Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

3,299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.97/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 519 lb · 79 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.10/cwt ≈ $1,087/hd at 739 lb · 70 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.00/cwt +10.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 667 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,299	2,047	4,449
Feeder cattle	2,418	1,559	3,407
Slaughter cattle	625	325	616
Replacement cattle	256	163	426

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	210.00	$210.00	$514	—
250–290	277	3	195.00–200.00	$198.49	$550	—
315–340	328	2	192.00–206.00	$199.27	$654	-6.61
350–380	371	7	178.00–195.00	$188.03	$698	-6.23
405–440	418	8	174.00–195.00	$187.41	$783	-0.59
450–480	474	10	170.00–188.00	$178.57	$846	-7.60
510–545	519	79	161.00–178.00	$173.97	$903	-7.08
555–565	560	3	156.00–170.00	$165.29	$926	-4.04
605–620	613	2	145.00–162.00	$153.40	$940	-5.30
667	667	43	155.00	$155.00	$1,034	+10.07
706–733	720	23	135.00–158.00	$142.20	$1,024	+6.20
752–795	771	10	137.00–146.00	$141.90	$1,094	+5.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	333	4	180.00–185.00	$183.02	$609	-17.29
355–380	368	14	156.00–195.00	$180.84	$665	-2.25
415–440	426	7	170.00–175.00	$173.59	$739	-10.73
470–485	477	9	147.00–178.00	$169.16	$807	-6.52
510–545	535	18	160.00–173.00	$169.16	$905	+3.26
570	570	17	156.00–162.00	$156.35	$891	+0.77
601–646	630	15	145.00–163.00	$149.36	$941	+1.59
655–695	668	12	132.00–154.00	$140.45	$938	+4.45
710–735	724	8	131.00–143.00	$134.87	$976	-1.38
755–775	764	5	125.00–134.00	$129.59	$990	+2.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	70	147.10	$147.10	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	4	172.00–195.00	$178.74	$583	-3.74
355–375	369	4	166.00–170.00	$168.02	$620	-9.27
430–440	437	3	176.00–178.00	$176.66	$772	-0.92
455	455	3	173.00	$173.00	$787	+7.29
505–540	525	4	132.00–163.00	$150.10	$788	+2.65
570–595	579	4	145.00–150.00	$148.25	$858	—
640	640	1	137.00	$137.00	$877	—
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—
710	710	1	109.00	$109.00	$774	—
765	765	1	101.00	$101.00	$773	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	7	157.00–180.00	$161.69	$446	+0.82
300–335	320	14	147.00–172.00	$156.53	$501	-0.59
355–395	378	21	142.00–159.00	$149.29	$564	-1.81
400–445	421	26	139.00–158.00	$151.33	$637	+3.88
450–490	469	25	135.00–155.00	$144.91	$680	-1.71
500–525	519	24	130.00–148.00	$141.49	$734	+0.59
560–585	574	13	125.00–141.00	$134.73	$773	+1.34
610–645	626	8	130.00–135.00	$132.00	$826	+3.72
655–690	673	8	110.00–130.00	$121.33	$817	-1.00
725	725	2	115.00	$115.00	$834	-2.00
780	780	1	106.00	$106.00	$827	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	168.00	$168.00	$496	-9.50
320–335	327	5	162.00–165.00	$163.38	$534	-3.49
355–395	379	9	155.00–164.00	$159.68	$605	-4.34
405–445	421	18	150.00–163.00	$156.60	$659	-1.14
455–490	464	25	145.00–158.00	$153.70	$713	+1.83
505–535	525	16	140.00–151.00	$146.59	$770	-2.26
555–590	573	13	138.00–144.00	$142.68	$818	+0.24
600–645	612	20	133.00–142.00	$138.77	$849	-0.23
655–695	670	6	127.00–135.00	$131.82	$883	+0.16
725	725	4	127.00	$127.00	$921	+6.75
750	750	5	126.00	$126.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—
305–345	327	8	146.00–165.00	$153.89	$503	+8.40
355–395	380	21	138.00–155.00	$144.75	$550	-1.90
410–430	422	20	132.00–152.00	$140.90	$595	-3.98
460–490	477	14	135.00–145.00	$141.14	$673	+3.45
500–545	525	15	123.00–140.00	$135.53	$712	+3.70
575–585	578	6	126.00–134.00	$130.15	$752	+1.57
615–625	620	5	110.00–125.00	$114.99	$713	—
655–695	675	2	116.00–120.00	$118.06	$797	+3.06
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	231	4	194.00–220.00	$203.81	$471	-26.19
250 fancy	250	1	222.00	$222.00	$555	—
250–280	263	4	200.00–215.00	$208.06	$547	-3.25
315 fancy	315	1	245.00	$245.00	$772	—
305–345	325	7	186.00–207.00	$199.77	$649	-0.10
355–395	382	20	170.00–197.00	$187.03	$714	-4.05
385 fancy	385	1	202.00	$202.00	$778	—
400–440	413	30	165.00–192.00	$179.92	$743	-4.32
450–495	481	14	165.00–186.00	$177.70	$855	+3.02
500–545	522	25	148.00–178.00	$165.69	$865	+1.18
550–580	563	16	129.00–166.00	$148.91	$838	-6.49
600–620	610	5	130.00–150.00	$145.86	$890	-0.30
650–685	669	24	136.00–150.00	$141.34	$946	-1.43
710–720	715	2	132.00–138.00	$134.98	$965	+1.34
765–795	782	3	125.00–130.00	$127.35	$996	-5.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	193.00	$193.00	$473	-5.00
280–295	285	3	185.00–200.00	$191.55	$546	+2.45
300–345	322	14	177.00–195.00	$185.95	$599	-0.84
360–395	383	16	157.00–183.00	$173.65	$665	-7.17
405–445	426	19	158.00–182.00	$171.64	$731	+1.87
455–495	473	21	137.00–175.00	$162.15	$767	-1.31
500–545	527	19	135.00–168.00	$155.39	$819	+0.60
555–595	569	10	127.00–155.00	$145.82	$830	-2.42
605–645	622	15	130.00–148.00	$138.70	$863	-3.51
660–680	673	9	116.00–140.00	$127.19	$856	-3.32
700–720	710	5	116.00–127.00	$122.02	$866	-3.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	185.00–200.00	$192.17	$442	—
265–280	273	4	175.00–190.00	$181.28	$495	-2.77
300–335	324	8	170.00–182.00	$174.51	$565	-4.76
365–395	385	12	162.00–185.00	$170.32	$656	-0.27
400–445	419	12	137.00–170.00	$155.86	$653	-8.11
455–495	477	12	121.00–160.00	$150.57	$718	-3.61
505–530	524	10	140.00–158.00	$151.05	$792	+7.69
555–590	572	6	125.00–143.00	$136.58	$781	+1.58
600–645	622	9	110.00–130.00	$125.48	$780	-4.52
660–675	669	5	110.00–122.00	$116.76	$781	—
765–770	768	2	105.00	$105.00	$806	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1455	1100	80-85%	76	67.00–83.00	$73.32	$807	—
820–1630	1145	80-85%	39	80.00–92.00	$87.38	$1,001	+4.76
830–1430	1150	80-85%	99	74.00–89.00	$82.43	$948	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1065	916	85-90%	24	45.00–70.00	$60.09	$550	-6.15
715–1295	976	85-90%	49	57.00–77.00	$66.58	$650	+2.88
805–1280	1010	85-90%	50	64.00–83.00	$70.38	$711	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1510	1281	75-80%	13	85.00–98.00	$92.51	$1,185	—
1130–1545	1334	75-80%	46	78.00–90.00	$86.07	$1,148	-2.32
1220–1620	1369	75-80%	14	75.00–84.00	$81.43	$1,115	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1825	1365	15	92.00–102.00	$98.23	$1,341	+0.91
1010–2000	1564	28	96.00–112.50	$105.57	$1,651	—
1800–2230	1981	13	115.00–122.00	$118.88	$2,355	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
540–585	563	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	540.00–645.00	$594.60
765–930	846	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–765.00	$648.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–890	888	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–960.00	$935.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1205	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	885.00–1,300.00	$1,087.13
1095 fancy	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	971.00	$971.00
1380 fancy	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,255.00	$1,255.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	650.00–1,475.00	$1,195.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–1,250.00	$1,039.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–1,500.00	$1,211.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–875	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$638.06
870–975	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–930.00	$873.94
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	500.00–1,200.00	$776.15
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	285.00–390.00	$332.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1043 thin fleshed	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,650.00	$1,525.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,168.75	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,304.03	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00–1,425.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+150.00
940–960	953	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	765.00–800.00	$788.50	-61.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	540.00–1,200.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	620.00	$620.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00	—

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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.