Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

4,367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.89/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 519 lb · 182 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.38/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 575 lb · 145 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.19/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 569 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,367	2,197	2,975
Feeder cattle	3,676	1,833	2,547
Slaughter cattle	455	269	330
Replacement cattle	236	95	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
335	335	3	180.00–195.00	$190.00	$636	—
355–395	381	17	173.00–195.00	$188.14	$717	-4.36
406–430	416	31	163.00–190.00	$186.45	$776	+2.19
455–495	475	57	153.00–190.00	$184.17	$875	+2.20
506–527 value added	516	15	161.00–184.00	$171.97	$887	—
500–545	528	40	151.00–177.00	$169.27	$894	-3.68
561–563 value added	562	80	180.50–183.50	$181.70	$1,021	—
555–598	590	65	153.00–168.00	$160.91	$949	-4.96
607–644	628	83	148.00–159.00	$156.57	$983	-1.63
654–695	664	66	138.00–158.50	$154.48	$1,026	-0.52
700–730	719	14	135.00–155.00	$148.62	$1,069	+3.78
724 value added	724	26	153.50	$153.50	$1,111	—
755–769 value added	761	15	146.00–151.00	$148.02	$1,126	—
755–794	762	22	139.00–147.00	$146.02	$1,113	+8.04
825–846	837	3	127.00–136.00	$130.68	$1,094	—
850	850	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,088	—
865 value added	865	25	143.50	$143.50	$1,241	—
925	925	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,110	—
950 value added	950	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,140	—
1002	1002	8	112.00	$112.00	$1,122	—
1077	1077	9	110.00	$110.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	198.00	$198.00	$416	—
275	275	2	190.00	$190.00	$522	—
305–345	324	10	161.00–192.00	$184.32	$597	-0.38
355–378	372	18	180.00–186.00	$181.99	$677	+1.57
405–445	435	20	170.00–180.00	$176.07	$766	-1.99
450–495	469	19	151.00–177.00	$170.90	$802	-0.16
520–545	531	6	146.00–165.00	$157.80	$838	-5.41
550–590	572	22	143.00–159.00	$155.46	$889	-1.30
605–645	612	9	145.00–158.00	$150.61	$922	-2.83
670–695	685	5	136.00–146.00	$140.60	$963	-2.42
705–730	718	5	130.00–140.00	$135.76	$975	-5.94
980	980	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
734	734	16	143.00	$143.00	$1,050	-11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	165.00–175.00	$169.92	$552	-6.40
355–370	365	3	158.00–170.00	$164.97	$602	-13.47
470–475	473	2	150.00–165.00	$157.54	$745	-4.12
525	525	3	150.00	$150.00	$788	-4.97
605–615	610	2	133.00–140.00	$136.53	$833	—
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	166.00	$166.00	$332	—
290	290	1	158.00	$158.00	$458	+2.36
305–340	319	11	144.00–172.00	$162.64	$519	+16.22
350–395	379	28	140.00–163.00	$157.30	$596	+8.80
405–445	426	36	133.00–160.00	$151.84	$647	+2.01
455–498	481	55	132.00–155.00	$146.75	$706	+0.25
493 value added	493	34	159.50	$159.50	$786	—
505 fancy	505	1	155.00	$155.00	$783	+4.15
516–517 value added	517	105	153.50–155.75	$154.64	$799	—
500–545	521	76	132.00–153.00	$143.26	$746	-2.53
553–586 value added	568	60	147.00–154.00	$149.33	$848	—
550–595	570	51	132.00–145.00	$140.32	$800	+1.60
605–639	621	23	125.00–140.00	$134.64	$836	+2.70
608–648 value added	623	66	145.50–148.00	$146.28	$911	—
650–695	666	46	128.50–138.00	$134.42	$895	+9.42
664–695 fancy	669	6	138.00–140.00	$139.65	$934	—
685–691 value added	686	32	143.50–144.50	$143.63	$985	—
700–712 value added	711	9	143.00–144.50	$144.34	$1,026	—
710–747	741	13	125.50–134.00	$126.97	$941	+4.97
755	755	3	118.00–130.00	$125.67	$949	—
764 value added	764	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,062	—
841 value added	841	7	137.00	$137.00	$1,152	—
852	852	5	98.00	$98.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	141.00	$141.00	$360	-10.04
305–345	330	21	136.00–165.00	$150.84	$498	+0.52
355–390	373	27	140.00–150.00	$145.09	$541	-4.83
400–445	422	37	130.00–150.00	$143.70	$606	-0.40
450–490	474	36	121.00–145.00	$135.73	$643	-4.89
500–545	527	36	123.00–142.00	$135.74	$715	+3.23
565–595	577	8	120.00–138.00	$129.76	$749	-1.57
615–640	624	7	112.00–132.00	$126.87	$792	+0.85
655–695	673	5	114.00–126.00	$121.37	$817	—
705–740	719	11	110.00–118.00	$114.07	$820	+2.20
810	810	1	93.00	$93.00	$753	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	160.00	$160.00	$461	+20.78
310–345	327	10	135.00–157.00	$142.34	$465	-3.76
355–390	370	21	128.00–150.00	$139.35	$516	-6.10
405–445	424	14	129.00–142.00	$136.86	$580	+2.10
450–495	470	12	125.00–137.00	$131.30	$617	+6.70
510–545	526	4	120.00–130.00	$123.20	$648	-9.30
575	575	1	118.00	$118.00	$678	-4.53
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	+1.53
680	680	1	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
710–720	715	2	105.00–114.00	$109.53	$783	+4.53
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736	736	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,030	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	198.00	$198.00	$465	—
270	270	1	198.00	$198.00	$535	+3.02
305–345	328	6	185.00–197.00	$190.59	$625	-6.95
355–390	372	17	170.00–198.00	$185.30	$689	+0.54
395 fancy	395	1	192.00	$192.00	$758	—
410 fancy	410	1	185.00	$185.00	$758	+3.00
410–445	430	25	159.00–188.00	$177.97	$765	-2.00
450–495	473	23	149.00–188.00	$170.36	$806	+0.65
505–545	526	25	142.00–173.00	$159.54	$839	-3.35
550–595	572	24	135.00–165.00	$150.78	$862	-2.75
600–645	629	9	133.00–152.00	$143.31	$901	-3.13
655–685	672	6	121.00–142.00	$135.14	$908	-2.38
711–740	721	3	125.00–134.00	$130.92	$944	-1.08
725 fancy	725	1	132.00	$132.00	$957	—
752–795	766	10	115.00–133.00	$122.97	$942	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	180.00–190.00	$184.96	$533	-5.82
305–345	324	5	172.00–185.00	$180.30	$584	-0.39
350–395	369	15	160.00–185.00	$174.21	$643	+0.03
400–445	424	18	150.00–178.00	$167.87	$712	+0.70
450–495	474	22	149.00–175.00	$162.12	$768	+1.76
515–545	528	16	142.00–162.00	$155.67	$822	+2.74
550–595	582	18	122.00–154.00	$142.34	$828	-1.97
605–640	622	16	123.00–145.00	$137.76	$857	+4.58
670–685	678	3	120.00–125.00	$122.32	$829	-5.69
710–745	731	8	115.00–132.00	$119.10	$871	+0.74
760–795	774	4	105.00–120.00	$112.69	$872	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	182.00–185.00	$183.38	$501	+6.77
315	315	1	177.00	$177.00	$558	+5.14
350–390	374	4	162.00–175.00	$167.96	$628	+4.99
410–435	428	6	155.00–169.00	$164.11	$702	+11.63
454–495	462	18	140.00–163.00	$148.41	$686	+5.98
545	545	5	137.00–148.00	$142.20	$775	+1.51
565–590	577	3	132.00–141.00	$134.99	$779	+2.69
615–640	625	6	120.00–130.00	$125.62	$785	-9.11
655–690	672	3	115.00–126.00	$121.66	$818	-1.02
780	780	1	114.00	$114.00	$889	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1480	1153	80-85%	30	52.50–64.00	$58.92	$679	—
840–1590	1156	80-85%	52	57.50–71.00	$66.16	$765	—
990–1630	1259	80-85%	38	65.00–78.00	$73.51	$925	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1215	995	85-90%	34	36.00–59.00	$50.70	$504	—
835–1335	995	85-90%	44	40.00–68.00	$57.09	$568	—
860–1155	1017	85-90%	20	48.00–75.00	$61.13	$622	+3.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1495	1299	75-80%	4	65.00–67.00	$65.79	$855	—
1205–1510	1309	75-80%	8	74.00–84.00	$78.42	$1,027	+4.35
680–1705	1393	75-80%	45	68.00–76.00	$71.13	$991	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1840	1494	22	70.00–90.00	$79.79	$1,192	—
1275–2145	1663	22	82.00–95.00	$87.38	$1,453	—
1075–2160	1768	14	92.00–107.00	$98.31	$1,738	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–980	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	529.00–715.00	$636.54
815–1025	928	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	920.00–945.00	$931.41

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
1505 fancy	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	725.00–1,000.00	$955.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	700.00–900.00	$765.91
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	600.00–975.00	$791.96
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,097.22

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	625.00–800.00	$701.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1075	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	760.00–800.00	$779.62
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–885	828	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–750.00	$645.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–860	798	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–740.00	$629.40
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
960 fancy	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	925.00–1,100.00	$1,035.29	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	800.00–850.00	$825.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	640.00–925.00	$862.86	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	775.00–850.00	$808.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	725.00–775.00	$741.67	—

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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.