Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

1,389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.61/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 421 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.78/cwt -5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 427 lb · 31 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.69/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 380 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,389	4,067	1,661
Feeder cattle	986	3,219	1,221
Slaughter cattle	260	555	181
Replacement cattle	143	293	259

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with good 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
300–340	323	5	181.00–186.00	$182.73	$590	+1.41
360	360	5	180.00–185.00	$184.00	$662	-1.83
410–445	423	21	166.00–185.00	$177.72	$752	+0.14
455–482	475	11	155.00–176.00	$171.09	$813	-8.98
505–545	531	9	149.00–172.00	$161.97	$860	-8.69
560	560	1	165.00	$165.00	$924	+4.61
610–645	630	5	138.50–159.00	$152.81	$963	-4.81
665–680	668	6	137.00–143.00	$141.98	$948	+1.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	202.00	$202.00	$788	+15.48
410–445	425	14	181.00–190.00	$186.62	$793	+3.77
455–475	458	13	177.00–189.00	$183.60	$841	-3.99
505–545	522	6	170.00–184.00	$176.15	$920	-7.52
550–585	573	7	157.00–169.00	$163.95	$939	-11.56
600–620	611	6	149.00–158.00	$152.53	$932	-7.71
710–735	718	3	142.00–145.00	$143.98	$1,034	+4.99
762	762	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	378	6	160.00–174.00	$167.66	$634	-6.09
455–485	473	5	157.00–167.00	$161.55	$764	+7.59
505	505	3	157.00	$157.00	$793	—
590	590	1	155.00	$155.00	$914	—
615	615	1	147.00	$147.00	$904	-2.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	290	3	150.00–155.00	$151.61	$440	-1.60
315–335	325	9	142.00–150.00	$147.55	$480	-13.44
350–395	380	27	140.00–163.00	$148.69	$565	-4.86
405–440	427	31	140.00–160.00	$147.78	$631	-5.33
450–485	469	22	135.00–152.00	$143.29	$672	-3.85
505–545	512	13	133.00–142.00	$136.81	$700	-4.44
565–590	581	5	127.00–135.00	$132.43	$769	-2.87
600–645	626	4	122.00–128.00	$125.81	$788	-2.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
265	265	1	158.00	$158.00	$419	-6.47
305–345	316	9	152.00–160.00	$156.01	$493	-0.47
355–390	378	4	150.00–160.00	$156.10	$590	-7.07
405–440	421	31	150.00–162.00	$157.61	$664	-4.06
455–495	469	25	142.00–159.00	$154.02	$722	-1.50
500–545	520	11	141.00–155.00	$148.03	$770	-2.30
555–575	569	15	138.50–148.00	$143.13	$814	-0.83
620–645	633	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$877	+0.45
655–665	660	2	125.00	$125.00	$825	-8.48
700–705	702	3	120.00–122.00	$121.33	$852	-3.75
760–770	763	3	120.00–121.00	$120.34	$918	-4.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	5	140.00–150.00	$145.40	$478	-10.68
365–395	382	6	152.00–155.00	$153.00	$584	+3.83
405–440	420	7	135.00–152.00	$142.89	$600	-0.37
538–545	539	5	137.00	$137.00	$738	+8.26
565–580	573	2	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$702	+0.05
630	630	2	120.00	$120.00	$756	+2.49
660–690	675	4	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$759	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	154.00	$154.00	$727	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	4	193.00–200.00	$195.83	$427	—
355–395	379	15	181.00–195.00	$185.08	$701	-11.50
400–445	418	15	173.00–187.00	$178.75	$747	-5.64
455–490	478	21	157.00–170.00	$161.63	$773	-16.28
510–545	524	18	151.00–167.00	$159.29	$835	-6.18
560–595	575	9	145.00–155.00	$149.84	$862	-7.58
620–640	626	5	141.00–147.00	$142.99	$895	-4.04
650 fancy	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	—
655–675	665	2	133.00–138.00	$135.46	$901	-5.93
735	735	1	127.00	$127.00	$933	-7.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	180.00–182.00	$180.66	$620	-5.78
360–395	381	14	170.00–180.00	$174.79	$666	-6.51
415–445	435	15	162.00–177.00	$168.69	$734	-7.04
450–485	467	15	150.00–167.00	$154.54	$722	-12.12
510–540	524	15	142.00–158.00	$149.61	$784	-6.24
555–575	564	9	140.00–152.00	$145.61	$821	-1.03
625–630	628	2	130.00–137.00	$133.51	$838	-4.38
660–685	673	2	121.00–134.00	$127.62	$859	-7.56
705–720	713	2	119.00–126.00	$122.46	$873	-6.07
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$470	-3.98
310–345	328	9	166.00–185.00	$174.05	$571	-2.15
360–395	383	9	160.00–175.00	$162.92	$624	-4.64
430–440	436	7	154.00–160.00	$157.15	$685	-3.16
460–495	477	8	140.00–151.00	$143.77	$686	-13.45
505–545	527	6	140.00–145.00	$140.81	$742	-3.63
565–575	572	6	130.00–133.00	$131.68	$753	-13.32
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1530	1032	80-85%	19	69.00–76.00	$72.49	$748	—
895–1435	1130	80-85%	28	84.00–90.00	$87.44	$988	+8.79
925–1465	1162	80-85%	32	76.00–83.00	$80.30	$933	-4.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1520	1280	75-80%	20	74.00–90.00	$83.90	$1,074	—
1060–1675	1332	75-80%	21	83.00–97.00	$91.70	$1,221	+3.27
1270–1685	1463	75-80%	10	69.00–81.00	$77.10	$1,128	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–905	865	85-90%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.62	$455	—
745–1135	968	85-90%	18	55.00–69.00	$62.11	$601	-1.38
790–1120	1032	85-90%	13	62.00–74.00	$70.02	$723	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2010	1465	10	86.00–97.00	$92.72	$1,358	—
1135–2015	1739	5	109.00–114.00	$111.45	$1,938	-0.61
1485–2270	1749	9	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$1,792	-9.62

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–935	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	630.00–875.00	$744.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1310	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,217.95
1290–1335 fancy	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,775.00	$1,724.14
1195–1410	1318	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,240.46
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,050.00	$883.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$933.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–800.00	$780.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
960–995 fancy	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,225.00	$1,175.90
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
900	900	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

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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
1080–1400	1249	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,216.07	+66.07
1165–1625 fancy	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,451.81	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–1,100.00	$1,008.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	875.00–1,075.00	$946.43	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–970 fancy	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,159.64	—
970–1030	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$925.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	675.00–800.00	$731.25	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–800.00	$725.00	—

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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.