Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

2,863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.47/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 580 lb · 151 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.20/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 625 lb · 116 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.20/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 526 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,863	4,125	2,292
Feeder cattle	2,326	3,352	1,945
Slaughter cattle	268	580	265
Replacement cattle	269	193	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
255–270	265	3	210.00–215.00	$213.40	$566	—
300–320	308	3	204.00–217.50	$209.59	$646	—
365–395	379	9	192.00–209.00	$198.96	$754	-0.02
400–440	423	11	186.00–197.50	$191.28	$809	-12.62
455–490	471	18	190.00–198.00	$191.88	$904	-2.87
505–545	521	17	176.00–192.00	$185.03	$964	-2.06
550–588	569	41	170.00–186.00	$180.60	$1,028	+2.13
623 value added	623	81	179.00	$179.00	$1,115	+6.95
605–648	631	35	170.00–185.00	$173.04	$1,092	+3.97
655–687	678	22	167.00–175.00	$171.86	$1,165	-0.21
690 value added	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
705 value added	705	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,227	—
724–735	725	42	157.50–165.00	$161.49	$1,171	+1.44
765–790	773	3	152.50–162.00	$158.77	$1,227	—
875	875	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,208	+6.00
925	925	3	127.53	$127.53	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	200.00	$200.00	$590	—
325–345	339	7	179.00–202.00	$192.36	$652	-5.25
360–395	381	8	175.00–200.00	$185.64	$707	-4.92
400–445	424	15	172.00–192.00	$186.90	$792	+1.64
475–495	486	16	180.00–185.00	$182.41	$887	-5.18
505–545	525	23	165.00–180.00	$177.53	$932	-0.85
575–592	588	20	166.00–178.00	$169.14	$995	-6.59
605–645	633	12	160.00–170.00	$165.34	$1,047	-11.35
670	670	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,085	-0.53
715	715	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,123	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	183.00	$183.00	$622	-8.31
370–395	388	5	179.00–188.00	$184.04	$714	—
410–440	430	5	175.00–180.00	$177.05	$761	-4.87
475–485	480	4	170.00–172.00	$171.01	$821	-1.01
500–540	527	6	160.00–167.00	$162.95	$859	-11.08
565	565	2	155.00	$155.00	$876	-15.00
770–785	775	3	130.00–140.00	$133.38	$1,034	—

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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	328	6	172.50–186.00	$177.31	$582	—
350–390	363	3	170.00–175.00	$173.21	$629	+7.11
400–445	424	41	158.00–172.50	$166.04	$704	-0.45
425 fancy	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	—
455–495	487	34	155.00–170.00	$162.23	$790	-0.75
505–543	526	44	155.00–165.00	$159.20	$837	+3.11
550–595	568	54	147.00–162.50	$153.05	$869	-2.72
575–589 value added	587	97	160.00–167.00	$166.15	$975	+7.17
620–630	629	12	142.00–150.00	$147.50	$928	-2.91
650–685	668	9	143.00–149.00	$146.79	$981	+6.23
710 value added	710	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,051	—
725–735	730	2	137.00–144.00	$140.52	$1,026	+18.02
760–767	764	6	140.00–147.50	$144.49	$1,104	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	165.00	$165.00	$388	—
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	-8.27
315–335	325	3	152.00–163.00	$157.72	$513	-4.05
350–395	371	36	145.00–170.00	$161.91	$601	-0.74
400–445	424	42	142.00–162.00	$155.01	$657	-1.78
460–495	481	25	145.00–157.00	$151.39	$728	-5.45
520–545	531	14	135.00–155.00	$144.96	$770	-3.03
550–585	570	11	135.00–157.50	$146.36	$834	+1.42
605–645	629	7	125.00–147.00	$132.95	$836	-5.76
655–680	670	6	120.00–140.00	$127.92	$857	+0.38
745	745	2	115.00	$115.00	$857	—
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	268	3	144.00–150.00	$146.30	$392	-3.70
310–345	319	14	140.00–172.00	$158.66	$506	+1.67
355–395	380	23	132.00–162.00	$150.85	$573	-3.49
400–445	415	21	129.00–150.00	$146.00	$606	-2.24
455–495	479	9	135.00–144.00	$137.60	$659	-6.17
510–545	531	12	120.00–141.00	$132.83	$705	-7.60
560–590	574	13	117.00–135.00	$128.95	$740	-6.45
605–640	621	7	120.00–125.00	$121.89	$757	—
705	705	2	118.00	$118.00	$832	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	232	3	202.00–205.00	$203.63	$472	-6.37
280–290	285	2	200.00–202.00	$201.02	$573	+3.90
300–335	320	11	185.00–217.50	$202.83	$649	+1.69
355–390	371	14	190.00–200.00	$195.11	$724	-0.29
405–440	423	12	186.00–195.00	$190.85	$807	+5.11
455–490	476	23	173.00–198.00	$184.54	$878	+3.71
510 fancy	510	1	192.00	$192.00	$979	—
505–540	515	20	167.00–179.00	$172.18	$887	+0.88
555–590	576	15	157.00–167.00	$159.48	$919	-3.10
605–645	626	11	138.00–160.00	$148.76	$931	-5.65
650–695	673	2	132.00–135.00	$133.45	$898	-14.47
710 fancy	710	1	135.00	$135.00	$958	-20.00
740	740	1	132.50	$132.50	$980	-10.50
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	-2.00
845	845	1	107.00	$107.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	10	170.00–198.00	$188.80	$610	+4.40
350–385	365	15	182.00–193.00	$187.96	$686	+4.55
405–440	431	15	170.00–190.00	$178.34	$769	+1.50
455–480	467	12	162.50–185.00	$174.92	$817	-0.87
505–545	522	16	150.00–169.50	$160.13	$836	-5.03
550–595	572	12	145.00–164.00	$156.61	$896	-0.04
600–618	616	12	135.00–146.00	$144.60	$891	-7.27
655–695	676	4	130.00–139.00	$134.77	$911	-8.46
715–740	728	2	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$939	-5.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	376	10	168.00–185.00	$179.42	$675	+2.61
407–445	421	19	154.00–180.00	$173.87	$732	+5.84
455–495	477	8	150.00–170.00	$163.72	$781	+0.22
500–535	521	13	140.00–152.00	$146.83	$765	+0.84
560–575	565	3	132.00–149.00	$143.23	$809	-1.22
605–625	614	5	120.00–138.00	$130.11	$799	-2.27
660–680	673	3	120.00–133.00	$125.03	$841	—
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	—
785–795	790	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$893	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1110	990	85-90%	23	40.00–63.00	$56.80	$562	-5.87
815–1185	1057	85-90%	31	47.00–82.00	$62.88	$665	-3.58
970–1145	1106	85-90%	11	54.00–76.00	$71.50	$791	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1340	1193	80-85%	20	60.00–68.00	$65.38	$780	-2.08
920–1415	1246	80-85%	24	66.00–79.00	$72.33	$901	—
1060–1370	1297	80-85%	14	75.00–82.00	$77.99	$1,012	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1310	1218	75-80%	2	68.00–70.00	$68.92	$839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1870	1449	11	80.00–87.00	$84.49	$1,224	-2.33
1075–2010	1506	24	86.00–95.00	$91.69	$1,381	—
1690–2125	1919	14	95.00–107.00	$99.43	$1,908	-0.25

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	600.00–675.00	$637.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	580.00–730.00	$645.00

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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)	10	550.00–800.00	$652.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	700.00–1,250.00	$1,017.80
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	750.00–1,150.00	$930.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,530.77

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)	9	375.00–650.00	$471.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	600.00–770.00	$658.21
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$705.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	365.00	$365.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	900.00–975.00	$933.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	275.00	$275.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–825.00	$808.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

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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)	5	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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	16	900.00–1,225.00	$1,073.44	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	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	10	675.00–925.00	$785.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,037.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.