Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

4,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.78/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 673 lb · 152 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.90/cwt ≈ $1,122/hd at 769 lb · 126 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.83/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 523 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,912	9,992	6,649
Feeder cattle	4,003	7,544	5,086
Slaughter cattle	726	1,660	1,101
Replacement cattle	183	788	462

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 233,951 compared to 239,358 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	7	194.00	$194.00	$778	—
730	730	47	146.50	$146.50	$1,069	—
769	769	126	145.90	$145.90	$1,122	—
916	916	61	143.25	$143.25	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	176.00	$176.00	$642	-3.22
410–428	421	8	170.00–173.00	$171.91	$724	-5.09
450–495	470	9	165.00–187.00	$179.66	$844	+8.37
505–545	523	63	150.00–164.00	$155.16	$811	-9.60
560–585	578	21	150.00–169.00	$152.86	$884	-7.30
605–645	619	31	137.00–160.00	$149.52	$926	-4.69
650–680	659	42	137.00–155.00	$146.00	$962	+6.99
660 value added	660	7	154.00	$154.00	$1,016	+0.51
700–745	710	22	130.00–144.00	$134.12	$952	-4.36
755–790	763	9	123.00–140.00	$132.60	$1,012	-1.73
815–847	844	10	134.00–136.75	$136.48	$1,152	—
865–886	873	11	125.00–128.00	$126.11	$1,101	—
922	922	5	122.00	$122.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$535	+0.31
350–394	379	8	165.00–190.00	$172.16	$652	+3.20
415–445	426	14	158.00–169.00	$163.66	$697	+0.42
450–495	473	26	138.00–172.00	$155.46	$735	-3.28
500–545	519	12	148.00–165.00	$152.16	$790	-4.04
550–595	577	39	135.00–160.00	$146.28	$844	-0.05
615–635	624	9	138.00–146.00	$142.02	$886	+2.69
665–675	670	3	134.00–135.00	$134.66	$902	+6.35
790–795	793	2	122.00–126.00	$123.99	$983	-4.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	322	7	145.00–165.00	$155.06	$499	-9.27
365–395	382	8	150.00–165.00	$155.84	$595	-3.07
400–445	435	11	138.00–175.00	$146.08	$635	-12.60
505–536	516	17	133.00–154.00	$140.01	$722	-3.20
595	595	1	147.00	$147.00	$875	+6.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	177.00	$177.00	$487	+21.91
300–345	318	10	132.00–162.00	$151.35	$481	-5.90
352–390	365	27	140.00–162.00	$148.40	$542	+0.18
400–445	418	52	135.00–155.00	$145.52	$608	+1.00
450–497	476	65	130.00–150.00	$141.20	$672	-1.23
500–545	524	50	122.00–143.00	$137.24	$719	+1.05
550–598	575	35	128.00–137.00	$132.80	$764	+2.27
600–645	624	16	110.00–130.00	$122.44	$764	-2.62
660–690	676	8	109.50–123.00	$117.09	$792	-0.13
705–745	719	9	100.00–121.00	$113.79	$818	+0.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	163.00	$163.00	$595	+10.25
400–448	427	10	136.00–162.00	$150.46	$642	+0.90
455–490	474	13	130.00–155.00	$144.76	$686	-3.18
510	510	1	136.00	$136.00	$694	-6.09
500–548	523	70	128.00–150.00	$141.91	$742	-0.18
560	560	1	134.00	$134.00	$750	-3.43
550–595	568	39	125.00–149.00	$139.50	$792	+2.07
600–641	627	34	125.00–139.00	$135.50	$850	+4.17
664 fancy	664	4	145.00	$145.00	$963	—
650–699	681	30	120.00–136.00	$130.06	$886	-11.94
700–747	725	11	115.00–132.50	$124.38	$902	+0.23
750–790	769	6	115.00–130.00	$122.39	$941	+3.27
815–842	832	13	117.00	$117.00	$973	—
905	905	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,041	—
966–991	975	16	101.00–110.00	$106.57	$1,039	-2.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	81	147.50	$147.50	$974	+3.33
687 value added	687	71	135.25	$135.25	$929	+0.25
763	763	42	144.50	$144.50	$1,103	—
808 value added	808	59	130.75	$130.75	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	175.00	$175.00	$429	+20.00
275	275	2	167.00–172.00	$169.50	$466	+18.80
300–345	326	7	138.00–165.00	$150.95	$492	+5.35
350–395	369	34	132.00–157.00	$144.83	$534	+2.80
405–445	427	38	125.00–150.00	$137.26	$586	-0.38
455–485	468	19	121.00–144.00	$133.71	$626	-2.36
505–545	525	12	110.00–137.00	$121.54	$638	-5.05
560–595	571	14	105.00–127.00	$117.19	$669	-5.68
600–635	622	7	115.00–122.00	$117.71	$732	+1.61
685	685	1	112.00	$112.00	$767	+5.08
720–725	723	2	102.00–115.00	$108.48	$784	+3.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	200.00	$200.00	$470	—
250–295	265	3	190.00–200.00	$194.72	$516	+11.66
305–343	327	20	150.00–187.00	$172.79	$565	+2.78
350–395	371	28	143.00–175.00	$161.12	$598	-5.43
400–445	425	32	130.00–168.00	$155.42	$661	-5.00
455–495	475	43	126.00–162.00	$148.41	$705	-3.53
500–545	519	27	120.00–149.00	$140.91	$731	-3.06
555–595	580	36	128.00–144.00	$135.75	$787	-5.04
600–637	626	28	120.00–138.50	$132.43	$829	-0.15
660–695	680	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$814	-5.33
725–745	737	3	110.00–117.00	$114.32	$843	-6.15
760–790	770	3	106.00–110.00	$108.63	$836	-1.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	232	3	217.00–225.00	$220.42	$511	+8.42
295	295	1	217.00	$217.00	$640	-0.62
300–320	310	5	185.00–200.00	$193.90	$601	+5.89
350–370	361	5	168.00–185.00	$177.96	$642	+7.08
400–430	411	19	133.00–174.00	$162.97	$670	-2.35
450–475	467	10	150.00–166.00	$155.88	$728	-8.39
505–545	516	36	129.00–158.00	$144.96	$748	-10.10
550–595	565	32	125.00–152.00	$139.58	$789	-7.13
603–645	617	10	135.00–144.00	$140.21	$865	-0.69
665–680	675	5	126.00–139.00	$133.01	$898	-2.05
705–715	710	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	$947	+8.24
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	+2.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	187.00	$187.00	$514	+8.87
310–345	318	7	152.00–175.00	$159.56	$507	-7.22
355–395	373	17	147.00–162.00	$153.14	$571	-3.69
415–445	423	21	136.00–158.00	$145.23	$614	-8.44
460–495	476	38	111.00–152.00	$136.82	$651	-7.41
500–545	523	18	120.00–138.00	$128.79	$674	-7.90
550–595	587	10	110.00–132.00	$121.83	$715	-7.26
615–640	623	5	120.00–125.00	$123.22	$768	+1.24
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	-0.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1435	1129	80-85%	76	63.00–80.00	$74.32	$839	—
915–1530	1183	80-85%	108	72.00–86.00	$80.09	$947	+4.38
1005–1580	1235	80-85%	46	80.00–93.00	$85.22	$1,052	+3.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1290	968	85-90%	34	54.00–64.00	$60.02	$581	—
785–1315	989	85-90%	64	40.00–72.00	$63.91	$632	—
810–1285	1062	85-90%	41	55.00–77.00	$69.79	$741	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1620	1371	75-80%	25	81.00–94.00	$86.19	$1,182	—
1135–1755	1402	75-80%	66	76.00–89.00	$80.57	$1,130	-4.45
1110–1740	1413	75-80%	19	70.00–78.00	$73.50	$1,039	-11.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1765	1363	14	83.00–108.00	$93.41	$1,273	—
1305–2130	1713	22	95.00–116.00	$104.75	$1,794	—
1585–2165	1890	11	102.00–114.00	$109.60	$2,071	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,045.00	$1,045.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	560.00–965.00	$752.08
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,060.00	$910.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	685.00–1,075.00	$862.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–840.00	$820.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	415.00	$415.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	700.00–900.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	860.00–1,100.00	$994.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,208.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,180.00	$1,101.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	820.00	$820.00	—

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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.