Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

1,767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.26/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 517 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.91/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 515 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.54/cwt +5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 473 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,767	2,351	4,034
Feeder cattle	1,408	1,813	3,141
Slaughter cattle	269	339	478
Replacement cattle	90	199	415

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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
325–345	338	3	197.50–210.00	$203.20	$687	+28.20
355–395	372	8	190.00–207.00	$197.22	$734	—
400–440	418	10	185.00–192.00	$188.78	$789	-6.22
450–475	462	3	182.00–188.00	$185.36	$856	+8.28
505–545	519	19	174.00–180.00	$175.59	$911	+4.99
550–575	562	8	168.00–175.00	$171.23	$962	+8.10
605–630	620	7	157.00–165.00	$161.42	$1,001	+1.85
655–685	665	7	147.00–156.00	$151.43	$1,007	-0.57
717–740	727	44	145.00	$145.00	$1,054	-0.69
750–775	763	2	132.00–140.00	$136.07	$1,038	—
891	891	8	119.00	$119.00	$1,060	—
955–962 value added	958	10	119.00–120.00	$119.60	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	343	6	180.00–189.00	$181.45	$622	—
355–395	372	8	176.00–182.50	$178.43	$664	-0.71
415–445	426	4	172.50–180.00	$176.20	$751	+3.77
450–496	475	15	162.50–178.00	$173.70	$825	+13.70
505–545	525	7	162.00–172.00	$166.14	$872	+4.53
565–595	581	5	152.00–158.00	$155.03	$901	+3.36
600–645	620	6	147.00–154.00	$150.36	$932	+2.56
650–690	673	5	140.00–145.00	$141.89	$955	+5.61
770–790	777	3	130.00–135.00	$133.30	$1,036	+4.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	180.00	$180.00	$504	—
315	315	1	170.00	$170.00	$536	—
370–380	375	5	162.00–174.00	$169.17	$634	+8.19
420–445	430	4	172.00–177.00	$174.75	$751	—
475–495	485	2	165.00–167.00	$166.02	$805	±0.00
500–525	517	3	155.00–160.00	$157.37	$814	+11.88
575	575	1	142.00	$142.00	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$417	+7.63
305–345	325	20	147.50–167.00	$158.30	$514	+9.71
350–395	373	9	140.00–165.00	$154.06	$575	+5.58
400–446	429	37	130.00–162.00	$150.82	$647	+6.67
450–490	473	45	125.00–153.00	$146.54	$693	+5.97
500–540	517	57	120.00–150.00	$142.26	$735	+5.96
555–575	564	9	127.00–147.00	$136.43	$769	+4.81
605–640	628	21	115.00–138.00	$129.39	$813	+1.91
685	685	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$829	+0.40
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	+1.00
765	765	14	110.00	$110.00	$842	+0.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–399	392	33	155.00–167.00	$165.39	$648	+11.84
405–435	423	20	147.50–168.00	$160.71	$680	+11.61
450–496	479	23	142.50–166.00	$154.54	$740	+7.30
500–535	515	48	135.00–155.00	$147.91	$762	+1.82
550–595	573	15	132.50–148.00	$142.71	$818	+1.61
600–640	616	11	130.00–146.00	$136.92	$843	+3.30
655	655	1	132.00	$132.00	$865	+2.00
700–725	715	3	125.00–129.00	$127.02	$908	+5.02
754–755	754	8	120.00	$120.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	151.00	$151.00	$423	+11.00
340	340	1	149.00	$149.00	$507	+14.53
365–385	375	14	141.00–157.00	$145.96	$547	+5.00
402–445	415	20	134.00–152.00	$145.99	$606	+8.47
455–495	467	7	130.00–145.00	$136.19	$636	+5.24
520–535	525	6	126.00–135.00	$129.17	$678	+0.69
560–585	573	2	127.00–130.00	$128.47	$736	+12.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	185.00–189.00	$187.03	$542	+7.03
305–345	323	6	175.00–188.00	$181.93	$588	+10.01
355–390	371	13	165.00–187.00	$176.78	$656	+9.81
400–445	426	29	157.50–178.00	$169.63	$723	+6.28
450–495	473	23	150.00–168.00	$159.40	$754	+4.90
500–545	520	24	147.50–160.00	$152.79	$795	+7.05
555–595	573	11	140.00–147.00	$142.54	$817	+2.87
600–620	612	3	130.00–137.00	$134.71	$824	-0.30
650–685	672	6	120.00–128.00	$123.51	$830	-3.85
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	326	4	190.00–202.00	$194.74	$635	+5.74
355–395	374	7	180.00–195.00	$187.86	$703	+7.97
400–445	427	17	170.00–190.00	$179.98	$769	+10.79
450–490	467	9	165.00–180.00	$171.69	$802	+11.93
500–540	520	14	155.00–167.00	$160.27	$833	+5.30
555–590	577	11	150.00–158.00	$152.74	$881	+2.43
605–640	622	10	140.00–150.00	$144.27	$897	+2.05
665–690	673	4	135.00–140.00	$138.00	$929	-1.03
710–745	721	4	127.00–135.00	$132.02	$952	-4.98
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	—
750–780 fancy	765	2	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$987	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	180.00	$180.00	$468	+10.00
305–345	316	7	175.00–187.00	$180.32	$570	+21.08
365–385	373	3	160.00–172.00	$167.38	$624	+9.38
405–435	420	2	159.00–167.00	$162.86	$684	+13.19
470–495	481	7	150.00–157.00	$154.42	$743	+6.71
505–545	537	5	140.00–142.00	$140.38	$754	+1.17
550	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	-0.15
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—
705	705	1	118.00	$118.00	$832	+6.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1435	1082	80-85%	43	67.00–76.00	$71.32	$772	—
765–1600	1202	80-85%	37	75.00–83.00	$78.90	$948	—
805–1630	1208	80-85%	22	81.00–90.00	$85.04	$1,027	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1065	908	85-90%	7	50.00–54.00	$51.92	$471	—
705–1110	937	85-90%	21	54.00–72.00	$57.89	$542	—
800–1180	1027	85-90%	8	61.00–66.00	$64.15	$659	+5.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1530	1372	75-80%	11	80.00–85.00	$82.66	$1,134	-0.29
1115–1600	1416	75-80%	13	85.00–91.00	$87.34	$1,237	+11.81
1220–1780	1505	75-80%	7	70.00–76.00	$72.05	$1,084	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–2010	1399	7	85.00–95.00	$90.30	$1,263	—
1430–2120	1801	9	98.00–107.00	$102.15	$1,840	—
1555–2180	1928	18	105.00–116.00	$109.12	$2,104	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	622.00–700.00	$668.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1010–1225	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–950.00	$841.72
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	900.00–1,200.00	$1,087.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	835.00–1,150.00	$990.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–850.00	$756.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,246.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
1020 fancy	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.