Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

2,647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.76/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 661 lb · 72 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.95/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 616 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.32/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 529 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,647	5,620	1,763
Feeder cattle	2,224	4,775	1,370
Slaughter cattle	282	609	236
Replacement cattle	141	236	157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
310–335	323	2	188.00–190.00	$189.04	$611	-14.58
375–380	376	4	185.00–190.00	$188.74	$710	-2.26
405–440	424	8	182.00–190.00	$185.46	$786	+0.33
465 value added	465	17	184.00	$184.00	$856	—
450–480	470	3	170.00–175.00	$173.40	$815	-2.90
500–545	526	14	163.00–171.00	$167.27	$880	-2.08
560–595	576	19	155.00–169.00	$160.74	$926	+2.59
605–630	616	63	147.00–157.00	$152.95	$942	-0.60
655–695	661	72	146.00–157.00	$153.76	$1,016	+4.87
700–745	727	14	130.00–145.00	$141.94	$1,032	+0.10
755 value added	755	12	145.00	$145.00	$1,095	-0.64
755–795	772	7	132.00–147.00	$137.21	$1,059	-3.83
852 value added	852	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	331	6	180.00–193.00	$185.90	$615	+5.10
365–380	372	3	179.00–182.00	$180.65	$672	+1.49
405–445	423	10	168.00–175.00	$171.69	$726	-3.12
460–485	481	7	160.00–178.00	$168.94	$813	+1.61
505–545	515	24	150.00–166.00	$160.77	$828	-0.92
550–595	578	18	142.00–160.00	$151.99	$879	-1.70
600–640	615	3	138.00–147.00	$143.36	$882	-6.44
670–695	677	11	140.00–142.00	$140.37	$950	-7.16
705–715	713	5	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$934	-6.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	21	156.00	$156.00	$955	—
834	834	15	135.00	$135.00	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	324	8	165.00–172.00	$167.36	$542	-9.86
365–395	384	4	158.00–172.00	$165.60	$636	-2.78
445	445	2	165.00	$165.00	$734	+5.76
460–485	473	2	142.00–152.00	$147.13	$696	-10.18
505–515	509	7	147.00–152.00	$149.72	$762	-3.53
605–615	610	4	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$839	+7.52
675–695	688	3	131.00–142.00	$138.40	$952	—
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	9	150.00–154.00	$151.03	$503	-2.18
370–385	378	8	147.00–150.00	$148.47	$561	-5.05
415–445	425	11	145.00–150.00	$146.39	$622	-9.78
455 value added	455	5	158.00	$158.00	$719	—
450–495	476	22	142.00–165.00	$150.99	$719	+0.33
515 fancy	515	1	147.00	$147.00	$757	-12.65
505–540	529	43	140.00–157.00	$145.32	$769	-0.47
530 value added	530	17	156.00	$156.00	$827	±0.00
550–595	569	39	138.00–147.00	$143.22	$815	+2.44
600–630	621	18	131.00–145.00	$135.73	$843	±0.00
625 value added	625	9	140.00	$140.00	$875	-4.00
655–690	684	10	129.00–134.00	$130.37	$892	+2.69
735	735	2	123.00	$123.00	$904	+0.34
755–790	760	7	126.00–128.00	$126.30	$960	+11.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	6	150.00–152.00	$150.66	$419	+10.66
305–335	326	9	145.00–165.00	$151.83	$495	+3.01
370–380	376	13	140.00–145.00	$142.88	$537	-5.69
400–445	424	40	137.00–162.00	$144.15	$611	+1.89
450–495	470	30	134.00–154.00	$141.13	$663	-0.44
500–540	517	27	130.00–145.00	$136.77	$707	+4.14
550–595	569	24	124.00–138.00	$132.26	$753	+2.93
600–640	622	12	120.00–132.00	$127.31	$792	+5.12
655–670	663	4	122.00–127.00	$124.25	$824	+5.16
715–740	727	8	120.00–125.00	$121.91	$886	+10.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	337	17	140.00–145.00	$141.05	$475	-6.31
375–390	378	5	135.00–144.00	$140.56	$531	+2.62
400–445	422	14	132.00–150.00	$138.07	$583	+0.10
455–495	472	16	130.00–142.00	$134.41	$634	+3.56
505–545	515	16	120.00–132.00	$125.75	$648	-0.64
570	570	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$670	-4.37
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	-3.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568–586	582	14	142.00	$142.00	$826	—
673	673	6	134.00	$134.00	$902	—

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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	284	8	186.00–190.00	$187.99	$534	—
320–345	334	15	175.00–182.00	$178.39	$596	-0.84
355–395	374	19	168.00–185.00	$176.83	$661	+3.17
400–445	422	24	164.00–175.00	$169.62	$716	-0.50
455–495	474	29	150.00–167.00	$162.38	$770	+0.35
500–545	525	19	145.00–162.00	$152.38	$800	-3.62
550–585	572	19	135.00–147.00	$140.26	$802	-4.97
600–640	620	13	130.00–140.00	$134.05	$831	+1.22
650–695	668	6	122.00–130.00	$126.97	$848	+0.95
715	715	3	121.00–127.00	$125.00	$894	+6.18
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	+6.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	22	196.00–200.00	$196.18	$530	-18.82
305–345	329	8	185.00–196.00	$189.98	$625	-1.43
355–370	358	12	180.00–192.00	$182.46	$653	-4.24
415–445	433	4	175.00–180.00	$177.77	$770	-1.35
450–480	464	18	165.00–177.00	$170.64	$792	+1.62
510–545	527	14	157.00–162.00	$159.64	$841	-0.06
550–595	574	9	145.00–160.00	$149.61	$859	-0.14
615–645	630	2	140.00–148.00	$144.10	$908	+3.86
680–690	685	3	127.00–132.00	$129.66	$888	-6.94
705	705	1	135.00	$135.00	$952	+1.98
830	830	1	117.00	$117.00	$971	+6.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	180.00	$180.00	$495	+25.21
315–345	323	8	168.00–180.00	$170.70	$551	+3.59
355–385	372	9	155.00–175.00	$162.73	$605	-2.05
405–442	427	15	145.00–167.00	$160.87	$687	+5.00
455–490	466	18	150.00–157.00	$152.35	$710	+10.93
500–545	535	12	137.00–145.00	$140.93	$754	-2.31
570–590	583	3	127.00–135.00	$130.67	$762	+1.52
605–645	625	6	120.00–127.00	$123.45	$772	-5.77
670	670	1	121.00	$121.00	$811	—
720–745	733	2	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$850	—
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1305	1061	80-85%	19	54.00–75.00	$64.03	$679	+0.82
985–1350	1106	80-85%	43	60.00–82.00	$74.07	$819	+4.85
925–1425	1196	80-85%	38	67.00–88.00	$82.26	$984	+6.76

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1185	955	85-90%	25	50.00–70.00	$65.39	$624	—
880–1035	961	85-90%	8	37.00–57.00	$50.02	$481	—
835–1185	999	85-90%	16	43.00–63.00	$58.17	$581	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	75-80%	1	63.00	$63.00	$863	-1.86
1245–1720	1476	75-80%	15	65.00–82.00	$74.49	$1,099	—
1155–1575	1507	75-80%	17	82.00–89.00	$85.38	$1,287	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2050	1589	13	70.00–90.00	$84.30	$1,340	—
1415–2065	1771	19	87.00–98.00	$93.73	$1,660	—
1275–2250	1806	9	94.00–109.00	$102.84	$1,857	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	475.00–675.00	$564.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	440.00	$440.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	750.00–1,175.00	$912.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	725.00–925.00	$820.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–725.00	$662.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	675.00–775.00	$715.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	485.00–675.00	$590.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	525.00–725.00	$615.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	475.00	$475.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	675.00–800.00	$710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00

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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
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	825.00–1,300.00	$1,091.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–700.00	$625.00	—

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	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.