Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

12,283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.81/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 422 lb · 159 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.80/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 574 lb · 150 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.19/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 477 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,283	8,455	11,834
Feeder cattle	9,016	5,955	8,625
Slaughter cattle	2,630	1,959	2,309
Replacement cattle	637	541	900

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 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 284,814 compared to 288,355 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–392	379	21	177.00–184.25	$182.22	$691	-3.29
410–429	425	16	175.00–196.00	$186.32	$792	+8.80
450–469 value added	465	5	190.00–193.00	$192.42	$895	—
450–489	472	91	155.00–188.00	$171.24	$808	-2.77
500–545	527	71	155.50–174.00	$165.19	$871	-2.59
555–595	578	96	141.00–170.00	$160.26	$926	+2.95
565–594 value added	586	12	167.00–176.00	$173.70	$1,018	+10.91
610–635 value added	623	3	165.00–170.00	$166.97	$1,040	—
603–649	624	115	139.50–161.00	$153.15	$956	+1.23
650–690	670	48	133.00–157.00	$150.21	$1,006	+3.22
705–743	738	30	137.00–149.00	$148.00	$1,092	+5.13
775–785	780	7	130.00–140.00	$133.97	$1,045	-11.86
820	820	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,025	—
865	865	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,142	-10.00
930	930	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	180.00–183.00	$181.50	$508	-3.87
310–345	329	21	170.00–185.00	$173.51	$571	-6.55
355–395	373	36	162.00–183.00	$172.79	$645	-3.11
400–445	424	43	141.00–187.00	$169.48	$719	-1.10
450–495	471	41	141.00–175.00	$164.96	$777	-1.34
500–545	526	68	145.00–169.00	$160.99	$847	+1.48
550–595	570	52	140.00–161.00	$151.98	$866	+2.76
605–645	624	39	130.00–155.00	$147.29	$919	+2.53
650–695	679	36	122.00–149.00	$140.19	$952	+3.47
710–745	723	7	124.00–144.00	$137.18	$992	+4.94
755–795	772	8	129.00–137.00	$133.16	$1,028	+5.16
805	805	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	10	158.00–172.00	$168.66	$558	-4.89
370–395	378	19	146.00–187.00	$161.55	$611	-1.09
400–445	429	18	150.00–177.00	$160.69	$689	-1.84
460–495	478	18	139.00–167.00	$152.32	$728	-4.51
505–540	521	15	140.00–165.00	$151.55	$790	+2.54
565–595	573	11	135.00–151.00	$142.58	$817	+6.47
635	635	1	137.00	$137.00	$870	+1.96
660–665	663	2	120.00–128.00	$123.98	$822	-3.78
700–715	708	2	118.00–132.00	$125.07	$885	—
765–775	772	3	120.00	$120.00	$926	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519 thin fleshed	519	11	192.00	$192.00	$996	—
539	539	21	188.00	$188.00	$1,013	—
755	755	12	151.50	$151.50	$1,144	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	15	144.00–172.00	$158.73	$506	-1.04
355–395	377	66	133.00–165.00	$150.34	$567	-2.13
400–445	425	58	140.00–162.00	$149.48	$635	+0.94
473 fancy	473	8	161.00	$161.00	$762	—
450–495	477	137	131.00–158.00	$146.38	$698	-0.61
515 value added	515	7	148.50–152.00	$149.00	$767	-0.50
500–545	528	125	126.00–155.00	$141.94	$749	-3.28
556–583 value added	565	15	145.00–148.00	$147.18	$832	-7.36
565–575 fancy	572	5	152.00–156.00	$152.80	$874	-1.93
550–596	575	130	120.00–148.00	$138.45	$796	-0.33
605–640	617	66	121.00–143.00	$133.94	$826	-1.36
600–642 value added	624	49	139.00–148.00	$145.49	$908	+0.49
667 fancy	667	3	138.00	$138.00	$920	+0.46
655–690	671	21	125.00–135.00	$130.90	$878	+1.58
685 value added	685	6	136.00	$136.00	$932	-3.00
703–740	712	20	122.00–133.00	$128.82	$917	+5.51
715 value added	715	2	135.00	$135.00	$965	—
775–795	785	3	112.00–120.00	$117.00	$918	+0.14
1012	1012	7	103.50	$103.50	$1,047	—
1065	1065	3	107.00	$107.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	272	6	152.50–160.00	$156.15	$425	+2.67
300–345	325	47	133.00–165.00	$149.54	$486	+1.13
350–398	379	67	131.00–160.00	$146.83	$556	+1.66
400–445	422	159	120.00–155.00	$143.81	$607	-0.22
450–495	470	141	119.00–150.00	$141.48	$665	-0.08
500–545	521	103	120.00–145.00	$135.81	$708	+0.77
550–598	576	103	110.00–142.00	$133.02	$766	+2.00
600–640	618	42	114.00–134.00	$126.02	$779	+1.89
655–695	677	35	109.00–130.00	$122.01	$826	+0.36
700–745	721	22	110.00–124.00	$117.12	$844	-0.72
780–795	785	3	110.00–111.00	$110.34	$866	+0.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	234	4	140.00–148.00	$141.97	$332	—
255	255	2	144.00	$144.00	$367	+2.49
300–345	326	54	133.00–155.00	$142.78	$465	+0.31
355–395	377	80	125.00–157.00	$138.97	$524	+1.49
400–445	423	70	116.00–150.00	$136.40	$577	+1.61
450–495	473	42	115.00–147.00	$135.09	$639	+1.96
500–545	522	35	110.00–137.00	$126.34	$659	-4.43
555–595	568	24	115.00–130.00	$123.47	$701	+0.18
600–645	627	11	100.00–125.00	$114.84	$720	-3.03
650–690	677	7	105.00–116.00	$111.14	$752	+0.63
720	720	1	105.00	$105.00	$756	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–529	522	28	143.00	$143.00	$746	—
614	614	90	160.00	$160.00	$982	+5.50
650	650	77	155.50	$155.50	$1,011	—
805	805	9	127.50	$127.50	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	25	140.00	$140.00	$573	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	3	190.00–195.00	$192.07	$448	—
260–295	278	10	172.00–190.00	$182.63	$508	+4.69
300–345	328	56	156.00–187.00	$174.89	$574	-0.75
350–395	376	66	143.00–182.00	$167.01	$628	-2.78
400–445	422	122	126.00–175.00	$160.12	$676	-1.57
450–495	471	140	123.00–165.00	$152.73	$719	-1.57
500–545	524	125	120.00–157.00	$145.90	$765	+0.97
550–595	576	93	115.00–158.00	$137.77	$794	-1.91
600–645	625	71	110.00–143.00	$132.71	$829	-0.25
655–695	677	42	120.00–139.00	$131.57	$891	+4.78
705–740	717	12	112.00–127.00	$120.09	$861	-0.79
755–795	776	12	103.00–125.00	$115.88	$899	+0.87
855	855	2	116.00	$116.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	7	180.00–198.00	$192.19	$530	-0.24
305–345	322	32	170.00–198.00	$186.01	$599	+2.42
350–395	373	61	156.00–188.00	$177.37	$662	+0.31
400–445	416	44	147.00–180.00	$169.51	$705	-1.75
450–490	463	58	136.00–177.00	$162.41	$752	+1.32
500–545	518	71	132.00–167.00	$154.54	$801	+1.72
550–595	572	51	131.00–165.00	$149.46	$855	+2.19
610–615 fancy	613	2	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$904	—
600–645	623	60	125.00–157.00	$146.07	$910	+4.60
650–690	667	21	132.00–147.00	$138.38	$923	+6.13
690 fancy	690	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,000	—
700–745	721	24	128.00–142.00	$133.13	$960	+2.91
765–785	775	2	123.00–130.00	$126.45	$980	+0.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	183.00	$183.00	$375	+5.16
255–295	279	15	167.50–185.00	$172.19	$480	-0.77
300–345	327	36	134.00–182.00	$164.85	$539	-4.93
350–395	374	22	147.00–175.00	$159.18	$595	-1.20
400–445	424	53	140.00–167.00	$152.18	$645	-1.69
455–495	475	53	135.00–155.00	$145.56	$691	+1.54
500–545	528	53	130.00–147.00	$137.19	$724	+1.68
550–595	578	31	125.00–142.00	$132.58	$766	+1.71
600–640	623	12	117.00–128.00	$124.31	$774	-1.46
675–680	678	2	112.00–120.00	$116.01	$787	-3.22
700–745	723	3	110.00–120.00	$113.43	$820	-3.56
775–795	785	4	100.00–115.00	$106.78	$838	-6.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1510	1125	80-85%	320	65.00–87.00	$78.34	$881	-6.57
840–1535	1154	80-85%	404	74.00–94.00	$84.39	$974	—
955–1565	1200	80-85%	220	82.00–102.00	$91.72	$1,101	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1260	943	85-90%	114	42.00–74.00	$62.26	$587	+2.69
675–1315	1002	85-90%	224	48.00–83.00	$69.77	$699	—
680–1295	1018	85-90%	176	55.00–86.00	$74.06	$754	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1810	1329	75-80%	93	85.00–101.00	$93.90	$1,248	—
980–1845	1388	75-80%	111	77.00–95.00	$87.37	$1,213	-5.23
1110–1690	1433	75-80%	51	65.00–88.00	$79.09	$1,133	-0.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2295	1523	51	88.00–111.00	$100.60	$1,532	+1.18
1190–2685	1671	76	92.00–119.00	$107.59	$1,798	—
1395–2150	1804	47	104.00–124.00	$115.28	$2,080	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–985	836	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	640.00–820.00	$757.77
795–1185 fancy	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	915.00–1,165.00	$1,037.86
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	525.00–875.00	$620.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	500.00–700.00	$548.53

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
530–690	587	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	350.00–600.00	$464.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–990	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	740.00–790.00	$764.48
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1005–1110	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–930.00	$815.28
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–875.00	$862.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,208.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,279.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	600.00–1,125.00	$823.64
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	850.00–1,375.00	$980.12

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
730–910	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	590.00–850.00	$691.01
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	300.00–700.00	$492.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	460.00–825.00	$689.58
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$937.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–900.00	$835.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	635.00–775.00	$691.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
860–970	915	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$711.75

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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
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
875–975	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–900.00	$864.53	—
1035–1395	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–1,150.00	$1,022.13	—
1385 fancy	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,306.25	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–1,075.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,160.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	925.00–1,125.00	$1,053.57	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,215.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	66	875.00–1,550.00	$1,091.97	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
700–940	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–725.00	$625.74	-53.57
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	+275.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	600.00–1,150.00	$891.43	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	700.00–825.00	$756.25	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,075.00	$966.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,210.00	$1,155.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,066.67	—

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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.