Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

2,563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.50/cwt ≈ $972/hd at 567 lb · 91 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.50/cwt ≈ $1,139/hd at 688 lb · 70 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.73/cwt +8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 569 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,563	2,516	5,043
Feeder cattle	2,173	1,855	4,158
Slaughter cattle	285	423	655
Replacement cattle	105	238	230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 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
300–335	312	11	210.00–220.00	$217.31	$678	-3.64
360–398	390	17	207.00–240.00	$216.08	$843	-5.45
405–443	430	20	202.00–220.00	$208.11	$895	+2.17
446 value added	446	10	210.00	$210.00	$937	—
455–483	477	16	198.00–211.50	$209.39	$999	+10.94
503–530 value added	508	32	197.00–206.00	$204.24	$1,038	—
525–545	539	21	186.00–200.00	$197.53	$1,065	+8.79
552–579 value added	558	21	196.00–197.00	$196.75	$1,098	—
575–595	591	28	190.00	$190.00	$1,123	+9.92
604–625	612	30	173.50–189.00	$180.20	$1,103	+4.41
654–675	660	8	168.00–185.00	$173.19	$1,143	+6.00
668 value added	668	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,169	-1.00
705–725	720	4	175.00–180.00	$176.22	$1,269	+26.42
728 value added	728	12	167.00	$167.00	$1,216	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	222	3	216.00–218.00	$216.71	$481	—
290	290	1	212.00	$212.00	$615	—
310–345	326	8	198.00–208.00	$202.26	$659	-0.20
350–395	378	22	190.00–205.00	$197.51	$747	-1.10
425–445	430	13	190.00–199.00	$193.88	$834	-0.09
455–495	480	16	185.00–205.00	$189.75	$911	+4.64
525–545	528	6	185.00–190.00	$189.14	$999	+9.86
550–575	565	8	176.00–187.00	$180.44	$1,019	+17.44
601–645	625	26	160.00–181.00	$176.21	$1,101	+7.21
705–740	728	4	145.00–165.00	$155.59	$1,133	+2.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	4	182.00–185.00	$183.55	$505	—
300–325	318	5	177.00–190.00	$184.73	$587	-5.30
350–395	371	8	168.00–180.00	$175.36	$651	-11.95
485–490	488	2	165.00–166.00	$165.50	$808	-8.85
530–535	533	2	169.00–170.00	$169.50	$903	+3.50
550–595	576	6	155.00–170.00	$163.36	$941	+5.00
625	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	176.00	$176.00	$933	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	187.00–190.00	$188.41	$411	—
265	265	1	178.00	$178.00	$472	-2.00
320	320	3	180.00	$180.00	$576	-1.39
355–390	378	20	163.00–178.00	$174.01	$658	+1.85
400–445	418	31	160.00–175.00	$169.37	$708	-1.38
450–480 value added	454	15	171.00–178.00	$177.01	$804	—
468–484	478	32	165.00–172.00	$169.60	$811	+3.95
500–545	523	28	157.00–169.00	$161.99	$847	+2.46
555–590	565	18	155.00–161.00	$159.43	$901	+7.01
550–580 fancy	567	16	162.50–167.00	$164.36	$932	+3.35
572–585 value added	573	23	164.00–168.00	$164.18	$941	+0.18
620–625	622	10	147.50–150.00	$148.25	$922	+2.79
667 value added	667	4	147.50	$147.50	$984	+2.50
650–690	676	13	136.00–155.50	$150.13	$1,015	+13.14
700–740	713	3	130.00–140.00	$136.04	$970	+5.20
737 value added	737	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	91	171.50	$171.50	$972	—
688	688	70	165.50	$165.50	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	180.00–182.00	$181.04	$407	—
280–290	285	2	177.00–178.00	$177.49	$506	—
325–335	326	15	165.00–172.00	$168.60	$550	+0.78
355–385	371	11	156.00–168.00	$163.09	$605	-2.22
400–445	426	24	155.00–168.00	$163.13	$695	+0.30
455–495	477	22	146.00–160.00	$156.29	$746	+2.29
500–540	524	16	147.00–157.00	$152.65	$800	+4.73
570–595	579	9	138.00–151.00	$145.02	$840	+4.09
615–645	628	6	130.00–138.00	$134.62	$845	-0.82
655–690	670	3	126.00–134.00	$130.70	$876	-1.30
725–730	728	2	120.00	$120.00	$874	-3.00

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	—
255–295	271	5	157.00–162.00	$159.31	$432	+3.10
305–345	324	18	152.00–162.00	$157.87	$511	-4.50
355–390	374	15	148.00–158.00	$151.93	$568	-8.52
400–425	415	12	140.00–155.00	$149.38	$620	-0.45
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	+9.38
505–545	531	4	130.00–145.00	$137.73	$731	+3.61
570–585	578	2	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$815	+5.33
615–635	625	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$809	-0.49
675–695	682	3	115.00–120.00	$118.30	$807	-2.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	271	5	182.00–200.00	$189.90	$515	-17.29
300–335	318	6	180.00–186.00	$184.19	$586	-16.45
350–390	368	5	170.00–220.00	$199.86	$735	+7.44
397	397	15	205.00	$205.00	$814	+12.58
400–445	425	21	187.00–200.00	$193.74	$823	+8.05
450–495	475	11	170.00–190.00	$183.84	$873	+5.66
505–545	522	16	160.00–180.00	$170.78	$891	+6.73
555–595	575	13	154.00–177.00	$163.05	$938	+5.91
610–640	630	9	140.00–169.00	$153.22	$965	+10.75
655–695	680	3	140.00–153.00	$146.12	$994	+13.57
740–745	743	2	135.00–141.00	$137.99	$1,025	+5.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	208.00–212.00	$210.03	$693	-7.38
355–380	373	6	200.00–235.00	$222.18	$829	+9.46
402–445	417	16	185.00–215.00	$197.34	$823	+0.12
455–496	481	32	180.00–205.00	$195.11	$938	+8.50
505–520	513	4	185.00–195.00	$189.99	$975	+13.07
725	725	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,066	+12.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	170.00–175.00	$171.00	$658	-6.84
430–445	440	4	170.00–185.00	$177.05	$779	+1.26
465–475	472	3	164.00–168.00	$166.00	$784	+0.75
525–545	531	5	150.00–160.00	$153.26	$814	-5.11
575–595	588	3	148.00–158.00	$154.07	$906	+11.73
630–635	633	2	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$918	+10.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1490	1111	80-85%	23	70.00–83.00	$75.23	$836	—
860–1535	1112	80-85%	23	82.00–102.00	$87.62	$974	—
795–1620	1205	80-85%	41	77.00–89.00	$83.24	$1,003	-6.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1045	841	85-90%	8	44.00–73.00	$56.02	$471	—
825–1370	1016	85-90%	22	50.00–81.00	$73.15	$743	+0.09
845–1315	1041	85-90%	19	60.00–88.00	$70.98	$739	-2.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1585	1369	75-80%	7	84.00–94.00	$88.92	$1,217	-2.96
1465	1465	75-80%	2	75.00	$75.00	$1,099	—
1535	1535	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,412	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1700	1425	16	82.00–99.00	$92.57	$1,319	—
1210–1930	1540	19	90.00–105.00	$100.88	$1,554	+7.14
1220–2120	1765	11	106.00–111.00	$108.12	$1,908	—

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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	11	578.00–970.00	$745.73

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	300.00–525.00	$440.00

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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)	16	700.00–1,135.00	$895.00

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)	4	650.00–900.00	$756.25

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)	2	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,362.50

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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	4	825.00–950.00	$887.50	—

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	750.00	$750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.