Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

2,197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.72/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 569 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.10/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 418 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.05/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 428 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,197	2,199	2,722
Feeder cattle	1,833	1,772	2,223
Slaughter cattle	269	316	373
Replacement cattle	95	111	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	10	180.00–202.50	$192.50	$724	+0.20
405–430	410	7	180.00–190.00	$184.26	$755	+2.38
450–495	466	30	177.50–191.00	$181.97	$848	+10.35
500–545	517	24	169.00–177.00	$172.95	$894	+6.39
565–590	578	2	160.00–172.00	$165.87	$959	+0.13
605–620	611	7	152.50–162.00	$158.20	$967	+7.08
650	650	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,008	—
700–745	723	2	140.00–150.00	$144.84	$1,047	+10.49
755–790	770	3	137.00–140.00	$137.98	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	8	180.00–190.00	$184.70	$606	+5.21
350–395	378	18	175.00–187.00	$180.42	$682	+5.73
410–435	423	2	176.00–180.00	$178.06	$753	+9.16
460–485	476	12	169.00–175.00	$171.06	$814	+8.50
500–535	525	13	155.00–170.00	$163.21	$857	+1.88
555–580	566	9	151.00–165.00	$156.76	$887	+4.85
625–645	635	2	150.00–157.00	$153.44	$974	+6.58
665–675	668	3	140.00–147.00	$143.02	$955	-0.01
705–725	712	3	140.00–145.00	$141.70	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	13	177.50	$177.50	$1,006	—
706	706	10	154.00	$154.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	3	175.00–177.00	$176.32	$570	—
350–380	365	2	177.00–180.00	$178.44	$651	—
410–445	429	4	160.00–172.00	$165.46	$710	+5.62
455–485	471	5	158.00–167.00	$161.66	$761	—
520–535	527	3	150.00–160.00	$154.97	$817	+9.67
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	263	4	155.00–157.50	$155.64	$409	-8.36
315–345	325	3	145.00–149.00	$146.42	$476	-10.08
355–395	379	14	141.00–157.00	$148.50	$563	-3.90
425 fancy	425	1	157.00	$157.00	$667	—
400–445	428	31	142.00–157.00	$149.83	$641	+0.81
456–485 fancy	462	5	150.00–156.00	$154.74	$715	—
450–490	470	26	140.00–156.00	$146.50	$689	+0.91
500–540 fancy	515	8	146.00–153.00	$150.85	$777	—
505–545	528	19	138.00–150.00	$145.79	$770	+3.85
555–595	569	31	130.00–145.00	$138.72	$789	+1.07
550–590 fancy	571	4	145.00–149.00	$147.49	$842	—
600–630	618	11	127.00–136.00	$131.94	$815	-0.13
620 fancy	620	1	139.00	$139.00	$862	—
655–685	674	8	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$842	-1.47
720	720	1	122.00	$122.00	$878	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	—
275–295	283	5	150.00–152.50	$151.04	$427	—
300–345	323	29	138.00–164.00	$150.32	$486	+1.94
355–395	372	19	140.00–155.00	$149.92	$558	+5.77
400–445	418	34	133.00–150.00	$144.10	$602	+5.23
455–490	477	21	130.00–145.00	$140.62	$671	+3.93
500–540	525	24	123.00–140.00	$132.51	$696	-1.60
555–595	581	6	129.00–134.00	$131.33	$763	+1.20
610–635	621	4	120.00–130.00	$126.02	$783	+2.74
700–740	725	5	105.00–115.00	$111.87	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	272	5	132.00–162.00	$139.22	$379	-9.32
305–335	325	13	138.00–155.00	$146.10	$475	+7.57
355–365	360	2	142.00–149.00	$145.45	$524	+9.54
405–435	426	13	128.00–142.00	$134.76	$574	+1.39
450–495	474	14	115.00–138.00	$124.60	$591	-3.45
515	515	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$682	+9.92
575–590	579	4	121.00–127.00	$122.53	$709	-2.47
615–625	620	2	115.00–122.00	$118.47	$735	+6.19
705	705	2	105.00	$105.00	$740	-8.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578–592	590	20	148.00–151.00	$150.56	$888	—
699	699	8	136.00	$136.00	$951	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	187.00–195.00	$190.78	$525	+3.78
310–340	318	11	177.00–185.00	$180.69	$575	-0.48
365–395	386	17	170.00–177.50	$174.18	$672	+1.11
405–445	426	12	162.50–174.00	$167.17	$712	-4.71
450–495	473	29	152.00–165.00	$160.36	$759	+2.00
510–545	529	22	145.00–160.00	$152.93	$809	+5.62
555–595	572	14	135.00–150.00	$144.31	$825	+11.20
600–625	618	10	125.00–142.00	$133.18	$823	+3.91
655–675	662	3	127.50–129.00	$128.01	$847	+5.80
710–745	722	3	117.50–120.00	$118.36	$855	+3.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	7	190.00–205.00	$194.98	$538	-6.46
320–345	333	3	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$658	+8.60
350–390	371	20	180.00–192.50	$184.76	$685	-0.93
400 fancy	400	1	182.00	$182.00	$728	—
405–440	420	21	175.00–185.00	$179.97	$756	+2.14
455–495	475	22	165.00–175.00	$169.71	$806	-1.25
490 fancy	490	1	177.00	$177.00	$867	—
500–545	519	14	157.00–170.00	$162.89	$845	+0.97
550–590	565	12	147.50–162.00	$153.53	$867	+5.73
610–645	632	7	140.00–154.00	$146.44	$926	+1.44
650–690	666	4	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$916	+6.57
715	715	1	132.00	$132.00	$944	+6.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	263	6	167.00–185.00	$176.61	$464	-3.39
305–315	309	6	167.00–175.00	$171.86	$531	+0.07
350–380	371	9	157.00–172.00	$162.97	$605	-1.16
400–445	429	7	146.00–155.00	$152.48	$654	-6.71
460–485	473	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$674	-7.19
515–545	530	8	135.00–149.00	$140.69	$746	+4.42
555–565	558	3	127.00–140.00	$132.30	$738	+2.30
605–645	618	4	130.00–137.00	$134.73	$833	+4.73
660–695	686	4	121.00–128.00	$122.68	$842	-4.32
725–730	728	2	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$837	+3.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1365	1131	80-85%	30	51.00–72.00	$62.20	$703	+3.22
1000–1500	1207	80-85%	18	64.00–88.00	$74.52	$899	—
970–1420	1209	80-85%	39	56.00–80.00	$69.83	$844	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1045	888	85-90%	10	41.00–52.00	$47.68	$423	—
710–1125	953	85-90%	14	44.00–73.00	$60.74	$579	—
750–1160	1028	85-90%	20	39.00–62.00	$57.94	$596	-8.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1605	1331	75-80%	17	69.00–79.00	$74.07	$986	-0.19
1225–1495	1355	75-80%	7	80.00–85.00	$81.89	$1,110	—
1235–1900	1482	75-80%	8	64.00–72.00	$68.45	$1,014	+1.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1480	1333	11	71.00–87.00	$81.13	$1,081	—
1200–1900	1568	14	84.00–98.00	$89.93	$1,410	—
1660–2080	1871	6	97.00–109.00	$105.12	$1,967	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
510–630	570	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	485.00–505.00	$496.05
910–1085	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	575.00–770.00	$647.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	938.00	$938.00
1060–1330	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$738.55
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–875.00	$755.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–985.00	$932.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	540.00–620.00	$556.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1135	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–775.00	$758.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

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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
1050–1260 thin fleshed	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–650.00	$604.55	—
1200–1300	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,600.00	$1,485.81	—
1230–1345	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–1,375.00	$1,077.24	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,000.00	$940.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–700.00	$683.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000 thin fleshed	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

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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.