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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

2,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.50/cwt ≈ $1,133/hd at 693 lb · 74 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.40/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 426 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $203.89/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 478 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,723 3,582 1,185
Feeder cattle 2,167 2,798 927
Slaughter cattle 364 476 186
Replacement cattle 192 308 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 365 14 195.00–220.00 $210.16 $767 -8.10
415–435 429 26 200.00–217.00 $202.00 $867 -13.21
455–495 478 55 196.00–210.00 $203.89 $975 -0.72
500–545 519 16 183.00–202.00 $192.44 $999 -7.59
555–585 571 19 175.00–196.00 $189.08 $1,080 -0.26
600–625 617 7 177.00–188.00 $184.48 $1,138 +7.82
641 value added 641 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,192 +0.13
655 value added 655 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,251 -0.21
670–680 673 4 160.00–184.00 $177.93 $1,197 +3.42
710–715 713 4 167.00–171.00 $169.01 $1,205 -4.29
736 value added 736 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,325 —
770–785 778 2 167.00–170.00 $168.49 $1,311 +6.12
845 value added 845 23 167.00 $167.00 $1,411 —
1003 1003 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 8 204.00–210.00 $207.18 $677 -7.73
365–395 376 13 180.00–208.00 $197.53 $743 -11.46
405–440 425 12 170.00–205.00 $192.01 $816 -8.46
450–490 470 12 165.00–193.00 $182.61 $858 -3.46
515–530 521 5 180.00–189.00 $184.98 $964 -0.74
580 580 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,090 +11.78
625 625 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 +1.39
690 690 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,187 +3.04
730 730 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 48 190.50 $190.50 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 190.00–200.00 $195.00 $653 -12.66
360–375 371 6 181.00–195.00 $186.95 $694 -12.15
415 415 4 190.00 $190.00 $788 —
465–485 476 7 165.00–189.00 $180.81 $861 -1.51
525–540 530 3 180.00–182.00 $181.32 $961 +17.05
595 595 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,012 +8.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 186.00 $186.00 $632 +5.00
360–385 373 10 180.00–188.00 $182.06 $679 +2.43
405–445 426 57 173.00–182.00 $177.21 $755 +3.24
435 value added 435 3 181.00 $181.00 $787 -3.78
455–495 473 21 167.00–177.00 $172.96 $818 +1.14
500–530 518 35 160.00–174.00 $168.77 $874 +1.29
560–565 value added 561 19 169.00–175.00 $173.10 $971 +0.10
555–584 576 33 154.00–171.00 $167.60 $965 +5.84
600–630 618 10 150.00–160.00 $154.60 $955 -7.31
630 value added 630 16 164.00 $164.00 $1,033 —
660–680 669 6 147.00–158.00 $153.48 $1,027 -6.21
673–680 value added 673 19 160.00–163.00 $162.84 $1,096 +5.84
725–735 733 5 137.00–150.00 $139.57 $1,023 -17.21
760–795 768 10 127.00–140.00 $136.94 $1,052 -3.06
801 value added 801 15 147.00 $147.00 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 180.00 $180.00 $477 +2.92
330–335 333 4 176.00–180.00 $177.98 $593 +4.44
360–395 377 25 160.00–178.00 $170.53 $643 +0.47
400–445 429 23 154.00–173.00 $165.23 $709 -1.88
460–495 475 19 145.00–168.00 $160.98 $765 -1.90
510–530 521 14 132.00–160.00 $151.88 $791 -7.15
575 575 4 150.00–155.00 $153.75 $884 -1.90
605–645 629 9 137.00–150.00 $144.41 $908 -9.08
705–735 720 2 130.00–137.00 $133.43 $961 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 value added 693 74 163.50 $163.50 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 15 151.00–175.00 $165.02 $548 +0.56
360–385 378 8 146.00–170.00 $160.52 $607 -0.82
400–425 416 15 141.00–160.00 $151.96 $632 -5.23
465–495 486 5 147.00–160.00 $155.54 $756 +7.24
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 -1.14
565 565 3 150.00 $150.00 $848 +8.79
625 625 3 136.00 $136.00 $850 -3.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 203.00 $203.00 $457 +3.00
265 265 4 200.00 $200.00 $530 +5.37
300–345 334 14 196.00–210.00 $200.98 $671 +2.41
350–395 375 28 185.00–200.00 $193.16 $724 -1.69
400–445 429 14 175.00–192.00 $184.29 $791 -9.16
455–495 471 20 170.00–186.00 $177.27 $835 -2.55
500–545 531 13 163.00–175.00 $168.81 $896 -5.36
555–580 564 8 155.00–173.00 $162.21 $915 -1.02
620–640 628 8 150.00–160.00 $154.87 $973 +3.59
650–690 664 6 144.00–155.00 $149.30 $991 +2.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 5 210.00–217.00 $213.33 $683 +5.18
355–395 374 14 200.00–210.00 $203.92 $763 -0.25
400–435 424 17 187.00–200.00 $195.51 $829 +2.30
455–485 465 10 180.00–195.00 $188.15 $875 -3.86
500–535 524 15 170.00–194.00 $182.77 $958 +3.59
560–595 582 7 165.00–184.00 $177.29 $1,032 +1.93
620–640 630 2 162.00–170.00 $165.94 $1,045 +0.94
655 655 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,081 +9.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 324 10 175.00–190.00 $183.84 $596 +0.67
395 395 3 189.00 $189.00 $747 +7.00
415–440 426 7 170.00–180.00 $176.62 $752 -3.10
455–490 474 7 162.00–176.00 $167.77 $795 -5.62
535 535 2 168.00 $168.00 $899 +2.00
580 580 6 160.00–162.00 $160.67 $932 +10.67
620–635 630 3 144.00–152.00 $149.38 $941 —
730 730 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,051 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1445 1051 80-85% 43 70.00–85.00 $81.66 $858 —
955–1450 1120 80-85% 52 79.00–92.00 $88.71 $994 -0.83
985–1470 1202 80-85% 47 86.00–98.00 $93.91 $1,129 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1020 931 85-90% 9 63.00–68.00 $66.34 $618 —
755–1240 966 85-90% 36 69.00–85.00 $72.83 $704 -7.23
785–1260 997 85-90% 24 63.00–86.00 $75.49 $753 +1.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1455 1338 75-80% 7 88.00–98.00 $92.04 $1,231 -8.62
1105–1475 1369 75-80% 5 80.00–89.00 $85.22 $1,167 -5.87
1185–1575 1409 75-80% 14 80.00–95.00 $90.92 $1,281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1770 1518 6 90.00–104.00 $95.17 $1,445 —
1275–1760 1629 5 108.00–113.00 $109.91 $1,790 +6.10
1460–2145 1697 14 98.00–109.00 $102.96 $1,747 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 585.00–730.00 $633.33
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 22 1,100.00–1,750.00 $1,431.82
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 385.00–500.00 $428.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 550.00–750.00 $656.11
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,025.00–1,415.00 $1,181.07
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 750.00–1,075.00 $919.74
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 600.00–800.00 $683.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–810.00 $805.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–1,000.00 $966.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 760.00–975.00 $853.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 700.00–950.00 $816.67 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 950.00–1,300.00 $1,142.11 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 675.00–725.00 $708.33 —

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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.