Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

2,226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $214.10/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 416 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.00/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 424 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.22/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 466 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,226	2,723	3,185
Feeder cattle	1,609	2,167	2,562
Slaughter cattle	370	364	449
Replacement cattle	247	192	174

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
290	290	1	260.00	$260.00	$754	—
345	345	9	220.00–237.50	$225.00	$776	—
360–395	378	7	203.00–232.50	$223.38	$844	+13.22
400–410 value added	405	2	225.00–235.00	$230.06	$932	—
400–435	417	36	192.00–225.00	$213.21	$889	+11.21
451–486	460	20	189.00–216.00	$207.82	$956	+3.93
465 value added	465	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,000	—
500–540	522	17	181.00–205.00	$195.58	$1,021	+3.14
550–595	576	23	180.00–193.50	$188.98	$1,089	-0.10
605–625 value added	615	2	188.00–192.00	$190.03	$1,169	+4.03
647	647	2	179.00	$179.00	$1,158	-5.48
650–695	670	15	165.00–185.00	$177.07	$1,186	-0.86
798	798	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,213	-16.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	7	200.00–225.00	$215.51	$700	+8.33
360–395	375	4	204.00–215.00	$208.94	$784	+11.41
415–440	423	3	185.00–189.00	$186.39	$788	-5.62
455–485	467	8	186.00–197.00	$188.41	$880	+5.80
505–540	514	4	173.00–182.00	$175.74	$903	-9.24
570–590	578	4	172.00–175.00	$173.51	$1,003	-14.49
615–640	623	3	158.00–160.00	$159.32	$993	-20.68
690	690	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,104	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	230.00	$230.00	$678	—
305–325	320	4	192.00–200.00	$196.78	$630	+1.78
390	390	1	180.00	$180.00	$702	-6.95
425–445	434	7	175.00–187.00	$182.72	$793	-7.28
455–495	480	4	170.00–180.00	$175.05	$840	-5.76
510–545	528	2	150.00–160.00	$154.83	$818	-26.49
675–690	680	3	125.00–135.00	$131.62	$895	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	228	3	210.00–215.00	$213.25	$486	—
260	260	1	200.00	$200.00	$520	—
305–340	324	12	180.00–192.00	$184.18	$597	-1.82
350–390	373	12	175.00–185.00	$178.38	$665	-3.68
400–445	424	34	172.00–180.00	$176.00	$746	-1.21
450–475 fancy	463	3	177.00–180.00	$177.97	$824	—
450–485	466	31	167.00–176.00	$170.57	$795	-2.39
505–545	518	30	160.00–170.00	$165.20	$856	-3.57
520 value added	520	4	176.00	$176.00	$915	—
555–565 fancy	560	2	165.00–167.00	$166.01	$930	—
570 value added	570	2	170.00	$170.00	$969	-3.10
565–590	578	13	152.00–162.00	$160.06	$925	-7.54
600 fancy	600	1	163.00	$163.00	$978	—
610 value added	610	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,025	+4.00
605–620	615	7	145.00–160.00	$153.41	$943	-1.19
670 fancy	670	1	145.00	$145.00	$972	—
655–690	681	11	136.00–152.50	$140.88	$959	-12.60
755	755	1	127.00	$127.00	$959	-9.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	184.00	$184.00	$488	+4.00
305–345	332	14	167.50–185.00	$178.69	$593	+0.71
350–397	380	29	165.00–178.00	$173.36	$659	+2.83
400–445	425	27	157.50–177.00	$165.42	$703	+0.19
450–495	477	22	150.00–166.00	$160.73	$767	-0.25
505–545	532	15	150.00–160.00	$156.36	$832	+4.48
550–590	571	17	140.00–150.00	$143.65	$820	-10.10
600–645	623	2	137.00–142.00	$139.59	$870	-4.82
670–695	681	7	130.00–145.00	$137.19	$934	—
700–730	717	6	125.00–143.00	$136.36	$978	+2.93
765–780	773	2	120.00–135.00	$127.43	$985	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	5	168.00–180.00	$176.79	$513	—
305–345	333	19	157.00–177.00	$164.55	$548	-0.47
355–390	372	15	147.00–170.00	$159.87	$595	-0.65
405–435	423	6	151.00–160.00	$153.85	$651	+1.89
480–485	483	3	150.00–154.00	$152.68	$737	-2.86
520–530	524	5	140.00–149.00	$143.61	$753	-1.39
575	575	1	147.00	$147.00	$845	-3.00
625–645	635	2	110.00–118.00	$114.06	$724	-21.94
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	215.00–222.50	$218.37	$487	+15.37
260–285	274	10	200.00–210.00	$202.67	$555	+2.67
300–330	321	11	202.00–215.00	$206.10	$662	+5.12
365–395	380	8	191.00–205.00	$195.20	$742	+2.04
400–445	423	19	180.00–198.00	$189.85	$803	+5.56
460–495	483	18	176.00–190.00	$181.08	$875	+3.81
500–545	528	11	169.00–177.50	$173.34	$915	+4.53
550–595	574	8	160.00–172.00	$165.21	$948	+3.00
600–645	620	6	150.00–157.50	$153.79	$953	-1.08
660–680	668	3	142.00–150.00	$146.35	$978	-2.95
700–730	718	4	135.00–140.00	$137.28	$986	—
750–755	753	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$913	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	3	230.00–240.00	$233.36	$532	—
255–285	272	3	222.00–235.00	$228.77	$622	—
310–345	323	10	210.00–230.00	$219.04	$707	+5.71
350–395	374	10	196.00–225.00	$208.12	$778	+4.20
410–445	430	20	186.00–210.00	$199.26	$857	+3.75
450–495	469	17	182.00–197.00	$189.42	$888	+1.27
500 fancy	500	2	192.00–195.00	$193.50	$968	—
500–540	531	11	174.00–190.00	$180.03	$956	-2.74
550–595	574	13	170.00–182.00	$176.61	$1,014	-0.68
605–630	617	3	160.00–168.00	$165.17	$1,019	-0.77
740–745	743	2	147.00–147.50	$147.25	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	210.00	$210.00	$504	—
315–340	323	5	190.00–200.00	$195.46	$631	+11.62
350–390	375	8	170.00–195.00	$185.08	$694	-3.92
405–435	423	5	169.00–185.00	$175.92	$744	-0.70
450–495	479	9	157.00–177.00	$167.46	$802	-0.31
515–525	518	3	159.00–172.00	$165.38	$857	-2.62
560	560	1	157.00	$157.00	$879	-3.67
625	625	1	147.00	$147.00	$919	-2.38
685	685	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,000	—
755–780	768	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$1,064	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1485	1153	80-85%	36	72.00–94.00	$79.02	$911	—
1020–1695	1250	80-85%	41	84.00–108.00	$89.10	$1,114	—
950–1695	1284	80-85%	57	78.00–99.00	$87.47	$1,123	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1115	960	85-90%	28	55.00–74.00	$69.74	$670	-3.09
790–1245	1022	85-90%	32	54.00–80.00	$71.54	$731	—
875–1325	1105	85-90%	28	67.00–86.00	$75.03	$829	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1355	1260	75-80%	5	85.00–89.00	$86.14	$1,085	—
1245–1495	1349	75-80%	4	75.00	$75.00	$1,012	-17.04
1240–1630	1479	75-80%	17	78.00–92.00	$82.79	$1,224	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–2065	1444	11	80.00–96.00	$90.90	$1,313	—
1045–1890	1596	13	93.00–105.00	$98.64	$1,574	—
1655–2500	2122	17	103.00–110.00	$105.95	$2,248	—

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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	16	590.00–630.00	$610.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	813.00–935.00	$859.60
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	623.00–800.00	$720.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,275.00	$1,100.71
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–905.00	$868.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	735.00–800.00	$767.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	725.00–1,125.00	$872.63
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–640.00	$582.50

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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	985.00–1,150.00	$1,067.50
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$812.50

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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	800.00–1,250.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,418.75	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,097.22	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	725.00–900.00	$851.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–825.00	$808.33	—

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

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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.