Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

3,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.13/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 466 lb · 79 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.17/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 572 lb · 58 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.57/cwt +7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 677 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,185	1,185	366
Feeder cattle	2,562	927	266
Slaughter cattle	449	186	77
Replacement cattle	174	72	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 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
285	285	1	187.00	$187.00	$533	—
300–345	316	4	202.00–215.00	$207.71	$656	—
350–395	378	20	181.00–207.50	$196.43	$743	-20.57
405–445	432	24	178.00–200.00	$190.54	$823	-9.05
450–495	467	20	175.00–190.00	$182.89	$854	-1.92
508–525 value added	510	8	191.00–195.00	$191.51	$977	—
503–545	523	26	170.00–187.00	$179.18	$937	-0.82
550–585	574	12	165.00–180.00	$174.58	$1,002	—
579 value added	579	19	175.00	$175.00	$1,013	—
600–630	611	7	150.00–166.00	$160.70	$982	-11.30
660–690	674	46	150.00–156.50	$154.35	$1,040	+7.35
697 value added	697	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,087	—
725–742	737	5	142.00–150.00	$145.41	$1,072	-8.59
755–775	768	3	139.00–145.00	$142.03	$1,091	—
825–831	830	8	131.00–132.00	$131.12	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	328	11	183.00–205.00	$190.57	$625	-1.53
355–385	373	21	173.00–192.00	$180.64	$674	-7.98
400–440	426	16	170.00–190.00	$177.91	$758	-1.07
455–490	471	7	170.00–182.00	$176.54	$832	+5.76
515–535	524	7	155.00–175.00	$164.78	$863	-2.78
570–590	580	7	150.00–166.00	$156.86	$910	-3.25
640–645	645	10	144.00–150.00	$147.80	$953	-0.59
655–695	675	2	138.00–139.00	$138.49	$935	+3.49
725–727	726	3	135.00–136.00	$135.33	$982	-4.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	4	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$480	—
325–340	330	3	170.00–192.00	$177.56	$586	—
355–395	383	11	160.00–187.00	$167.88	$643	-27.12
408–440	417	9	160.00–182.00	$176.20	$735	—
465–490	481	11	158.00–177.00	$173.02	$832	+1.02
500–530	515	2	160.00–165.00	$162.57	$837	+5.57
555	555	1	144.00	$144.00	$799	-0.54
601	601	4	145.00	$145.00	$871	+5.00
675	675	2	132.00	$132.00	$891	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	20	155.00–179.00	$166.41	$538	-6.87
350–395	376	31	150.00–170.00	$157.33	$592	—
400–445	426	48	148.00–167.00	$157.29	$670	+1.71
450–495	465	71	145.00–163.00	$154.34	$718	+2.85
460–479 fancy	476	8	156.00–164.00	$162.17	$772	—
500–535 fancy	513	3	159.00–160.00	$159.67	$819	—
500–545	522	37	140.00–157.00	$151.15	$789	-0.02
550–595	564	32	135.00–153.00	$146.66	$827	+2.25
565 fancy	565	1	156.00	$156.00	$881	—
583 value added	583	25	152.10	$152.10	$887	—
612 value added	612	16	147.50	$147.50	$903	—
600–640 fancy	620	4	148.00–164.00	$152.37	$945	+5.37
605–634	622	17	132.00–142.00	$139.73	$869	-1.93
661–680	665	6	126.00–135.00	$132.30	$880	-10.20
742 value added	742	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,002	—
740–745	743	2	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$985	—
760–795	781	4	120.00–128.00	$124.96	$976	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	180.00	$180.00	$369	—
255–285	270	6	158.00–170.00	$166.23	$449	-2.75
300–345	321	36	145.00–167.50	$155.68	$500	-1.67
350–395	370	36	145.00–165.00	$153.22	$567	-3.69
400–445	422	38	140.00–160.00	$148.79	$628	-5.46
450–495	471	39	137.00–155.00	$145.86	$687	+0.09
505–545	525	18	132.00–150.00	$138.39	$727	-2.32
550–590	578	22	127.50–142.00	$134.73	$779	-3.76
605–645	620	15	126.00–136.00	$130.94	$812	+1.92
682–685	683	6	125.00	$125.00	$854	±0.00
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	+3.00
785–795	790	2	110.00	$110.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	165.00–170.00	$167.53	$407	-5.08
280–295	287	6	150.00–162.00	$157.69	$453	-3.14
300–340	324	19	140.00–162.00	$150.72	$488	-9.28
360–395	379	13	134.00–157.00	$146.06	$554	-3.51
400–445	427	19	129.00–152.00	$139.30	$595	-8.01
450–475	466	11	125.00–145.00	$135.65	$632	-5.14
500–545	529	10	122.00–140.00	$131.66	$696	-0.34
555–575	570	4	121.00–135.00	$126.72	$722	-0.80
610–640	620	3	125.00	$125.00	$775	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	210.00	$210.00	$483	—
275–290	286	12	175.00–212.00	$191.54	$548	-7.73
305–340	325	27	170.00–205.00	$183.13	$595	-3.54
350–385	366	17	168.00–195.00	$179.16	$656	-3.80
400–440	425	37	167.00–183.00	$175.02	$744	+4.22
450–499	481	37	155.00–174.00	$166.53	$801	-6.46
505–545	523	23	147.50–162.00	$155.22	$812	+1.70
560–595	582	15	139.00–155.00	$146.38	$852	+1.50
610–640	620	14	132.50–146.00	$137.86	$855	+1.30
650	650	1	127.00	$127.00	$826	+0.29
710–745	728	2	122.00	$122.00	$888	+1.97
770	770	1	122.00	$122.00	$939	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	280	5	187.00–210.00	$198.19	$555	-19.81
300–340	325	12	180.00–215.00	$202.54	$658	-2.79
350–395	373	27	178.00–207.00	$195.72	$730	-7.87
400–445	423	34	177.00–190.00	$182.68	$773	+0.03
450–490	475	41	170.00–180.00	$176.01	$836	-4.92
475 fancy	475	1	187.00	$187.00	$888	—
500 fancy	500	1	177.00	$177.00	$885	—
500–545	520	19	160.00–175.00	$166.74	$867	-5.09
555–560 fancy	558	2	172.00–178.00	$175.01	$977	—
550–590	566	18	147.00–167.00	$157.61	$892	+6.00
605–645	632	9	145.00–157.00	$148.88	$941	+0.20
660–690	672	3	137.00–140.00	$138.97	$934	+5.94
705–745	725	5	127.00–130.00	$128.38	$931	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	180.00–215.00	$198.64	$457	—
250–295	268	5	170.00–207.00	$195.55	$524	-9.45
300–335	318	8	161.00–192.00	$178.64	$568	-18.36
360–390	376	10	160.00–185.00	$174.60	$656	+8.32
400–440	424	13	155.00–170.00	$163.28	$692	-11.74
455–495	474	15	148.00–162.00	$155.47	$737	-7.12
510–548	531	17	135.00–152.00	$146.40	$777	-2.73
550–595	571	6	135.00–142.00	$137.99	$788	-0.03
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	+8.00
730	730	1	115.00	$115.00	$840	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1475	1119	80-85%	63	62.00–74.00	$69.48	$777	-8.49
900–1520	1153	80-85%	59	69.00–83.00	$74.83	$863	—
1030–1455	1219	80-85%	23	75.00–90.00	$82.70	$1,008	+0.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1090	954	85-90%	14	50.00–64.00	$55.02	$525	+2.22
705–1245	985	85-90%	46	55.00–66.00	$61.43	$605	+8.63
785–1215	1004	85-90%	39	45.00–72.00	$61.38	$616	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1660	1360	75-80%	12	65.00–77.00	$73.49	$999	—
1225–1535	1368	75-80%	11	72.00–84.00	$79.10	$1,082	—
1075–1670	1371	75-80%	13	75.00–90.00	$84.74	$1,162	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1905	1406	15	79.00–93.00	$87.27	$1,227	—
1200–2280	1598	17	94.00–109.00	$99.57	$1,591	—
1500–2100	1846	15	101.00–119.00	$110.63	$2,042	-1.89

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–700	643	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	515.00–615.00	$554.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1050–1130	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–1,075.00	$891.82
995–1475	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	650.00–1,025.00	$841.18
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	825.00–880.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	925.00–1,350.00	$1,110.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–1,100.00	$949.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–900	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$552.48
845–925	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$688.06
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–825.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1130	973	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–785.00	$770.33
920–1075	981	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–725.00	$689.75
1070–1220	1141	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,025.00	$967.66
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–895	858	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$676.09

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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
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	925.00–1,400.00	$1,177.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	725.00–980.00	$877.00	—

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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.