Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

2,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.75/cwt ≈ $1,252/hd at 871 lb · 58 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.00/cwt ≈ $1,246/hd at 916 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.61/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 521 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,098	3,212	2,965
Feeder cattle	1,569	2,243	2,333
Slaughter cattle	300	839	322
Replacement cattle	229	130	310

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
871	871	58	143.75	$143.75	$1,252	—
916 value added	916	55	136.00	$136.00	$1,246	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	318	4	175.00–179.00	$177.30	$564	-16.37
355–385	366	18	167.00–187.00	$174.73	$640	-3.71
400–440	423	6	165.00–183.00	$173.77	$735	-2.90
450–495	480	26	160.00–178.00	$172.41	$828	-1.95
500–545	524	10	155.00–165.00	$158.88	$833	-9.97
560–590	584	14	148.00–160.00	$151.45	$884	-8.95
645	645	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,000	-0.46
655–680	664	6	140.00–148.00	$145.65	$967	-1.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	+18.42
400–440	423	14	175.00–200.00	$181.97	$770	-8.29
450–455	451	17	172.00–187.00	$175.53	$792	-6.23
500–530	520	13	169.00–185.00	$176.39	$917	+1.02
534 value added	534	4	176.00	$176.00	$940	—
565	565	5	167.00	$167.00	$944	+1.24
605–635	620	16	148.00–165.00	$161.43	$1,001	-3.22
652–680	672	10	146.00–154.00	$151.67	$1,019	+0.05
755	755	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$544	-6.92
370–390	379	9	155.00–177.00	$167.34	$634	-0.19
405–445	427	3	167.00–180.00	$172.41	$736	+32.41
455–470	463	2	162.00–167.00	$164.46	$761	—
565	565	1	135.00	$135.00	$763	—
720	720	5	129.00	$129.00	$929	+2.00
790	790	1	125.00	$125.00	$988	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	10	148.00–160.00	$153.54	$491	-6.10
355–395	383	16	141.00–158.00	$149.99	$574	-2.49
400–445	420	23	140.00–157.00	$147.96	$621	-3.53
450–485	469	22	135.00–152.00	$142.47	$668	-3.28
500–545	521	33	130.00–142.00	$138.61	$722	-1.44
550–585	566	21	129.00–138.00	$134.52	$761	+0.36
605–638	620	21	125.00–130.00	$127.21	$789	-1.17
665–695	685	4	115.00–122.00	$119.47	$818	-1.82
715	715	1	121.00	$121.00	$865	+2.00
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	164.00–165.00	$164.53	$523	-15.47
355–380	374	6	156.00–160.00	$157.29	$588	-2.76
416 value added	416	7	161.00	$161.00	$670	—
400–440	420	14	150.00–164.00	$154.71	$650	-4.25
455–485	471	8	150.00–157.00	$152.59	$719	-3.51
500–545	532	8	145.00–150.00	$147.40	$784	+0.33
550–580	569	24	135.00–147.00	$143.09	$814	-0.38
600–625	612	5	136.00–145.00	$140.34	$859	+2.83
690	690	3	128.00	$128.00	$883	—
702 value added	702	5	130.00	$130.00	$913	-9.05
700–730	718	3	121.00–125.00	$122.68	$881	-3.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	3	140.00–144.00	$142.02	$473	-13.25
360–380	369	5	125.00–162.00	$152.54	$563	+7.74
425–445	435	7	145.00–152.00	$149.88	$652	+1.90
455–498	479	6	115.00–144.00	$137.54	$659	-4.10
515–545	529	6	105.00–137.00	$131.14	$694	-2.44
550–590	574	5	125.00–130.00	$127.17	$730	-0.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	339	8	185.00–194.00	$187.13	$634	+2.15
355–395	378	8	170.00–185.00	$179.52	$679	+2.67
405–445	424	26	154.00–180.00	$168.31	$714	-2.98
455–495	472	18	150.00–167.00	$160.81	$759	+0.95
500–545	525	15	145.00–160.00	$152.59	$801	-0.11
550–590	572	15	134.00–150.00	$141.96	$812	-3.12
605–645	625	11	133.00–142.00	$136.88	$856	-5.54
660–680	667	3	124.00–132.00	$128.62	$858	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	3	200.00–210.00	$206.72	$703	+10.77
355–395	379	4	190.00–200.00	$194.87	$739	+7.20
405–445	424	6	182.00–192.00	$186.32	$790	+5.37
450–495	470	13	165.00–177.00	$171.42	$806	+1.03
500–535	522	16	156.00–167.00	$159.55	$833	-6.35
565 fancy	565	1	165.00	$165.00	$932	—
565–575	571	4	152.00–162.00	$156.02	$891	+2.79
600 fancy	600	1	157.00	$157.00	$942	—
600–630	617	5	142.00–155.00	$148.82	$918	-1.84
655–670	662	3	135.00–147.00	$141.29	$935	+3.29
700–715	708	2	130.00	$130.00	$920	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	333	3	172.00–175.00	$173.98	$579	-9.08
360–390	375	3	170.00–175.00	$173.33	$650	+7.20
400–435	416	11	144.00–168.00	$158.56	$660	-2.11
455–490	473	14	137.00–157.00	$143.94	$681	-7.63
500–525	514	7	125.00–150.00	$134.61	$692	-12.17
565–595	580	2	121.00–128.00	$124.59	$723	-10.50
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	-1.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1300	1115	80-85%	20	84.00–94.00	$89.75	$1,001	+14.23
820–1365	1130	80-85%	30	75.00–83.00	$78.24	$884	+2.72
965–1365	1132	80-85%	55	78.00–90.00	$83.10	$941	+7.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1155	959	85-90%	15	48.00–65.00	$59.44	$570	-6.54
855–1150	965	85-90%	21	65.00–82.00	$72.09	$696	+6.11
785–1265	1025	85-90%	22	60.00–77.00	$69.61	$714	-6.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1555	1233	75-80%	4	88.00–98.00	$92.32	$1,138	—
1090–1480	1252	75-80%	9	82.00–89.00	$85.49	$1,070	—
1100–1505	1369	75-80%	9	74.00–80.00	$76.27	$1,044	-5.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1615	1446	7	83.50–106.00	$93.16	$1,347	—
1310–2000	1783	7	107.00–112.00	$110.22	$1,965	—
2080	2080	1	109.00	$109.00	$2,267	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1100	864	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	705.00–750.00	$733.01

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–890	774	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	490.00–605.00	$546.15

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000 fancy	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
935–1255	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,030.00	$979.42
1070–1215	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–1,055.00	$932.17
935–1225	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,025.00	$983.86
1255 fancy	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,215.00	$1,215.00
1320 fancy	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	850.00–1,150.00	$1,045.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–900.00	$825.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–950.00	$921.43

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–880	827	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–900.00	$856.15
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
880–925	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–925.00	$849.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1015–1380	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,040.00–1,050.00	$1,044.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
950–1045	998	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	950.00–1,075.00	$1,015.48
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	675.00–875.00	$767.31

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
890–900	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1050–1325	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,387.04	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,196.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,300.00–1,380.00	$1,364.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,025.00	$925.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+25.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	875.00–950.00	$912.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–800.00	$728.57	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	880.00–950.00	$922.00	—

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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.