Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $164.76/cwt +7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 327 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $193.00/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 371 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $161.98/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 369 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	866	2,863	3,921
Feeder cattle	729	2,326	3,293
Slaughter cattle	91	268	422
Replacement cattle	46	269	206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate 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
310–345	327	7	198.00–222.50	$213.30	$697	+3.71
370–390	382	5	212.50–217.50	$215.56	$823	+16.60
410–420	415	2	194.00–207.50	$200.67	$833	+9.39
465	465	2	205.00	$205.00	$953	+13.12
505–535	520	11	173.00–179.00	$177.73	$924	-7.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	5	180.00–190.00	$185.40	$616	+2.40
355–365	363	4	178.00–187.00	$180.71	$656	-3.33
425–435	433	4	172.00–176.00	$175.02	$758	-2.03
455	455	1	170.00	$170.00	$774	-1.01
520–525	523	3	158.00–160.00	$159.34	$833	-3.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	323	6	199.00–207.00	$203.30	$657	+10.94
435	435	2	184.00	$184.00	$800	-2.90
475	475	1	182.00	$182.00	$864	-0.41
510–525	516	4	168.00–185.00	$175.50	$906	-2.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	327	16	159.00–168.00	$164.76	$539	+7.04
350–385	369	14	157.50–167.00	$161.98	$598	+0.07
405–445	424	7	150.00–158.00	$155.76	$660	+0.75
450–490	474	9	142.50–157.00	$149.14	$707	-2.25
520–535	526	7	142.00–152.00	$146.43	$770	+1.47
565	565	2	142.00	$142.00	$802	-4.36
645	645	1	134.00	$134.00	$864	+1.05
680	680	2	133.00	$133.00	$904	+5.08
705	705	1	132.00	$132.00	$931	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$442	+6.20
320–345	338	8	142.50–156.00	$149.60	$506	-9.06
365–380	372	13	140.00–154.00	$148.78	$553	-2.07
420–445	431	4	135.00–139.00	$137.10	$591	-8.90
465–490	471	4	142.00–144.00	$142.52	$671	+4.92
520–535	531	5	130.00–140.00	$136.44	$724	+3.61
560–580	568	6	122.00–134.00	$130.04	$739	+1.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	166.00	$166.00	$506	-11.31
400–435	431	13	166.00–175.00	$169.53	$731	+3.49
455–480	469	10	164.00–170.00	$168.07	$788	+5.84
510–540	524	6	154.00–160.00	$157.21	$824	-1.99
565	565	2	150.00	$150.00	$848	-3.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	327	5	190.00–207.50	$200.15	$654	-2.68
355–390	371	14	186.00–202.50	$193.00	$716	-2.11
400–435	418	12	182.00–198.00	$191.50	$800	+0.65
450–485	472	8	180.00–190.00	$184.21	$869	-0.33
505–540	518	9	166.00–182.50	$174.10	$902	+1.92
550	550	2	172.50	$172.50	$949	+13.02
600–615	605	3	155.00–165.00	$161.61	$978	+12.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	327	3	186.00–197.50	$192.87	$631	+4.07
365–395	389	6	178.00–192.50	$184.07	$716	-3.89
405–435	420	6	176.00–188.00	$180.71	$759	+2.37
450–490	472	6	172.50–190.00	$178.55	$843	+3.63
525–545	534	7	154.00–170.00	$162.85	$870	+2.72
555–575	565	4	160.00–162.50	$161.27	$911	+4.66
620–625	623	3	145.00–159.00	$154.36	$962	+9.76
705–740	723	3	130.00–135.00	$132.00	$954	+3.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	320	4	182.00–182.50	$182.12	$583	—
355–390	372	7	168.00–177.50	$171.13	$637	-8.29
445	445	2	170.00	$170.00	$756	-3.87
480–495	488	2	163.00–167.00	$164.97	$805	+1.25
510–540	521	7	146.00–157.50	$150.77	$786	+3.94
550	550	1	147.50	$147.50	$811	+4.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1135	1008	80-85%	8	65.00–68.00	$66.44	$670	—
970–1185	1097	80-85%	6	72.00–78.00	$73.89	$811	—
1080–1200	1163	80-85%	4	79.00–84.00	$82.23	$956	+16.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1015	881	85-90%	5	44.00–49.00	$46.66	$411	—
850–1010	913	85-90%	5	55.00–61.00	$58.25	$532	—
825–1220	1010	85-90%	5	50.00–63.00	$56.28	$568	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1420	1258	75-80%	3	72.00–76.00	$74.23	$934	—
1175–1760	1470	75-80%	7	81.00–86.00	$84.26	$1,239	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1820	1595	7	90.00–96.00	$93.49	$1,491	—
1620–1730	1675	2	106.00–107.00	$106.52	$1,784	—
1790	1790	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,486	—

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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	3	525.00–575.00	$550.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–875.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–800.00	$658.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–900.00	$868.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–750.00	$730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–825.00	$725.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	675.00–800.00	$737.50	—

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	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.