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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

10,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.26/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 521 lb · 288 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.70/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 622 lb · 233 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.49/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 476 lb · 218 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,102 6,168 8,180
Feeder cattle 8,503 4,872 6,761
Slaughter cattle 1,093 909 1,042
Replacement cattle 506 387 377

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 17,992 compared to 21,724 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 336 6 180.00–198.00 $190.88 $641 +11.88
350–395 377 37 173.00–202.50 $189.56 $715 +1.80
405–445 416 52 163.00–197.00 $185.42 $771 +6.39
435–442 value added 437 17 182.00–185.00 $184.29 $805 —
450–495 471 96 153.00–191.00 $182.60 $860 +11.84
504 fancy 504 8 183.00 $183.00 $922 —
500–545 525 117 151.00–177.00 $169.72 $891 +4.27
506–530 value added 525 41 161.00–184.00 $173.91 $913 -4.02
561 fancy 561 17 169.00 $169.00 $948 —
561–563 value added 562 80 180.50–183.50 $181.70 $1,021 +12.58
550–598 588 85 153.00–172.00 $160.16 $942 -0.07
602–644 622 118 148.00–162.00 $156.08 $971 +6.63
633 fancy 633 16 165.00 $165.00 $1,044 —
655 value added 655 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 -2.50
661 fancy 661 44 158.00 $158.00 $1,044 +18.00
650–695 664 84 138.00–160.00 $154.65 $1,027 +9.62
700–745 720 32 135.00–155.00 $145.26 $1,046 +12.73
724 value added 724 26 153.50 $153.50 $1,111 +8.50
755–785 value added 762 16 137.00–151.00 $147.31 $1,123 -0.77
755–794 765 37 130.00–153.00 $144.57 $1,106 +19.57
825–846 837 3 127.00–136.00 $130.68 $1,094 —
850 850 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,088 -4.26
865 value added 865 25 143.50 $143.50 $1,241 +13.80
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 +1.32
950 value added 950 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,140 —
1002 1002 8 112.00 $112.00 $1,122 —
1077 1077 9 110.00 $110.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 198.00 $198.00 $416 —
275 275 2 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
300–345 327 32 161.00–192.00 $183.79 $601 +4.43
350–395 374 49 175.00–190.00 $181.03 $677 +6.42
405–445 438 40 165.00–182.00 $175.57 $769 +6.12
450–495 472 41 151.00–178.00 $170.23 $803 +7.22
500–545 521 32 146.00–170.00 $163.20 $850 +4.70
550–595 572 37 143.00–165.00 $155.99 $892 +7.68
605–645 621 17 142.00–159.00 $151.39 $940 +7.41
665–695 679 8 136.00–147.00 $141.49 $961 -1.54
705–730 716 10 130.00–145.00 $139.08 $996 +15.08
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 +10.00
830 830 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,100 —
980 980 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 13 177.50 $177.50 $1,006 —
706–734 723 26 143.00–154.00 $147.13 $1,064 -2.87
786 value added 786 64 147.50 $147.50 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 7 165.00–177.00 $173.40 $564 +9.63
350–380 368 8 158.00–180.00 $169.60 $624 +10.70
410–445 428 5 160.00–172.00 $166.36 $712 +6.52
455–485 475 14 147.00–168.00 $161.81 $769 +16.45
505–545 521 13 150.00–165.00 $157.30 $820 +18.20
555 555 2 150.00 $150.00 $832 +11.41
605–625 615 3 132.00–140.00 $134.99 $830 —
655–680 668 2 130.00 $130.00 $868 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 166.00 $166.00 $332 —
260–290 270 6 155.00–160.00 $156.82 $423 +3.68
305–345 320 34 144.00–172.00 $160.91 $515 +8.78
350–395 379 51 140.00–170.00 $155.01 $587 +6.35
425 fancy 425 1 157.00 $157.00 $667 —
400–445 427 95 133.00–162.00 $151.49 $647 +5.17
420–445 value added 431 18 158.00–159.00 $158.46 $683 —
456–485 fancy 462 5 150.00–156.00 $154.74 $715 —
450–498 473 175 132.00–160.00 $149.79 $709 +6.87
465–493 value added 491 38 153.00–159.50 $158.87 $780 +8.37
500–540 fancy 514 9 146.00–155.00 $151.30 $778 +3.80
516–532 value added 519 133 147.00–155.75 $154.10 $800 +8.10
500–545 523 146 132.00–155.00 $144.73 $757 +4.64
553–586 value added 568 60 147.00–154.00 $149.33 $848 +8.04
550–590 fancy 571 4 145.00–149.00 $147.49 $842 +5.49
550–596 574 137 130.00–146.00 $140.42 $806 +4.75
600–645 618 131 125.00–145.00 $137.88 $852 +5.19
620 fancy 620 1 139.00 $139.00 $862 -1.00
608–648 value added 628 101 137.00–148.00 $144.38 $907 +3.74
650–695 667 57 124.00–138.00 $132.68 $885 +8.40
664–695 fancy 669 6 138.00–140.00 $139.65 $934 +4.65
665–691 value added 685 34 140.00–144.50 $143.53 $983 —
700–745 value added 713 11 138.00–144.50 $143.26 $1,021 +3.76
700–747 729 19 122.00–134.00 $127.42 $929 +0.67
764 value added 764 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,062 +5.00
755–795 765 4 118.00–131.00 $127.05 $972 —
841 value added 841 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,152 —
852 852 5 98.00 $98.00 $835 —
967 967 12 115.00 $115.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —
255–295 282 10 141.00–163.00 $152.52 $430 +7.54
300–347 329 72 136.00–165.00 $150.44 $495 +5.54
355–395 372 66 139.00–160.00 $147.60 $549 +4.92
400–445 424 110 130.00–158.00 $146.01 $619 +8.46
450–495 473 89 121.00–150.00 $138.82 $657 +3.38
500–545 526 95 123.00–145.00 $135.97 $715 +4.89
550–595 574 27 120.00–138.00 $131.10 $753 +2.77
600–640 625 22 112.00–140.00 $129.22 $808 +6.88
650–695 671 9 114.00–126.00 $120.77 $810 +0.90
700–740 721 16 105.00–118.00 $113.38 $817 +3.24
810 810 1 93.00 $93.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 276 7 132.00–162.00 $145.40 $401 +8.02
305–345 325 41 135.00–157.00 $142.94 $465 +5.70
350–395 375 53 128.00–150.00 $141.24 $530 +8.65
403–445 423 42 128.00–142.00 $136.55 $578 +3.85
450–495 472 33 115.00–140.00 $129.38 $611 +4.16
500–545 523 18 117.00–135.00 $128.04 $670 +8.80
575–590 578 5 118.00–127.00 $121.63 $703 +6.43
605–640 624 5 115.00–122.00 $119.17 $744 +8.78
655–680 665 4 105.00–115.00 $111.00 $738 +4.41
705–720 712 5 105.00–114.00 $107.83 $768 +2.50
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 +3.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–592 590 20 148.00–151.00 $150.56 $888 —
647 647 54 138.00 $138.00 $893 +3.00
699 699 8 136.00 $136.00 $951 —
736 736 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,030 —
777 777 24 125.00 $125.00 $971 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 279 10 170.00–195.00 $184.46 $515 +6.63
300–345 325 43 162.00–188.00 $179.75 $584 +4.05
350–395 377 48 160.00–186.00 $176.07 $664 +6.49
400–445 426 55 150.00–182.00 $170.20 $725 +6.24
450–495 473 76 146.00–175.00 $161.64 $765 +7.20
500–545 530 64 142.00–162.00 $154.13 $817 +9.71
550–595 576 51 122.00–154.00 $143.25 $825 +9.43
600–640 620 43 123.00–145.00 $135.46 $840 +9.72
655–685 670 11 120.00–132.00 $126.52 $848 +8.88
710–745 729 16 115.00–132.00 $118.36 $863 +5.16
760–795 778 7 105.00–120.00 $112.52 $875 +7.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 198.00 $198.00 $451 -29.85
255–295 274 9 190.00–205.00 $195.10 $535 +2.28
305–345 329 18 185.00–200.00 $191.75 $631 +5.92
350–395 373 53 170.00–198.00 $186.49 $696 +3.12
395 fancy 395 1 192.00 $192.00 $758 —
400–410 fancy 407 3 182.00–190.00 $185.70 $756 +8.70
400–445 422 66 159.00–194.00 $180.15 $760 +4.55
450–495 472 60 149.00–188.00 $170.75 $806 +3.33
490 fancy 490 1 177.00 $177.00 $867 —
500–545 526 59 142.00–173.00 $160.93 $846 +5.73
550–595 569 50 135.00–165.00 $152.69 $869 +5.99
600–645 625 25 133.00–155.00 $144.77 $905 +5.14
645 fancy 645 1 147.00 $147.00 $948 —
650–690 668 19 121.00–142.00 $135.47 $905 +6.54
711–740 719 4 125.00–134.00 $131.19 $943 +4.01
725 fancy 725 1 132.00 $132.00 $957 —
750–795 765 11 115.00–133.00 $123.15 $942 +1.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 265 8 167.00–185.00 $178.35 $473 +5.85
305–340 312 15 167.00–177.00 $171.69 $536 +6.72
350–395 376 21 157.00–175.00 $164.77 $620 +6.37
400–445 431 20 145.00–170.00 $159.26 $686 +6.28
454–495 466 35 140.00–163.00 $151.30 $705 +8.92
505–545 534 17 135.00–149.00 $142.26 $760 +10.68
555–595 568 14 127.00–141.00 $133.99 $761 +10.38
605–645 618 14 120.00–137.00 $129.24 $799 +10.15
655–695 673 10 115.00–128.00 $121.01 $814 +7.57
725–740 732 3 110.00–121.00 $117.01 $857 +5.44
755–780 763 3 105.00–114.00 $108.07 $825 +4.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1480 1130 80-85% 106 51.00–72.00 $61.08 $690 +2.63
840–1595 1177 80-85% 155 56.00–80.00 $67.76 $798 —
925–1630 1228 80-85% 82 62.00–88.00 $73.77 $906 +1.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1215 959 85-90% 55 35.00–59.00 $48.60 $466 —
750–1335 1003 85-90% 90 39.00–68.00 $55.58 $557 +2.49
710–1175 1007 85-90% 50 44.00–75.00 $59.70 $601 +6.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1550 1356 75-80% 17 74.00–85.00 $79.79 $1,082 —
1100–1900 1398 75-80% 34 57.00–72.00 $65.86 $921 —
680–1710 1399 75-80% 92 60.00–79.00 $71.11 $995 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1935 1467 49 70.00–90.00 $80.30 $1,178 —
1010–2145 1643 49 82.00–98.00 $88.72 $1,458 —
1075–2160 1725 27 92.00–109.00 $100.68 $1,737 +1.44

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
510–1025 765 (<2 yrs)Open 6 485.00–945.00 $775.27
715–1085 898 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 529.00–860.00 $669.48
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 450.00–575.00 $525.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580–710 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 375.00–430.00 $399.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1280 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 700.00–940.00 $871.40
1015–1055 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00–938.00 $923.73
1060–1330 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–800.00 $738.55
1505 fancy 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,097.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,025.00 $1,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 700.00–1,000.00 $920.52
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 650.00–900.00 $743.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 40 600.00–975.00 $777.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 625.00–700.00 $657.69
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 625.00–800.00 $701.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 540.00–620.00 $556.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
745–1135 897 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 750.00–800.00 $773.21
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 525.00–575.00 $562.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $625.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–885 753 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 400.00–750.00 $527.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 450.00–660.00 $526.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 450.00–630.00 $550.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–860 798 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–740.00 $629.40
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
960 fancy 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1345 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 700.00–1,375.00 $1,178.03 —
1050–1260 thin fleshed 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 550.00–650.00 $604.55 —
1200–1300 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,600.00 $1,485.81 -114.19
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 44 825.00–1,275.00 $1,039.77 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–850.00 $837.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 30 800.00–1,000.00 $863.33 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 650.00–750.00 $683.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 725.00–775.00 $741.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 575.00–925.00 $798.89 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 775.00–850.00 $808.33 —

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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.