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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

2,047 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.64/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 625 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $155.58/cwt -9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 580 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $184.24/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 418 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,047 1,389 2,988
Feeder cattle 1,559 986 2,373
Slaughter cattle 325 260 386
Replacement cattle 163 143 229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 3 187.00–217.00 $205.88 $679 —
355–395 368 4 185.00–207.00 $194.26 $715 -7.74
400–440 424 4 180.00–192.00 $188.00 $797 +1.38
450–485 470 12 182.00–190.00 $186.17 $875 +2.57
510–539 526 19 177.00–185.00 $181.05 $952 +4.90
550–595 574 11 161.00–172.50 $169.33 $972 +5.38
600–635 620 4 155.00–165.00 $158.70 $984 +6.17
680–691 690 17 144.00–152.00 $144.93 $1,000 —
720–735 value added 728 2 147.00–150.00 $148.52 $1,081 —
745 745 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,013 -7.98
755 755 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,027 +1.00
825–835 830 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $1,050 —
838 value added 838 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,148 —
874 value added 874 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 331 4 190.00–207.00 $200.31 $663 +17.58
355–395 375 4 180.00–187.50 $183.09 $687 -0.91
400–445 416 6 182.00–187.00 $184.32 $767 +6.60
455–480 469 7 172.00–180.00 $175.68 $824 +4.59
500–546 533 14 162.00–172.00 $165.90 $884 +3.93
550–595 580 32 151.00–165.00 $155.58 $902 -9.42
600–640 619 7 140.00–157.50 $147.77 $915 -5.04
680 680 1 136.00 $136.00 $925 -5.98
725 725 2 135.00–137.50 $136.25 $988 —
770–790 783 8 124.00–135.00 $127.44 $998 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 6 175.00–197.00 $182.48 $593 —
355–390 374 7 170.00–187.00 $177.29 $663 +9.63
400–425 413 2 175.00–180.00 $177.58 $733 —
450–475 465 4 161.00–170.00 $165.71 $771 +4.16
505–525 515 2 145.00–150.00 $147.45 $759 -9.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 177.50 $177.50 $506 +19.50
310–345 323 8 161.00–170.00 $166.87 $539 +10.86
355–375 361 10 159.00–168.00 $164.02 $592 +7.92
415–445 425 12 155.00–163.00 $157.74 $670 +0.13
450–492 472 21 143.00–157.00 $151.87 $717 -2.15
500–540 527 21 138.00–153.00 $148.85 $784 +0.82
550–580 561 9 137.00–145.00 $142.44 $799 -0.69
620 620 2 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $862 +0.49
600–645 625 33 132.00–140.00 $136.50 $853 -2.01
655–695 668 8 125.00–135.00 $131.66 $879 +6.66
705–733 729 15 118.00–125.00 $120.25 $877 -1.08
850–854 fancy 852 19 115.00 $115.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 4 156.00–165.00 $160.87 $447 +9.26
300–345 325 21 149.00–162.00 $157.12 $511 +9.57
355–390 374 16 145.00–165.00 $151.10 $565 +2.41
400–445 428 13 141.00–160.00 $147.45 $631 -0.33
450–495 472 22 135.00–153.00 $146.62 $692 +3.33
500–545 522 22 130.00–150.00 $140.90 $735 +4.09
550–595 565 12 125.00–140.00 $133.39 $754 +0.96
605–635 617 7 127.00–130.00 $128.28 $791 +2.47
650–670 658 6 120.00–125.00 $122.33 $805 —
725 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 6 141.00–150.00 $145.49 $479 +0.09
355–395 383 10 138.00–157.00 $146.65 $562 -6.35
400–445 423 14 135.00–152.00 $144.88 $613 +1.99
460–495 474 19 130.00–146.00 $137.69 $653 —
505–530 519 7 120.00–137.00 $131.83 $684 -5.17
550–590 575 7 125.00–130.00 $128.58 $739 +6.05
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 +2.56
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 230.00 $230.00 $513 +34.17
265–290 285 12 197.50–217.00 $211.31 $602 —
305–340 329 8 192.50–210.00 $199.87 $658 —
355–395 375 15 187.50–197.00 $191.08 $717 +6.00
400–435 418 30 180.00–190.00 $184.24 $770 +5.49
450–495 460 16 170.00–180.00 $174.68 $804 +13.05
455–470 fancy 463 2 182.00–185.00 $183.52 $850 —
505–545 518 11 160.00–170.00 $164.51 $852 +5.22
520 fancy 520 1 175.00 $175.00 $910 —
550–595 575 9 147.00–160.00 $155.40 $894 +5.56
600–635 614 13 140.00–155.00 $146.16 $897 +3.17
615 fancy 615 1 153.00 $153.00 $941 —
650–690 669 5 137.00–150.00 $142.77 $955 +7.31
700 fancy 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 —
705–745 723 8 130.00–136.00 $133.64 $966 +6.64
755 755 3 130.00–135.00 $133.33 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 198.00 $198.00 $455 —
260–295 272 3 187.50–190.00 $189.10 $514 —
300–345 322 14 175.00–197.00 $186.79 $601 +6.13
350–395 379 17 170.00–187.00 $180.82 $685 +6.03
400–445 422 20 160.00–178.00 $169.77 $716 +1.08
455–495 475 24 151.00–170.00 $163.46 $776 +8.92
500–540 523 16 146.00–163.00 $154.79 $810 +5.18
555–595 579 14 140.00–155.00 $148.24 $858 +2.63
600–635 619 9 132.00–147.50 $142.21 $880 +8.70
655–690 673 8 127.00–135.00 $130.51 $878 +2.89
725–730 728 2 124.00–128.00 $125.99 $917 +3.53
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 281 5 179.00–192.00 $184.05 $517 +13.03
305–345 324 9 170.00–187.00 $179.27 $581 +5.22
355–380 369 7 162.00–175.00 $170.59 $629 +7.67
405–445 429 17 159.00–170.00 $163.97 $703 +6.82
455–495 477 20 150.00–160.00 $154.18 $735 +10.41
505–540 526 6 140.00–147.00 $143.36 $754 +2.55
555–580 572 3 135.00 $135.00 $772 +3.32
625 625 2 130.00 $130.00 $812 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1330 1081 80-85% 35 67.00–80.00 $74.59 $806 —
705–1480 1144 80-85% 55 74.00–89.00 $82.62 $945 -4.82
1065–1480 1211 80-85% 21 82.00–91.00 $86.69 $1,050 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1160 879 85-90% 13 52.00–69.00 $58.21 $512 +5.59
760–1110 942 85-90% 10 62.00–71.00 $66.24 $624 —
700–1295 953 85-90% 33 52.00–77.00 $63.70 $607 +1.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1515 1323 75-80% 14 82.00–96.00 $88.39 $1,169 -3.31
1100–1585 1349 75-80% 9 87.00–99.00 $91.53 $1,235 -0.17
1265–1585 1453 75-80% 11 73.00–78.00 $75.34 $1,095 -1.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1875 1399 7 90.00–103.00 $97.32 $1,362 —
1135–2055 1698 14 99.00–120.00 $107.69 $1,829 —
1355–2100 1815 11 107.00–123.00 $113.62 $2,062 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–760 685 (<2 yrs)Open 4 460.00–495.00 $476.29
855–970 913 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 650.00–685.00 $666.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
960–1350 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,275.00 $1,026.42
960–1320 1164 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,125.00 $1,040.31
1105–1280 fancy 1177 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,274.15
1130–1280 fancy 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,392.97
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00–1,075.00 $953.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–675.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 575.00–750.00 $631.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 920.00–940.00 $930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1130 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,100.00 $982.90 —
1100 fancy 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,525.00–1,575.00 $1,550.00 —
900–1305 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 950.00–1,225.00 $1,130.12 —
1445 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 850.00–1,000.00 $937.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–900.00 $856.25 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 800.00–1,175.00 $1,020.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.