–598	588	29	154.00–170.00	$163.29	$960	+6.25
600–640	632	20	146.00–162.00	$148.94	$941	-8.95
654–675	657	29	138.00–153.00	$146.76	$964	+6.42
667 value added	667	3	168.00	$168.00	$1,121	—
702–721 value added	717	6	155.00–160.00	$155.83	$1,117	—
715–748	739	13	143.00–150.00	$148.12	$1,095	-4.22
770–795	774	9	137.00–140.00	$137.45	$1,064	+2.22
805	805	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,103	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–345	323	12	172.00–191.00	$182.30	$589	+13.80
360–395	378	6	175.00–190.00	$183.12	$692	+12.53
405–445	423	19	165.00–185.00	$171.73	$726	+3.37
455–491	476	20	159.00–177.00	$168.92	$804	+3.98
500–540	532	31	154.00–170.00	$157.42	$837	-1.55
550–585	566	10	144.00–155.00	$149.19	$844	-0.62
610–635	631	19	135.00–150.00	$138.75	$876	-4.71
665–683	676	5	138.00–144.50	$141.22	$955	+5.20
845	845	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	5	160.00–190.00	$170.11	$561	+3.19
365–375	371	5	149.00–180.00	$161.08	$598	—
420–440	428	7	150.00–177.00	$164.59	$704	+3.21
455–495	484	10	150.00–167.00	$157.58	$763	-0.68
500–505	503	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$792	+12.64
575–590	583	2	133.00–145.00	$139.08	$811	+2.85
680	680	1	126.00	$126.00	$857	+2.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714	714	15	157.00	$157.00	$1,121	—
805 value added	805	9	152.00	$152.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	3	160.00–168.00	$165.22	$435	—
300–345	330	18	140.00–165.00	$147.90	$488	+2.56
350–395	373	34	140.00–160.00	$147.95	$552	+7.08
400–445	419	50	135.00–157.00	$142.40	$597	+2.17
450–495	479	53	130.00–151.00	$139.44	$668	+6.63
500–540	517	30	125.00–146.00	$133.95	$693	+1.45
555–595	571	18	120.00–138.00	$129.67	$740	+1.64
600–635	621	8	115.00–131.00	$124.63	$774	-0.95
650–675	666	4	110.00–125.00	$119.33	$795	+1.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	3	167.50–172.00	$169.73	$458	—
305–340	325	9	146.00–170.00	$158.68	$516	—
350–385	370	18	144.00–160.00	$152.13	$563	+0.13
405–445	417	23	143.00–160.00	$148.57	$620	-4.08
465 value added	465	4	155.00–157.50	$155.63	$724	+3.13
450–495	470	31	140.00–155.00	$148.48	$698	+6.73
500 value added	500	2	142.50	$142.50	$712	—
511 fancy	511	3	156.00	$156.00	$797	—
500–545	529	43	135.00–153.00	$142.47	$754	-0.54
550–595	568	42	130.00–147.00	$135.59	$770	+0.15
587 fancy	587	6	152.00	$152.00	$892	—
605–645	621	11	127.50–140.00	$135.73	$843	+3.86
660 value added	660	2	137.00	$137.00	$904	-3.00
655–695	668	5	120.00–130.00	$126.45	$845	-6.81
695 fancy	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—
726	726	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,016	—
725–735	732	6	124.00–130.00	$126.32	$925	—
755–795	775	4	115.00–124.00	$120.71	$936	+0.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	262	3	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$373	—
305–345	316	16	135.00–162.00	$143.97	$455	+6.81
350–395	379	33	130.00–155.00	$136.91	$519	+3.70
405–445	418	34	120.00–150.00	$133.91	$560	+0.01
450–495	471	21	120.00–144.00	$135.29	$637	+4.21
500–540	524	15	110.00–137.00	$119.99	$629	-4.47
565–585	574	4	123.00–130.00	$126.27	$725	+8.90
625–635	630	2	121.00–124.00	$122.51	$772	+10.77
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	+8.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	194.00	$194.00	$388	—
275–295	285	2	184.00–188.00	$186.07	$530	—
300–345	326	24	170.00–185.00	$176.61	$576	+17.62
355–395	365	35	162.00–182.00	$169.81	$620	+5.75
405–445	424	49	155.00–178.00	$162.99	$691	+5.29
450–495	469	68	148.00–165.00	$155.35	$729	+4.71
505–545	529	46	139.00–157.50	$148.79	$787	+7.65
550–595	577	23	127.00–148.00	$140.18	$809	+2.89
605–645	625	12	127.00–142.00	$136.24	$852	+3.07
670–690	676	13	123.00–139.00	$133.65	$903	+7.61
705–740	718	3	115.00–125.00	$119.74	$860	-2.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$474	—
255–295	266	4	192.50–204.00	$196.64	$523	—
320–345	333	6	182.00–195.00	$189.56	$631	—
355–395	371	17	172.00–188.00	$180.35	$669	+6.77
400–445	415	35	167.00–182.50	$172.75	$717	+9.77
450–495	467	52	157.00–176.00	$166.92	$780	+8.04
500–540	519	31	150.00–167.50	$157.48	$817	+7.98
550–595	569	27	139.00–157.50	$148.78	$847	+1.46
600–641	620	19	131.00–152.00	$144.81	$898	+4.94
650 fancy	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	—
650–685	664	12	129.00–140.00	$138.69	$921	+4.26
700–745	719	18	120.00–139.00	$133.20	$958	+5.04
765	765	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,033	+13.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
300–345	320	20	160.00–182.00	$167.96	$537	+5.11
350–395	379	24	145.00–175.00	$159.17	$603	+0.14
400–445	433	39	137.00–165.00	$147.75	$640	-1.63
450–495	471	14	134.00–152.00	$143.68	$677	+0.66
500–545	525	13	122.00–145.00	$135.07	$709	+0.77
560–590	573	11	110.00–140.00	$127.21	$729	-1.73
685	685	1	115.00	$115.00	$788	-1.97
765–785	775	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$872	+0.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1485	1075	80-85%	52	57.00–70.00	$62.59	$673	—
760–1440	1149	80-85%	119	63.00–78.00	$69.64	$800	—
1000–1550	1330	80-85%	41	72.00–80.00	$76.90	$1,023	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1230	936	85-90%	41	40.00–62.00	$53.08	$497	—
755–1310	951	85-90%	44	54.00–75.00	$62.23	$592	+8.58
630–1220	1006	85-90%	52	48.00–70.00	$62.51	$629	-2.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1690	1408	75-80%	28	64.00–76.00	$70.24	$989	—
1315–1590	1428	75-80%	10	70.00–81.00	$75.92	$1,084	-3.38
1310–1690	1546	75-80%	10	58.00–70.00	$66.03	$1,021	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1945	1516	14	75.00–94.00	$87.59	$1,328	—
1095–2235	1664	13	87.00–100.00	$93.09	$1,549	-9.63
1455–2200	1735	10	100.00–107.00	$103.14	$1,789	—

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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	17	400.00–540.00	$449.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–845	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	420.00–725.00	$553.07
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	665.00–744.00	$690.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–670	616	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	340.00–385.00	$369.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1025–1035	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$775.36
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	865.00–930.00	$886.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–912.00	$829.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$737.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	750.00–830.00	$793.64

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	670.00–700.00	$685.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–845	809	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–725.00	$629.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	930.00–940.00	$935.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–830	820	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	510.00–550.00	$530.24

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	900.00–1,050.00	$956.25	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,162.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–820	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–700.00	$674.05	—

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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.