Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

2,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.76/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 627 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $173.58/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 480 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.69/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 476 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,097	3,050	2,647
Feeder cattle	1,629	2,391	2,224
Slaughter cattle	300	480	282
Replacement cattle	168	179	141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 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
325	325	4	204.00	$204.00	$663	-14.79
350–380	370	4	202.00–212.00	$206.42	$764	-6.66
403–436	422	16	196.00–210.00	$201.02	$848	-4.46
475–480	476	4	190.00–191.00	$190.25	$906	-8.25
503–525	520	8	185.00–192.00	$186.85	$972	-3.37
550–597	585	27	165.00–186.00	$183.60	$1,074	+3.61
605–640	625	60	167.00–181.00	$177.74	$1,111	+4.64
643 value added	643	6	189.00	$189.00	$1,215	+9.00
670–695	686	6	162.00–174.50	$166.35	$1,141	-7.17
705–725	717	3	159.00–173.00	$164.60	$1,180	+3.44
753–785 value added	756	12	169.00–177.00	$176.31	$1,333	—
785–795	790	2	155.00–165.00	$159.97	$1,264	+19.97
807	807	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	8	185.00–206.00	$194.36	$649	-13.22
360–395	374	4	188.00–200.00	$193.59	$724	-0.67
405–430	422	11	190.00–201.00	$196.50	$829	+2.35
470–490	484	13	176.50–194.00	$185.70	$899	+1.56
505–548	530	36	170.00–187.00	$178.31	$945	-4.63
550–580	566	19	172.00–180.00	$177.11	$1,002	+4.94
600–645	631	10	152.00–171.00	$166.85	$1,053	+1.11
670–685	672	13	160.00–171.00	$167.90	$1,128	+21.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	184.00–191.00	$187.34	$609	—
360–370	365	2	180.00–182.00	$180.99	$661	-8.51
510–545	528	4	165.00–170.00	$167.42	$884	+4.55
565–585	575	4	165.00–167.00	$165.98	$954	+0.98
635	635	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,029	—
690	690	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,070	—
715	715	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,051	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	3	170.00–172.00	$171.04	$470	-3.12
300–345	324	16	160.00–172.00	$168.61	$546	-1.66
355–395	373	17	155.00–170.00	$163.58	$610	-1.40
405–445	428	28	152.00–165.00	$160.66	$688	+1.05
455–495	476	37	140.00–165.00	$152.69	$727	-3.72
500–545	531	26	138.00–155.00	$148.19	$787	-1.93
555–585	568	13	132.00–154.00	$145.01	$824	+0.49
605–645	627	9	130.00–146.00	$138.67	$869	+1.68
665–695	684	7	126.00–138.00	$132.34	$905	+5.34
705–715	712	3	132.00–135.00	$134.01	$954	+5.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	176.00	$176.00	$466	-9.00
345	345	7	174.00–176.00	$174.57	$602	-4.69
353–390	373	19	170.00–180.00	$175.27	$654	+4.56
405–445	423	32	165.00–178.00	$170.89	$723	+1.77
450–495	476	18	157.00–174.00	$168.15	$800	+3.02
500–540	524	27	152.00–166.00	$160.55	$841	+1.79
550–595	572	17	150.00–163.00	$159.61	$913	+7.10
600–645	621	13	137.00–157.00	$147.04	$913	+0.42
650–655	652	3	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$880	-10.05
670 fancy	670	1	140.00	$140.00	$938	—
746	746	4	140.50	$140.50	$1,048	+0.32
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	-16.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	170.00	$170.00	$366	—
325–340	334	9	160.00–165.00	$161.79	$540	+3.58
385–390	388	4	152.00–157.00	$154.52	$600	-0.90
410–440	425	21	144.00–155.00	$149.41	$635	-0.02
475–485	480	6	142.00–150.00	$145.19	$697	-0.88
515–545	529	5	137.00–146.00	$140.50	$743	-0.54
565–595	585	3	130.00–145.00	$140.17	$820	+3.66
640	640	2	138.00	$138.00	$883	+12.80
655–665	664	8	120.00–127.00	$120.86	$803	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	283	4	190.00–200.00	$195.53	$553	+4.68
305–345	326	7	194.00–202.00	$198.02	$646	-2.54
350–390	369	15	175.00–197.00	$190.25	$702	-0.17
400–445	426	26	170.00–195.00	$180.67	$770	-4.58
455–497	480	42	165.00–185.00	$173.58	$833	-7.35
500–535	522	20	150.00–172.00	$162.81	$850	-5.58
560–595	584	7	150.00–162.00	$158.21	$924	-0.28
615–640	623	11	137.00–155.00	$144.60	$901	-6.92
675–685	682	3	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$950	-0.63
705–745	731	7	132.00–138.00	$134.10	$980	+2.10
770–785	778	6	120.00–130.00	$125.05	$973	-10.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	17	200.00–220.00	$206.77	$676	+2.66
355–395	378	20	191.00–210.00	$199.93	$756	-2.21
400–445	426	17	185.00–198.00	$189.92	$809	-8.37
450–495	472	24	177.00–189.00	$183.87	$868	-9.90
505–540	522	19	167.00–180.00	$175.04	$914	-4.38
555–590	569	10	160.00–171.00	$165.18	$940	-2.06
605–625	613	10	145.00–165.00	$157.72	$967	-2.98
655–670	663	6	140.00–152.00	$147.31	$977	-2.36
750–795	773	2	120.00–135.00	$127.28	$984	-12.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	385	13	177.00–187.00	$179.79	$692	+4.82
400–445	426	19	158.00–177.00	$170.30	$725	-6.85
455–490	478	10	160.00–170.00	$164.86	$788	-2.60
515–540	531	5	152.00–160.00	$155.40	$825	-1.98
555–590	571	12	135.00–152.00	$145.36	$830	+13.98
615	615	2	140.00	$140.00	$861	±0.00
670–695	678	3	125.00–130.00	$126.71	$859	-0.97
725–735	730	2	109.00–113.00	$110.99	$810	—
785	785	2	120.00	$120.00	$942	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1340	1136	80-85%	27	65.00–80.00	$73.89	$839	—
840–1445	1146	80-85%	44	73.00–87.00	$80.40	$921	—
950–1280	1190	80-85%	16	79.00–99.00	$88.13	$1,049	+9.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1130	959	85-90%	11	49.00–60.00	$55.51	$532	-7.78
790–1185	1034	85-90%	22	54.00–73.00	$64.57	$668	-4.33
940–1250	1118	85-90%	22	61.00–78.00	$72.98	$816	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1505	1382	75-80%	15	80.00–87.00	$83.42	$1,153	—
1350–1625	1430	75-80%	12	76.00–83.00	$79.92	$1,143	—
1425–1465	1446	75-80%	4	74.00–76.00	$74.74	$1,081	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1920	1477	10	85.00–90.00	$87.93	$1,299	+0.33
1075–2170	1526	29	90.00–105.00	$96.62	$1,474	—
1345–1845	1651	10	100.00–110.00	$103.40	$1,707	+8.59

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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	3	490.00–550.00	$516.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,111.54
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	750.00–1,035.00	$888.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	700.00–950.00	$835.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,075.00	$914.29

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)	2	625.00–700.00	$662.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–825.00	$737.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$700.00

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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	7	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	950.00–1,335.00	$1,135.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,062.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–900.00	$860.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,033.33	—

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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.