Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

2,191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.16/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 625 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.23/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 533 lb · 38 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.51/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 667 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,191	3,299	2,319
Feeder cattle	1,562	2,418	1,685
Slaughter cattle	361	625	323
Replacement cattle	268	256	311

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. 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
300	300	1	220.00	$220.00	$660	+20.73
445	445	1	182.50	$182.50	$812	-4.91
470–485	479	5	170.00–182.50	$174.34	$835	-4.23
510–545	522	12	162.00–180.00	$166.95	$871	-7.02
579 value added	579	20	174.50	$174.50	$1,010	—
575–585	581	9	158.00–174.00	$160.92	$935	-4.37
619 value added	619	15	166.50	$166.50	$1,031	—
610–636	627	14	150.00–160.00	$153.64	$963	+0.24
650	650	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,001	-1.00
661 value added	661	8	159.00	$159.00	$1,051	—
718–725	721	5	135.00–145.00	$141.58	$1,021	-0.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	335	3	182.00–184.00	$183.31	$614	+0.29
383	383	2	176.00	$176.00	$674	-4.84
423–440	432	4	174.00–176.00	$174.98	$756	+1.39
455–495	479	8	160.00–168.00	$163.65	$784	-5.51
505–545	519	11	152.00–161.00	$158.42	$822	-10.74
550–590	579	16	148.00–160.00	$154.17	$893	-2.18
605–645	635	4	148.00–150.00	$149.52	$949	+0.16
660–685	673	4	135.00–140.00	$138.28	$931	-2.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	176.00	$176.00	$563	-2.74
375–380	378	2	170.00–176.00	$173.02	$654	+5.00
415–448	430	8	149.00–174.00	$160.32	$689	-16.34
465–480	472	11	150.00–155.00	$152.27	$719	-20.73
505–510	508	5	140.00–150.00	$147.20	$748	-2.90
550–555	553	3	135.00–145.00	$138.31	$765	-9.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	12	152.50–167.50	$157.77	$513	-5.61
355–395	375	17	152.00–170.00	$159.19	$597	-0.49
400–445	428	27	140.00–165.00	$153.40	$657	-3.20
455–490	470	23	147.50–160.00	$151.97	$714	-1.73
500–545	533	38	132.00–150.00	$142.23	$758	-4.36
560–590	575	34	130.00–147.50	$141.37	$813	-1.31
605–640	625	41	123.00–142.00	$138.16	$864	-0.61
655–690	666	30	120.00–138.00	$133.04	$886	+1.22
670 value added	670	8	140.00	$140.00	$938	—
700–740	720	13	116.00–131.00	$126.05	$908	-0.95
755–790	776	8	111.00–128.00	$122.03	$947	-3.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	284	5	150.00–154.00	$151.63	$431	-10.06
305–345	318	13	147.00–170.00	$151.70	$482	-4.83
350–390	373	23	134.00–165.00	$149.76	$559	+0.47
400–445	419	19	129.00–152.00	$144.60	$606	-6.73
450–490	475	37	123.00–152.00	$141.02	$670	-3.89
505–540	516	18	133.00–142.00	$138.12	$713	-3.37
550–568	564	10	135.00–140.00	$136.29	$769	+1.56
615–640	622	11	112.00–131.00	$124.83	$776	-7.17
650–655	653	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$735	-8.82
725	725	1	108.00	$108.00	$783	-7.00
755–785	770	4	105.00–116.00	$111.46	$858	+5.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	4	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$441	-12.91
350–375	365	10	122.50–152.00	$140.78	$514	-3.97
410–435	423	6	142.00–150.00	$147.00	$622	+6.10
470–495	479	7	128.00–146.00	$132.63	$635	-8.51
505–545	526	6	124.00–130.00	$127.47	$670	-8.06
565	565	1	122.00	$122.00	$689	-8.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	185.00	$185.00	$518	-6.55
305–340	324	10	170.00–178.00	$175.41	$568	-10.54
355–395	375	18	155.00–185.00	$168.32	$631	-5.33
400–445	421	33	152.00–180.00	$165.08	$695	-6.56
460–485	471	18	144.00–170.00	$153.91	$725	-8.24
510–545	527	23	135.00–165.00	$143.96	$759	-11.43
560–585	571	11	130.00–150.00	$136.49	$779	-9.33
610–625	619	8	130.00–140.00	$133.25	$825	-5.45
685	685	2	120.00	$120.00	$822	-7.19
725–740	733	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$825	-9.49
770–795	783	4	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	8	186.00–215.00	$196.93	$628	-2.84
350–395	379	12	175.00–200.00	$184.27	$698	-2.76
400–430	414	21	165.00–192.00	$177.55	$735	-2.37
455–495	480	11	158.00–185.00	$164.65	$790	-13.05
500–535	514	18	150.00–180.00	$158.17	$813	-7.52
560–580	572	14	142.00–165.00	$147.29	$842	-1.62
610–640	622	11	137.00–150.00	$141.08	$878	-4.78
650–685	671	11	127.50–137.00	$132.43	$889	-8.91
705–735	720	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$882	-12.53
770–795	783	7	115.00–127.00	$118.28	$926	-9.07
850	850	1	115.00	$115.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	174.00	$174.00	$513	-7.28
320	320	4	170.00	$170.00	$544	-4.51
365–385	381	7	160.00–170.00	$163.93	$625	-6.39
410–425	418	2	152.00–155.00	$153.53	$642	-2.33
465–490	484	8	140.00–142.00	$140.51	$680	-10.06
505–530	511	4	127.50–130.00	$129.35	$661	-21.70
575–595	581	4	120.00–140.00	$128.86	$749	-7.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1410	1060	80-85%	42	68.00–81.50	$74.04	$785	—
805–1685	1133	80-85%	70	77.00–90.00	$82.65	$936	-4.73
985–1450	1161	80-85%	41	84.00–95.00	$88.17	$1,024	+5.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1135	957	85-90%	9	50.00–67.00	$58.15	$556	-8.43
835–1190	960	85-90%	11	65.00–83.00	$70.05	$672	+3.47
805–1255	1003	85-90%	38	58.00–78.00	$66.72	$669	-3.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1505	1403	75-80%	8	70.00–79.00	$75.26	$1,056	—
1075–1780	1427	75-80%	11	86.00–94.00	$89.20	$1,273	—
1210–1815	1486	75-80%	38	77.00–89.00	$81.70	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1955	1458	12	83.00–106.00	$97.21	$1,417	—
1085–2065	1555	21	98.00–114.00	$107.94	$1,678	+2.37
1650–1790	1744	5	110.00–124.00	$117.85	$2,055	—

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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	600.00–625.00	$618.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1020	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$863.18
960–1115	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	815.00–945.00	$884.86
1020–1445	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	975.00–1,375.00	$1,229.06
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	800.00–1,150.00	$982.78
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00–900.00	$757.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,125.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,275.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–750.00	$687.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	600.00–950.00	$737.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00

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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
1160–1245	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,283.73	—
1075–1285	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,247.27	—
1200–1480	1329	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,345.03	—
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1300–1390 fancy	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,724.16	—
1345 fancy	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1295–1440	1372	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,354.88	—
1390 fancy	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1360–1570	1474	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,454.77	—
1565	1565	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,126.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1190	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,284.71	—
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	700.00–975.00	$841.97	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	575.00–875.00	$748.57	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	575.00–700.00	$615.00	—

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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.