Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

3,743 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.33/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 636 lb · 97 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.00/cwt ≈ $975/hd at 584 lb · 88 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.75/cwt ≈ $1,169/hd at 718 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,743	2,559	2,164
Feeder cattle	3,143	2,004	1,716
Slaughter cattle	490	382	326
Replacement cattle	110	173	122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends not available due to most markets being closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	215.00–220.00	$216.67	$704	+8.11
355–389	379	10	205.00–222.00	$210.06	$796	-5.11
400–435	420	6	200.00–215.00	$206.23	$866	+1.87
450–495	475	17	180.00–205.00	$195.94	$931	-2.44
510–537	531	22	175.00–197.00	$191.35	$1,016	+7.59
555 value added	555	11	195.00	$195.00	$1,082	—
551–587	561	48	170.00–192.00	$185.31	$1,040	+5.61
600–647	636	97	167.00–185.00	$183.33	$1,166	+11.47
650–698	683	22	158.00–180.00	$162.94	$1,113	+10.94
707–735	713	5	156.00–163.00	$161.56	$1,152	+21.56
755 value added	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—
757–790	761	30	168.00–172.00	$168.74	$1,284	+18.74
804	804	10	153.00	$153.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	7	200.00–210.00	$203.55	$664	+4.23
355–395	375	9	188.00–198.00	$192.18	$721	-0.72
405–440	417	32	178.00–200.00	$192.38	$802	+4.40
455–485	469	6	178.00–195.00	$184.77	$867	+0.92
500–535	517	17	166.00–185.00	$177.48	$918	-2.45
555–595	575	8	157.00–179.00	$169.02	$972	+7.32
605–620	613	5	155.00–159.00	$156.21	$958	-8.70
660	660	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	+1.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714 value added	714	70	169.25	$169.25	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	4	187.00–192.00	$190.72	$626	+2.31
375–385	378	3	176.00–186.00	$182.61	$690	+7.64
415–445	430	4	170.00–180.00	$173.55	$746	+4.33
455–485	473	5	166.00–177.00	$168.50	$797	-8.13
515–545	524	5	153.00–168.00	$162.59	$852	+11.90
565–575	570	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$861	+0.99
695	695	1	143.00	$143.00	$994	+1.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	336	8	162.00–182.00	$167.09	$561	+3.09
355–385	369	7	158.00–164.00	$161.70	$597	-7.76
400–445	424	17	153.00–170.00	$161.19	$683	-2.63
450–490	473	37	150.00–166.00	$161.59	$764	+1.19
505 value added	505	31	168.00–169.00	$168.13	$849	—
500–545	524	19	142.00–164.00	$155.04	$812	-3.13
555–595	570	16	138.00–156.00	$144.43	$823	-4.09
552–581 value added	573	19	162.00–163.00	$162.25	$930	+5.25
605–645	623	11	135.00–151.00	$139.81	$871	-2.09
620–630 value added	623	9	158.00–161.00	$159.99	$997	+4.99
650–675	663	3	132.00–135.00	$134.00	$888	+1.15
665–680 value added	667	40	145.00–157.00	$155.25	$1,036	—
705–725 fancy	715	2	137.00–142.00	$139.47	$997	—
715–735	723	3	118.00–127.00	$123.29	$891	-5.34
750	750	1	117.00	$117.00	$878	-9.00
765 fancy	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	160.00–168.00	$164.24	$512	-2.14
350–395	376	40	150.00–167.00	$160.90	$605	-1.09
400–445	425	64	146.00–165.00	$156.61	$666	+1.61
455–497	476	34	141.00–162.00	$153.93	$733	+3.51
505–545	523	28	142.00–157.00	$147.30	$770	+3.19
555–590	575	23	130.00–157.00	$141.51	$814	+6.38
605–645	624	10	125.00–147.00	$134.64	$840	-1.49
665–695	677	5	120.00–127.00	$123.22	$834	-4.47
705–745	725	4	120.00–127.00	$123.74	$897	+3.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	88	167.00	$167.00	$975	—
718 value added	718	73	162.75	$162.75	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	5	147.00–162.00	$157.71	$513	+3.35
350–390	374	32	140.00–160.00	$151.78	$568	+9.74
405–440	423	11	137.00–154.00	$145.91	$617	+14.76
450–495	472	17	134.00–147.00	$139.53	$659	-4.37
510–545	527	15	127.00–140.00	$133.81	$705	+6.11
550–580	567	7	126.00–135.00	$130.85	$742	+1.33
615–640	623	4	120.00–125.00	$121.74	$758	-1.76
660–695	679	4	115.00–117.00	$115.76	$786	-1.24
705–745	728	7	105.00–115.00	$109.84	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	277	3	190.00–192.00	$190.67	$528	-7.71
315–340	327	13	180.00–215.00	$195.03	$638	-2.47
355–395	376	15	167.00–205.00	$182.09	$685	-6.46
400–445	425	31	165.00–197.00	$184.05	$782	+5.17
450–495	473	34	160.00–187.00	$174.71	$826	+5.14
505–545	526	23	146.00–170.00	$163.06	$858	+4.65
550–575	566	5	145.00–162.00	$155.87	$882	+3.17
600–640	622	7	140.00–150.00	$144.99	$902	+8.78
675	675	4	134.00–150.00	$142.25	$960	+12.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	±0.00
305–330	318	2	192.00–198.00	$194.88	$620	-6.89
350–385	370	13	190.00–220.00	$205.26	$759	-1.03
405–440	419	21	182.00–210.00	$192.29	$806	-4.43
450–495	474	24	167.00–200.00	$189.88	$900	+2.08
500–540	524	22	159.00–185.00	$171.39	$898	-5.99
555–590	570	12	158.00–172.00	$166.29	$948	-0.32
600–620	609	7	152.00–165.00	$156.41	$953	+1.92
650–675	663	6	140.00–156.00	$147.50	$978	+7.50
700–710	705	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$970	—
750	750	1	126.00	$126.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	324	7	157.00–192.00	$181.37	$588	+7.14
350–390	375	14	150.00–180.00	$173.50	$651	-4.99
400–445	428	13	165.00–182.00	$171.62	$735	+6.99
465–490	478	12	155.00–170.00	$161.12	$770	+12.67
510–545	530	5	137.00–160.00	$148.60	$788	+1.99
570–590	582	3	135.00–150.00	$142.64	$830	+5.95
605–630	618	3	130.00–135.00	$132.65	$820	+7.82
685–690	688	2	122.00–127.00	$124.51	$857	-3.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1490	1147	80-85%	31	60.00–77.00	$66.81	$766	—
900–1605	1205	80-85%	70	67.00–85.00	$74.96	$903	+0.10
1025–1620	1228	80-85%	30	74.00–91.00	$81.76	$1,004	+6.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1195	926	85-90%	20	44.00–67.00	$59.92	$555	+10.57
795–1305	1016	85-90%	55	50.00–75.00	$61.38	$624	—
840–1375	1105	85-90%	22	57.00–83.00	$62.24	$688	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1535	1379	75-80%	15	78.00–92.00	$86.20	$1,189	+16.39
1150–1865	1423	75-80%	19	72.00–85.00	$78.15	$1,112	—
1300–1760	1532	75-80%	9	64.00–71.00	$69.26	$1,061	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1685	1459	13	72.00–94.00	$84.95	$1,239	+4.81
1235–2115	1714	29	78.00–102.00	$92.47	$1,585	+1.37
1410–2010	1767	18	96.00–109.00	$102.28	$1,807	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	750.00–1,125.00	$993.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–950.00	$828.75
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–825.00	$810.80
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	650.00–925.00	$782.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–625.00	$575.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00–750.00	$687.50	—

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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.