Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

2,516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $160.45/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 377 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.35/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 522 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $165.31/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 385 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,516	2,097	3,648
Feeder cattle	1,855	1,629	2,974
Slaughter cattle	423	300	472
Replacement cattle	238	168	202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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
315–340	326	8	217.00–232.00	$220.95	$720	+16.95
355–380	364	4	218.00–230.00	$221.53	$806	+15.11
365–370 value added	368	2	235.00–245.00	$239.97	$883	—
410–445	419	9	194.00–212.00	$205.94	$863	+4.92
460–490	472	6	192.00–205.00	$198.45	$937	+8.20
505–540	523	14	185.00–197.00	$188.74	$987	+1.89
550–595	570	10	168.00–190.00	$180.08	$1,026	-3.52
605–640	623	16	171.00–178.00	$175.79	$1,095	-1.95
662 value added	662	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,165	—
655–690	670	5	162.00–170.00	$167.19	$1,120	+0.84
708 value added	708	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,140	—
700–747	731	5	149.00–150.00	$149.80	$1,095	-14.80
769–770 value added	770	8	152.00–155.00	$153.50	$1,182	-22.81
785	785	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,303	+6.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	4	192.00–212.00	$202.46	$670	+8.10
375–390	380	3	194.00–201.00	$198.61	$755	+5.02
415–445	427	5	190.00–200.00	$193.97	$828	-2.53
465–485	476	8	182.00–192.00	$185.11	$881	-0.59
510–545	535	6	172.00–185.00	$179.28	$959	+0.97
565	565	1	163.00	$163.00	$921	-14.11
605	605	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,022	+2.15
735–740	738	2	152.00–155.00	$153.49	$1,133	—
755	755	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	329	5	180.00–200.00	$190.03	$625	+2.69
375–390	383	3	181.00–191.00	$187.31	$717	+6.32
425	425	1	182.00	$182.00	$774	—
485–495	490	3	170.00–178.00	$174.35	$854	—
520	520	2	166.00	$166.00	$863	-1.42
570–595	588	4	149.00–165.00	$158.36	$931	-7.62
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	-22.00
695	695	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,042	-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
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	+4.00
335–345	342	3	176.00–184.00	$181.39	$620	+6.82
365–390	377	11	170.00–180.00	$172.16	$649	-3.11
405–440	417	20	167.00–178.00	$170.75	$712	-0.14
450–495	471	20	161.00–172.00	$165.65	$780	-2.50
506 value added	506	10	174.00	$174.00	$880	—
500–548	530	20	150.00–167.00	$159.53	$846	-1.02
550–565 fancy	558	2	160.00–162.00	$161.01	$898	—
555–595	574	23	140.00–158.00	$152.42	$875	-7.19
585 value added	585	2	164.00	$164.00	$959	—
600–637	624	22	136.00–152.00	$145.46	$908	-1.58
650–660	655	4	132.00–140.00	$136.99	$897	+1.99
660 value added	660	1	145.00	$145.00	$957	—
672 fancy	672	4	151.00	$151.00	$1,015	+11.00
700–725	709	6	127.00–132.00	$130.84	$928	—
755 fancy	755	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,027	—
750–775	766	4	122.00–134.00	$128.54	$985	+8.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	262	5	150.00–168.00	$156.21	$409	—
305–340	320	21	147.50–172.00	$162.37	$520	+0.58
351–396	377	43	145.00–165.00	$160.45	$605	+5.93
405–445	428	14	136.00–157.00	$149.83	$641	+0.42
460–490	474	7	135.00–148.00	$140.62	$667	-4.57
505–545	527	13	120.00–147.00	$134.12	$707	-6.38
560–590	577	3	135.00–137.00	$135.68	$783	-4.49
600–630	610	3	130.00	$130.00	$793	-8.00
655–675	665	2	120.00–122.00	$120.98	$805	+0.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	8	165.00–172.00	$167.82	$545	-0.79
360–395	385	30	157.50–177.00	$165.31	$636	+1.73
400–445	427	23	150.00–169.00	$162.83	$695	+2.17
453–495	475	20	145.00–163.00	$154.00	$732	+1.31
500–545	523	10	139.00–154.00	$147.92	$774	-0.27
550–595	572	9	133.00–147.00	$140.93	$806	-4.08
600–630	619	4	130.00–140.00	$135.44	$838	-3.23
685–695	690	2	132.00	$132.00	$911	-0.34
745	745	1	123.00	$123.00	$916	-11.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	206.00	$206.00	$453	—
265–295	281	5	200.00–215.00	$207.19	$582	+11.66
300–345	324	12	192.00–212.00	$200.64	$650	+2.62
360–390	376	12	187.00–197.00	$192.42	$723	+2.17
410–445	431	29	179.00–191.00	$185.69	$800	+5.02
455–490	473	11	170.00–186.00	$178.18	$843	+4.60
500–545	521	14	155.00–176.00	$164.05	$855	+1.24
555–595	574	8	150.00–166.00	$157.14	$902	-1.07
600–640	627	10	140.00–147.50	$142.47	$893	-2.13
670–692	681	7	130.00–136.00	$132.55	$903	-6.79
700–725	714	6	120.00–142.50	$132.05	$943	-2.05
765–780	776	4	117.00–135.00	$130.57	$1,013	+5.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	218.00	$218.00	$480	—
285	285	1	216.00	$216.00	$616	—
315–330	326	6	212.00–222.50	$217.41	$709	+10.64
355–395	372	9	208.00–218.00	$212.72	$791	+12.79
400–445	427	13	190.00–206.00	$197.22	$842	+7.30
450–485	463	17	182.00–193.00	$186.61	$864	+2.74
460–480 fancy	474	4	195.00–200.00	$196.21	$930	—
500–545	518	19	170.00–188.00	$176.92	$916	+1.88
552 fancy	552	2	180.00	$180.00	$994	—
558–585	567	13	162.00–175.00	$166.34	$943	+1.16
605–630	616	4	150.00–165.00	$156.33	$963	-1.39
650–675	661	4	140.00–152.50	$145.65	$963	-1.66
700–745	717	7	132.00–135.00	$134.16	$962	—
750–785	768	2	122.00–130.00	$126.09	$968	-1.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	257	3	195.00–205.00	$200.06	$514	—
320–345	335	3	190.00–195.00	$191.69	$642	—
355–385	369	10	172.00–180.00	$177.84	$656	-1.95
400–440	416	9	170.00–178.00	$175.79	$731	+5.49
455–495	469	7	162.00–167.00	$165.25	$775	+0.39
525–545	538	3	155.00–160.00	$158.37	$852	+2.97
550–595	574	19	140.00–155.00	$142.34	$817	-3.02
610–640	623	4	130.00–139.00	$134.47	$838	-5.53
675–685	680	2	120.00–127.00	$123.53	$840	-3.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	22	210.00	$210.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1110	957	85-90%	51	52.00–78.00	$67.00	$641	+11.49
720–1240	968	85-90%	33	50.00–72.00	$64.34	$623	+8.83
825–1265	1036	85-90%	48	61.00–83.00	$73.06	$757	+8.49

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1290	1091	80-85%	20	69.00–77.00	$73.84	$806	—
985–1500	1232	80-85%	33	82.00–98.00	$89.25	$1,100	—
960–1485	1267	80-85%	57	75.00–90.00	$83.22	$1,054	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1535	1328	75-80%	2	75.00–79.00	$76.69	$1,018	—
1185–1635	1373	75-80%	10	90.00–94.00	$91.88	$1,262	+8.46
965–1635	1375	75-80%	20	78.00–85.00	$83.25	$1,145	-0.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1760	1526	14	81.00–99.00	$93.74	$1,430	-2.88
1025–1920	1600	13	94.00–105.00	$99.83	$1,597	—
1625–2075	1832	6	105.00–114.00	$111.59	$2,044	—

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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	14	350.00–520.00	$435.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	526.00–700.00	$612.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–450.00	$432.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	290.00–475.00	$398.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	730.00–815.00	$764.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	800.00–1,100.00	$944.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	950.00–1,300.00	$1,037.59
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–900.00	$775.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	845.00–900.00	$881.67

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)	3	625.00–650.00	$641.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–850.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–750.00	$706.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–925.00	$912.50

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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	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	875.00–1,650.00	$1,180.68	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,135.00	$1,135.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–700.00	$687.50	—

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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.