Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

4,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.25/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 658 lb · 79 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.07/cwt +17.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 667 lb · 74 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.87/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 566 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,125	4,402	2,403
Feeder cattle	3,352	3,555	1,952
Slaughter cattle	580	607	352
Replacement cattle	193	240	99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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
350–390	362	6	193.00–220.00	$198.98	$720	-15.30
410–415 value added	413	2	215.00–217.00	$215.99	$892	—
400–440	425	3	200.00–207.00	$203.90	$867	-0.84
455–475	466	4	192.00–197.00	$194.75	$908	-1.45
500 value added	500	2	192.00–195.00	$193.50	$968	-3.50
503–540	514	27	176.00–190.00	$187.09	$962	-0.16
552–578	567	22	174.00–182.00	$178.47	$1,012	-1.41
600–630 value added	615	2	170.00–174.00	$172.05	$1,058	-9.75
610–625	622	19	162.00–180.00	$169.07	$1,052	+0.03
660–667	667	74	172.00–177.00	$172.07	$1,148	+21.05
705–745	708	21	140.00–170.00	$160.05	$1,133	+8.57
860	860	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,135	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	9	190.00–207.00	$197.61	$646	-4.05
375–395	381	11	180.00–200.00	$190.56	$726	-6.08
410–445	429	11	174.00–196.00	$185.26	$795	-6.33
470–495	483	36	180.00–194.00	$187.59	$906	+4.23
510–545	527	6	172.00–182.00	$178.38	$940	-4.69
574–598	581	27	168.00–179.00	$175.73	$1,021	+10.32
620–645	637	3	175.00–178.00	$176.69	$1,126	+17.69
670–675	673	4	155.00–170.00	$162.53	$1,094	+22.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	27	154.00	$154.00	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	3	190.00–192.00	$191.31	$631	-4.33
405–445	425	3	177.00–187.00	$181.92	$773	+4.64
465–495	478	5	167.00–178.00	$172.02	$822	-3.67
510–525	521	4	170.00–176.00	$174.03	$907	—
575	575	2	170.00	$170.00	$978	+17.50
620–635	626	4	150.00–153.00	$151.01	$945	+8.45
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	222	3	180.00–185.00	$181.54	$403	—
350–385	374	6	162.00–171.00	$166.10	$621	-4.37
400–445	424	28	158.00–175.00	$166.49	$706	-1.22
450–460 fancy	455	2	168.00–170.00	$169.01	$769	-3.99
450–495	470	47	154.00–167.00	$162.98	$766	-3.61
505–545	522	16	151.00–165.00	$156.09	$815	-3.74
523–530 value added	526	11	161.00–168.00	$164.80	$867	-5.20
550 fancy	550	2	154.00–158.00	$156.00	$858	-6.30
555–575 value added	565	2	158.00–160.00	$158.98	$898	—
555–595	567	63	142.00–159.00	$155.77	$883	+2.64
602–608 value added	605	24	156.50–157.50	$157.08	$950	-6.92
605–648	631	28	135.00–162.00	$150.41	$949	+1.43
658 value added	658	20	157.00	$157.00	$1,033	—
650–685	666	6	130.00–145.00	$140.56	$936	-0.79
725	725	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$888	-19.43
789 value added	789	24	154.00	$154.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	263	3	167.00–170.00	$168.27	$443	+0.78
305–334	324	8	160.00–166.00	$161.77	$524	-6.14
355–395	373	29	155.00–172.00	$162.65	$607	-1.07
405–445	429	33	150.00–165.00	$156.79	$673	-2.82
455–495	481	56	148.00–166.00	$156.84	$754	+1.40
500–545	528	26	142.00–155.00	$147.99	$781	+0.78
555–595	575	24	137.00–159.00	$144.94	$833	+5.21
605–645	623	9	130.00–148.00	$138.71	$864	-1.97
660–680	671	4	123.00–131.00	$127.54	$856	-0.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639	639	26	140.00	$140.00	$895	—
658 value added	658	79	163.25	$163.25	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	150.00	$150.00	$435	—
305–340	327	10	148.00–167.00	$156.99	$513	-1.83
350–395	370	16	150.00–162.00	$154.34	$571	-2.55
410–435	423	14	140.00–157.00	$148.24	$627	+1.44
450–490	475	23	140.00–150.00	$143.77	$683	+4.03
500–545	526	9	135.00–145.00	$140.43	$739	+0.70
550–585	572	10	128.00–140.00	$135.40	$774	+6.98
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-1.03
775	775	1	119.00	$119.00	$922	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	259	10	181.00–198.00	$187.51	$486	-22.49
300–345	317	15	175.00–202.00	$184.40	$585	-16.42
350–395	376	28	174.00–197.00	$183.41	$690	-8.81
400–445	426	32	165.00–194.00	$176.84	$753	-7.74
450–495	471	36	160.00–192.00	$175.79	$828	+1.59
505–540	528	19	150.00–179.00	$165.16	$872	-1.75
550–580	572	15	150.00–170.00	$156.65	$896	-1.39
600–640	622	11	140.00–163.00	$151.87	$945	+7.72
650–695	682	9	130.00–160.00	$143.23	$977	+4.71
705–745	718	3	130.00–140.00	$134.25	$964	+3.66
760–795	778	2	115.00–137.00	$126.25	$982	-10.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	210.00	$210.00	$504	—
255–275	265	5	190.00–202.00	$197.12	$522	-21.65
310–320	317	9	196.00–206.00	$201.14	$638	-11.01
350–385	370	13	184.00–208.00	$195.40	$723	-11.08
380 fancy	380	1	217.00	$217.00	$825	—
400–445	423	14	179.00–200.00	$185.74	$786	-7.55
450–485	464	14	170.00–190.00	$180.83	$839	-4.75
500–540	519	30	160.00–180.00	$171.30	$889	-6.80
550–580	566	8	157.00–171.00	$162.58	$920	-6.15
600–645	620	9	150.00–160.00	$154.41	$957	-1.23
660 fancy	660	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,049	—
650–690	671	7	143.00–153.00	$147.92	$993	+6.34
705	705	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,008	+6.44
715 fancy	715	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,108	—
755 fancy	755	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,072	+8.51
785	785	1	122.00	$122.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	336	8	176.00–190.00	$180.90	$608	-9.10
350–395	374	11	170.00–187.00	$176.81	$661	-6.56
400–440	427	17	162.00–177.00	$168.03	$717	-2.12
455–490	474	12	160.00–171.00	$163.50	$775	-4.11
505–535	519	8	135.00–157.00	$145.99	$758	-6.13
565–585	572	7	139.00–151.00	$144.45	$826	-8.57
610–640	620	3	130.00–135.00	$132.38	$821	-9.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1605	1164	80-85%	55	63.00–71.00	$67.46	$785	-2.22
950–1625	1205	80-85%	78	70.00–78.00	$74.38	$896	—
1055–1805	1254	80-85%	24	76.00–86.00	$80.69	$1,012	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1165	994	85-90%	49	52.00–73.00	$62.67	$623	+1.20
785–1305	1039	85-90%	44	45.00–65.00	$58.07	$603	—
865–1235	1053	85-90%	38	59.00–79.00	$66.46	$700	-0.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1930	1378	75-80%	13	77.00–89.00	$82.91	$1,142	—
1165–1540	1396	75-80%	29	71.00–82.50	$77.96	$1,088	—
1270–1755	1535	75-80%	21	65.00–76.00	$71.77	$1,102	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2050	1421	14	84.00–91.00	$86.82	$1,234	+0.21
1120–2170	1667	23	89.00–100.00	$95.23	$1,587	+0.40
1290–2370	1923	10	97.00–103.00	$99.68	$1,917	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	380.00–500.00	$440.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	504.00–860.00	$608.90

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Bred Cows

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)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	600.00–835.00	$746.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	500.00–800.00	$644.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	790.00–925.00	$880.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,090.00	$955.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00–925.00	$821.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$637.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–650.00	$530.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,175.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	775.00–875.00	$812.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	850.00–1,300.00	$1,086.11	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	650.00–1,025.00	$830.56	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.