Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

2,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.63/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 581 lb · 57 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.31/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 425 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $133.55/cwt -6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 422 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,929	3,317	3,464
Feeder cattle	2,442	2,630	2,957
Slaughter cattle	337	421	314
Replacement cattle	150	266	193

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade 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
320–335	326	7	190.00–200.00	$193.71	$631	+0.70
360–395	383	3	187.00–200.00	$191.07	$732	+4.45
415–430	423	10	180.00–184.00	$182.04	$770	-0.82
450–495	467	24	175.00–187.00	$178.54	$834	+4.57
500–545	517	33	165.00–180.00	$169.97	$879	+3.00
539 value added	539	9	177.00	$177.00	$954	—
555–580 value added	565	3	175.00–177.00	$176.34	$996	—
555–585	571	35	160.00–169.00	$166.25	$949	+5.74
605–645	621	28	150.00–160.00	$157.23	$976	+7.60
640 value added	640	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,062	+4.00
655–680	669	8	142.00–159.00	$152.26	$1,019	+5.86
716–733	723	7	140.00–148.00	$142.72	$1,032	+4.49
785	785	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,036	+0.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	192.50	$192.50	$597	+12.50
350–395	375	22	170.00–192.00	$180.63	$677	+7.13
415–445	428	17	170.00–185.00	$178.44	$764	+3.03
450–490	475	12	165.00–177.00	$169.24	$804	+1.49
505–545	528	17	160.00–167.00	$163.90	$865	+6.51
555–595	569	17	147.50–157.00	$151.74	$863	+6.95
610–645	628	10	141.00–154.00	$145.32	$913	-3.65
655–665	658	4	140.00–141.00	$140.25	$923	+6.98
705	705	1	135.00	$135.00	$952	—
755–795	768	3	130.00–134.00	$131.38	$1,009	+1.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	11	190.00	$190.00	$866	—
522	522	43	182.00	$182.00	$950	—
565	565	8	177.00	$177.00	$1,000	—
654–684	677	21	160.00–165.00	$161.15	$1,091	—
777	777	13	150.00	$150.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	192.00	$192.00	$634	—
375–390	383	2	178.00–180.00	$178.98	$685	+3.98
420–445	435	5	147.00–157.00	$153.14	$666	-6.71
460–485	467	5	142.00–167.00	$151.86	$709	-6.00
505–520	514	5	140.00–142.00	$141.21	$726	—
570–595	579	6	135.00–140.00	$138.29	$801	—
615–620	618	2	135.00–140.00	$137.49	$850	+3.09
665–675	670	2	132.00–135.00	$133.51	$895	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	152.50–160.00	$156.01	$426	+6.01
310–345	333	12	145.00–157.00	$148.18	$493	+3.25
350–395	370	22	137.50–157.00	$149.27	$552	+3.95
400–445	425	53	135.00–149.00	$144.31	$613	-0.27
455–490	472	47	130.00–147.00	$137.25	$648	+1.44
500–545	518	32	127.00–145.00	$135.09	$700	+5.49
555–595	577	29	120.00–135.00	$129.77	$749	+2.06
600–640	617	6	115.00–130.00	$124.97	$771	+2.07
670	670	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$821	+2.12
705–735	723	5	95.00–122.00	$111.24	$804	-3.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	162.50	$162.50	$528	—
357–375	360	7	152.00–155.00	$152.45	$549	+3.63
405–445	423	5	145.00–149.00	$147.21	$623	+0.84
455–495	470	16	140.00–152.00	$144.53	$679	+3.92
502–515 value added	511	7	148.00–153.00	$151.60	$775	+4.60
515–545	534	22	135.00–148.00	$141.88	$758	+6.24
555	555	8	143.00	$143.00	$794	+10.90
550–595	585	32	132.00–141.00	$136.81	$800	+4.71
586 value added	586	17	140.00	$140.00	$820	-4.00
600–645	628	29	125.00–139.00	$130.24	$818	+1.43
637 value added	637	2	138.00	$138.00	$879	-8.75
650–695	673	14	125.00–135.00	$129.58	$872	+4.71
700–725	713	2	120.00–127.00	$123.56	$881	+2.53
730 fancy	730	2	127.00	$127.00	$927	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	137.50	$137.50	$364	—
305–345	320	26	125.00–157.00	$142.03	$454	-4.83
350–395	369	31	120.00–155.00	$144.52	$533	+9.69
400–445	422	48	117.50–147.00	$133.55	$564	-6.78
450–496	473	18	110.00–140.00	$133.34	$631	+12.62
500–545	516	16	110.00–135.00	$126.27	$652	+1.13
550–585	574	4	100.00–125.00	$118.63	$681	-3.94
610–615	611	4	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$724	+3.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	15	135.00	$135.00	$819	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	202.00	$202.00	$596	+13.20
300–345	330	16	182.00–192.00	$188.35	$622	+5.17
351–395	376	18	162.00–186.00	$176.42	$663	+0.30
400–445	429	26	155.00–175.00	$164.97	$708	+4.32
450–495	473	35	148.00–165.00	$155.70	$736	+4.42
505–545	520	29	146.00–160.00	$152.19	$791	+6.47
550–590	573	20	137.00–152.50	$142.12	$814	+3.62
600–645	622	14	130.00–147.50	$136.77	$851	+4.75
665–696	680	9	122.00–140.00	$132.47	$901	+7.80
730–745	738	2	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$948	+8.53
765–795	781	4	115.00–128.00	$121.01	$945	+4.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	286	5	177.50–190.00	$184.06	$526	-5.94
300–345	334	19	165.00–182.00	$174.56	$583	+4.53
360–395	382	10	160.00–175.00	$166.66	$637	-4.23
400–445	419	27	145.00–165.00	$156.02	$654	+4.40
450–495	470	33	140.00–155.00	$145.27	$683	+1.66
500–545	525	14	130.00–145.00	$140.11	$736	+3.66
560–595	574	7	122.50–140.00	$130.31	$748	-5.25
615	615	1	136.00	$136.00	$836	+12.00
740	740	1	112.00	$112.00	$829	+1.00
755	755	1	111.00	$111.00	$838	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	282	3	210.00–215.00	$211.60	$597	—
300–345	331	11	197.00–210.00	$204.24	$676	+16.33
355–395	373	13	180.00–200.00	$190.28	$710	+7.72
405–445	425	14	177.00–198.00	$186.22	$791	+10.68
451–495	476	29	157.00–177.50	$170.14	$810	+11.05
510 fancy	510	1	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
500–545	523	12	152.00–170.00	$161.20	$843	+10.28
550–595	569	14	145.00–165.00	$154.32	$878	+6.52
600–645	620	7	137.00–150.00	$142.55	$884	+1.54
655–695	678	6	134.00–145.00	$139.73	$947	+5.63
705–730	717	3	122.00–137.50	$128.75	$923	-1.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	8	192.00	$192.00	$858	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1445	1119	80-85%	41	54.00–65.00	$58.88	$659	-10.81
835–1605	1160	80-85%	60	60.00–73.00	$65.35	$758	-11.30
900–1525	1260	80-85%	18	66.00–77.00	$71.34	$899	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1305	939	85-90%	23	38.00–57.00	$47.10	$442	-12.09
770–1280	990	85-90%	34	45.00–55.00	$49.67	$492	—
845–1275	1059	85-90%	27	50.00–68.00	$58.75	$622	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1735	1389	75-80%	15	60.00–70.00	$64.81	$900	-2.56
1290–1640	1566	75-80%	5	55.00–64.00	$60.23	$943	—
1515–1720	1618	75-80%	2	68.00	$68.00	$1,100	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1795	1448	8	86.00–92.00	$88.73	$1,285	—
1165–2085	1607	17	80.00–99.00	$92.90	$1,493	—
1215–2135	1840	7	100.00–105.00	$102.19	$1,880	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–930	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	655.00–740.00	$697.02
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	570.00–732.00	$639.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	600.00–760.00	$716.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1280	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00–825.00	$790.04
1200–1375	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,009.95
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,175.00	$1,012.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–855.00	$833.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	800.00–1,015.00	$916.15

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	450.00–590.00	$488.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–940	820	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–660.00	$601.99

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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
1120–1260	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–1,000.00	$894.12	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	800.00–1,150.00	$966.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	550.00–1,075.00	$800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–575.00	$533.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.