Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

2,292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.50/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 423 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.27/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 565 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.63/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 518 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,292	2,403	2,931
Feeder cattle	1,945	1,952	2,373
Slaughter cattle	265	352	405
Replacement cattle	82	99	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	188.00	$188.00	$470	—
300–326	316	9	180.00–189.00	$185.17	$585	+1.49
350–380	370	14	173.00–190.00	$179.30	$663	-3.92
400–435	422	7	172.00–189.00	$175.84	$742	+1.28
453–495	472	14	165.00–185.00	$174.04	$821	+5.60
505–549	537	20	160.00–172.00	$163.13	$876	-1.11
565–575	569	5	155.00–160.00	$157.02	$893	-3.31
605–640	622	10	149.00–152.00	$150.01	$933	+4.15
655–695	671	8	135.00–149.00	$143.02	$960	+3.37
715–749	746	16	146.00–148.00	$147.00	$1,097	+20.36
755–780	765	15	139.00–147.00	$146.26	$1,119	+21.26
880	880	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,162	+37.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	194.00	$194.00	$698	+3.93
405–445	433	15	185.00–200.00	$187.44	$812	+2.44
455–485	465	15	179.00–198.00	$186.99	$870	+17.58
500–529	510	32	167.00–174.00	$172.23	$878	-0.67
606–630	608	11	155.00–160.00	$155.47	$945	+3.00
705–735	728	4	138.00–145.00	$139.70	$1,017	-4.61
790	790	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,043	-0.94
864	864	34	135.50	$135.50	$1,171	—
925 value added	925	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,249	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	+5.34
355–390	382	5	160.00–173.00	$168.71	$644	-3.57
460–480	475	5	165.00–170.00	$166.97	$793	+3.97
505–545	532	10	158.00–160.00	$159.43	$848	+9.92
555–590	577	6	125.00–150.00	$136.53	$788	—
605–630	611	4	135.00–144.00	$137.32	$839	—
690	690	13	130.00	$130.00	$897	—
720	720	1	125.00	$125.00	$900	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	272	5	150.00–154.00	$151.21	$411	—
300–325	316	25	145.00–158.00	$150.99	$477	+2.25
360–395	373	30	140.00–156.00	$147.34	$550	+2.54
400–445	423	44	140.00–151.00	$144.50	$611	+1.20
455–495	482	30	135.00–145.00	$139.35	$672	+2.78
500–530	519	14	130.00–142.00	$135.79	$705	+3.77
560–590	571	7	120.00–138.00	$128.56	$734	-4.47
605–640	614	20	120.00–141.00	$128.48	$789	+5.40
660	660	1	126.00	$126.00	$832	+4.62
705–745	722	14	119.00–128.00	$126.50	$913	+10.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–349	334	23	154.00–165.00	$162.37	$542	+11.37
365–390	381	23	154.00–160.00	$155.91	$594	-4.09
405–445	425	26	150.00–165.00	$155.25	$660	+7.60
470 fancy	470	1	162.00	$162.00	$761	—
460–495	480	18	142.00–158.00	$149.38	$717	-1.89
515 fancy	515	1	158.00	$158.00	$814	—
500–545	518	33	135.00–156.00	$147.32	$763	+1.74
555–595	564	31	135.00–149.50	$145.33	$820	+1.22
550–585 fancy	568	2	140.00–145.00	$142.58	$810	—
575 value added	575	2	147.00	$147.00	$845	—
605 fancy	605	1	156.00	$156.00	$944	—
600–645	616	18	130.00–147.00	$140.16	$863	+1.55
655–695	681	5	122.00–146.00	$131.03	$892	-5.13
715	715	1	138.00	$138.00	$987	+0.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
265–275	271	4	140.00–148.00	$145.55	$394	—
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	+1.82
355–395	380	11	121.00–145.00	$137.57	$523	+0.44
405–445	420	12	130.00–135.00	$131.98	$554	-2.41
470–480	474	5	125.00–130.00	$128.02	$607	+1.89
510–530	520	11	120.00–130.00	$123.29	$641	-0.03
590–595	593	2	104.00–110.00	$107.01	$635	-11.15
605–615	608	4	118.00–120.00	$119.49	$726	—
707–710	707	12	110.00–112.50	$112.29	$794	+2.29
795	795	1	101.00	$101.00	$803	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	190.00	$190.00	$484	±0.00
310–340	325	5	182.00–187.00	$183.37	$596	-2.65
350–380	359	16	159.00–186.00	$178.11	$639	+3.58
405–445	423	23	155.00–178.00	$168.43	$712	+0.94
460–495	480	21	150.00–170.00	$162.71	$781	-2.67
503–545	514	25	140.00–165.00	$153.83	$791	-0.37
550–595	573	10	132.00–148.00	$141.64	$812	-1.46
600–635	618	2	125.00–138.00	$131.68	$814	-2.30
685	685	1	125.00	$125.00	$856	-1.77
705–725	715	2	115.00–130.00	$122.60	$877	+0.58
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	-9.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	3	170.00–178.00	$173.19	$464	-3.77
305–340	325	10	168.00–174.00	$170.67	$555	-4.35
365–390	373	12	150.00–170.00	$162.95	$608	-7.81
405–445	421	15	144.00–170.00	$162.59	$685	+0.71
470–495	482	8	147.00–160.00	$156.58	$755	-0.75
510–545	527	3	137.00–145.00	$140.69	$741	-8.68
555–595	569	8	130.00–140.00	$137.42	$782	-0.63
605–620	613	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$781	+1.14
670–675	673	2	115.00–118.00	$116.51	$784	-3.49
725–730	729	4	110.00–120.00	$117.51	$857	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	317	3	194.00–195.00	$194.65	$617	+17.03
360–395	376	14	174.00–198.00	$185.05	$696	-3.07
410–445	425	14	165.00–192.00	$180.15	$766	-1.98
450–485	466	8	159.00–178.00	$167.39	$780	-6.34
500–535	514	8	150.00–164.00	$157.03	$807	-8.38
555–585	573	3	147.00–156.00	$152.26	$872	+1.44
635–645	638	3	135.00–151.00	$145.61	$929	+2.38
715–730	723	2	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$911	-0.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1255	1120	80-85%	7	72.00–80.00	$75.83	$849	+11.83
870–1355	1158	80-85%	16	62.00–68.00	$65.68	$761	—
855–1445	1170	80-85%	52	65.00–73.00	$69.17	$809	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1405	1057	85-90%	26	49.00–63.00	$57.39	$607	-8.68
850–1190	1079	85-90%	18	55.00–69.00	$63.82	$689	-2.25
810–1160	1082	85-90%	17	43.00–55.00	$50.07	$542	-16.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1455	1307	75-80%	13	68.00–74.00	$71.69	$937	-8.03
1175–1575	1415	75-80%	5	74.00–80.00	$76.62	$1,084	+4.48
1080–1690	1489	75-80%	11	58.00–67.00	$62.26	$927	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1815	1383	10	77.00–87.00	$82.02	$1,134	—
1490–1925	1680	10	87.00–95.00	$91.45	$1,536	-3.52
1705–2135	1920	2	99.00–106.00	$102.11	$1,961	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1215–1325	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	945.00–950.00	$947.61
1250–1300	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,000.00	$926.47
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	825.00–1,100.00	$930.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	675.00–950.00	$785.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–770.00	$730.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–800.00	$708.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–675.00	$591.67

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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
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1140–1480	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,249.59	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	875.00–1,325.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
890–970	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–900.00	$852.15	—
980 fancy	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	575.00–775.00	$675.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.