Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

6,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.32/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 425 lb · 99 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.31/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 471 lb · 96 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.55/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 425 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,168	13,642	11,585
Feeder cattle	4,872	11,115	9,288
Slaughter cattle	909	1,577	1,543
Replacement cattle	387	950	754

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available due to markets being closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday. Year to date receipts totaled 6,128 compared to 12,170 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	179.00	$179.00	$609	-2.54
360 fancy	360	1	205.00	$205.00	$738	—
350–395	376	21	174.00–207.00	$187.76	$706	+6.62
400–445	416	31	170.00–190.00	$179.03	$745	+2.22
452–465 value added	459	19	180.00–188.50	$183.97	$844	+6.54
450–495	473	38	160.00–186.00	$170.76	$808	+2.51
500–547	523	62	154.00–181.00	$165.45	$865	+3.10
505–540 value added	535	7	177.50–178.00	$177.93	$952	+2.29
552–575 value added	560	6	158.00–174.00	$169.12	$947	-7.11
550–597	573	55	150.00–168.00	$160.23	$918	+3.56
600–645	617	19	140.00–157.00	$149.45	$922	-1.00
625 value added	625	3	159.00	$159.00	$994	-6.86
660 value added	660	40	162.50	$162.50	$1,072	—
665 fancy	665	1	140.00	$140.00	$931	—
675–695	683	6	140.00–148.00	$145.03	$991	-1.05
720–745	732	6	127.00–138.00	$132.53	$970	-2.74
744 value added	744	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,079	-0.88
750–765 value added	757	37	132.00–153.00	$148.08	$1,121	+7.08
795	795	1	125.00	$125.00	$994	-9.01
800	800	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,160	—
850–868 value added	862	3	125.00–132.00	$129.70	$1,118	-22.30
855–870	865	10	124.00–135.50	$132.26	$1,144	—
905–925	915	3	116.00–120.00	$118.68	$1,086	+0.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	36	170.00–195.00	$179.36	$578	+4.33
350–395	376	60	169.00–182.00	$174.61	$657	+2.85
410–445	431	36	156.00–180.00	$169.45	$730	+0.41
450–495	468	20	150.00–178.00	$163.01	$763	+0.85
500–545	528	20	150.00–170.00	$158.50	$837	+6.04
550–595	572	26	134.00–160.00	$148.31	$848	-0.88
600–640	621	8	132.00–156.00	$143.98	$894	+1.46
655–670	663	2	140.00–146.00	$143.03	$948	+8.63
735	735	1	124.00	$124.00	$911	-13.91
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	-6.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	10	157.00–170.00	$163.77	$516	+0.99
350–390	374	17	148.00–165.00	$158.90	$594	-6.08
410–430	418	3	150.00–170.00	$159.84	$668	+0.46
465–495	478	6	140.00–150.00	$145.36	$695	-4.21
510–540	528	6	115.00–154.00	$139.10	$734	-6.02
575–595	583	5	135.00–140.00	$138.59	$808	+2.35
680	680	2	125.00	$125.00	$850	-1.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	20	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	155.00	$155.00	$380	+5.00
260–290	273	4	146.00–164.00	$153.14	$418	-6.86
300–345	323	48	144.00–165.00	$152.13	$491	-0.40
355–380 fancy	368	2	157.00–159.00	$157.97	$581	—
350–395	370	66	139.00–165.00	$148.66	$550	+5.21
395 value added	395	15	164.00	$164.00	$648	—
400–445	425	99	133.00–157.00	$146.32	$622	+3.84
450–495	471	91	130.00–157.00	$142.92	$673	+4.79
480 value added	480	5	150.50	$150.50	$722	—
500–548	526	63	131.00–151.00	$140.09	$737	+5.03
530 fancy	530	2	147.50	$147.50	$782	-4.50
540 value added	540	3	146.00	$146.00	$788	+3.50
560 fancy	560	1	142.00	$142.00	$795	-3.00
550–595	567	61	125.00–145.00	$135.67	$769	+1.41
553–571 value added	569	30	141.00–145.00	$141.29	$804	-0.94
600–645	613	35	122.00–138.00	$132.69	$813	+3.18
609–624 value added	615	21	139.50–142.00	$140.64	$865	+0.29
605–621 fancy	619	7	140.00	$140.00	$867	+7.06
655 fancy	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	+5.00
655–675	665	3	120.00–131.00	$124.28	$826	+1.67
710–730	718	9	120.00–131.00	$126.75	$910	+6.59
723 value added	723	26	139.50	$139.50	$1,009	-3.03
758 value added	758	7	134.00	$134.00	$1,016	-2.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	7	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$397	+3.02
300–345	324	71	137.00–157.00	$144.90	$469	+5.27
350–395	374	76	122.00–159.00	$142.68	$534	+2.42
400–445	425	94	124.00–150.00	$137.55	$585	+3.62
450–495	477	75	120.00–145.00	$135.44	$646	+5.03
500–545	520	58	119.00–141.00	$131.08	$682	+3.14
550–595	573	43	118.00–138.00	$128.33	$735	+3.00
600–645	617	15	115.00–128.00	$122.34	$755	+0.66
655–695	678	12	110.00–127.00	$119.87	$813	+4.67
700–740	719	5	105.00–120.00	$110.14	$792	-5.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	289	5	130.00–150.00	$137.38	$397	+1.61
315–345	329	30	125.00–145.00	$137.24	$452	-2.57
355–395	376	23	122.00–152.00	$132.59	$499	-1.27
400–435	415	16	122.00–140.00	$132.70	$551	+2.58
450–495	470	34	115.00–134.00	$125.22	$589	-0.75
500–535	517	13	110.00–128.00	$119.24	$616	-2.89
560–595	574	12	100.00–125.00	$115.20	$661	-1.79
600–645	621	4	105.00–117.00	$110.39	$686	+0.39
655–695	671	5	105.00–110.00	$106.59	$715	-1.41
710–735	719	9	100.00–115.00	$105.33	$757	+5.33
760–775	765	6	95.00–114.00	$101.49	$776	-6.65
848	848	4	94.00	$94.00	$797	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	10	135.00	$135.00	$837	-11.00
745 fancy	745	11	142.00	$142.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	279	8	172.00–187.00	$177.83	$496	+2.17
305–345	329	29	165.00–184.00	$175.70	$578	+0.33
350–395	375	47	155.00–180.00	$169.58	$636	-2.01
400–445	427	51	150.00–178.00	$163.96	$700	+1.29
450–495	472	47	125.00–170.00	$154.44	$729	+2.05
500–545	524	39	126.00–163.00	$144.42	$757	+1.83
550–595	573	25	125.00–152.00	$133.82	$767	-3.80
600–645	625	33	109.00–144.00	$125.74	$786	-5.42
650–695	676	9	112.00–127.00	$117.64	$795	-7.15
700–740	718	6	110.00–122.00	$113.20	$813	+0.59
755–795	780	3	98.00–112.00	$105.24	$821	-13.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	220.00–235.00	$227.85	$490	+27.85
255–280	267	7	185.00–205.00	$192.82	$515	+7.92
310–345	330	14	174.00–192.00	$185.83	$613	+3.58
350–395	375	29	172.00–194.00	$183.37	$688	+3.26
420 fancy	420	1	177.00	$177.00	$743	—
400–445	421	64	160.00–190.00	$175.60	$739	+4.02
450–495	473	50	155.00–181.00	$167.42	$792	+5.75
500–545	518	54	146.00–171.00	$155.20	$804	+1.56
550–595	572	14	140.00–158.00	$146.70	$839	-0.69
610–640	621	9	129.00–145.00	$139.63	$867	-1.18
650–680	663	10	120.00–139.00	$128.93	$855	-3.30
705–745	723	6	118.00–134.00	$127.18	$920	-2.83
765–780	772	3	119.00–126.00	$121.98	$942	-4.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	170.00–180.00	$175.10	$420	—
270–285	279	7	165.00–180.00	$172.50	$481	-2.35
305–345	326	17	160.00–175.00	$164.97	$538	-7.17
350–395	371	23	150.00–167.00	$158.40	$588	-1.28
405–445	426	22	140.00–165.00	$152.98	$652	+1.29
450–495	467	19	115.00–154.00	$142.38	$665	+1.81
500–545	523	22	120.00–140.00	$131.58	$688	-0.07
555–590	573	8	117.00–130.00	$123.61	$708	-3.04
605–640	620	4	110.00–130.00	$119.09	$738	-0.82
665–690	675	4	107.00–127.00	$113.44	$766	-1.55
705–715	710	7	110.00–115.00	$111.57	$792	-0.11
755–795	775	7	100.00–108.00	$103.80	$804	-6.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1520	1105	80-85%	81	47.00–67.00	$58.45	$646	+2.84
840–1660	1203	80-85%	119	52.00–75.00	$65.33	$786	-3.44
890–1560	1206	80-85%	63	60.00–84.00	$72.75	$877	+3.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1225	995	85-90%	56	34.00–59.00	$46.49	$463	-2.19
755–1305	1017	85-90%	81	40.00–65.00	$53.09	$540	+8.34
720–1205	1022	85-90%	41	45.00–84.50	$57.75	$590	+13.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1790	1324	75-80%	51	66.00–88.00	$76.48	$1,013	—
1130–1760	1406	75-80%	62	59.00–82.00	$68.00	$956	+10.74
1305–1770	1477	75-80%	12	52.00–68.00	$60.83	$898	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1955	1570	32	64.00–91.00	$80.58	$1,265	—
1100–2075	1687	41	79.00–103.00	$90.51	$1,527	—
1020–2150	1724	30	88.00–111.00	$99.24	$1,711	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1065	948	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–895.00	$861.07
730–1350	959	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	565.00–1,055.00	$731.03

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	440.00–480.00	$461.82

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–910	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–575.00	$513.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–965	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$852.02
1015 fancy	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
955–1070	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,226.61
975–1200 fancy	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,425.00–1,600.00	$1,507.62
1005–1305	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–875.00	$806.89
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1050–1590	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	775.00–985.00	$861.77
1275–1545	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,104.12
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	875.00–1,175.00	$980.45
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	675.00–1,050.00	$850.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	575.00–800.00	$698.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–950	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–775.00	$751.17
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	550.00–925.00	$812.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	450.00–775.00	$661.11

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	500.00–610.00	$561.11
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1270	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–800.00	$773.04
1215–1405	1318	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–885.00	$862.43
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–725.00	$708.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–935	841	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	625.00–830.00	$737.70
830–1035	905	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–925.00	$885.91
1145 fancy	1145	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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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
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1225–1450	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,010.00–1,175.00	$1,096.82	—
1230–1625	1389	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,100.00	$992.40	—
1475–1580 fancy	1513	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,307.13	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	775.00–1,350.00	$1,045.83	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–900.00	$821.43	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	625.00–850.00	$752.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–850.00	$833.33	—

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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.