Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

2,873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.94/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 364 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.33/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 464 lb · 55 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.23/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 380 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,873	5,053	512
Feeder cattle	2,219	4,141	205
Slaughter cattle	475	712	140
Replacement cattle	179	200	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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
350–395	373	6	180.00–205.00	$186.30	$695	-13.69
385 value added	385	10	191.00	$191.00	$735	—
410–445	422	8	175.00–200.00	$184.33	$778	-5.71
460–465 value added	465	14	183.00–185.00	$183.14	$852	—
455–495	477	11	170.00–192.00	$177.14	$845	-7.67
500–545	520	16	165.00–185.00	$171.43	$891	-3.56
560–580	567	7	157.00–177.00	$167.54	$950	+4.00
570 value added	570	3	167.00	$167.00	$952	-7.24
605–640	619	6	152.00–158.00	$155.12	$960	-2.44
650–690	667	9	144.00–147.00	$145.43	$970	-9.65
717 value added	717	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,061	+1.00
710–725	718	3	120.00–140.00	$128.26	$921	-21.07
812 value added	812	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,194	—
885	885	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–392	376	8	174.00–195.00	$185.24	$697	+7.54
400–446	426	14	168.00–187.00	$177.38	$756	+10.76
460–495	478	14	157.00–180.00	$166.37	$795	-1.84
510–545	528	9	160.00–175.00	$164.38	$868	-6.88
570–595	579	8	152.00–160.00	$156.26	$905	-1.18
608–645	631	7	125.00–150.00	$142.24	$898	-11.59
690	690	4	120.00	$120.00	$828	-23.00
735	735	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,029	—
795	795	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	-5.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	5	166.00–170.00	$169.20	$555	-6.30
375–395	382	6	160.00–185.00	$165.56	$632	-7.44
515–540	529	5	150.00–155.00	$153.05	$810	-5.98
555	555	4	145.00–150.00	$148.75	$826	—
605	605	1	141.00	$141.00	$853	+1.00

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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	2	160.00–190.00	$174.86	$477	—
300–340	323	10	158.00–175.00	$165.35	$534	-5.75
357 value added	357	32	168.50	$168.50	$602	—
355–390	372	25	155.00–175.00	$160.39	$597	-1.08
400–430	412	19	150.00–167.00	$158.05	$651	-3.21
457 value added	457	28	163.50	$163.50	$747	—
450–498	471	27	140.00–160.00	$148.90	$701	-8.41
505–545	525	28	138.00–157.00	$147.70	$775	-5.49
515–535 value added	533	13	153.00–157.50	$153.33	$817	-8.05
552–572 value added	559	9	149.50–152.00	$151.15	$845	—
550–598	573	25	130.00–147.00	$141.28	$810	-7.10
605–645	630	5	127.00–140.00	$134.43	$847	-6.09
655 fancy	655	1	146.00	$146.00	$956	—
670–695	684	6	125.00–131.00	$127.87	$875	-5.96
710–725	718	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$865	-3.15
760–772	769	4	125.00	$125.00	$961	—
824	824	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	4	150.00	$150.00	$398	-19.83
305–345	320	14	148.00–170.00	$156.59	$501	-2.33
350–396	380	42	140.00–165.00	$154.23	$586	-2.15
400–445	426	40	139.00–157.00	$147.39	$628	-5.14
455–490	473	34	135.00–152.00	$143.87	$681	-5.03
500–540	523	28	135.00–145.00	$140.59	$735	-4.04
550–585	564	8	130.00–138.00	$135.76	$766	-3.80
605–645	628	4	120.00–131.00	$125.44	$788	-6.04
655–690	673	8	105.00–120.00	$113.47	$764	-8.06
735–745	740	7	112.00–117.00	$113.85	$842	—
845	845	1	109.00	$109.00	$921	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	4	140.00–144.00	$142.07	$398	-17.93
305–345	327	19	138.00–165.00	$148.21	$485	-1.47
360–398	372	25	130.00–157.00	$153.25	$570	+3.43
415–445	432	6	129.00–147.00	$136.80	$591	-8.29
460–475	469	4	120.00–140.00	$129.65	$608	-9.46
500–535	528	11	130.00–137.00	$132.18	$698	-3.00
615	615	2	120.00	$120.00	$738	+2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	190.00	$190.00	$456	-11.00
255–260	256	4	184.00–205.00	$189.33	$485	-3.02
305–340	320	13	171.00–195.00	$181.68	$581	-8.24
350–395	378	19	165.00–187.00	$175.47	$663	-6.39
400–448	423	27	155.00–180.00	$166.79	$706	-6.86
450–495	476	27	145.00–165.00	$155.51	$740	-6.83
500–545	520	25	144.00–155.00	$148.42	$772	-5.27
550–590	569	16	137.00–150.00	$142.73	$812	-11.28
605–645	623	15	129.00–140.00	$135.46	$844	-0.25
660–675	667	3	125.00–131.00	$128.69	$858	+1.14
705–735	720	2	120.00–126.00	$122.94	$885	+5.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	214.00–220.00	$217.20	$489	—
260–275	270	3	190.00–207.00	$195.46	$528	-13.07
300–340	318	8	182.00–207.00	$188.36	$599	-14.67
355–395	380	20	175.00–200.00	$183.34	$697	-11.11
400–435	415	18	168.00–192.00	$175.11	$727	-10.07
455–490	469	18	160.00–179.00	$168.20	$789	-0.50
500–540	522	15	150.00–167.00	$157.44	$822	-4.94
550–585	563	15	135.00–156.00	$146.56	$825	-13.05
605–645	626	7	135.00–140.00	$138.42	$867	-9.18
650–690	674	5	130.00–137.00	$133.61	$901	-5.98
705–725	717	3	127.00–132.00	$130.33	$934	-4.43
862–865	863	4	103.00–112.00	$109.74	$947	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	5	170.00–185.00	$175.00	$542	-0.97
355–395	375	13	160.00–172.00	$164.61	$617	-10.11
400–445	417	17	157.00–167.00	$161.97	$675	-2.42
465–490	475	13	135.00–155.00	$147.67	$701	-5.87
505–545	530	14	130.00–143.00	$138.82	$736	-5.63
560–595	576	9	128.00–136.00	$131.50	$757	-3.40
705	705	1	121.00	$121.00	$853	-6.00
775–785	782	3	114.00–117.00	$114.99	$899	+7.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1530	1139	80-85%	51	63.00–75.00	$71.12	$810	+1.77
810–1485	1153	80-85%	82	68.00–82.00	$76.82	$886	-8.04
970–1460	1181	80-85%	42	74.00–89.00	$82.90	$979	-1.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1235	990	85-90%	29	41.00–53.00	$49.64	$491	-5.90
720–1215	997	85-90%	36	50.00–68.50	$58.30	$581	-4.56
890–1260	1034	85-90%	30	57.00–65.00	$62.42	$645	+4.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1435	1323	75-80%	16	81.00–94.00	$85.34	$1,129	+7.52
1050–1505	1350	75-80%	28	69.00–81.00	$75.77	$1,023	—
1115–1795	1414	75-80%	19	62.00–76.00	$69.69	$985	-1.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1925	1517	14	79.00–100.00	$92.80	$1,408	—
1080–2565	1670	15	87.00–109.00	$103.15	$1,723	+1.55
1635–2380	1845	14	108.00–116.50	$112.02	$2,067	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–880	843	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	820.00–995.00	$911.39
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	500.00–695.00	$583.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–965	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	435.00–515.00	$469.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	625.00–1,000.00	$747.96
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	575.00–750.00	$647.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	800.00–1,175.00	$965.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	630.00–750.00	$681.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	500.00–675.00	$562.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	390.00	$390.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	785.00	$785.00

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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
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1235 fancy	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1125–1390	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,113.82	—
1105–1340	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,280.53	—
1295 fancy	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1190–1505 fancy	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,433.77	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	875.00–1,250.00	$1,004.71	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1040	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,175.00	$1,033.06	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	575.00–900.00	$733.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–600.00	$583.33	—

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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.