Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

3,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.00/cwt ≈ $893/hd at 616 lb · 77 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.99/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 422 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.92/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 518 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,363	3,735	4,222
Feeder cattle	2,569	3,040	2,965
Slaughter cattle	580	463	998
Replacement cattle	214	232	259

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
265	265	2	198.00	$198.00	$525	+6.01
315–342	331	13	170.00–195.00	$177.77	$588	-9.57
360–395	377	13	168.00–188.00	$177.84	$670	-3.65
405–445	419	18	149.00–185.00	$172.00	$721	-4.32
450–475	468	16	146.00–177.00	$167.99	$786	-5.07
500–544	527	27	139.00–172.00	$160.47	$846	-4.40
585–595	590	2	141.00–150.00	$145.46	$858	-13.47
605–625	617	3	144.00–146.00	$145.01	$895	-4.83
660–680	671	6	140.00–147.00	$142.17	$954	-8.83
725	725	1	137.00	$137.00	$993	-6.62
775–780	778	2	130.00–136.00	$132.99	$1,035	—
830–845	834	4	122.00–129.00	$123.77	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	210.00–218.00	$214.13	$685	+30.57
355–380	368	2	203.00–219.00	$210.73	$775	+5.37
400–440	415	4	160.00–193.00	$177.11	$735	-5.89
467–481	474	6	152.00–183.00	$167.27	$793	-14.73
480 value added	480	5	185.00	$185.00	$888	—
510–545	523	12	158.00–183.00	$168.30	$880	-8.84
552	552	2	149.00	$149.00	$822	-16.16
564 value added	564	10	175.00	$175.00	$987	—
600–645	609	8	150.00–159.50	$157.68	$960	-2.33
665–690	674	18	142.00–149.00	$147.10	$991	-7.42
700–745	723	4	135.00–141.00	$138.72	$1,003	-2.25
755	755	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,027	-2.51
776 value added	776	6	145.50	$145.50	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	180.00	$180.00	$441	—
325–340	328	5	166.00–172.00	$169.96	$557	-15.31
375–385	376	9	164.00–170.00	$168.43	$633	-1.80
405–425	420	4	164.00–165.00	$164.75	$692	-0.29
450–480	463	3	134.00–160.00	$149.37	$692	-9.62
505–545	538	11	148.00–155.00	$150.03	$807	-2.58
590	590	1	148.00	$148.00	$873	+3.82
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	—
665–695	683	3	125.00–136.00	$129.38	$884	-8.67
745	745	2	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$883	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	5	162.00–172.00	$166.21	$465	+2.63
305–340	325	21	144.00–166.00	$154.37	$502	-0.31
350–395	373	30	139.00–167.00	$149.71	$558	-0.90
400–445	422	55	125.00–162.00	$147.99	$625	+0.45
450–495	475	52	121.00–155.00	$145.92	$693	+4.78
505–545	524	24	121.00–148.00	$139.94	$733	+4.07
550–595	578	26	125.00–142.00	$134.57	$778	+1.94
605–645	628	8	120.00–130.00	$126.12	$792	-1.43
655–685	670	2	116.00–120.00	$117.96	$790	-7.74
710–725	718	2	110.00–120.00	$114.95	$825	—
771–790	774	7	98.00–118.00	$115.08	$891	+2.33
810	810	1	74.00	$74.00	$599	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	332	23	153.00–180.00	$167.55	$556	+6.08
355–390	374	9	149.00–165.00	$159.32	$596	-2.96
390 fancy	390	1	182.00	$182.00	$710	—
400–435	415	13	143.00–167.00	$158.19	$656	+5.10
460–466 value added	463	11	158.00–160.00	$159.10	$737	+3.38
450–490	472	26	132.00–162.00	$150.80	$712	-3.15
500–545 value added	506	17	140.00–155.00	$148.75	$753	+0.75
505–548	523	37	123.00–158.00	$146.08	$764	-13.92
550–555	553	2	139.00–143.00	$141.01	$780	+0.45
550–595 fancy	574	5	155.00–157.00	$155.38	$892	—
555–597	578	19	127.00–151.00	$143.86	$832	+3.30
580 value added	580	4	143.00	$143.00	$829	-12.00
600–645	612	20	132.00–142.00	$137.56	$842	-0.85
615	615	1	138.00	$138.00	$849	-0.41
618 value added	618	4	139.00	$139.00	$859	-6.00
635–640 fancy	638	2	150.00	$150.00	$957	—
655 fancy	655	1	145.00	$145.00	$950	—
650–695	666	12	120.00–136.00	$129.40	$862	-4.46
680 value added	680	1	143.00	$143.00	$972	+10.00
700–720	710	5	125.00–132.00	$128.99	$916	+3.61
790	790	1	118.00	$118.00	$932	-3.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	157.00–158.00	$157.47	$441	+8.20
310–325	320	11	140.00–155.00	$146.59	$469	-2.39
350–380	370	17	130.00–162.00	$144.75	$536	-6.71
400–445	425	24	105.00–152.00	$138.68	$589	-0.85
455–495	473	15	124.00–147.00	$134.35	$635	-5.59
500–545	520	10	120.00–140.00	$130.51	$679	+0.79
560–590	582	6	120.00–130.00	$124.52	$725	-3.00
630–645	639	4	117.00–123.00	$120.50	$770	+0.17
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616	616	77	145.00	$145.00	$893	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	180.00–195.00	$187.50	$497	+0.33
315–345	333	12	168.00–190.00	$182.82	$609	+4.80
350–395	373	34	150.00–190.00	$176.28	$658	+6.49
400–445	426	42	155.00–185.00	$167.06	$712	-0.10
450–490	469	28	150.00–173.00	$160.01	$750	+0.82
500–545	519	29	121.00–158.00	$146.95	$763	-2.64
555–595	574	31	120.00–158.00	$143.45	$823	+3.90
610–645	626	15	132.00–150.00	$139.06	$871	+5.35
665–690	677	5	105.00–132.00	$124.77	$845	-0.69
705–740	717	3	119.00–124.00	$120.97	$867	+2.77
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	+12.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	205.00	$205.00	$605	+9.34
300–345	318	5	190.00–200.00	$196.49	$625	+0.01
350–390	371	10	155.00–205.00	$172.26	$639	-9.77
400–440	423	16	149.00–192.00	$172.08	$728	-2.71
450–490	470	31	140.00–182.00	$164.70	$774	-2.99
500–540	518	15	131.00–173.00	$156.26	$809	-5.36
550–580	566	12	135.00–163.00	$151.78	$859	-4.01
610–645	621	11	133.00–157.00	$146.15	$908	+3.36
655–690	676	7	127.00–149.00	$136.52	$923	-1.73
720	720	1	122.00	$122.00	$878	-17.32
760	760	1	126.00	$126.00	$958	+7.00
760–765 fancy	763	2	122.00	$122.00	$931	—
865	865	1	99.00	$99.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	192.00	$192.00	$384	—
270	270	1	185.00	$185.00	$500	+2.45
330–340	335	4	173.00–178.00	$175.54	$588	+6.23
355–395	370	11	147.00–178.00	$165.08	$611	-1.54
410–445	425	12	150.00–173.00	$160.78	$683	-0.60
460–495	476	29	142.00–163.00	$149.89	$713	-4.04
505–545	523	18	133.00–150.00	$142.84	$747	+0.33
560–595	575	6	127.00–148.00	$138.15	$794	+1.80
615–645	629	7	120.00–138.00	$126.97	$799	+7.21
660–695	684	4	113.00–130.00	$125.39	$858	+6.86
725–745	733	5	107.00–117.00	$111.23	$815	+3.68
785	785	1	113.00	$113.00	$887	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1380	1112	80-85%	50	63.00–72.00	$67.85	$754	—
805–1845	1177	80-85%	88	64.00–79.00	$74.45	$876	+2.81
905–1635	1200	80-85%	36	73.00–86.00	$81.53	$978	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1245	962	85-90%	39	45.00–61.00	$55.51	$534	—
700–1270	1003	85-90%	50	50.00–69.00	$58.81	$590	—
820–1290	1049	85-90%	22	60.00–74.00	$65.61	$688	+5.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1435	1280	75-80%	15	81.00–93.00	$85.89	$1,099	—
1140–1695	1403	75-80%	39	68.50–85.50	$77.21	$1,083	—
1060–1695	1455	75-80%	13	64.00–73.00	$68.32	$994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1880	1599	16	85.00–103.00	$94.10	$1,505	—
1000–2110	1671	33	90.00–111.00	$102.37	$1,711	—
1500–2200	1815	17	103.00–119.00	$112.71	$2,046	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	545.00–700.00	$638.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1030	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$988.10
935–1050	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$797.10
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
— 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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	510.00–905.00	$739.23
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	740.00–1,175.00	$982.07
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	620.00–935.00	$780.45

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	814	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–775.00	$712.04
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
740–965	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–875.00	$800.39
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–775.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	510.00–600.00	$547.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	300.00–450.00	$400.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	750.00–875.00	$821.88

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1235–1350	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,078.34	—
1370 fancy	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	800.00–1,300.00	$1,060.38	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,485.00–1,525.00	$1,505.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	620.00–875.00	$764.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	575.00–725.00	$633.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00	—

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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.