Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

1,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.78/cwt +7.76 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 469 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.69/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 611 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.54/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 427 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,805	3,737	2,981
Feeder cattle	1,384	2,903	2,371
Slaughter cattle	267	470	408
Replacement cattle	154	364	202

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed for the Christmas and New Years holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	6	180.00–185.00	$181.03	$596	+3.47
370–375	374	22	170.00–180.00	$175.45	$656	+2.59
425–445	434	10	165.00–175.00	$171.16	$743	+1.24
455–495	472	3	157.00–165.00	$159.57	$753	+2.06
530–545	535	3	155.00–156.00	$155.66	$833	+4.96
585–595	592	3	145.00–150.00	$148.35	$878	+2.86
600–630	615	2	132.00–145.00	$138.66	$853	-6.59
735	735	1	124.00	$124.00	$911	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	197.50	$197.50	$711	+13.10
400–445	419	13	172.00–187.00	$179.59	$752	+3.53
450–495	471	6	165.00–177.50	$169.90	$800	-0.43
505 value added	505	1	177.50	$177.50	$896	+8.87
505–520	512	7	160.00–168.00	$162.56	$832	+2.83
552 value added	552	2	167.50	$167.50	$925	+1.50
586	586	4	152.50	$152.50	$894	-6.99
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	-6.44
625 value added	625	3	159.00	$159.00	$994	-6.86
750 value added	750	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,031	—
855–870	862	3	124.00–126.00	$124.67	$1,075	—
905–925	915	3	116.00–120.00	$118.68	$1,086	+0.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	323	5	168.00–170.00	$169.61	$548	+29.61
375–385	378	8	150.00–165.00	$159.99	$605	—
480–495	484	4	142.00–150.00	$147.95	$716	-1.20
595	595	1	138.00	$138.00	$821	+4.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	146.00	$146.00	$394	-14.00
305–345	318	27	144.00–160.00	$151.24	$481	+3.35
355–380	368	15	139.00–165.00	$146.96	$541	+5.45
405–435	415	17	138.00–157.00	$144.47	$600	+4.36
450–490	469	41	135.00–157.00	$142.78	$670	+7.76
510–540	537	10	134.00–137.00	$134.60	$723	+1.27
550–595	566	12	125.00–142.00	$134.76	$763	+0.52
600–613	609	15	127.50–138.00	$133.38	$812	+5.54
609 value added	609	8	140.00	$140.00	$853	-4.13
605–621 fancy	619	7	140.00	$140.00	$867	+5.00
655 fancy	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	+5.00
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-5.18
723 value added	723	26	139.50	$139.50	$1,009	+3.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	145.00–150.00	$147.68	$406	—
305–340	322	20	137.00–147.00	$140.53	$453	+5.45
355–390	369	23	135.00–159.00	$142.06	$524	+9.65
400–445	427	29	127.00–150.00	$136.54	$583	+6.72
450–495	473	10	122.00–145.00	$132.91	$629	+1.55
505–535	518	11	126.00–137.00	$129.16	$669	+1.05
560–595	574	10	120.00–128.00	$124.94	$717	+0.26
615	615	2	120.00	$120.00	$738	+0.25
700–740	718	4	107.00–120.00	$111.44	$800	-6.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	9	130.00–145.00	$137.82	$451	+1.85
355–395	377	12	122.00–152.00	$133.07	$502	+6.36
400–435	415	4	135.00	$135.00	$560	+9.48
455–495	469	14	115.00–134.00	$124.17	$582	-0.06
500–525	518	6	114.00–127.00	$121.94	$632	+1.91
560–595	580	5	100.00–122.00	$111.19	$645	-4.16
675	675	1	105.00	$105.00	$709	—
770	770	1	95.00	$95.00	$732	-15.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	4	172.00–180.00	$174.82	$479	-4.20
320–345	334	13	165.00–182.00	$173.17	$578	-3.89
360–395	376	14	160.00–172.00	$168.30	$633	+0.31
405–445	433	16	150.00–170.00	$158.77	$687	-0.23
455–495	471	12	145.00–160.00	$151.83	$715	+3.64
505–535	523	10	135.00–149.00	$142.43	$745	+4.38
555–595	572	11	130.00–140.00	$134.58	$770	-4.01
600–630	613	4	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$751	-8.70
650–690	672	5	112.00–117.00	$114.81	$772	-18.17
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—
755	755	1	112.00	$112.00	$846	-16.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	262	3	185.00–197.00	$188.90	$495	+2.34
310–325	318	3	180.00–185.00	$182.36	$580	-1.88
350–395	377	13	172.00–185.00	$179.95	$678	-1.62
400–440	421	18	160.00–183.00	$173.61	$731	-0.96
455–490	475	18	155.00–172.00	$162.90	$774	+5.25
500–545	512	24	146.00–157.50	$151.41	$775	+3.77
550–565	558	2	147.50–150.00	$148.73	$830	+2.35
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	-0.23
705	705	1	126.00	$126.00	$888	-7.73
780	780	1	119.00	$119.00	$928	-12.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	170.00–180.00	$175.10	$420	—
270	270	1	165.00	$165.00	$446	-5.00
310–340	325	9	160.00–175.00	$163.33	$531	-8.00
350–395	377	9	150.00–160.00	$154.43	$582	-8.40
405–440	419	6	142.00–153.00	$148.04	$620	-7.75
455–495	468	7	132.00–148.00	$139.69	$654	-0.47
505–545	527	7	120.00–135.00	$127.88	$674	-6.11
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	+1.42
705	705	3	112.00	$112.00	$790	—
765–795	780	2	100.00–108.00	$103.92	$811	-10.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1250	1082	80-85%	29	47.00–64.00	$58.56	$634	-0.22
860–1655	1203	80-85%	34	52.00–70.00	$62.48	$752	-8.56
915–1560	1244	80-85%	21	60.00–76.00	$70.39	$876	-0.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1125	1003	85-90%	21	35.00–54.00	$45.27	$454	-6.97
840–1155	1014	85-90%	29	42.00–59.00	$54.18	$549	+1.94
935–1130	1029	85-90%	13	45.00–63.00	$53.64	$552	+1.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1525	1325	75-80%	16	66.00–78.00	$70.52	$934	+5.82
1130–1695	1352	75-80%	30	59.00–74.00	$67.94	$919	—
1340–1770	1497	75-80%	3	62.00–68.00	$64.41	$964	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1880	1561	9	64.00–84.00	$78.40	$1,224	—
1020–2005	1669	9	88.00–100.00	$94.68	$1,580	—
1280–2075	1681	12	79.00–94.00	$89.56	$1,506	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	440.00–480.00	$461.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1145–1590	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–975.00	$852.47
1275–1305	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	830.00–875.00	$852.76
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	875.00–920.00	$887.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	675.00–875.00	$779.23

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	500.00–610.00	$561.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1215–1335	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–920	868	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–700.00	$664.77

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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
1225–1450	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,010.00–1,175.00	$1,096.82	—
1230–1625	1369	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,100.00	$1,003.79	—
1475–1580 fancy	1513	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,307.13	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	800.00–1,100.00	$978.57	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–850.00	$837.50	—

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	625.00–800.00	$725.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–850.00	$833.33	—

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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.