Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

2,724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.09/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 571 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.50/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 427 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.85/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 473 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,724	4,554	1,699
Feeder cattle	1,998	3,378	1,225
Slaughter cattle	372	751	264
Replacement cattle	354	425	210

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to mostly 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
320–325	324	4	238.00–245.00	$243.27	$788	+8.59
365–390	375	10	222.00–230.00	$226.45	$849	-11.64
405–440	420	11	214.00–223.00	$217.09	$912	-2.32
455–490	472	19	210.00–220.00	$214.67	$1,013	-0.70
525–545	535	31	205.00–215.00	$209.43	$1,120	-3.01
560 value added	560	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,215	—
560–575	568	13	200.00–207.00	$202.90	$1,152	+3.78
610 value added	610	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,281	+12.00
610–640	626	16	190.00–200.00	$193.66	$1,212	-0.83
665–670	668	2	185.00–188.00	$186.51	$1,246	+4.18
715–725	720	2	180.00–184.00	$181.99	$1,310	+8.96
805	805	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	230.00	$230.00	$598	—
305–335	323	6	220.00–230.00	$225.54	$728	+0.45
350–390	366	7	206.00–219.00	$214.49	$785	+3.42
405–440	428	12	199.00–217.00	$208.98	$894	-6.44
455–490	476	12	197.00–209.00	$204.39	$973	-3.92
530–545	544	22	187.00–199.00	$188.06	$1,023	-11.29
570–585	579	4	187.00–195.00	$193.01	$1,118	+4.43
610	610	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,159	+3.52
650–680	670	3	179.00–180.00	$179.32	$1,201	+10.53
705–710	709	7	165.00–177.00	$174.30	$1,236	+5.62
765–770	769	5	161.00–168.00	$162.39	$1,249	+8.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	376	13	187.00–207.00	$199.11	$749	-1.77
415	415	4	200.00	$200.00	$830	+3.00
595	595	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,053	-5.00
635	635	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,029	+6.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	336	6	196.00–202.00	$199.02	$669	+6.75
355–395	382	20	184.50–210.00	$190.73	$729	-0.39
400–445	427	42	178.00–207.00	$188.50	$805	+2.02
469 value added	469	14	205.00	$205.00	$961	—
455–495	475	25	175.00–202.00	$186.05	$884	+3.06
500–540	517	20	170.00–190.00	$178.17	$921	-6.83
554–580 value added	556	15	185.00–186.00	$185.93	$1,034	—
555–595	578	30	160.00–182.00	$169.67	$981	-0.82
600–635	615	25	157.00–172.00	$162.59	$1,000	-3.90
640 value added	640	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	—
660–690	678	4	142.00–162.00	$152.24	$1,032	-5.93
730	730	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	+6.55
750	750	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,088	+4.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	196.00	$196.00	$549	+3.17
305–345	325	15	185.00–194.00	$190.16	$618	+4.32
350–395	367	31	182.00–190.00	$184.88	$679	+4.37
400–445	427	37	160.00–195.00	$179.60	$767	+3.05
455–495	467	21	150.00–185.00	$174.18	$813	+3.61
500–545	531	14	144.00–175.00	$166.70	$885	+1.47
555–590	573	9	152.00–167.00	$160.39	$919	+0.42
605–640	629	14	154.00–161.00	$159.49	$1,003	+8.11
650–675	669	4	145.00–150.00	$146.21	$978	-2.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	13	175.00–187.00	$180.86	$593	+8.30
350–395	377	17	157.00–184.00	$174.75	$659	+8.91
400–445	430	21	140.00–182.00	$160.39	$690	+3.30
455–495	480	9	152.00–170.00	$162.78	$781	+4.08
505–535	520	4	145.00–165.00	$153.06	$796	+1.33
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	-7.45
620–640	632	3	130.00–140.00	$134.99	$853	-0.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763–780	770	7	146.00–148.00	$147.13	$1,133	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	271	6	218.00–225.00	$220.63	$598	-2.33
310–340	326	17	197.00–230.00	$209.62	$683	-9.18
350–380	373	10	200.00–220.00	$207.29	$773	+3.55
405–445	425	31	180.00–202.00	$195.23	$830	-3.28
450–495	472	21	170.00–197.00	$187.98	$887	-1.20
500–545	526	12	170.00–190.00	$183.18	$964	+0.54
570–595	583	6	165.00–175.00	$170.43	$994	-10.17
605–620	613	2	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$996	-11.10
655–670	663	7	149.00–160.00	$153.76	$1,019	-5.90
705–725	715	2	151.00–156.00	$153.47	$1,097	-1.86
755–760	758	2	136.00–139.00	$137.50	$1,042	-11.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	315	20	225.00–240.00	$227.65	$717	+0.50
355–385	374	16	212.00–235.00	$219.08	$819	-2.99
375 fancy	375	1	245.00	$245.00	$919	+0.74
405–445	429	28	197.00–232.00	$209.48	$899	-4.90
455–490	470	16	192.00–210.00	$197.17	$927	+2.18
500–540	520	18	190.00–205.00	$194.51	$1,011	+9.03
550–565	558	10	179.00–192.00	$185.18	$1,033	+5.86
600–630	620	5	170.00–183.00	$175.01	$1,085	+2.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	210.00	$210.00	$578	-0.67
305–325	318	8	198.00–215.00	$206.30	$656	+16.26
365–392	380	8	170.00–210.00	$191.64	$728	+4.83
410–435	423	15	160.00–190.00	$178.14	$754	-6.00
450–490	468	15	150.00–185.00	$171.15	$801	-10.67
510–545	524	6	140.00–176.00	$157.68	$826	-11.66
575	575	1	162.00	$162.00	$932	+7.11
605–640	624	5	130.00–160.00	$149.13	$931	+3.54
675	675	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	+10.00
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	-25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1450	1136	80-85%	38	75.00–89.00	$85.08	$967	+2.29
905–1465	1166	80-85%	59	78.00–95.00	$88.75	$1,035	-0.04
1000–1390	1250	80-85%	15	88.00–100.00	$94.73	$1,184	-0.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1100	967	85-90%	23	57.00–73.00	$67.23	$650	-5.55
785–1135	987	85-90%	40	63.00–84.00	$74.89	$739	+2.11
725–1290	1056	85-90%	19	69.00–84.00	$77.96	$823	-3.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1435	1290	75-80%	3	87.00–104.00	$92.71	$1,196	—
1115–1745	1370	75-80%	18	83.00–98.00	$91.83	$1,258	+6.54
1410–1610	1490	75-80%	4	80.00–91.00	$87.37	$1,302	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1780	1423	12	86.00–101.00	$93.91	$1,336	—
1320–1850	1606	13	99.00–107.00	$104.32	$1,675	—
1595–2020	1835	12	109.00–115.00	$111.63	$2,048	-0.10

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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	8	635.00–850.00	$735.25
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	475.00–500.00	$491.67

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,317.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	900.00–1,250.00	$1,090.38
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,640.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–1,075.00	$970.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,406.11
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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)	9	725.00–1,100.00	$930.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	700.00–1,000.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	425.00–550.00	$508.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–900.00	$800.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	850.00–1,000.00	$966.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–750.00	$690.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00–860.00	$830.00

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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	950.00	$950.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,214.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,350.00	$1,133.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,175.00–1,625.00	$1,349.11	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,587.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	800.00–1,000.00	$907.14	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,058.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.