Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

3,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.60/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 473 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.38/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 477 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $163.54/cwt -6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 414 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,648	2,647	2,723
Feeder cattle	2,974	2,224	2,359
Slaughter cattle	472	282	232
Replacement cattle	202	141	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
300–345	328	8	190.00–215.00	$206.80	$678	+17.76
355–375	359	11	193.00–207.50	$196.39	$705	+7.65
420–425	423	5	187.00–192.50	$189.30	$801	+3.84
455–493	484	22	172.00–190.00	$179.46	$869	+6.06
500–525	518	8	167.00–175.00	$173.03	$896	+5.76
550–575	561	6	160.00–170.00	$166.70	$935	+5.96
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	+7.05
650–655	653	6	145.00–152.50	$150.00	$980	-3.76
705–740	714	7	130.00–146.50	$140.75	$1,005	-1.19
830–835	831	10	137.50–140.00	$138.00	$1,147	—
890	890	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	188.00–200.00	$193.67	$533	—
305–345	338	11	184.00–190.00	$188.35	$637	+2.45
360–395	380	5	182.00–191.00	$185.93	$707	+5.28
405–445	426	10	170.00–178.00	$173.72	$740	+2.03
465–495	482	11	154.00–180.00	$168.34	$811	-0.60
500–545	523	12	151.00–167.50	$160.22	$838	-0.55
550–585	574	10	148.00–157.00	$153.22	$879	+1.23
605–630	618	7	137.00–153.00	$146.10	$903	+2.74
665	665	2	142.50–147.50	$145.00	$964	+4.63
725–735	730	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$883	-10.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	4	179.00–184.00	$182.23	$603	+14.87
390	390	1	168.00	$168.00	$655	+2.40
400–445	414	5	160.00–167.00	$162.78	$674	-2.22
455–495	479	4	155.00–160.00	$157.03	$752	+9.90
515–545	535	3	150.00–156.00	$151.93	$813	+2.21
600–630	618	4	130.00–140.00	$133.04	$822	-4.48
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	-13.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	4	155.00–162.00	$159.77	$436	—
305–345	322	15	150.00–165.00	$155.07	$499	+4.04
350–390	372	24	145.00–160.00	$152.33	$567	+3.86
400–445	416	25	137.00–157.00	$151.10	$629	+4.71
445 fancy	445	3	156.00	$156.00	$694	—
460–470 fancy	465	4	152.50–155.00	$153.74	$715	—
452–490	474	39	135.00–150.00	$144.77	$686	-6.22
500–545	520	39	128.00–147.50	$143.77	$748	-1.55
550–595	579	22	127.00–143.00	$137.70	$797	-5.52
580 value added	580	3	149.00	$149.00	$864	—
610–645	622	11	121.00–133.00	$129.20	$804	-6.53
659–660 fancy	659	12	132.00–133.00	$132.33	$872	—
650–685	670	9	122.00–140.00	$130.80	$876	+0.43
700–715	708	2	117.00–120.00	$118.52	$839	-4.48
760	760	5	115.00–129.50	$126.60	$962	+0.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	155.00	$155.00	$372	—
250–285	275	5	151.00–160.00	$155.73	$428	+5.07
305–345	326	15	142.00–155.00	$149.12	$486	-2.71
350–390	370	39	138.00–152.00	$146.16	$541	+3.28
400–445	421	34	130.00–148.00	$140.65	$592	-3.50
450–495	471	33	127.00–142.00	$135.83	$640	-5.30
502–545	521	17	122.00–137.00	$130.49	$680	-6.28
550–595	573	15	120.00–130.00	$125.42	$719	-6.84
600–645	622	16	115.00–125.00	$120.44	$749	-6.87
660–690	672	3	115.00–120.00	$117.37	$789	-6.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
305–345	325	17	130.00–157.00	$142.18	$462	+1.13
355–395	375	13	135.00–150.00	$145.19	$544	+4.63
400–435	418	19	128.00–142.00	$137.93	$577	-0.14
455–495	476	14	120.00–135.00	$128.86	$613	-5.55
500–535	518	11	115.00–130.00	$120.96	$627	-4.79
550–585	568	6	117.00–122.00	$119.81	$681	+2.31
600–630	615	3	113.00–117.00	$115.03	$707	+0.03
675	675	1	113.00	$113.00	$763	—
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	272	3	185.00–190.00	$186.69	$508	-1.30
300–345	320	10	168.00–187.00	$179.74	$575	+1.35
350–395	377	12	158.00–183.00	$169.91	$641	-6.92
400–435	414	39	150.00–180.00	$163.54	$677	-6.08
450–495	477	42	144.00–173.00	$156.38	$746	-6.00
505–545	526	24	134.00–161.00	$149.96	$789	-2.42
550–595	572	21	131.00–154.00	$143.45	$821	+3.19
600–635	618	18	125.00–147.50	$136.83	$846	+2.78
655–695	676	11	120.00–135.00	$127.70	$863	+0.73
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	8	189.00–207.00	$198.12	$553	+1.94
315–345	337	15	180.00–202.00	$195.91	$660	+5.93
350–385	372	22	168.00–192.50	$187.84	$699	+5.38
400–435	414	30	158.00–188.00	$180.02	$745	+2.25
455–485	470	11	154.00–177.50	$170.82	$803	+0.18
500–545	517	23	144.00–171.00	$161.86	$837	+2.22
555 fancy	555	1	157.00	$157.00	$871	—
550–590	561	16	136.00–164.00	$151.33	$849	+1.72
605 fancy	605	1	142.00	$142.00	$859	—
600–640	618	11	132.00–147.00	$135.62	$838	-8.48
650–685	675	12	127.00–138.00	$130.84	$883	+1.18
700–730	713	6	120.00–128.00	$124.97	$891	-10.03
750–790	778	7	115.00–124.00	$118.74	$924	—
997 fancy	997	5	107.50	$107.50	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	5	170.00–185.00	$176.03	$510	-3.97
305–345	324	9	162.00–177.00	$167.25	$542	-3.45
355–370	366	10	155.00–170.00	$160.55	$588	-2.18
400–445	425	25	140.00–170.00	$154.10	$655	-6.77
450–495	472	18	137.00–162.00	$149.69	$707	-2.66
505–535	519	7	130.00–151.00	$141.48	$734	+0.55
555–590	570	15	127.00–144.00	$136.16	$776	+5.49
605–645	625	4	120.00–138.00	$127.56	$797	+4.11
730–735	732	3	110.00–117.00	$113.01	$827	-3.01
795	795	1	103.00	$103.00	$819	-12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1540	1166	80-85%	70	63.00–88.00	$69.09	$806	-13.17
955–1520	1170	80-85%	45	71.00–100.00	$76.53	$895	-5.73
805–1650	1178	80-85%	38	56.00–79.00	$64.77	$763	-17.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1170	946	85-90%	34	41.00–65.00	$49.91	$472	—
790–1305	990	85-90%	60	47.00–72.00	$58.79	$582	+0.62
755–1300	1017	85-90%	21	54.00–72.00	$58.37	$594	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1510	1316	75-80%	15	77.00–84.00	$79.96	$1,052	—
1040–1775	1374	75-80%	27	70.00–78.00	$73.45	$1,009	+10.45
1260–1740	1512	75-80%	23	65.00–69.00	$66.71	$1,009	-18.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1750	1447	12	80.00–90.00	$85.24	$1,233	—
1135–1910	1624	21	88.00–102.00	$93.25	$1,514	—
1455–2120	1760	11	95.00–119.00	$105.03	$1,849	+11.30

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	400.00–500.00	$454.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
750–1380	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,175.00	$1,081.11
1000–1175 fancy	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,106.03
1070–1125	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
1075–1125	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–800.00	$724.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–800.00	$760.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1095	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
900–1210	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00–775.00	$749.47
1000–1420	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,025.00	$942.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
760–890	844	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–675.00	$578.96
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
835	835	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
845–1010	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	718.00–808.00	$767.00
985	985	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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
1050–1170	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	625.00–1,250.00	$1,064.55	—
985–1250	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,203.14	—
1160–1210 fancy	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,422.89	—
1200 fancy	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
1300–1440	1347	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,293.07	—
1510 fancy	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
865–1000	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–600.00	$556.25	—

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

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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.