Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

3,212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.62/cwt +13.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 735 lb · 89 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.49/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 420 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.75/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 474 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,212	3,431	3,705
Feeder cattle	2,243	2,599	3,117
Slaughter cattle	839	583	392
Replacement cattle	130	249	196

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
303 value added	303	4	224.00	$224.00	$679	—
300–345	325	7	198.00–208.00	$201.58	$655	-10.46
350–390	367	7	185.00–200.00	$193.11	$709	-0.80
405–445	421	27	180.00–198.00	$190.26	$801	-1.67
470 value added	470	1	192.00	$192.00	$902	-5.00
450–498	479	36	170.00–187.00	$181.76	$871	-2.70
500–545	520	15	160.00–181.00	$175.37	$912	-0.99
557–595	565	9	154.00–170.00	$165.76	$937	-1.41
602–632	617	12	158.00–166.50	$164.65	$1,016	+5.36
666 value added	666	11	158.50	$158.50	$1,056	—
655–682	673	3	150.00–155.00	$151.62	$1,020	+2.18
705	705	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,079	+8.00
710 value added	710	16	152.00	$152.00	$1,079	—
845 value added	845	24	139.50	$139.50	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	331	7	181.00–205.00	$193.67	$641	+3.48
375–395	378	12	174.00–184.00	$178.44	$675	-9.45
405–445	424	7	170.00–180.00	$176.67	$749	-4.73
460–490	477	7	167.00–178.00	$174.36	$832	-2.81
505–540	521	13	160.00–177.00	$168.85	$880	+1.95
570–594	589	22	159.00–167.00	$160.40	$945	+0.83
600–645	618	5	150.00–160.00	$155.46	$961	+5.49
655–695	678	5	142.00–150.00	$147.05	$997	+0.05
700–720	713	3	135.00–140.00	$138.36	$987	+1.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	4	170.00–178.00	$174.42	$569	-3.84
375–395	381	7	164.00–170.00	$167.53	$638	—
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	-41.33
745	745	1	127.00	$127.00	$946	-6.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	+13.43
375–395	389	7	153.00–165.00	$160.05	$623	-0.39
400–440	418	16	151.00–165.00	$158.96	$664	-1.34
450–497	482	30	148.00–162.00	$156.10	$752	+1.04
500–540	514	26	131.00–156.00	$147.07	$756	-4.09
550–595	570	16	140.00–149.00	$143.47	$818	-0.82
600–645	631	19	132.00–142.00	$137.51	$868	-2.25
600–642 value added	633	9	139.50–148.00	$141.29	$894	—
651 value added	651	15	140.50	$140.50	$915	—
652–655 fancy	652	7	141.00–142.00	$141.14	$920	—
710–720	715	3	122.00–129.00	$126.35	$903	+0.89
701–747 value added	736	86	134.00–139.50	$139.05	$1,023	—
750 fancy	750	5	126.00	$126.00	$945	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	19	145.00–175.00	$159.64	$516	+5.81
350–395	375	36	145.00–167.00	$152.48	$572	-0.79
405–440	420	58	132.00–160.00	$151.49	$636	-0.89
450–495	474	41	134.00–153.00	$145.75	$691	+0.01
500–545	521	30	123.00–147.00	$140.05	$730	-3.24
555–595	576	16	130.00–137.00	$134.16	$773	-0.09
605–645	616	5	122.00–134.00	$128.38	$791	+1.63
660–695	676	7	117.00–130.00	$121.29	$820	-7.24
700	700	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$833	-2.71
780–785	783	3	114.00–119.00	$117.00	$916	+1.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	3	175.00–180.00	$176.50	$402	-0.89
285–290	288	2	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$497	+12.15
325–345	336	7	142.00–167.00	$155.27	$522	+9.88
355–395	377	18	131.00–160.00	$144.80	$546	-5.73
435–445	440	2	146.00–150.00	$147.98	$651	+2.98
455–495	479	14	125.00–147.00	$141.64	$678	+4.84
500–545	527	9	119.00–140.00	$133.58	$704	-0.81
560–595	574	9	125.00–132.00	$127.84	$734	+2.81
600–620	610	2	116.00–125.00	$120.57	$735	—
655–680	670	3	112.00–120.00	$117.39	$787	+7.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	210.00	$210.00	$620	+8.64
300–340	326	10	170.00–202.00	$184.98	$603	-3.87
355–395	374	15	160.00–190.00	$176.85	$661	-5.16
410–445	421	30	162.00–180.00	$171.29	$721	+0.68
450–495	477	19	148.00–170.00	$159.86	$763	-4.62
515–545	524	22	145.00–162.00	$152.70	$800	-0.42
560–595	579	9	140.00–151.00	$145.08	$840	-6.08
610–645	624	9	137.00–148.00	$142.42	$889	+2.90
770–775	773	3	127.00–129.00	$128.34	$992	+6.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	220.00	$220.00	$583	+5.00
305–345	326	14	182.00–210.00	$195.95	$639	-5.52
350–395	376	16	178.00–197.00	$187.67	$706	-5.42
400–440	420	18	172.00–192.00	$180.95	$760	-2.47
450–495	469	17	161.00–182.00	$170.39	$799	-1.74
505–540	518	22	154.00–172.00	$165.90	$859	+2.25
560–595	575	7	145.00–160.00	$153.23	$881	-0.04
600–640	611	10	140.00–154.00	$150.66	$921	+2.93
690	690	1	138.00	$138.00	$952	-3.58
701	701	5	142.00	$142.00	$995	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	264	4	190.00–200.00	$193.67	$511	—
300–335	324	7	167.00–190.00	$183.06	$593	+8.95
355–395	370	9	151.00–180.00	$166.13	$615	+4.89
410–445	428	4	151.00–167.00	$160.67	$688	-3.82
455–495	481	8	145.00–160.00	$151.57	$729	+1.39
510–545	528	3	140.00–150.00	$146.78	$775	+2.65
565–585	575	2	130.00–140.00	$135.09	$777	+15.09
605–610	608	2	128.00–134.00	$131.01	$797	—
670–695	680	4	117.00–125.00	$121.06	$823	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1485	1141	80-85%	91	71.00–84.00	$75.52	$862	—
995–1425	1168	80-85%	114	78.00–96.00	$83.38	$974	-2.67
900–1410	1169	80-85%	60	84.00–108.00	$89.37	$1,045	+3.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1185	978	85-90%	62	51.00–72.00	$65.98	$645	+4.62
790–1275	1029	85-90%	65	65.00–85.00	$75.62	$778	-0.85
780–1245	1044	85-90%	75	59.00–79.00	$72.23	$754	-4.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1555	1326	75-80%	35	89.00–98.00	$93.49	$1,240	+8.64
1100–1665	1375	75-80%	13	78.00–85.00	$81.42	$1,120	-8.93
1100–1705	1386	75-80%	44	83.00–91.00	$86.19	$1,195	-4.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–2025	1583	14	87.00–104.00	$99.27	$1,571	-9.96
1100–2115	1610	30	95.00–113.00	$106.34	$1,712	—
1610–2170	1838	10	110.00–121.00	$115.49	$2,123	-1.56

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1025	837	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	592.00–1,025.00	$676.84
960	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–785	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	580.00–650.00	$613.37

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	770.00–780.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	510.00–750.00	$636.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–740.00	$620.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	640.00–850.00	$743.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1115	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,050.00	$901.20
1115–1125	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,075.00	$1,000.30
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	530.00–640.00	$585.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
1150–1315	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,565.26	—
1345 fancy	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1310–1495	1403	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,570.05	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	650.00–770.00	$718.57	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00	—

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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.