Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

3,921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.86/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 515 lb · 66 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.29/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 427 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.39/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 471 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,921	2,292	2,447
Feeder cattle	3,293	1,945	1,947
Slaughter cattle	422	265	310
Replacement cattle	206	82	190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
265–285	272	3	208.00–218.00	$213.85	$582	—
305–345	332	13	188.00–215.00	$201.48	$669	—
355–375	364	8	186.00–212.00	$196.87	$717	+2.87
400–435	423	11	184.00–195.00	$188.53	$797	+1.09
455–490	471	16	176.00–185.00	$179.12	$844	-7.87
502 value added	502	4	187.50	$187.50	$941	—
500–545	515	12	170.00–177.00	$173.65	$894	+1.42
560 value added	560	1	176.00	$176.00	$986	—
555–595	572	35	160.00–172.00	$165.27	$945	—
600–610	606	4	155.00–162.00	$158.49	$960	+3.02
655–689	678	13	140.00–151.00	$143.96	$976	—
708–730 value added	714	4	146.00–147.50	$147.12	$1,050	—
700–745	716	4	132.00–140.00	$136.25	$976	-3.45
763–795	768	6	132.00–140.00	$138.62	$1,065	+6.62
775 value added	775	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	202.00	$202.00	$454	—
275–295	285	2	192.50–196.00	$194.19	$553	+6.19
310–345	323	7	180.00–192.00	$186.10	$601	+0.93
355–395	377	13	178.00–195.00	$182.51	$688	+3.21
405–440	426	24	175.00–187.00	$177.63	$757	+1.79
450–495	462	22	167.50–175.00	$171.01	$790	-3.03
505–540	526	10	160.00–167.50	$164.87	$867	+1.74
550–590	571	20	152.00–160.00	$157.44	$899	+0.42
605–645	613	9	140.00–150.00	$147.36	$903	-2.65
665–690	667	13	130.00–144.00	$141.05	$941	-1.97
700–745	723	2	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$921	-19.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	175.00	$175.00	$481	—
335	335	1	192.00	$192.00	$643	+12.00
370–395	383	5	167.00–190.00	$179.32	$687	+10.61
445	445	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$734	—
515–540	528	2	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$805	-6.99
615	615	1	132.00	$132.00	$812	-5.32
755	755	2	115.00	$115.00	$868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	268	6	152.00–182.00	$167.93	$450	—
315–340	321	11	150.00–166.00	$153.80	$494	-8.57
350–365 fancy	358	2	165.00–167.50	$166.22	$595	—
350–395	378	25	148.00–162.50	$153.65	$581	-2.26
405–445	428	24	147.00–160.00	$153.79	$658	-1.46
450–495	470	49	146.00–157.00	$149.80	$704	+0.42
465–495 fancy	478	6	154.00–156.75	$155.24	$742	-6.76
509 value added	509	27	156.00	$156.00	$794	—
505–515 fancy	510	4	156.00–157.50	$156.74	$799	-1.26
500–545	521	35	142.00–150.00	$146.23	$762	-1.09
555 fancy	555	1	155.00	$155.00	$860	+12.42
550–590	571	23	135.00–147.00	$140.36	$801	-4.97
600–640	619	29	131.00–143.00	$138.59	$858	-1.57
650–658 fancy	656	10	135.00–136.00	$135.10	$886	—
655–695	679	18	124.00–131.50	$130.05	$883	-0.98
715–725	720	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$871	-17.01
785	785	1	112.00	$112.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	152.50	$152.50	$419	+1.29
305–345	328	25	141.00–162.00	$153.50	$503	+2.51
350–395	370	39	140.00–160.00	$148.80	$551	+1.46
400–445	427	63	137.00–152.00	$146.29	$625	+1.79
450–495	470	44	135.00–147.00	$142.55	$670	+3.20
505–545	518	31	130.00–144.00	$137.19	$711	+1.40
550–595	575	33	126.00–139.00	$132.33	$761	+3.77
600–635	622	8	125.00–128.00	$125.87	$783	-2.61
655–680	670	5	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$824	-3.00
700–725	713	4	115.00–120.00	$116.48	$831	-10.02
750–790	763	6	105.00–118.00	$113.35	$865	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	165.00	$165.00	$380	+15.00
250–290	267	6	140.00–165.00	$155.10	$414	+9.55
305–345	322	9	135.00–157.00	$149.41	$481	+9.41
350–395	374	10	145.00–150.00	$147.04	$550	+9.47
405–445	429	10	134.00–145.00	$140.25	$602	+8.27
455–490	469	16	130.00–140.00	$133.50	$626	+5.48
500–540	526	16	125.00–133.00	$130.06	$684	+6.77
555–590	572	9	115.00–127.00	$122.74	$702	+15.73
610–635	619	7	111.00–123.00	$118.00	$730	-1.49
655–660	658	4	105.00–115.00	$111.26	$732	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	202.00–207.00	$204.58	$456	—
270–295	283	4	197.50–210.00	$204.95	$580	—
300–345	324	19	185.00–210.00	$196.60	$637	+1.95
350–395	378	25	176.00–200.00	$186.84	$706	+1.79
400–445	423	43	170.00–192.00	$179.39	$759	-0.76
450–495	467	52	162.00–180.00	$171.45	$801	+4.06
500–545	521	36	158.00–172.00	$164.18	$855	+7.15
535 fancy	535	1	175.00	$175.00	$936	—
550–595	573	15	150.00–160.00	$154.76	$887	+2.50
610–645	637	24	142.00–149.00	$146.72	$935	+1.11
650–685	669	5	129.00–137.50	$132.84	$889	—
707–735	713	8	127.00–130.00	$129.24	$921	+3.23
775	775	2	117.00–124.00	$120.50	$934	—
815–816 fancy	816	5	120.00–121.00	$120.80	$986	—
845	845	1	116.00	$116.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	3	190.00–205.00	$198.63	$542	+8.63
305–345	330	27	177.50–197.00	$185.28	$611	+1.91
350–395	380	26	170.00–187.00	$177.27	$674	-0.84
400–445	428	27	160.00–180.00	$169.89	$727	+1.46
450–495	483	41	147.50–169.00	$159.57	$771	-3.14
500–545	522	20	145.00–165.00	$156.59	$817	+2.76
560–595	574	12	138.00–157.00	$145.28	$834	+3.64
600–625	613	9	130.00–148.00	$136.28	$835	+4.60
650–685	664	5	121.00–126.00	$124.37	$826	-0.63
715–720	718	4	117.00–122.00	$120.25	$863	-2.35
750–790	770	2	105.00–107.50	$106.28	$818	-3.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	180.00	$180.00	$387	—
255–290	271	5	170.00–190.00	$181.41	$492	+8.22
300–345	327	14	160.00–187.00	$171.84	$562	+1.17
355–395	374	6	150.00–170.00	$162.89	$609	-0.06
400–440	429	14	157.00–170.00	$163.65	$702	+1.06
470–490	479	13	151.00–170.00	$159.22	$763	+2.64
505–540	528	11	137.00–157.00	$146.83	$775	+6.14
555–585	570	2	135.00–137.00	$135.97	$775	-1.45
620–640	636	5	120.00–125.00	$122.79	$781	-4.68
675	675	1	111.00	$111.00	$749	-5.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1490	1163	80-85%	53	63.00–80.00	$68.69	$799	+3.01
870–1645	1164	80-85%	52	56.00–73.00	$63.14	$735	-6.03
1030–1425	1214	80-85%	32	70.00–79.00	$74.41	$903	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1080	889	85-90%	22	45.00–59.00	$51.52	$458	—
700–1185	973	85-90%	32	45.00–66.00	$57.16	$556	—
795–1230	974	85-90%	27	53.00–58.00	$55.47	$540	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1750	1335	75-80%	15	67.00–83.00	$76.02	$1,015	+4.33
1175–1565	1361	75-80%	23	62.00–77.00	$73.01	$994	—
1090–1870	1454	75-80%	25	65.00–71.00	$67.11	$976	+4.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2120	1631	16	83.00–98.00	$91.15	$1,487	—
1110–2140	1661	9	77.00–91.00	$86.09	$1,430	-5.36
1350–2120	1794	16	95.00–112.00	$102.49	$1,839	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1390	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,028.00	$904.58

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–815	751	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	573.00–650.00	$616.16

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	535.00	$535.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1020	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–925.00	$900.90
1050–1105 thin fleshed	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–650.00	$641.95
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1205–1305 fancy	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	965.00–1,132.00	$1,045.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–800.00	$696.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	825.00–1,075.00	$921.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	670.00–940.00	$763.13
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,031.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1010	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–775.00	$723.99
985–1050	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–800.00	$783.66
1340–1345	1343	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$899.95
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–975	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–525.00	$479.47
970–1090	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$752.91
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
895 fancy	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
1100–1225	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–1,000.00	$907.78	-292.22
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+125.41
1385–1520	1453	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,210.00	$1,157.56	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,354.17	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,250.00	$1,071.43	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00	$625.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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