Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

2,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.21/cwt -3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 482 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $168.60/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 474 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $139.30/cwt -14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 518 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,012	5,043	2,145
Feeder cattle	1,546	4,158	1,608
Slaughter cattle	346	655	338
Replacement cattle	120	230	199

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	6	170.00–175.00	$173.46	$571	-11.82
370–395	381	11	160.00–182.00	$171.16	$652	-10.68
400–440	423	22	155.00–180.00	$173.04	$732	-1.60
465–482	474	43	160.00–176.00	$168.60	$799	+1.22
505–545	532	15	155.00–165.00	$158.87	$845	-1.45
555–595	587	18	140.00–162.00	$152.88	$897	+3.74
625–640	635	3	135.00	$135.00	$857	-12.00
665–680	669	7	139.00–147.00	$141.32	$945	+4.22
720	720	6	136.00	$136.00	$979	+1.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	334	10	177.00–190.00	$182.18	$608	-22.20
355–370	362	7	175.00–187.00	$179.56	$650	-6.44
405	405	5	184.00–190.00	$185.20	$750	-2.41
480	480	2	170.00	$170.00	$816	-7.45
510–535	521	8	162.00–176.00	$170.48	$888	+8.20
550–563	555	12	150.00–164.00	$156.31	$868	-0.12
635	635	2	144.00	$144.00	$914	-12.58
660–685	677	3	135.00–142.00	$137.28	$929	-15.14
745	745	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,013	-10.10
785	785	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,013	-8.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	4	165.00–180.00	$170.28	$562	-6.94
365–375	369	5	164.00–170.00	$167.56	$618	+0.56
405–445	419	7	160.00–171.00	$164.63	$690	-5.37
455–490	473	4	152.00–155.00	$153.56	$726	-2.72
515–525	522	6	145.00–150.00	$148.34	$774	-3.66
560–575	568	2	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$790	-5.99
630	630	3	137.00	$137.00	$863	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	4	148.00–154.00	$150.94	$400	-14.06
305–335	322	11	144.00–150.00	$147.40	$475	-10.92
360–385	376	14	140.00–147.00	$142.40	$535	-13.86
420–445	429	38	136.00–151.00	$144.29	$619	-5.89
450–495	482	49	135.00–154.00	$144.21	$695	-2.01
505–540	519	38	133.00–150.00	$141.75	$736	-3.28
550–595	572	19	128.00–144.00	$134.72	$771	-5.02
575 fancy	575	3	140.00	$140.00	$805	—
607 fancy	607	3	134.00	$134.00	$813	—
610–635	619	9	122.00–139.00	$131.87	$816	-2.75
650–695	667	8	115.00–130.00	$123.25	$822	-11.09
725	725	1	130.00	$130.00	$942	+4.59
763	763	2	116.00	$116.00	$885	-11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	13	140.00–145.00	$142.29	$391	-11.62
305–325	321	17	135.00–160.00	$143.08	$459	-6.57
355–396	379	19	130.00–150.00	$140.87	$534	-5.19
400–440	418	35	128.00–147.00	$136.02	$569	-8.88
455–495	474	14	120.00–143.00	$133.53	$633	-6.36
505–545	528	18	116.00–137.00	$131.31	$693	-2.90
550–585	568	19	110.00–138.00	$126.64	$719	-3.92
600–635	628	6	120.00–121.00	$120.67	$758	-2.04
660–690	670	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$802	-0.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	20	130.00–147.00	$136.89	$441	-5.64
350–390	371	14	125.00–145.00	$135.28	$502	-3.69
415–445	428	19	120.00–142.00	$131.30	$562	-3.79
465–485	479	10	120.00–130.00	$123.38	$591	-5.76
502–530	516	4	123.00–127.00	$124.03	$640	-5.57
550–580	565	2	117.00–120.00	$118.46	$669	-1.84
640	640	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$720	+1.02
720	720	1	111.00	$111.00	$799	+5.98
755	755	3	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	192.00–195.00	$193.53	$542	+6.47
315–345	331	12	167.00–175.00	$172.93	$572	-10.48
355–398	375	20	160.00–180.00	$167.83	$629	-9.40
400–445	425	21	150.00–172.00	$160.84	$684	-7.51
460–495	478	20	145.00–167.00	$154.04	$736	-7.04
500–545	518	42	130.00–155.00	$139.30	$722	-14.25
550–595	574	19	125.00–141.00	$134.82	$774	-10.20
600–645	619	16	120.00–135.00	$129.43	$801	-5.23
660–680	673	5	120.00–125.00	$122.81	$827	-7.52
710–740	728	8	115.00–123.00	$119.92	$873	-10.08
775–780	778	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$914	+1.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	185.00	$185.00	$472	-9.59
320–345	331	7	178.00–205.00	$184.19	$610	-10.57
360–390	371	13	168.00–195.00	$174.85	$649	-21.97
375 fancy	375	2	200.00–205.00	$202.50	$759	—
410–445	431	15	165.00–187.00	$172.96	$745	-8.86
450–495	474	13	160.00–168.00	$163.12	$773	-5.13
505–540	518	18	145.00–169.00	$153.98	$798	-5.09
550–590	567	9	140.00–155.00	$144.91	$822	-6.90
650–670	660	2	128.00–135.00	$131.55	$868	+2.31
710–735	715	5	122.00–133.00	$130.74	$935	+4.74
720 fancy	720	1	135.00	$135.00	$972	—
755–785	770	2	117.00–127.00	$121.90	$939	+2.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	11	160.00–177.00	$165.23	$529	-3.77
350–390	364	13	150.00–170.00	$159.97	$582	-4.53
420–445	435	16	146.00–165.00	$156.94	$683	-0.74
455–490	475	18	135.00–150.00	$140.02	$665	-8.39
510–545	527	7	125.00–140.00	$134.85	$711	-6.85
575–595	586	6	125.00–132.00	$126.48	$741	-4.19
620–630	622	6	115.00–125.00	$122.49	$762	-7.51
665–690	682	3	110.00–117.00	$112.28	$766	-7.16
795	795	1	105.00	$105.00	$835	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1410	1114	80-85%	44	65.00–83.00	$74.75	$833	+8.55
795–1355	1163	80-85%	26	72.00–88.00	$81.16	$944	+8.75
765–1505	1185	80-85%	37	56.00–75.00	$69.06	$818	-3.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1075	924	85-90%	25	39.00–58.00	$51.46	$475	—
780–1225	1000	85-90%	38	45.00–68.00	$60.26	$603	—
855–1245	1052	85-90%	13	59.00–75.00	$69.37	$730	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1585	1365	75-80%	10	79.00–94.00	$84.53	$1,154	+7.33
1175–1740	1459	75-80%	22	70.00–86.00	$78.88	$1,151	—
1225–1670	1542	75-80%	6	67.00–75.00	$71.37	$1,101	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1635	1404	10	80.00–91.00	$85.13	$1,195	—
1220–1950	1570	7	95.00–106.00	$101.38	$1,592	+1.31
1720–2110	1900	11	106.00–116.00	$112.11	$2,130	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	575.00–725.00	$633.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–480.00	$465.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1140	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	795.00–1,080.00	$969.39
1055–1160 fancy	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,330.00–1,350.00	$1,337.09
1030–1310	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	800.00–1,225.00	$907.14
1085–1270	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	770.00–830.00	$797.64
915–1555 fancy	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	965.00–1,070.00	$1,031.10
1025–1435 fancy	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,075.74
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	760.00–950.00	$870.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	640.00–810.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	825.00–1,250.00	$1,019.44
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,118.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–980	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–750.00	$666.31
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	575.00–700.00	$640.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1375	1157	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	785.00–850.00	$822.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855 fancy	855	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
920	920	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
895–1090 fancy	993	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,350.00	$1,226.01
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	950.00–1,250.00	$1,170.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–800.00	$750.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.