Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

5,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.42/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 616 lb · 73 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.67/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 576 lb · 69 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.25/cwt ≈ $1,175/hd at 777 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,053	3,185	779
Feeder cattle	4,141	2,562	441
Slaughter cattle	712	449	158
Replacement cattle	200	174	180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady 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
255–285	265	3	200.00–208.00	$205.13	$544	+18.13
310–330	320	2	205.00–216.00	$210.67	$674	+2.96
360–395	370	16	181.00–215.00	$199.99	$740	+3.56
415–446	426	22	176.00–202.00	$190.04	$810	-0.50
450–480	471	31	166.00–190.00	$184.81	$870	+1.92
500–545	517	16	157.00–185.00	$174.99	$905	-4.19
560–595	570	24	156.00–174.00	$163.54	$932	-11.04
589–592 value added	591	26	170.00–175.50	$174.24	$1,030	-0.76
613–635 value added	617	11	160.00–163.00	$160.56	$991	—
600–647	626	52	150.00–166.00	$157.56	$986	-3.14
653–695	662	40	149.00–165.00	$155.08	$1,027	+0.73
672 value added	672	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,048	±0.00
701–737	713	50	141.00–152.00	$149.33	$1,065	+3.92
733 value added	733	11	147.00	$147.00	$1,078	—
757–793	784	21	135.00–144.00	$137.07	$1,075	-4.96
851 value added	851	31	145.00	$145.00	$1,234	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	190.00	$190.00	$504	—
305–340	326	6	180.00–190.00	$184.76	$602	-5.81
350–390	368	14	168.00–188.00	$177.70	$654	-2.94
420–430	423	3	154.00–185.00	$166.62	$705	-11.29
455–495	480	22	146.00–182.00	$168.21	$807	-8.33
506–540	527	22	150.00–177.00	$171.26	$903	+6.48
558–595	565	22	149.00–161.00	$157.44	$890	+0.58
606–633	622	28	143.00–157.50	$153.83	$957	+6.03
670–698	688	15	142.00–148.00	$143.00	$984	+4.51
770–790	774	14	125.00–138.00	$135.72	$1,050	—
975	975	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
777 value added	777	64	151.25	$151.25	$1,175	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	8	172.00–180.00	$175.50	$570	-2.06
375	375	11	170.00–177.00	$173.00	$649	+5.12
405–425	415	2	151.00–170.00	$160.27	$665	-15.93
473–475	474	7	155.00–157.00	$156.14	$740	-16.88
525–545	538	4	155.00–161.00	$159.03	$856	-3.54
615	615	1	140.00	$140.00	$861	-5.00

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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	328	19	161.00–178.00	$171.10	$561	+4.69
355–395	374	27	150.00–172.00	$161.47	$604	+4.14
400–445	417	50	148.00–167.00	$161.26	$672	+3.97
455–495	472	50	140.00–164.00	$157.31	$743	+2.97
500–505 fancy	502	3	160.00–162.00	$160.67	$807	+1.00
515–520	518	2	165.00–167.00	$166.00	$860	+14.85
500–542	532	39	141.00–162.00	$153.19	$815	+2.04
528–542 value added	535	17	159.50–163.00	$161.38	$863	—
554–570 fancy	556	8	150.00–151.00	$150.87	$839	-5.13
550–597	579	61	137.00–156.00	$148.38	$859	+1.72
600–645	615	66	132.00–142.00	$140.52	$864	+0.79
600–641 value added	623	7	148.00–152.50	$149.86	$934	+2.36
650–695	666	15	122.00–144.00	$133.83	$891	+1.53
668–692 value added	686	40	142.00	$142.00	$974	—
705–745	725	8	116.00–132.00	$123.64	$896	-8.87
705–742 value added	737	15	135.00–138.00	$135.26	$997	+0.26
783 value added	783	7	134.50	$134.50	$1,053	—
960	960	1	100.00	$100.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	180.00	$180.00	$401	±0.00
260–290	283	10	165.00–175.00	$169.83	$481	+3.60
305–345	328	24	145.00–167.00	$158.92	$521	+3.24
350–395	376	51	145.00–165.00	$156.38	$588	+3.16
400–445	427	54	143.00–161.00	$152.53	$651	+3.74
450–495	470	42	138.00–155.00	$148.90	$700	+3.04
505–547	529	59	131.00–150.00	$144.63	$765	+6.24
555–595	577	31	130.00–144.00	$139.56	$805	+4.83
605–643	627	14	125.00–139.00	$131.48	$824	+0.54
665–680	669	4	120.00–126.00	$121.53	$813	-3.47
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	172.00	$172.00	$404	+4.47
290	290	1	160.00	$160.00	$464	+2.31
320–345	331	16	129.00–160.00	$149.68	$495	-1.04
360–375	370	13	143.00–157.00	$149.82	$554	+3.76
410–440	426	24	134.00–152.00	$145.09	$618	+5.79
455–490	473	21	131.00–147.00	$139.11	$658	+3.46
505–540	523	10	130.00–138.00	$135.18	$707	+3.52
555–595	578	8	125.00–135.00	$128.46	$742	+1.74
620	620	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$728	-7.50
650–670	660	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$719	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	13	146.00	$146.00	$762	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	200.00–202.00	$201.00	$492	-9.00
250–290	270	7	175.00–207.00	$192.35	$519	+0.81
300–345	323	21	170.00–205.00	$189.92	$613	+6.79
350–395	372	38	164.00–197.00	$181.86	$677	+2.70
400–445	425	38	153.00–184.00	$173.65	$738	-1.37
455–495	475	42	142.00–173.00	$162.34	$771	-4.19
500–545	523	26	140.00–165.00	$153.69	$804	-1.53
560–595	581	16	140.00–162.00	$154.01	$895	+7.63
600–645	623	19	130.00–146.00	$135.71	$845	-2.15
665–690	675	5	106.00–140.00	$127.55	$861	+0.55
720–745	733	2	115.00–120.00	$117.54	$862	-4.46
755–795	773	4	115.00–133.00	$126.34	$977	+4.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	278	3	205.00–215.00	$208.53	$580	+10.34
300–340	318	13	195.00–215.00	$203.03	$646	+0.49
350–395	373	13	177.00–207.00	$194.45	$725	-1.27
400–445	422	24	170.00–195.00	$185.18	$781	+2.50
450–495	469	27	155.00–182.00	$168.70	$791	-7.31
500–545	521	24	149.00–175.00	$162.38	$846	-4.36
550–580	563	14	140.00–173.00	$159.61	$899	+2.00
600–630	613	25	140.00–157.00	$147.60	$905	-1.28
650–690	666	12	137.00–146.00	$139.59	$930	+0.62
705–735	722	5	124.00–143.00	$134.76	$973	+6.38
780–790	785	2	122.00–128.00	$125.02	$981	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	7	123.00–195.00	$179.86	$507	-15.69
305–340	323	9	173.00–180.00	$175.97	$568	-2.67
355–395	378	16	170.00–178.00	$174.72	$660	+0.12
405–445	426	23	151.00–173.00	$164.39	$700	+1.11
450–495	476	26	143.00–163.00	$153.54	$731	-1.93
500–545	523	20	133.00–152.00	$144.45	$755	-1.95
550–585	570	6	130.00–142.00	$134.90	$769	-3.09
605–645	626	9	120.00–135.00	$130.16	$815	-9.84
655–690	668	5	119.00–128.00	$122.93	$821	—
710	710	1	127.00	$127.00	$902	+12.00
750	750	1	107.00	$107.00	$802	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1470	1124	80-85%	76	65.00–74.00	$69.35	$779	-0.13
795–1450	1178	80-85%	42	80.00–90.00	$84.86	$1,000	+10.03
835–1560	1192	80-85%	81	71.50–81.00	$76.64	$914	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1275	991	85-90%	26	46.00–65.00	$55.54	$550	-5.89
730–1180	998	85-90%	34	60.00–67.00	$62.86	$627	+1.43
700–1230	1028	85-90%	51	51.00–63.00	$58.01	$596	-3.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1590	1288	75-80%	22	81.00–95.00	$87.17	$1,123	—
1095–1850	1337	75-80%	35	72.00–85.00	$77.82	$1,040	—
1120–1855	1409	75-80%	38	67.00–75.00	$71.32	$1,005	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2190	1554	20	82.50–103.00	$92.06	$1,431	—
1160–2115	1672	34	95.00–110.00	$101.60	$1,699	—
1655–2295	1869	19	107.00–119.00	$112.30	$2,099	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1100	904	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	557.00–715.00	$649.53
995 fancy	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1005	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$787.98
1025–1245	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	900.00–1,100.00	$1,011.01
1090–1180	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	825.00–1,000.00	$934.11
1085–1270 fancy	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,275.00–1,725.00	$1,464.40
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	690.00–925.00	$812.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–825.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
840–895	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$748.41
905–950	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$782.26
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–775.00	$687.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	355.00	$355.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	585.00–850.00	$708.89	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1100–1130	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,124.33	—
1100–1230	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,550.00	$1,490.99	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$925.00	—

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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.