Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

3,491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.30/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 530 lb · 101 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $176.65/cwt +16.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 685 lb · 82 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.50/cwt ≈ $1,121/hd at 673 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,491	2,226	5,053
Feeder cattle	2,840	1,609	4,141
Slaughter cattle	547	370	712
Replacement cattle	104	247	200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
215–235	225	2	236.00–240.00	$237.91	$535	—
250–270	257	3	230.00–234.00	$232.60	$598	-27.40
310–345	322	9	222.00–230.00	$224.97	$724	-0.03
360–395	374	11	210.00–240.00	$219.22	$820	-4.16
400–445	414	32	206.00–230.00	$216.81	$898	+3.60
460–493	476	29	200.00–215.00	$206.86	$985	-0.96
503–547	523	19	185.00–207.00	$196.28	$1,027	+0.70
560–585	577	33	185.00–196.00	$194.48	$1,122	+5.50
603 value added	603	5	205.50	$205.50	$1,239	+15.47
605–635	620	44	177.00–188.00	$185.45	$1,150	+6.45
675–690	683	3	181.00–187.00	$184.34	$1,259	+7.27
720–730	728	4	171.00–179.00	$177.02	$1,289	—
780 value added	780	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,373	—
794	794	14	162.00	$162.00	$1,286	+10.00
825	825	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,378	—
855	855	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,385	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	15	210.00–235.00	$219.32	$726	+3.81
355–395	377	20	200.00–230.00	$208.36	$786	-0.58
400–445	426	10	190.00–220.00	$207.32	$883	+20.93
460–495	474	11	190.00–200.00	$193.09	$915	+4.68
500–535	518	8	175.00–195.00	$186.54	$966	+10.80
550–595	573	12	170.00–186.00	$181.69	$1,041	+8.18
600–642	628	3	168.00–178.00	$174.82	$1,098	+15.50
655–695	685	82	166.00–179.00	$176.65	$1,210	+16.65
709	709	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,149	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423 value added	423	15	228.00	$228.00	$964	—
691	691	71	176.10	$176.10	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	376	6	190.00–200.00	$196.67	$739	+16.67
410–445	423	6	177.00–197.00	$187.38	$793	+4.66
465–495	482	3	181.00–185.00	$182.69	$881	+7.64
525–535	530	2	180.00–181.00	$180.50	$957	+25.67
660–690	670	3	159.00–167.00	$163.69	$1,097	+32.07
705–745	723	3	155.00–160.00	$157.37	$1,138	—
782	782	14	156.00	$156.00	$1,220	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	240	4	188.00–208.00	$199.23	$478	-14.02
250–295	274	6	194.00–200.00	$196.53	$538	-3.47
310–345	335	9	186.00–191.00	$189.68	$635	+5.50
365–395	382	17	173.00–188.00	$182.24	$696	+3.86
403–445	414	31	170.00–184.00	$179.01	$741	+3.01
450–492	475	57	167.00–178.00	$175.05	$831	+4.48
460–485 fancy	481	7	178.00–181.00	$180.44	$868	+2.47
510–540 fancy	524	27	173.00–180.00	$176.14	$923	—
500–547	532	71	159.00–171.00	$168.13	$894	+2.93
540 value added	540	3	169.00	$169.00	$913	-7.00
550–590	567	26	155.00–168.00	$163.77	$929	+3.71
565–599 fancy	594	17	165.00–171.00	$169.25	$1,005	+3.24
600–615 fancy	613	7	161.00–164.00	$163.58	$1,003	+0.58
600–645	614	35	150.00–164.00	$160.60	$986	+7.19
651 fancy	651	9	164.00	$164.00	$1,068	+19.00
665–695	682	12	150.00–156.00	$152.00	$1,037	+11.12
705–735	716	15	140.00–148.00	$145.60	$1,042	—
720 fancy	720	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,116	—
765–785	775	2	132.00–135.00	$133.48	$1,034	+6.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	3	182.00–195.00	$188.10	$423	—
250–295	273	2	180.00–185.00	$182.71	$499	-1.29
305–345	325	21	175.00–185.00	$179.74	$584	+1.05
355–395	375	22	170.00–180.00	$173.47	$651	+0.11
400–445	424	33	164.00–174.00	$169.14	$717	+3.72
455–495	479	26	157.00–170.00	$163.71	$784	+2.98
500–540	516	22	150.00–168.00	$158.70	$819	+2.34
555–590	570	20	145.00–164.00	$155.72	$888	+12.07
615–645	631	8	140.00–159.00	$149.19	$941	+9.60
670–695	685	6	132.00–148.00	$140.97	$966	+3.78
705–745	725	2	130.00–132.00	$131.03	$950	-5.33
770–795	783	2	130.00–134.00	$132.03	$1,034	+4.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	7	173.50	$173.50	$753	—
673 value added	673	78	166.50	$166.50	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
305–345	331	10	164.00–177.00	$169.33	$560	+4.78
355–395	375	13	155.00–170.00	$162.91	$611	+3.04
410–445	429	8	140.00–162.00	$152.53	$654	-1.32
455–495	471	7	148.00–155.00	$151.26	$712	-1.42
500–545	518	6	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$752	+1.50
555–595	580	5	140.00–143.00	$141.38	$820	-5.62
610–625	618	2	125.00	$125.00	$772	+10.94
650–695	680	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$828	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	228.00–232.00	$230.04	$518	-3.32
255–285	275	4	200.00–237.00	$210.58	$579	-18.19
300–335	315	10	195.00–231.00	$216.02	$680	-3.02
355–395	377	7	200.00–225.00	$214.73	$810	+6.61
410–415 fancy	413	2	212.00–217.00	$214.52	$886	—
400–445	422	19	188.00–215.00	$199.48	$842	+0.22
450–495	476	21	180.00–205.00	$190.88	$909	+1.46
500–545	524	15	170.00–192.00	$178.90	$937	-1.13
555–580	567	9	166.00–185.00	$177.53	$1,007	+0.92
550–590 fancy	568	3	185.00–190.00	$187.30	$1,064	—
605–630	619	5	160.00–180.00	$170.99	$1,058	+5.82
650–668	665	6	154.00–162.00	$155.50	$1,034	—
665–685 fancy	671	4	175.00–185.00	$179.46	$1,204	—
700–715 fancy	708	2	176.00–177.00	$176.49	$1,250	—
740	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	+2.75
795	795	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	230.00	$230.00	$564	+11.63
290	290	1	217.00	$217.00	$629	+14.33
300–340	331	7	212.00–220.00	$213.17	$706	+7.07
355–390	370	8	180.00–207.00	$195.94	$725	+0.74
400–445	425	17	174.00–200.00	$190.07	$808	+0.22
450–495	474	24	165.00–192.00	$182.65	$866	+1.57
505–540	530	13	165.00–180.00	$173.34	$919	±0.00
555–595	574	15	155.00–180.00	$170.04	$976	+4.83
600–640	624	7	145.00–175.00	$158.55	$989	+4.76
655–680	672	3	140.00–151.00	$145.01	$974	-1.34
790	790	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,082	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	210.00–212.00	$211.07	$566	—
310–325	318	2	200.00–202.00	$201.02	$639	+5.56
390–395	393	2	195.00–197.00	$196.01	$770	+10.93
405–445	425	15	162.00–187.00	$176.42	$750	+0.50
455–495	473	16	150.00–180.00	$170.19	$805	+2.73
500–525	518	8	157.00–172.00	$166.27	$861	+0.89
550–595	578	5	150.00–160.00	$154.75	$894	-2.25
630	630	1	145.00	$145.00	$914	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1485	1134	80-85%	72	74.00–89.00	$81.29	$922	—
1005–1480	1209	80-85%	63	80.00–95.00	$87.72	$1,061	—
1075–1415	1232	80-85%	23	86.00–104.00	$93.51	$1,152	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1260	964	85-90%	30	54.00–77.00	$70.52	$680	+0.78
770–1480	1006	85-90%	40	60.00–82.00	$76.40	$769	+4.86
740–1320	1026	85-90%	30	67.00–88.00	$77.76	$798	+6.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1395	1302	75-80%	3	80.00–84.00	$81.87	$1,066	—
1260–1485	1383	75-80%	12	86.00–108.00	$100.19	$1,386	—
1145–2245	1433	75-80%	32	80.00–96.00	$88.16	$1,263	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1805	1435	15	94.00–105.00	$98.77	$1,417	+7.87
1200–2165	1708	23	99.00–114.00	$107.01	$1,828	—
1300–2590	1971	19	106.00–123.00	$114.48	$2,256	—

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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	6	400.00–610.00	$475.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–880.00	$786.67

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,125.00	$984.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$841.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,070.00	$1,013.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	775.00–875.00	$825.00

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)	5	700.00–875.00	$795.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,025.00	$937.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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	9	875.00–1,250.00	$1,036.11	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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

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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.