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Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

11,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.08/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 467 lb · 184 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.85/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 574 lb · 161 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.06/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 527 lb · 142 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,111 7,020 1,657
Feeder cattle 8,922 5,211 912
Slaughter cattle 1,636 1,241 375
Replacement cattle 553 568 370

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Year to date receipts totaled 74,369 compared to 66,575 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
255–285 270 4 187.00–208.00 $200.35 $541 +4.35
300–345 318 6 202.00–216.00 $208.71 $664 +7.27
350–395 374 42 180.00–215.00 $196.33 $734 -3.11
385 value added 385 10 191.00 $191.00 $735 -24.00
405–446 428 54 175.00–202.00 $189.43 $811 -0.36
460–465 value added 465 14 183.00–185.00 $183.14 $852 —
450–495 471 62 166.00–192.00 $182.81 $861 +1.83
508–525 value added 510 8 191.00–195.00 $191.51 $977 -2.98
500–545 521 58 157.00–187.00 $175.89 $916 -1.67
550–595 571 43 156.00–180.00 $167.29 $955 +5.07
570–592 value added 585 48 167.00–175.50 $174.09 $1,018 -0.91
613–635 value added 617 11 160.00–163.00 $160.56 $991 —
600–647 624 65 150.00–166.00 $157.67 $984 -1.81
650–695 668 95 144.00–165.00 $153.81 $1,027 -2.16
672–697 value added 685 13 156.00 $156.00 $1,069 —
701–742 715 58 120.00–152.00 $147.88 $1,057 -3.27
717–733 value added 730 14 147.00–148.00 $147.21 $1,075 —
755–793 782 24 135.00–145.00 $137.68 $1,077 -8.71
812 value added 812 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,194 —
825–831 830 8 131.00–132.00 $131.12 $1,088 —
851 value added 851 31 145.00 $145.00 $1,234 —
885 885 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 190.00 $190.00 $504 —
305–345 327 17 180.00–205.00 $188.53 $616 -4.37
350–392 372 43 168.00–195.00 $180.56 $672 -5.23
400–446 426 33 154.00–190.00 $176.67 $753 -3.20
455–495 478 43 146.00–182.00 $168.95 $808 -6.62
506–545 527 38 150.00–177.00 $168.44 $888 +2.03
558–595 571 37 149.00–166.00 $157.07 $897 -0.49
606–645 628 45 125.00–157.50 $150.65 $946 +2.32
655–698 687 21 120.00–148.00 $138.18 $949 +2.77
725–735 729 4 135.00–140.00 $136.51 $995 +1.53
770–795 776 15 125.00–138.00 $135.33 $1,050 +5.83
975 975 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 4 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $480 —
325–340 327 16 166.00–192.00 $173.91 $569 -3.25
355–395 380 28 160.00–187.00 $169.37 $644 -10.39
405–440 416 11 151.00–182.00 $173.31 $721 +10.29
465–490 478 18 155.00–177.00 $166.51 $796 -2.31
500–545 530 11 150.00–165.00 $156.94 $832 +0.88
555 555 5 144.00–150.00 $147.80 $820 +0.03
601–615 604 6 140.00–145.00 $143.48 $867 +11.57
675 675 2 132.00 $132.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
777 value added 777 64 151.25 $151.25 $1,175 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 160.00–190.00 $174.86 $477 +1.76
300–345 325 49 155.00–179.00 $168.03 $546 +7.20
357 value added 357 32 168.50 $168.50 $602 —
350–395 374 83 150.00–175.00 $159.59 $597 +3.34
400–445 420 117 148.00–167.00 $159.09 $668 +2.77
457 value added 457 28 163.50 $163.50 $747 —
450–498 468 148 140.00–164.00 $154.35 $722 +4.38
460–479 fancy 476 8 156.00–164.00 $162.17 $772 +1.89
500–535 fancy 508 6 159.00–162.00 $160.17 $814 -4.83
515–520 518 2 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $860 +17.90
500–545 526 104 138.00–162.00 $151.00 $794 +2.90
515–542 value added 535 30 153.00–163.00 $157.90 $845 —
554–570 fancy 557 9 150.00–156.00 $151.45 $844 +4.45
550–598 574 118 130.00–156.00 $146.42 $840 +3.74
552–583 value added 577 34 149.50–152.10 $151.86 $876 +5.86
600–641 value added 615 23 147.50–152.50 $148.23 $912 +5.73
600–645 617 88 127.00–142.00 $140.02 $864 +4.46
600–640 fancy 620 4 148.00–164.00 $152.37 $945 +5.37
655 fancy 655 1 146.00 $146.00 $956 —
650–695 670 27 122.00–144.00 $132.14 $885 -7.05
668–692 value added 686 40 142.00 $142.00 $974 +3.00
705–745 727 12 116.00–135.00 $124.63 $906 +5.08
705–742 value added 738 18 135.00–138.00 $135.21 $998 -6.29
760–795 775 8 120.00–128.00 $124.98 $969 +0.70
783 value added 783 7 134.50 $134.50 $1,053 -8.92
824 824 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,022 +5.00
960 960 1 100.00 $100.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 217 3 180.00 $180.00 $391 —
255–290 275 20 150.00–175.00 $164.95 $454 +3.44
300–345 323 74 145.00–170.00 $156.92 $507 +4.27
350–396 376 129 140.00–165.00 $154.80 $582 +4.43
400–445 425 132 139.00–161.00 $149.90 $637 +1.72
450–495 471 115 135.00–155.00 $146.38 $689 +2.31
500–547 526 105 131.00–150.00 $142.49 $749 +3.60
550–595 576 61 127.50–144.00 $137.32 $791 +3.27
605–645 624 33 120.00–139.00 $130.50 $814 +2.51
655–690 675 18 105.00–126.00 $119.13 $804 -1.72
700–745 732 9 112.00–120.00 $114.74 $840 -8.07
785–795 790 2 110.00 $110.00 $869 ±0.00
845 845 1 109.00 $109.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 3 165.00–172.00 $168.99 $406 -3.62
270–295 285 11 140.00–162.00 $152.32 $434 -4.48
300–345 327 54 129.00–165.00 $149.53 $489 -0.66
360–398 373 51 130.00–157.00 $150.52 $561 +6.82
400–445 427 49 129.00–152.00 $141.82 $606 +2.77
450–490 471 36 120.00–147.00 $137.01 $645 +1.62
500–545 526 31 122.00–140.00 $132.97 $699 +3.21
555–595 575 12 121.00–135.00 $127.89 $735 +3.94
610–640 619 7 117.00–125.00 $121.43 $752 +15.99
650–670 660 2 108.00–110.00 $108.98 $719 -4.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 13 146.00 $146.00 $762 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 240 4 190.00–210.00 $200.41 $481 -11.59
250–290 276 23 175.00–212.00 $191.42 $528 -11.47
300–345 323 61 170.00–205.00 $185.16 $598 -1.92
350–395 372 74 164.00–197.00 $179.59 $668 -1.79
400–448 424 102 153.00–184.00 $172.34 $731 -2.38
450–499 477 106 142.00–174.00 $162.08 $773 -4.24
500–545 522 74 140.00–165.00 $152.40 $796 -2.54
550–595 577 47 137.00–162.00 $147.77 $853 -0.83
600–645 622 48 129.00–146.00 $136.26 $848 +0.24
650–690 669 9 106.00–140.00 $127.87 $855 +0.30
705–745 727 6 115.00–126.00 $120.81 $878 +1.45
755–795 772 5 115.00–133.00 $125.47 $969 +10.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 214.00–220.00 $217.20 $489 —
260–295 277 11 187.00–215.00 $200.30 $555 -16.95
300–340 321 33 180.00–215.00 $199.32 $640 +0.35
350–395 376 60 175.00–207.00 $191.27 $719 -4.17
400–445 421 76 168.00–195.00 $181.71 $765 -2.99
450–495 472 86 155.00–182.00 $172.11 $812 -4.43
475 fancy 475 1 187.00 $187.00 $888 —
500 fancy 500 1 177.00 $177.00 $885 +2.00
500–545 521 58 149.00–175.00 $162.53 $847 -6.08
555–560 fancy 558 2 172.00–178.00 $175.01 $977 +7.01
550–590 564 47 135.00–173.00 $154.69 $872 -2.98
600–645 620 41 135.00–157.00 $146.30 $907 -3.29
650–690 669 20 130.00–146.00 $137.99 $923 +2.66
705–745 722 13 124.00–143.00 $131.28 $948 -1.75
780–790 785 2 122.00–128.00 $125.02 $981 +2.45
862–865 863 4 103.00–112.00 $109.74 $947 +0.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 180.00–215.00 $198.64 $457 +3.19
250–295 276 12 123.00–207.00 $186.20 $514 -0.56
300–340 318 22 161.00–192.00 $176.73 $562 -4.49
355–395 377 39 160.00–185.00 $171.33 $646 +0.27
400–445 423 53 151.00–173.00 $163.35 $691 -5.24
450–495 475 54 135.00–163.00 $152.66 $725 -3.66
500–548 527 51 130.00–152.00 $143.55 $757 -7.45
550–595 573 21 128.00–142.00 $134.31 $770 -4.94
605–645 626 10 120.00–140.00 $131.15 $821 +3.14
655–690 668 5 119.00–128.00 $122.93 $821 +2.44
705–730 715 3 115.00–127.00 $120.94 $865 +5.94
750–785 774 4 107.00–117.00 $113.05 $875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1530 1126 80-85% 190 62.00–75.00 $69.87 $787 -3.82
810–1560 1167 80-85% 222 68.00–83.00 $76.23 $890 -4.32
795–1460 1188 80-85% 107 74.00–90.00 $83.62 $993 +3.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1275 983 85-90% 69 41.00–65.00 $52.94 $520 -10.79
705–1260 1002 85-90% 110 55.00–67.00 $62.15 $623 —
700–1230 1012 85-90% 126 45.00–72.00 $59.13 $598 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1670 1320 75-80% 51 75.00–95.00 $85.96 $1,135 -2.01
1050–1850 1347 75-80% 74 69.00–85.00 $77.23 $1,040 -10.74
1115–1855 1402 75-80% 69 62.00–77.00 $71.23 $999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–2190 1498 49 79.00–103.00 $90.89 $1,362 —
1080–2565 1652 66 87.00–110.00 $101.45 $1,676 —
1500–2380 1855 48 101.00–119.00 $111.70 $2,072 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–880 843 (<2 yrs)Open 2 820.00–995.00 $911.39
760–1100 904 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 557.00–715.00 $649.53
995 fancy 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 500.00–695.00 $583.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545–965 726 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 435.00–615.00 $514.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1005 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.98
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1025–1245 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 675.00–1,100.00 $986.08
995–1475 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 650.00–1,075.00 $878.23
1085–1270 fancy 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,275.00–1,725.00 $1,464.40
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 800.00–1,350.00 $1,006.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 575.00–925.00 $779.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 44 625.00–1,100.00 $813.98
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
815–925 864 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 675.00–800.00 $723.99
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
815–950 904 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 500.00–850.00 $695.08
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 500.00–825.00 $632.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 355.00–390.00 $372.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 575.00–775.00 $674.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–1130 973 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–785.00 $770.33
920–1075 981 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–725.00 $689.75
1070–1220 1141 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 925.00–1,025.00 $967.66
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 785.00 $785.00
820–895 858 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $676.09

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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
1100–1230 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,425.00–1,550.00 $1,490.99 +185.67
1035–1340 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,075.00–1,400.00 $1,237.50 -67.82
1100–1390 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,149.04 —
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 -400.00
1235 fancy 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1295 fancy 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1190–1505 fancy 1348 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,433.77 +70.21
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 56 875.00–1,400.00 $1,063.57 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1040 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,175.00 $1,009.46 —
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 575.00–980.00 $769.12 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 550.00–600.00 $583.33 —

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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.