Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

3,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.25/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 650 lb · 79 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 steers $173.00/cwt ≈ $1,192/hd at 689 lb · 74 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.97/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 425 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,050	866	5,620
Feeder cattle	2,391	729	4,775
Slaughter cattle	480	91	609
Replacement cattle	179	46	236

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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
205	205	1	220.00	$220.00	$451	—
305–345	323	7	206.00–226.00	$218.79	$707	+5.49
355–395	379	8	204.00–220.00	$213.08	$808	-2.48
422 value added	422	10	220.00	$220.00	$928	—
400–445	423	16	195.00–225.00	$205.48	$869	+4.81
450–494	474	32	185.00–204.00	$198.50	$941	-6.50
494 value added	494	22	203.00	$203.00	$1,003	—
505–527	522	9	185.00–195.00	$190.22	$993	+12.49
555–590	571	5	175.00–184.00	$179.99	$1,028	—
622 value added	622	18	180.00	$180.00	$1,120	—
600–645	623	20	165.00–185.00	$173.10	$1,078	—
655 value added	655	8	176.00	$176.00	$1,153	—
665–675	671	4	165.00–179.00	$173.52	$1,164	—
700 value added	700	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,120	—
720–743	733	8	150.00–175.00	$161.16	$1,181	—
770	770	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,078	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	200.00–202.00	$201.00	$573	—
310–330	322	10	190.00–215.00	$207.58	$668	+4.28
360–395	374	9	184.00–205.00	$194.26	$727	—
410–445	426	7	190.00–199.00	$194.15	$827	+10.15
455–485	469	6	180.00–190.00	$184.14	$864	+2.14
505–540	527	24	172.00–192.00	$182.94	$964	+7.44
555–595	576	11	160.00–185.00	$172.17	$992	—
600–640	624	6	155.00–180.00	$165.74	$1,034	—
665	665	1	146.00	$146.00	$971	—
735	735	1	135.00	$135.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
689 value added	689	74	173.00	$173.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	4	188.00–190.00	$189.50	$697	+8.79
425–430	428	3	175.00–180.00	$177.67	$760	+2.65
505–545	521	4	150.00–177.00	$162.87	$849	+3.53
585–590	588	2	164.00–166.00	$165.00	$970	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	188.00	$188.00	$461	—
255	255	2	185.00	$185.00	$472	—
315–325	320	4	175.00–182.00	$179.26	$574	+13.26
355–399	379	27	167.00–180.00	$170.71	$647	—
400–445	420	48	164.00–177.00	$169.12	$710	-0.41
425–447 fancy	445	13	175.00–178.00	$177.78	$791	—
455–485 fancy	465	5	169.00–173.00	$170.19	$791	—
453–495	469	41	158.00–170.00	$165.13	$774	-2.94
506–525 value added	517	7	165.00–170.00	$167.61	$867	—
500–545	520	43	152.00–166.00	$158.76	$826	+1.55
554–582 value added	567	25	160.00–168.00	$166.82	$946	—
550–580	568	19	140.00–160.00	$152.51	$866	+2.51
565–580 fancy	579	12	158.50–160.00	$158.62	$918	—
606 value added	606	3	152.50	$152.50	$924	—
610–645	627	18	140.00–155.00	$146.62	$919	—
650–695	677	16	135.00–154.00	$145.05	$982	—
712 value added	712	2	140.00	$140.00	$997	—
705–745	714	9	134.00–148.00	$140.18	$1,001	—
770	770	2	130.00–142.00	$136.00	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	4	180.00–185.00	$183.04	$436	—
275–290	283	2	168.00–180.00	$174.16	$493	—
305–345	330	14	162.00–175.00	$170.27	$562	+5.51
350–395	374	31	159.00–170.00	$164.98	$617	+3.00
400–445	422	19	152.00–165.00	$159.61	$674	+3.85
450–495	477	36	147.00–161.00	$156.41	$746	+7.27
505–545	525	24	144.00–158.00	$150.12	$788	+3.69
555–595	574	11	137.00–151.00	$144.52	$830	+2.52
610–645	628	8	130.00–145.00	$136.99	$860	+2.99
650	650	1	127.00	$127.00	$826	-6.00
725–735	729	5	122.00–135.00	$128.40	$936	-3.60
792	792	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650 value added	650	79	165.25	$165.25	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	156.00	$156.00	$460	+3.50
305–345	325	9	150.00–169.00	$158.21	$514	+8.61
350–395	373	18	150.00–162.00	$155.42	$580	+6.64
400–445	425	24	142.00–157.00	$149.43	$635	+12.33
455–495	469	12	140.00–150.00	$146.07	$685	+3.55
505–545	526	7	137.00–145.00	$141.04	$742	+4.60
575–590	583	2	136.00–137.00	$136.51	$796	+6.47
610–640	627	5	120.00–130.00	$125.20	$785	—
715	715	1	108.00	$108.00	$772	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	268	3	186.00–197.00	$190.85	$511	—
315–345	338	12	195.00–205.00	$200.56	$678	+7.69
350–397	380	14	180.00–210.00	$190.42	$724	+6.35
405–445	422	46	170.00–200.00	$185.25	$782	+4.54
455–495	475	27	162.00–190.00	$180.93	$859	+2.38
500–545	526	24	147.00–178.00	$168.39	$886	+5.54
555–595	566	10	150.00–162.00	$158.49	$897	-2.78
600–645	625	17	140.00–163.00	$151.52	$947	-2.84
660–695	683	3	135.00–143.00	$139.97	$956	—
715	715	1	132.00	$132.00	$944	±0.00
790–795	791	4	134.00–139.00	$135.26	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	216	4	204.00–206.00	$205.49	$444	—
310–345	333	12	194.00–215.00	$204.11	$680	+3.96
355–380	366	9	192.00–209.00	$202.14	$740	+9.14
405–445	424	24	188.00–215.00	$198.29	$841	+6.79
450–495	472	34	185.00–205.00	$193.77	$915	+9.56
500–535	518	24	173.00–190.00	$179.42	$929	+5.32
550–560 fancy	555	2	174.00–177.00	$175.49	$974	—
555–595	571	16	156.00–177.00	$167.24	$955	-5.26
615–640	626	7	155.00–163.00	$160.70	$1,006	-0.91
655–695	682	6	145.00–155.00	$149.67	$1,021	—
715–745	730	2	140.00–148.00	$144.08	$1,052	—
775	775	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	182.00	$182.00	$410	—
330–340	333	3	190.00–197.00	$194.01	$646	+11.89
350–385	375	9	157.00–185.00	$174.97	$656	+3.84
405–445	426	10	170.00–180.00	$177.15	$755	+7.15
450–495	473	14	154.00–177.00	$167.46	$792	+2.49
500–540	523	10	140.00–166.00	$157.38	$823	+6.61
550–575	564	4	122.00–150.00	$131.38	$741	-16.12
640	640	1	140.00	$140.00	$896	—
675–695	687	3	120.00–135.00	$127.68	$877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1600	1173	80-85%	45	65.00–79.00	$71.28	$836	-10.95
875–1635	1198	80-85%	77	71.00–86.00	$78.60	$942	-3.63
920–1595	1236	80-85%	23	78.00–90.00	$83.26	$1,029	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1145	967	85-90%	24	50.00–70.00	$63.29	$612	—
880–1275	1037	85-90%	27	55.00–82.00	$68.90	$714	+12.62
850–1325	1045	85-90%	39	49.00–77.00	$67.89	$709	+11.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1690	1487	75-80%	5	80.00–94.00	$85.81	$1,276	+1.55
1255–2005	1523	75-80%	11	72.00–88.00	$79.44	$1,210	—
1355–2140	1539	75-80%	17	71.00–83.00	$79.29	$1,220	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1895	1495	14	82.00–93.00	$87.60	$1,310	—
1190–2125	1677	17	90.00–100.00	$94.81	$1,590	-11.71
1695–2315	1952	7	97.00–104.00	$100.98	$1,971	—

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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	20	533.00–1,050.00	$850.65

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	570.00–825.00	$666.43

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	475.00–825.00	$633.93
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	650.00–750.00	$695.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	775.00–950.00	$830.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	600.00–925.00	$725.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	400.00–500.00	$440.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$837.50

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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	6	900.00–1,000.00	$966.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,091.67	—

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	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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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.