Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

1,808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.83/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 529 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.58/cwt -7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 583 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $191.88/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 418 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,808	3,743	2,199
Feeder cattle	1,395	3,143	1,772
Slaughter cattle	287	490	316
Replacement cattle	126	110	111

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
375–385	382	7	190.00–206.00	$195.17	$746	-14.89
425–440	430	11	188.00–194.00	$191.28	$823	-14.95
455–495	481	15	185.00–207.00	$190.67	$917	-5.27
513 value added	513	13	195.00	$195.00	$1,000	—
500–530	517	9	184.00–197.00	$185.84	$961	-5.51
555–598	583	33	177.00–187.00	$179.58	$1,047	-5.73
605–639	624	18	170.00–181.00	$175.58	$1,096	-7.75
660–685	679	6	145.00–172.00	$165.62	$1,125	+2.68
710–725	720	3	163.00–166.00	$165.01	$1,188	+3.45
790	790	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,264	-8.74
815–845 value added	833	3	142.00–145.00	$143.99	$1,199	—
900 value added	900	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,170	—
925	925	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,388	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	5	190.00–197.00	$193.73	$643	-9.82
355–395	380	13	183.00–210.00	$194.23	$738	+2.05
415–425	418	6	180.00–205.00	$186.61	$780	-5.77
465–475	469	5	179.00–182.00	$180.78	$848	-3.99
515–525	520	6	177.00–181.00	$178.99	$931	+1.51
565–595	574	9	170.00–176.00	$172.78	$992	+3.76
610–645	633	8	157.00–172.00	$164.77	$1,043	+8.56
660–695	683	6	160.00–164.00	$161.14	$1,101	+6.14
785	785	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	417	6	150.00–179.00	$172.93	$721	-0.62
465	465	5	176.00	$176.00	$818	+7.50
525	525	3	170.00	$170.00	$892	+7.41
630–640	633	4	155.00–156.00	$155.75	$986	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	5	166.00–170.00	$167.58	$533	+0.49
365	365	2	166.00	$166.00	$606	+4.30
400–435	424	23	158.00–168.00	$162.90	$691	+1.71
455–490	480	29	160.00–166.00	$162.56	$780	+0.97
515–545	528	20	152.00–162.00	$158.20	$835	+3.16
525–531 value added	529	27	165.00–167.00	$166.26	$880	-1.87
555–592	578	21	142.00–158.00	$154.86	$895	+10.43
600–635	613	11	137.00–156.00	$147.82	$906	+8.01
615–640 value added	633	19	161.50–164.00	$162.14	$1,026	+2.15
655–695	673	4	145.00–150.00	$147.98	$996	+13.98
660–680 value added	673	6	154.00–158.00	$155.31	$1,045	+0.06
725–749	744	5	136.00–144.00	$142.44	$1,060	+19.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	5	166.00–168.00	$167.20	$477	—
310–325	317	14	158.00–177.00	$162.22	$514	-2.02
355–375	366	17	158.00–165.00	$161.40	$591	+0.50
405–445	430	31	155.00–165.00	$159.26	$685	+2.65
455–498	476	26	150.00–159.00	$156.35	$744	+2.42
505–535	517	16	140.00–156.00	$150.83	$780	+3.53
550–595	570	16	135.00–150.00	$143.35	$817	+1.84
625–635	629	7	138.00–142.00	$139.42	$877	+4.78
690	690	2	140.00	$140.00	$966	+16.78
705	705	2	125.00	$125.00	$881	+1.26
760–785	773	2	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$997	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	11	150.00–158.00	$154.69	$512	-3.02
350–395	367	3	155.00–157.00	$155.65	$571	+3.87
400–445	423	11	147.00–155.00	$150.91	$638	+5.00
455–495	470	12	140.00–150.00	$147.82	$695	+8.29
505–530	517	5	135.00–145.00	$140.93	$729	+7.12
560–595	578	4	117.00–140.00	$128.85	$745	-2.00
615–645	621	5	125.00–130.00	$128.96	$801	+7.22
795	795	4	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715 value added	715	11	141.00	$141.00	$1,008	-21.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	230.00	$230.00	$678	+30.00
315–340	324	14	192.00–215.00	$200.06	$648	+5.18
355–395	373	23	189.00–200.00	$192.78	$719	-12.48
400 value added	400	2	205.00	$205.00	$820	—
405–445	419	29	187.00–200.00	$190.98	$800	-1.31
455–495	471	18	175.00–192.00	$184.98	$871	-4.90
450–481 value added	473	6	190.00–197.00	$193.14	$914	—
500–540	521	16	160.00–173.00	$166.90	$870	-4.49
550	550	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$866	-8.79
605–645	618	9	150.00–167.00	$159.38	$985	+2.97
670–685	678	3	145.00–150.00	$147.34	$999	-0.16
715–725	722	3	137.00–152.00	$142.96	$1,032	+5.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	190.00	$190.00	$560	-0.67
320–345	333	8	185.00–197.00	$189.53	$631	-5.50
370–395	377	16	184.00–192.00	$187.16	$706	+5.07
405–445	423	21	175.00–187.00	$181.88	$769	-2.17
450–490	471	29	165.00–181.00	$172.76	$814	-1.95
505–545	525	22	150.00–160.00	$155.64	$817	-7.42
555–580	570	9	147.00–165.00	$156.42	$892	+0.55
620–630	627	3	145.00–155.00	$149.02	$934	+4.03
660–680	670	2	142.00	$142.00	$951	-0.25
720	720	2	135.00	$135.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	7	180.00–187.00	$183.35	$603	+1.98
360–375	364	4	178.00–185.00	$179.80	$654	+6.30
405–445	424	12	167.00–178.00	$171.69	$728	+0.07
465–495	476	14	157.00–170.00	$164.39	$782	+3.27
500–535	518	4	145.00–150.00	$147.58	$764	-1.02
570–590	577	3	137.00–153.00	$147.54	$851	+4.90
775	775	1	122.00	$122.00	$946	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1440	1118	80-85%	33	59.00–77.00	$69.37	$776	+2.56
920–1630	1166	80-85%	47	65.00–90.00	$73.88	$861	—
1195–1455	1337	80-85%	18	75.00–99.00	$89.86	$1,201	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1020	911	85-90%	10	50.00–60.00	$55.87	$509	-4.05
820–1135	1005	85-90%	31	56.00–68.00	$63.48	$638	+2.10
855–1165	1005	85-90%	10	67.00–74.00	$70.26	$706	+8.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1465	1439	75-80%	4	81.00–84.00	$82.74	$1,191	+4.59
1230–1740	1493	75-80%	15	68.00–80.00	$76.28	$1,139	—
1275–1840	1511	75-80%	4	64.00–74.00	$69.05	$1,043	-0.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1860	1674	6	79.00–89.00	$85.55	$1,432	—
1575–2125	1837	3	97.00–105.00	$101.07	$1,857	—
1725–2450	2062	5	91.00–99.00	$93.45	$1,927	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	546.00–700.00	$606.83

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–1,000.00	$941.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–1,175.00	$960.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	675.00–800.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	450.00–600.00	$525.00

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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	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,408.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	725.00–1,300.00	$1,066.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–975.00	$933.33	—

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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.