Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

3,431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.67/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 476 lb · 87 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.43/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 424 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $170.61/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 431 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,431	2,191	1,798
Feeder cattle	2,599	1,562	1,354
Slaughter cattle	583	361	274
Replacement cattle	249	268	170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active 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
300–340	319	8	200.00–220.00	$212.04	$676	-7.96
350–390	367	20	185.00–210.00	$193.91	$712	—
400–445	419	22	185.00–202.00	$191.93	$804	+9.43
465 value added	465	1	197.00	$197.00	$916	—
457–485	467	19	177.00–191.00	$184.46	$861	+10.12
500–545	522	36	168.00–185.00	$176.36	$921	+9.41
510–535 value added	523	2	187.00	$187.00	$978	—
555 value added	555	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	$985	+3.00
555–595	572	16	162.00–172.00	$167.17	$956	+6.25
605–640	617	7	151.00–165.00	$159.29	$983	+5.65
655–690	673	5	140.00–157.00	$149.44	$1,006	-4.56
710	710	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	+3.42
790 value added	790	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,122	—
792	792	8	138.00	$138.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	12	180.00–207.50	$190.19	$624	+6.88
350–385	372	12	178.00–197.50	$187.89	$699	+11.89
405–430	423	8	175.00–190.00	$181.40	$767	+6.42
455–495	475	13	170.00–182.00	$177.17	$842	+13.52
500–540	531	12	164.00–170.00	$166.90	$886	+8.48
570–590	582	7	156.00–167.00	$159.57	$929	+5.40
620–640	631	4	147.00–156.00	$149.97	$946	+0.45
690	690	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,014	+8.72
740	740	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,014	—
790 value added	790	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	185.00	$185.00	$518	—
325–345	329	8	165.00–197.00	$178.26	$586	+2.26
430	430	3	180.00–182.00	$181.33	$780	+21.01
455–495	476	6	150.00–172.00	$163.41	$778	+11.14
615–625	622	3	144.00–147.00	$144.99	$902	—
725–735	730	2	130.00–137.00	$133.52	$975	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	4	162.00–177.50	$169.12	$463	—
300–345	323	5	160.00–185.00	$166.57	$538	+8.80
355–395	378	29	157.50–166.00	$160.44	$606	+1.25
405 fancy	405	1	167.00	$167.00	$676	—
405–445	424	52	152.50–169.00	$160.30	$680	+6.90
450 fancy	450	1	168.00	$168.00	$756	—
450–497	475	73	147.50–165.00	$155.06	$737	+3.09
472–485 value added	483	13	158.00–159.00	$158.15	$764	—
500–545	523	31	142.50–157.00	$151.16	$791	+8.93
555–590	575	25	135.00–151.00	$144.29	$830	+2.92
600–640	621	20	132.50–148.00	$139.76	$868	+1.60
665–695	684	7	122.50–129.00	$125.55	$859	-7.49
705–745	727	5	120.00–137.00	$125.46	$912	-0.59
766 fancy	766	3	123.00	$123.00	$942	—
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	-2.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	7	155.00–162.50	$159.43	$448	+7.80
305–340	320	11	150.00–164.00	$153.83	$492	+2.13
355–395	380	48	145.00–167.00	$153.27	$582	+3.51
400–445	422	33	137.50–163.00	$152.38	$643	+7.78
450–495	469	27	132.50–158.00	$145.74	$684	+4.72
500–545	525	37	130.00–152.00	$143.29	$752	+5.17
555–599	579	18	120.00–142.00	$134.25	$777	-2.04
610–645	624	8	120.00–130.00	$126.75	$791	+1.92
655–675	662	9	120.00–137.00	$128.53	$851	+16.02
705–725	720	4	120.00–127.00	$121.71	$876	+13.71
755–795	768	6	115.00–117.00	$115.52	$887	+4.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	175.00–180.00	$177.39	$408	—
270–280	275	2	151.00–170.00	$160.33	$441	—
305–340	316	17	140.00–152.00	$145.39	$459	+4.41
350–390	372	25	135.00–160.00	$150.53	$560	+9.75
400–445	420	21	130.00–155.00	$145.00	$609	-2.00
450–495	470	17	128.00–147.00	$136.80	$643	+4.17
510–535	520	13	126.00–140.00	$134.39	$699	+6.92
555–585	573	3	123.00–127.00	$125.03	$716	+3.03
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	—
725	725	1	111.00	$111.00	$805	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	212.00	$212.00	$498	—
255–280	267	3	200.00–202.00	$201.36	$538	+16.36
305–345	320	17	182.50–197.00	$188.85	$604	+13.44
355–395	380	21	175.00–190.00	$182.01	$692	+13.69
405–448	431	50	157.00–180.00	$170.61	$735	+5.53
455–495	477	35	152.00–170.00	$164.48	$785	+10.57
500–540	521	27	140.00–162.50	$153.12	$798	+9.16
550–595	568	46	136.00–157.50	$151.16	$859	+14.67
605–640	625	11	131.00–148.00	$139.52	$872	+6.27
655–690	669	7	135.00–142.00	$138.48	$926	+18.48
700–720	705	4	120.00–135.00	$128.69	$907	+16.16
765–795	782	9	110.00–127.50	$121.96	$954	+12.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	193.00	$193.00	$463	—
285	285	1	215.00	$215.00	$613	—
300–345	328	17	195.00–207.00	$201.47	$661	+4.54
355–395	378	36	187.00–200.00	$193.09	$730	+8.82
400–443	417	40	175.00–192.00	$183.42	$765	+5.87
455–495	468	33	162.00–182.00	$172.13	$806	+7.48
460–485 fancy	478	5	185.00–187.50	$186.52	$892	—
500–545	520	27	152.00–175.00	$163.65	$851	+5.48
550–595	569	26	147.00–160.00	$153.27	$872	+5.98
600 fancy	600	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$945	—
605–640	621	11	143.00–152.50	$147.73	$917	+6.65
650–690	664	9	137.00–146.00	$141.58	$940	+9.15
700 fancy	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	—
730	730	1	136.00	$136.00	$993	+13.55
785	785	2	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$989	+7.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	205.00–207.00	$206.00	$505	—
300–345	330	12	150.00–190.00	$174.11	$575	+4.11
350–385	365	16	135.00–180.00	$161.24	$589	-2.69
405–445	418	12	159.00–167.00	$164.49	$688	+10.96
460–485	474	5	127.00–157.00	$150.18	$712	+9.67
500–535	517	8	140.00–148.00	$144.13	$745	+14.78
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	-8.86
745	745	4	107.00	$107.00	$797	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1430	1081	80-85%	77	65.00–85.00	$77.51	$838	+3.47
860–1425	1179	80-85%	71	74.00–100.00	$86.05	$1,015	-2.12
925–1545	1222	80-85%	44	83.00–108.00	$91.18	$1,114	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1145	963	85-90%	58	54.00–78.00	$69.41	$668	-0.64
750–1235	967	85-90%	31	50.00–72.00	$61.36	$593	-8.69
820–1190	1014	85-90%	33	63.00–87.00	$76.47	$775	+9.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1520	1323	75-80%	30	82.00–88.00	$84.85	$1,123	—
1100–1560	1376	75-80%	17	86.00–93.00	$90.35	$1,243	—
1105–1775	1460	75-80%	22	75.00–86.00	$78.62	$1,148	-3.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1925	1429	20	83.00–106.00	$97.04	$1,387	—
1000–2145	1551	26	100.00–116.00	$109.23	$1,694	+1.29
1570–2145	1831	19	106.00–125.00	$117.05	$2,143	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–740	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	780.00–890.00	$826.08
853 fancy	853	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	1,100.00	$1,100.00
895–915	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–625.00	$587.09

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	400.00–500.00	$450.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–705	682	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	325.00–550.00	$405.93
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	575.00–650.00	$618.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–985	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–825.00	$809.35
925 fancy	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
995 fancy	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
940–1190	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–1,050.00	$931.20
1025–1350	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,176.80
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,112.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,100.00	$977.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1050	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$833.77
910–1320	1101	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,075.00	$981.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	825.00–970.00	$889.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–815.00	$803.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	670.00–760.00	$700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
715–960	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–750.00	$632.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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
780–1125	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,193.34	—
960–1335	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,075.00–1,425.00	$1,333.98	—
1130–1705	1296	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,386.88	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,160.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–925.00	$865.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	600.00–750.00	$690.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.