Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

5,537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.69/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 626 lb · 128 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.98/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 565 lb · 102 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.62/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 679 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,537	4,169	5,575
Feeder cattle	4,258	3,366	4,425
Slaughter cattle	1,012	603	804
Replacement cattle	267	200	346

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 6.00 higher. 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
350–390	373	6	185.00–210.00	$193.90	$723	+0.51
405–440	419	24	170.00–193.00	$181.53	$761	+3.60
428 value added	428	6	210.00	$210.00	$899	—
450–490	468	24	165.00–187.00	$182.69	$855	+8.71
510–543	524	36	145.00–176.00	$167.97	$880	+1.37
507–540 value added	536	44	178.00–179.50	$178.91	$959	—
555–558 value added	558	20	172.00–178.00	$177.70	$992	+4.93
550–596	576	57	140.00–171.00	$166.26	$958	+2.97
600–641	626	128	133.00–170.00	$159.69	$1,000	+10.75
652–680 value added	654	13	155.00–162.50	$161.90	$1,059	-6.10
650–698	683	85	143.00–163.00	$151.20	$1,033	+4.44
700–705	703	9	134.00–153.00	$148.56	$1,044	—
731 value added	731	8	154.50	$154.50	$1,129	-1.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	8	180.00–188.00	$181.26	$613	-1.04
350–390	375	10	170.00–182.00	$176.56	$662	-6.56
415–445	430	8	172.00–192.00	$180.51	$776	+8.78
450–495	472	14	140.00–175.00	$163.34	$771	-5.58
500–530	519	11	128.00–168.00	$160.96	$835	+3.54
553–595	569	14	150.00–158.00	$153.96	$876	+4.77
605–648	633	10	128.00–155.00	$147.93	$936	+9.18
657–695	678	31	125.00–152.00	$145.46	$986	+4.24
705	705	1	136.00	$136.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–438	432	14	177.50–180.00	$178.59	$772	—
472	472	9	165.00	$165.00	$779	—
526	526	12	159.00	$159.00	$836	—
569–581	571	22	147.00–147.50	$147.09	$840	—
648 value added	648	27	149.50	$149.50	$969	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	170.00	$170.00	$570	-0.11
355–395	378	11	157.00–170.00	$162.42	$614	+1.34
415–440	425	3	154.00–160.00	$157.27	$668	-7.32
460–470	465	5	150.00–168.00	$158.86	$739	+1.28
500–525	513	9	120.00–153.00	$145.33	$746	-12.16
570–595	583	2	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$802	-1.53
610	610	2	120.00	$120.00	$732	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	171.00	$171.00	$487	+1.27
300–310	305	3	155.00–170.00	$160.33	$489	+1.65
350–395	375	18	145.00–170.00	$160.12	$600	+7.99
405–445	426	48	132.00–166.00	$155.60	$663	+7.03
453 fancy	453	11	157.00	$157.00	$711	—
455–495	475	51	125.00–155.00	$145.68	$692	-2.80
480–498 value added	496	11	137.00–155.00	$142.97	$709	-12.66
500–545	522	38	120.00–154.00	$144.09	$752	+1.62
530 fancy	530	2	158.00	$158.00	$837	+2.00
534 value added	534	26	146.00	$146.00	$780	+3.50
550–559 value added	555	22	143.00–145.50	$144.02	$799	—
555 fancy	555	1	153.00	$153.00	$849	+1.00
552–585	568	79	110.00–149.00	$138.69	$788	+3.10
618 value added	618	28	139.50	$139.50	$862	—
600–648	621	69	130.00–142.50	$135.68	$843	-0.05
658	658	5	141.00	$141.00	$928	+14.55
650–695	675	20	109.00–132.00	$126.74	$855	+0.29
700–735	710	11	100.00–128.00	$119.62	$849	-20.38
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	-15.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	7	157.00–165.00	$162.25	$456	-2.97
300–345	321	14	147.00–162.00	$157.04	$504	+9.14
360–390	370	27	140.00–165.00	$149.08	$552	+1.13
400–446	422	83	119.00–157.00	$143.44	$605	+1.04
450–490	470	37	114.00–152.00	$138.13	$649	-1.31
500–545	525	41	112.00–145.00	$136.33	$716	+2.38
550–595	570	30	125.00–140.00	$132.33	$754	+2.66
605–640	618	19	121.00–133.00	$124.89	$772	+0.26
655–695	672	5	115.00–125.00	$120.92	$813	+1.59
700–730	723	8	110.00–122.00	$119.54	$864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	138.00–142.00	$140.04	$385	-2.44
304–345	324	23	135.00–160.00	$149.02	$483	+5.05
355–390	374	20	130.00–157.00	$144.79	$542	+7.88
400–445	418	35	114.00–151.00	$138.11	$577	+4.20
455–490	477	22	115.00–142.00	$130.81	$624	-4.48
500–545	527	10	119.00–137.00	$129.56	$683	+9.57
555–590	570	12	115.00–130.00	$122.87	$700	-3.40
635	635	1	115.00	$115.00	$730	-7.51
665–690	678	2	106.00–107.00	$106.51	$722	—
720–740	731	5	100.00–110.00	$102.98	$753	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–544	521	38	156.00–157.00	$156.38	$815	—
559–560	560	9	151.00–154.00	$152.33	$853	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	10	129.00	$129.00	$737	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	192.00–193.00	$192.51	$554	+6.44
300–345	331	9	158.00–202.00	$186.56	$618	+9.95
350–395	374	17	150.00–195.00	$173.87	$650	+4.06
405–448	424	44	140.00–178.00	$164.69	$698	+1.70
455–495	476	36	131.00–169.00	$159.90	$761	+4.55
505–545	529	60	120.00–160.00	$152.32	$806	+3.53
555–595	576	19	135.00–157.00	$146.00	$841	+5.82
600–635	617	16	112.00–157.00	$135.60	$837	-0.64
650–695	678	12	100.00–143.00	$127.62	$865	-6.03
705–740	720	4	119.00–120.00	$119.76	$862	+0.02
760	760	1	112.00	$112.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	316	8	183.00–205.00	$195.90	$619	+6.34
350–395	370	18	160.00–205.00	$180.97	$670	+0.62
400–445	418	36	160.00–191.00	$175.69	$734	+2.94
450–490	466	26	140.00–178.00	$167.95	$783	+1.03
500–545	521	26	140.00–170.00	$162.33	$846	+4.85
550–598	572	28	140.00–166.00	$153.20	$876	+4.42
600–645	621	16	122.00–165.00	$143.02	$888	-1.79
660–685	672	17	138.00–157.00	$143.75	$966	+5.06
700–710	702	7	120.00–132.00	$122.44	$860	-10.76
710 fancy	710	1	127.00	$127.00	$902	—
775	775	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,000	-6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	11	137.00–195.00	$175.51	$584	+7.55
355–395	378	17	165.00–182.00	$168.63	$637	+9.46
400–445	423	20	149.00–167.00	$155.69	$659	+7.94
475–490	482	14	143.00–158.00	$149.79	$722	+6.11
500–545	522	21	130.00–148.00	$141.01	$736	+5.94
573–596	586	24	125.00–143.00	$130.11	$762	+2.90
620	620	1	122.00	$122.00	$756	—
785	785	1	123.00	$123.00	$966	+10.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	15	142.00	$142.00	$873	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1405	1119	80-85%	116	58.00–73.00	$65.68	$735	-3.96
835–1580	1158	80-85%	235	65.00–79.00	$70.50	$816	—
1040–1580	1238	80-85%	46	72.00–86.00	$76.70	$950	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1230	961	85-90%	86	45.00–74.00	$61.10	$587	-1.13
810–1245	990	85-90%	49	54.00–76.00	$61.84	$612	—
790–1200	997	85-90%	87	40.00–68.00	$60.18	$600	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1555	1370	75-80%	27	60.00–77.00	$69.66	$954	—
1110–1675	1372	75-80%	76	68.00–83.00	$75.09	$1,030	—
1315–1550	1453	75-80%	4	75.50–83.00	$79.08	$1,149	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1775	1378	20	78.00–100.00	$89.13	$1,228	—
1160–2010	1551	43	89.00–105.00	$96.46	$1,496	—
1165–2150	1699	14	96.00–117.00	$103.86	$1,765	+10.77

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	400.00	$400.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–960	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	410.00–555.00	$500.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1275	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	920.00–955.00	$939.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1180	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,000.00	$943.07
1115 fancy	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
965–1370	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	975.00–1,200.00	$1,108.72
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	660.00–875.00	$757.90
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	875.00–1,103.00	$980.60
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	825.00–1,015.00	$915.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–825.00	$793.75

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	560.00–625.00	$607.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	475.00–535.00	$525.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–825.00	$743.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–985	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$861.92
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–570.00	$560.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	550.00–635.00	$603.13	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	735.00–800.00	$785.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1270	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–850.00	$842.96	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	850.00–1,375.00	$1,103.13	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	625.00–925.00	$741.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.50	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	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.