Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

3,538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.75/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 623 lb · 132 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.56/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 469 lb · 98 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.86/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 526 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,538	4,367	2,483
Feeder cattle	2,994	3,676	1,991
Slaughter cattle	369	455	339
Replacement cattle	175	236	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
320–345	337	3	188.00–198.00	$191.76	$646	+1.76
350–395	372	10	184.00–197.00	$189.08	$703	+0.94
405–445	421	14	175.00–197.00	$183.74	$774	-2.71
435–442 value added	437	17	182.00–185.00	$184.29	$805	—
450–495	466	9	169.00–180.00	$174.52	$813	-9.65
504 fancy	504	8	183.00	$183.00	$922	—
503–537	527	53	164.00–174.00	$168.63	$889	-0.64
530 value added	530	26	175.00	$175.00	$928	+3.03
561 fancy	561	17	169.00	$169.00	$948	—
550–595	580	18	155.00–160.00	$156.75	$909	-4.16
602–638	607	28	148.50–155.00	$154.05	$935	-2.52
633 fancy	633	16	165.00	$165.00	$1,044	—
655 value added	655	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,048	—
661 fancy	661	44	158.00	$158.00	$1,044	—
650–695	663	17	141.00–160.00	$155.29	$1,030	+0.81
713–740	720	16	135.00–155.00	$142.37	$1,025	-6.25
760–773	772	12	130.00–153.00	$143.60	$1,109	-2.42
785 value added	785	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,075	-11.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	14	179.00–188.00	$182.90	$602	-1.42
355–395	373	13	175.00–190.00	$180.58	$674	-1.41
415–445	442	18	165.00–182.00	$174.75	$772	-1.32
455–490	474	10	158.00–178.00	$167.94	$796	-2.96
505–525	512	13	155.00–170.00	$165.78	$849	+7.98
570–595	580	6	147.00–162.00	$156.79	$909	+1.33
620–645	631	6	142.00–159.00	$151.82	$958	+1.21
705–725	715	2	142.00–145.00	$143.52	$1,026	+7.76
765	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	—
830	830	3	132.50	$132.50	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
786 value added	786	64	147.50	$147.50	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	169.00–176.00	$172.53	$566	+2.61
360–380	373	3	166.00–171.00	$168.38	$628	+3.41
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	—
455–485	478	7	147.00–168.00	$163.12	$780	+5.58
505–545	516	7	160.00–165.00	$161.51	$833	+11.51
555	555	2	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
625	625	1	132.00	$132.00	$825	-4.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	+2.00
305–345	319	20	156.00–172.00	$162.17	$517	-0.47
350–390	377	9	155.00–170.00	$157.99	$596	+0.69
400–445	426	28	145.00–162.00	$152.90	$651	+1.06
420–445 value added	431	18	158.00–159.00	$158.46	$683	—
453–495	469	94	142.00–160.00	$152.53	$715	+5.78
465–485 value added	470	4	153.00–154.00	$153.26	$720	-6.24
510–540	525	51	138.00–155.00	$146.49	$769	+3.23
526–532 value added	530	28	147.00–154.00	$152.16	$806	-2.48
550–596	581	55	135.00–146.00	$141.45	$822	+1.13
600–645	617	97	127.00–145.00	$139.34	$860	+4.70
637–645 value added	638	35	137.00–142.00	$140.88	$899	-5.40
650–675	663	3	125.00–128.00	$126.69	$840	-7.73
665–680 value added	673	2	140.00–144.00	$142.02	$956	-1.61
700–705	701	5	125.00–131.00	$129.79	$910	—
705–745 value added	725	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$1,004	-5.83
795	795	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,041	—
967	967	12	115.00	$115.00	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	286	4	155.00–163.00	$156.92	$449	+15.92
305–347	336	22	145.00–162.00	$150.22	$505	-0.62
355–395	372	20	139.00–160.00	$148.80	$554	+3.71
400–445	431	39	136.00–158.00	$149.78	$646	+6.08
450–495	470	32	132.00–150.00	$141.14	$663	+5.41
500–540	527	35	125.00–145.00	$138.58	$730	+2.84
550–590	568	13	125.00–135.00	$131.83	$749	+2.07
600–636	627	11	121.00–140.00	$131.87	$827	+5.00
650–680	669	4	118.00–122.00	$120.01	$803	-1.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	18	135.00–145.00	$140.99	$455	-1.35
350–395	379	30	135.00–150.00	$142.26	$539	+2.91
403–440	420	15	131.00–142.00	$137.82	$579	+0.96
455–485	469	7	132.00–140.00	$135.71	$636	+4.41
500–545	524	12	117.00–135.00	$128.93	$676	+5.73
605–640	623	2	117.00–122.00	$119.43	$744	-0.57
655–670	660	3	105.00–112.00	$109.63	$724	-5.37
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	+0.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647	647	54	138.00	$138.00	$893	—
777	777	24	125.00	$125.00	$971	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	278	6	170.00–190.00	$182.19	$506	-2.77
300–345	328	27	162.00–188.00	$179.27	$588	-1.03
355–395	375	16	160.00–186.00	$179.86	$674	+5.65
400–445	427	25	155.00–182.00	$173.32	$740	+5.45
455–495	472	25	146.00–173.00	$162.70	$768	+0.58
500–545	531	26	148.00–160.00	$154.21	$819	-1.46
555–595	574	19	132.00–150.00	$143.34	$823	+1.00
605–635	620	17	130.00–140.00	$134.62	$835	-3.14
655–685	669	5	122.00–132.00	$128.19	$858	+5.87
710–745	732	5	115.00–120.00	$117.18	$858	-1.92
760–795	783	3	111.00–115.00	$112.29	$879	-0.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	198.00	$198.00	$436	±0.00
270	270	1	193.00	$193.00	$521	-5.00
315–345	329	9	188.00–193.00	$190.58	$627	-0.01
350–395	378	16	180.00–197.00	$189.86	$718	+4.56
410 fancy	410	1	190.00	$190.00	$779	+5.00
400–430	415	20	172.00–194.00	$183.17	$760	+5.20
450–490	467	15	165.00–178.00	$172.92	$808	+2.56
510–545	530	20	157.00–168.00	$161.30	$855	+1.76
555–580	569	14	147.00–160.00	$155.28	$884	+4.50
600–645	617	9	138.00–155.00	$144.93	$894	+1.62
645 fancy	645	1	147.00	$147.00	$948	—
650–675	667	9	130.00–138.00	$134.78	$899	-0.36
750	750	1	125.00	$125.00	$938	+2.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	313	8	170.00–175.00	$170.89	$535	-6.11
370–395	383	8	160.00–172.00	$165.18	$633	-2.78
430–445	435	7	145.00–170.00	$161.87	$704	-2.24
455–495	469	15	145.00–162.00	$155.90	$731	+7.49
505–545	530	4	145.00–147.00	$145.50	$771	+3.30
555–595	568	8	131.00–135.00	$134.23	$762	-0.76
605–620	609	4	125.00–131.00	$129.25	$787	+3.63
655	655	3	118.00	$118.00	$773	-3.66
740	740	1	121.00	$121.00	$895	—
755	755	2	105.00	$105.00	$793	-9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1425	1115	80-85%	46	52.00–68.00	$61.80	$689	—
920–1595	1175	80-85%	64	59.00–73.00	$67.75	$796	+1.59
925–1295	1198	80-85%	26	62.00–83.00	$73.66	$882	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1535	1385	75-80%	22	57.00–70.00	$64.86	$898	-6.27
1050–1710	1446	75-80%	30	60.00–76.00	$69.53	$1,005	—
1550	1550	75-80%	2	78.00	$78.00	$1,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–975	912	85-90%	11	35.00–45.00	$42.32	$386	—
835–1185	998	85-90%	26	45.00–59.00	$51.18	$511	+0.48
845–1175	1044	85-90%	16	48.00–65.00	$57.12	$596	-4.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1860	1516	7	98.00–106.00	$101.52	$1,539	—
1130–1935	1523	16	73.00–89.00	$80.48	$1,226	—
1010–2135	1688	13	82.00–94.00	$89.73	$1,515	+2.35

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00
800–955	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–860.00	$697.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–575.00	$525.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–710	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–430.00	$399.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1280	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	835.00–940.00	$891.25
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	600.00–900.00	$757.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	650.00–720.00	$682.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–900.00	$808.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1125	809	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	750.00–790.00	$777.50
835	835	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–575.00	$562.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$625.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–870	690	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–550.00	$463.04
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	450.00–660.00	$526.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	450.00–630.00	$550.83

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	625.00–700.00	$657.69

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–1,050.00	$908.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–850.00	$837.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–750.00	$683.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00	$575.00	—

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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.