Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

6,382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.51/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 673 lb · 167 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.50/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 664 lb · 150 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.06/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 533 lb · 142 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,382	4,006	2,164
Feeder cattle	5,314	3,226	1,716
Slaughter cattle	711	561	326
Replacement cattle	357	219	122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	215.00–225.00	$218.62	$711	+4.16
350–365 value added	358	2	215.00–222.00	$218.57	$782	—
350–395	375	18	204.00–216.00	$209.51	$786	-3.55
427 fancy	427	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,068	—
406–448	438	67	191.00–207.00	$203.48	$891	-5.34
455–495	471	37	188.00–206.00	$202.52	$954	+6.21
470–475 value added	473	2	200.00	$200.00	$946	—
500–537	522	17	180.00–198.00	$191.04	$997	+7.04
535 value added	535	15	206.00	$206.00	$1,102	—
553–597	575	101	170.00–195.00	$191.27	$1,100	+14.09
610–645	625	51	165.00–185.00	$182.41	$1,140	+10.15
651–675 value added	660	31	164.00–195.50	$192.54	$1,271	—
650–695	676	136	150.00–185.00	$174.08	$1,177	+5.40
715–745	737	23	161.00–177.00	$171.70	$1,265	+4.72
780	780	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,326	+25.00
840	840	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,260	-14.00
855	855	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,231	—
935	935	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	35	210.00	$210.00	$882	—
538	538	35	190.50	$190.50	$1,025	—
724 value added	724	70	174.25	$174.25	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	4	200.00–208.00	$203.51	$663	-2.96
350–390	371	17	192.00–208.00	$199.24	$739	-1.50
405–445	434	14	190.00–215.00	$200.77	$871	+6.54
455–496	479	25	180.00–200.00	$190.86	$914	+4.26
500–543	534	27	170.00–198.00	$184.14	$983	+7.18
560–598	586	12	170.00–173.00	$170.80	$1,001	-3.43
605–640	627	3	150.00–160.00	$154.99	$972	+10.99
664–685	668	11	168.00–175.00	$173.70	$1,160	+30.70
725–745	732	3	140.00–170.00	$158.39	$1,159	—
755–765	760	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$1,174	-3.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	3	186.00–190.00	$187.32	$727	+4.08
420–440	428	3	178.00–185.00	$182.60	$782	+18.60
455–495	465	4	172.00–177.00	$174.06	$809	-1.00
505–540	518	6	166.00–173.00	$169.24	$877	+5.76
555–590	576	4	156.00–170.00	$161.59	$931	—
605	605	1	146.00	$146.00	$883	-5.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	170.00	$170.00	$484	—
315–348	340	18	176.00–185.00	$179.66	$611	-2.92
352–365	357	17	168.00–180.00	$174.17	$622	+0.92
417 value added	417	17	182.00	$182.00	$759	—
400–445	426	81	160.00–174.00	$171.38	$730	+8.17
456 fancy	456	7	170.00	$170.00	$775	—
450–495	472	77	156.00–168.00	$164.52	$777	+5.34
491 value added	491	4	175.00	$175.00	$859	—
502–532 value added	517	38	168.50–174.00	$170.07	$879	—
505–549	539	104	148.00–166.00	$160.50	$865	+3.69
553–585	573	71	142.00–165.00	$156.49	$897	+7.66
575 value added	575	7	162.00	$162.00	$932	—
604–640	613	67	139.00–159.00	$151.15	$927	+2.20
610–626 value added	613	36	160.00	$160.00	$981	—
653–687 value added	659	102	146.00–161.00	$157.83	$1,040	+0.83
650–698	674	35	127.00–150.00	$144.47	$974	-1.40
677–690 fancy	678	13	137.00–157.00	$155.43	$1,054	—
701 value added	701	19	163.00	$163.00	$1,143	+9.00
700–730	713	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$963	+2.50
785–795	790	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$995	-11.92
805 value added	805	36	154.50	$154.50	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	273	6	172.50–175.00	$174.60	$477	+13.35
310–345	325	29	162.00–175.00	$169.97	$552	-0.12
350–395	376	41	156.00–172.00	$166.19	$625	-0.11
400–448	433	69	152.00–167.00	$162.02	$702	+3.75
450–495	473	62	150.00–168.00	$158.55	$750	+5.52
500–545	521	67	140.00–164.00	$149.78	$780	+3.47
560–595	578	28	135.00–155.00	$144.23	$834	+5.83
600–645	628	6	130.00–142.00	$134.94	$847	+1.20
672–695	677	19	130.00–135.00	$134.63	$911	+7.59
780–795	788	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$938	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691 value added	691	75	164.50	$164.50	$1,137	—
729	729	14	135.00	$135.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	-12.96
305–325	320	10	162.00–170.00	$164.06	$525	+5.72
370–395	383	12	150.00–162.00	$155.73	$596	+4.42
405–435	422	11	144.00–155.00	$150.00	$633	+4.47
455–495	477	29	140.00–157.00	$148.03	$706	+8.77
500–545	523	10	131.00–145.00	$136.84	$716	+5.61
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	+9.02
615–645	626	7	125.00–137.00	$128.96	$807	—
655–690	674	5	115.00–123.00	$118.54	$799	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	196.00	$196.00	$578	-6.34
300–345	333	10	190.00–215.00	$202.62	$675	+1.33
355–395	370	22	180.00–210.00	$192.59	$713	+0.91
400–445	429	42	174.00–200.00	$186.20	$799	+7.96
450–495	472	61	165.00–192.00	$180.91	$854	+4.32
505–545	527	33	155.00–180.00	$164.75	$868	+0.76
550–590	568	23	148.00–165.00	$156.38	$888	+1.03
600–645	624	21	141.00–160.00	$148.32	$926	-0.39
650–695	671	12	135.00–150.00	$139.07	$933	+3.07
700–745	720	3	125.00–136.00	$130.41	$939	-4.59
750–790	770	8	125.00–134.00	$128.90	$993	+1.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	331	5	204.00–217.00	$213.56	$707	+1.41
350–395	375	13	192.00–220.00	$202.52	$759	-4.22
408 fancy	408	3	222.50	$222.50	$908	—
405–445	420	17	187.00–215.00	$198.78	$835	+7.50
450–495	472	16	177.00–205.00	$187.17	$883	+2.48
500–530	518	27	167.00–180.00	$172.65	$894	+1.46
550–590	571	11	160.00–170.00	$164.75	$941	-3.22
600–640	621	19	150.00–159.00	$152.96	$950	-5.21
630–635 value added	633	2	164.00–168.00	$166.01	$1,051	—
655–670	663	3	144.00–146.00	$145.01	$961	-5.98
705–743	734	6	135.00–138.00	$137.35	$1,008	-0.58
851	851	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	186.00	$186.00	$474	-4.35
305–330	322	3	184.00–195.00	$187.48	$604	+5.11
360–390	372	3	175.00–195.00	$183.63	$683	+7.34
400–440	422	12	152.00–185.00	$172.84	$729	-0.34
465–495	482	9	165.00–175.00	$168.64	$813	+2.95
500–540	521	8	150.00–156.00	$152.50	$795	-1.29
565–595	576	5	130.00–146.00	$140.29	$808	-5.12
625–633	632	7	130.00–140.00	$138.59	$876	+5.55
675	675	2	121.00	$121.00	$817	-2.49
735	735	3	129.00	$129.00	$948	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1665	1160	80-85%	88	64.00–84.00	$71.12	$825	-5.81
925–1625	1186	80-85%	75	70.00–88.00	$76.70	$910	-0.23
1030–1730	1238	80-85%	46	78.00–93.00	$82.70	$1,024	+12.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1185	959	85-90%	49	40.00–67.00	$58.00	$556	-7.55
785–1250	1013	85-90%	47	50.00–75.00	$65.10	$659	+3.58
860–1345	1038	85-90%	29	58.00–82.00	$67.78	$704	+6.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1590	1416	75-80%	22	81.00–94.00	$87.85	$1,244	+7.45
1125–1650	1418	75-80%	31	75.00–86.00	$80.54	$1,142	+0.14
1110–1700	1444	75-80%	23	69.00–80.00	$74.59	$1,077	-5.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1670	1438	17	85.00–95.00	$90.21	$1,297	+6.89
1175–2175	1728	25	85.00–106.00	$96.80	$1,673	—
1590–2185	1831	20	100.00–110.00	$106.09	$1,943	—

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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	14	600.00–875.00	$728.50
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	806.00–928.00	$874.67

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	850.00–1,200.00	$1,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	875.00–1,000.00	$928.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,400.00	$1,110.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$875.00

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)	5	500.00–775.00	$670.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	425.00–825.00	$652.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–950.00	$825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$637.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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	14	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,232.14	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,476.39	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	775.00–875.00	$825.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.