Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

4,062 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.10/cwt +19.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 761 lb · 96 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.38/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 688 lb · 88 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.85/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 471 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,062	1,773	3,759
Feeder cattle	2,903	1,381	3,025
Slaughter cattle	823	232	578
Replacement cattle	336	160	156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 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
205–235	215	3	212.00–220.00	$217.09	$467	—
290	290	2	200.00	$200.00	$580	+12.00
300–345	323	10	182.00–216.00	$203.35	$657	+5.58
355–390	374	9	193.00–202.00	$195.84	$732	-11.66
405–430	418	3	188.00–195.00	$191.07	$799	+5.56
455–494	483	29	175.00–187.00	$180.93	$874	+2.75
500–505 value added	503	2	192.00–197.00	$194.49	$978	—
505–540	524	15	170.00–187.00	$176.85	$927	+2.55
555–595	587	28	159.00–172.00	$161.59	$949	-3.27
681–697	688	88	149.00–158.25	$156.38	$1,076	+5.96
715–735	727	9	144.00–155.00	$151.81	$1,104	+13.29
760–775	774	10	127.00–148.50	$146.39	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	6	185.00–200.00	$191.19	$618	-15.81
355–395	370	14	170.00–190.00	$182.05	$674	-17.03
410–445	431	13	175.00–183.00	$180.49	$778	+0.28
450–495	475	10	168.00–185.00	$176.06	$836	-0.68
505–540	524	11	163.00–176.00	$168.35	$882	+6.13
560–585	577	3	152.00–153.00	$152.68	$881	+0.69
620–635	628	3	142.00–155.00	$148.70	$934	+1.70
690	690	1	137.00	$137.00	$945	+2.00
885	885	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	5	174.00–180.00	$177.16	$578	—
365–375	369	4	168.00–175.00	$171.24	$632	-13.20
430	430	1	147.00	$147.00	$632	-23.98
475	475	2	173.00	$173.00	$822	+10.00
505–525	515	2	150.00–160.00	$155.10	$799	-1.90
575–590	583	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$880	—
645	645	1	124.00	$124.00	$800	—
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	265	5	175.00–180.00	$176.77	$468	+8.09
300–345	327	24	150.00–168.00	$158.01	$517	+2.26
350–395	371	30	146.00–167.00	$157.73	$585	+4.26
400 fancy	400	1	166.00	$166.00	$664	—
400–445	426	58	139.00–166.00	$157.12	$669	+4.21
450–495	471	55	134.00–160.00	$149.46	$704	-0.78
471 fancy	471	7	162.50	$162.50	$765	+7.50
480	480	1	146.00	$146.00	$701	-4.24
500 fancy	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	—
500–545	524	41	129.00–158.00	$145.51	$762	-0.90
568 value added	568	6	146.00	$146.00	$829	—
555–595	576	29	135.00–148.00	$143.78	$828	+4.47
615 value added	615	7	142.50	$142.50	$876	—
605–645	622	6	119.00–140.00	$133.86	$833	+0.46
675 value added	675	6	139.00	$139.00	$938	—
655–690	678	51	112.00–144.00	$140.00	$949	+10.46
711 value added	711	2	141.50	$141.50	$1,006	—
705–740	719	4	109.00–120.00	$112.58	$809	-12.76
730 fancy	730	1	128.00	$128.00	$934	—
751–755 value added	755	79	131.00–144.25	$143.42	$1,083	—
771–795	788	17	115.00–126.50	$124.70	$983	+4.13
823	823	3	119.00	$119.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	9	145.00–172.00	$157.65	$430	+0.15
300–345	321	32	140.00–165.00	$153.05	$491	+5.03
355–395	376	43	135.00–162.00	$149.85	$563	+1.84
420 thin fleshed	420	8	144.00	$144.00	$605	—
405–445	426	46	128.00–158.00	$147.24	$627	+2.68
450–495	468	36	130.00–156.00	$144.78	$678	+2.92
500–535	517	24	128.00–150.00	$139.77	$723	+3.79
550–595	569	17	119.00–147.00	$133.54	$760	+2.93
610–640	620	12	125.00–139.00	$129.16	$801	+4.15
660–685	675	4	120.00–123.00	$121.74	$822	+4.81
715–745	729	7	104.00–136.00	$123.87	$903	+1.88
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	8	145.00–165.00	$153.40	$430	-6.60
305–340	323	8	126.00–157.00	$146.54	$473	-5.75
360–395	376	24	120.00–152.00	$142.50	$536	-1.17
400–445	423	23	118.00–145.00	$135.91	$575	-5.67
455–495	474	14	128.00–140.00	$134.85	$639	+1.10
510–545	518	5	127.00–132.00	$129.77	$672	+3.26
555–595	567	13	110.00–129.00	$123.37	$700	—
605–610	608	2	91.00–120.00	$105.44	$641	—
745	745	2	110.00	$110.00	$820	—
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	7	205.00–232.00	$218.57	$599	+3.81
300–345	318	30	182.00–220.00	$197.49	$628	-1.96
350–395	373	22	172.00–220.00	$189.67	$707	-5.07
400–445	417	42	163.00–200.00	$183.87	$767	-3.73
450–495	471	36	156.00–185.00	$174.60	$822	-2.78
515 fancy	515	1	175.00	$175.00	$901	—
505–545	521	22	151.00–178.00	$166.44	$867	-2.31
550–595	578	24	142.00–168.00	$156.55	$905	-3.76
605–630	617	9	142.00–155.00	$149.31	$921	-1.44
655–685	666	6	135.00–141.00	$137.51	$916	+2.74
705–745	725	8	130.00–138.00	$134.52	$975	+5.50
750–775	759	5	114.00–127.00	$120.35	$913	-4.43
870	870	1	109.00	$109.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	212.00	$212.00	$509	—
260–290	274	14	175.00–220.00	$207.68	$569	+12.75
300–345	329	19	170.00–197.00	$184.22	$606	-10.95
350–395	375	31	160.00–207.00	$180.76	$678	-0.87
412	412	10	180.00	$180.00	$742	+6.24
400–445	422	38	155.00–185.00	$176.92	$747	+3.16
455–495	472	26	150.00–171.00	$166.22	$785	+2.36
505–540	530	22	126.00–167.00	$156.74	$831	+3.64
555–595	573	7	145.00–157.00	$151.41	$868	+0.75
600–645	617	10	130.00–140.00	$134.73	$831	-2.79
650–682	671	7	128.00–132.00	$129.70	$870	+4.06
715–725	720	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$871	+3.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	4	180.00–190.00	$184.05	$512	-1.00
300–340	322	11	170.00–190.00	$182.68	$588	+10.83
355–390	368	11	168.00–177.00	$172.30	$634	+1.63
405–445	420	13	162.00–175.00	$168.40	$707	+7.40
455–495	472	9	150.00–162.00	$155.97	$736	+0.98
500–540	511	6	150.00–155.00	$153.31	$783	+3.67
565–590	575	3	130.00–140.00	$135.07	$777	-7.13
610–645	628	4	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$791	-6.00
650–680	663	4	117.00–125.00	$120.49	$799	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1425	1102	80-85%	85	59.00–78.00	$68.61	$756	-0.76
745–1750	1109	80-85%	115	68.00–83.00	$74.39	$825	+5.02
995–1480	1152	80-85%	55	76.00–90.00	$81.81	$942	+5.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1205	961	85-90%	48	54.00–78.00	$64.66	$621	+6.26
720–1250	972	85-90%	63	45.00–72.00	$60.33	$586	+1.93
745–1260	1008	85-90%	53	40.00–66.00	$56.63	$571	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1700	1343	75-80%	45	72.00–90.00	$82.25	$1,105	—
1110–1580	1343	75-80%	35	77.00–97.00	$89.21	$1,198	—
1195–1655	1432	75-80%	26	64.00–78.00	$72.47	$1,038	+3.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1885	1490	20	74.00–99.00	$87.41	$1,302	—
1085–1965	1599	35	93.00–107.00	$100.25	$1,603	—
1225–2265	1669	27	104.00–118.00	$109.57	$1,829	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
704–928 fancy	756	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,414.98
725–960	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	536.00–672.00	$613.23
970–1185 fancy	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	876.00–921.00	$896.26

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575–795	744	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	565.00–645.00	$593.58

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
995–1220	1086	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–925.00	$824.11
1095 fancy	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1025–1430	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	875.00–1,075.00	$980.54
1375 fancy	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–925.00	$817.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–1,075.00	$879.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	690.00–785.00	$731.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	600.00	$600.00
845–955	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–875.00	$755.63
975 fancy	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	625.00–800.00	$722.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1125	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–750.00	$735.83
950–1155	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$836.28
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–990	953	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$875.98
975	975	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
990	990	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1030 fancy	1030	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
1045–1190	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,045.22	—
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1105–1445	1307	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,225.00–1,475.00	$1,345.11	—
1235–1500 fancy	1326	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,363.56	—
1270–1850 fancy	1593	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,625.00–1,850.00	$1,749.86	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	925.00–1,300.00	$1,103.57	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	900.00–1,075.00	$987.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965 fancy	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
930–1040	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,150.00	$989.66	—
985 fancy	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—
935–1115	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,000.00	$969.63	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–825.00	$737.50	—

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