Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

2,201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.72/cwt +10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 414 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.70/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 475 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $180.28/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 369 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,201	2,396	3,735
Feeder cattle	1,693	1,916	3,040
Slaughter cattle	277	304	463
Replacement cattle	231	176	232

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 6.00 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
310–342	337	6	226.00–240.00	$237.85	$802	+6.08
365–385	371	8	218.00–240.00	$230.89	$857	+10.35
415 value added	415	3	227.00	$227.00	$942	—
410–445	423	6	215.00–225.00	$219.78	$930	+5.72
465–498	483	9	196.00–215.00	$207.01	$1,000	+2.12
515–535	519	9	192.00–202.00	$195.66	$1,015	-3.72
520–541 value added	538	9	212.00–215.00	$214.68	$1,155	—
567 value added	567	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,191	+10.00
555–590	571	15	185.00–200.00	$192.54	$1,099	+0.25
600–630	608	7	175.00–180.00	$176.03	$1,070	-18.45
615–623 value added	618	5	188.00–192.50	$190.69	$1,178	—
655–685	676	6	174.00–185.00	$177.29	$1,198	-10.42
717–732	725	4	162.50–166.00	$164.23	$1,191	-8.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	7	214.00–235.00	$224.79	$744	+4.26
350–375	363	6	206.00–220.00	$216.86	$787	+7.99
425–445	440	4	197.00–205.00	$198.93	$875	-2.49
465–475	473	6	192.00–194.00	$193.67	$916	-3.05
525–535	529	6	190.00–194.00	$190.67	$1,009	-0.23
555–580	576	6	184.00–189.00	$184.80	$1,064	+1.82
685	685	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,062	-22.35
745	745	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	3	210.00–220.00	$213.42	$709	+3.20
350–375	367	6	190.00–210.00	$195.75	$718	+0.88
405–445	430	3	190.00–200.00	$194.84	$838	+2.42
450–465	456	6	187.00–190.00	$188.18	$858	—
535–545	543	8	174.00–180.00	$175.48	$953	-4.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256 fancy	256	4	255.00	$255.00	$653	—
262–286	271	21	235.00–240.00	$237.99	$645	+41.99
305–345	326	17	187.00–210.00	$199.76	$651	+12.93
350–395	377	21	186.00–200.00	$190.28	$717	+5.93
405–415 fancy	408	9	195.00–201.00	$198.97	$812	—
400–435	416	23	180.00–195.00	$188.88	$786	+8.09
450–498	475	30	175.00–190.00	$179.70	$854	+1.87
500–530	511	18	170.00–182.00	$175.76	$898	+1.27
510–525 fancy	520	3	180.00–185.00	$182.36	$948	-0.09
550–580	565	11	159.00–178.00	$166.20	$939	+1.92
567 fancy	567	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,004	—
603 fancy	603	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,055	+14.50
605–625	616	5	155.00–162.00	$159.19	$981	+0.06
650–680	668	12	147.00–161.00	$155.69	$1,040	-0.47
705	705	1	141.00	$141.00	$994	-4.67
730 fancy	730	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,110	-18.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	225.00	$225.00	$540	—
255	255	2	187.50	$187.50	$478	—
300–345	325	17	180.00–190.00	$185.55	$603	+2.89
350–390	369	27	172.50–190.00	$180.28	$665	+1.63
415–445	433	25	167.50–184.00	$174.71	$756	+1.15
455–495	478	17	160.00–176.00	$167.47	$801	-2.08
500–545	522	22	153.00–170.00	$163.33	$853	+2.02
555–585	576	7	150.00–158.00	$153.84	$886	-8.25
605–645	629	9	142.00–155.00	$149.99	$943	-0.02
650–695	688	7	140.00–155.00	$149.37	$1,028	-1.16
785	785	1	120.00	$120.00	$942	-16.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
270–285	278	2	185.00	$185.00	$514	—
310–330	324	10	165.00–180.00	$173.58	$562	+4.69
350–395	374	11	160.00–177.00	$170.37	$637	+3.31
410–445	429	9	155.00–169.00	$162.40	$697	-0.85
475–495	483	4	157.00–164.00	$160.74	$776	+2.51
530–540	535	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$816	+1.03
550–595	570	3	142.00–147.00	$145.26	$828	—
615	615	1	148.00	$148.00	$910	+1.00
755	755	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	255.00	$255.00	$586	—
235 fancy	235	5	295.00	$295.00	$693	—
250–277 fancy	267	8	275.00–280.00	$276.76	$739	—
260–286	278	6	240.00	$240.00	$667	+5.05
305–340	329	17	222.00–232.50	$226.59	$745	+8.81
342 fancy	342	5	240.00	$240.00	$821	—
355–390	369	13	215.00–225.00	$219.59	$810	+8.86
400–415 fancy	407	3	220.00–230.00	$225.04	$916	—
400–430	413	19	202.50–216.00	$208.71	$862	+8.10
455–480	461	8	192.50–205.00	$197.42	$910	+2.93
500 fancy	500	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
500–540	516	12	185.00–195.00	$190.48	$983	+1.68
560–580	575	4	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$1,021	-6.77
600–610	607	3	170.00–172.00	$170.66	$1,036	-0.61
770–780	775	2	142.00–145.00	$143.49	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	210	3	230.00–240.00	$235.00	$494	—
255–260	257	3	220.00–230.00	$224.16	$576	—
305–340	319	8	202.50–220.00	$211.74	$675	+9.12
350–395	371	7	192.50–215.00	$202.48	$751	+3.67
420–445	432	11	187.50–204.00	$194.36	$840	+2.87
450–490	474	22	180.00–196.00	$187.44	$888	+2.45
507–545	516	11	170.00–189.00	$174.91	$903	-0.68
552–560	555	3	168.00–170.00	$168.67	$936	-2.37
600–625	616	5	157.50–167.00	$160.78	$990	+2.76
650–685	667	3	150.00–155.00	$153.34	$1,023	-10.15
700	700	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	220.00	$220.00	$528	—
255–290	278	8	190.00–220.00	$198.75	$553	—
310–340	328	6	185.00–210.00	$197.23	$647	—
360–395	380	7	177.50–188.00	$182.16	$692	-5.34
400–445	419	9	172.50–190.00	$181.62	$761	-2.97
450–495	472	9	165.00–182.00	$174.08	$822	-1.63
545	545	1	159.00	$159.00	$867	-4.72
575	575	5	157.00–160.00	$158.20	$910	+8.20
605	605	1	157.00	$157.00	$950	+2.14

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1510	1089	80-85%	29	72.00–86.00	$77.88	$848	—
900–1490	1157	80-85%	37	80.00–94.00	$85.08	$984	-1.26
990–1560	1175	80-85%	24	88.00–97.00	$91.58	$1,076	+5.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1140	903	85-90%	17	48.00–76.00	$62.39	$563	+0.18
770–1215	969	85-90%	23	54.00–83.00	$70.59	$684	—
850–1160	982	85-90%	18	61.00–85.00	$68.36	$671	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1575	1356	75-80%	14	86.00–97.00	$89.23	$1,210	—
1120–1575	1385	75-80%	3	80.00–85.00	$82.75	$1,146	—
1420–1525	1471	75-80%	6	77.00–88.00	$81.32	$1,196	+2.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1850	1349	11	79.00–100.00	$93.93	$1,267	—
1240–1910	1673	6	101.00–111.00	$105.79	$1,770	—
1695–1995	1860	5	110.00–116.00	$113.39	$2,109	+2.87

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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	9	475.00–550.00	$505.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	970.00–1,220.00	$1,086.67

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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)	18	750.00–1,250.00	$1,031.94
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00–1,175.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	775.00–1,450.00	$1,110.53
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	775.00–1,100.00	$946.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–550.00	$525.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	450.00–950.00	$625.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,050.00	$956.25

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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)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–750.00	$700.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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	28	1,025.00–1,425.00	$1,283.93	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,425.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,239.29	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,120.56	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.