Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

3,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $183.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 574 lb · 87 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.19/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 423 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $162.83/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 623 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,289	2,853	3,235
Feeder cattle	2,511	2,230	2,649
Slaughter cattle	580	425	426
Replacement cattle	198	198	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 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
315–340	328	6	230.00–257.00	$244.66	$802	-7.82
353–390	364	10	226.00–256.00	$231.45	$842	-6.32
380 value added	380	2	265.00–267.00	$266.00	$1,011	—
405–440	415	30	218.00–245.00	$228.22	$947	+1.54
450–495	471	11	215.00–237.00	$226.88	$1,069	+10.19
505–545	527	20	200.00–223.00	$215.26	$1,134	+2.70
560–585	571	9	188.00–219.00	$205.07	$1,171	+4.84
610–635	621	13	186.00–199.00	$195.77	$1,216	-0.25
658 value added	658	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,237	—
650–695	677	5	180.00–190.00	$182.93	$1,238	-4.39
703–721	711	9	176.00–178.00	$176.99	$1,258	—
760–780	772	3	163.00–172.00	$168.31	$1,299	+13.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	5	230.00–257.00	$240.95	$795	+12.41
355–385	375	7	210.00–230.00	$220.60	$827	-1.89
415–446	431	18	196.00–225.00	$205.00	$884	-10.00
470–491	480	13	212.00–225.00	$219.70	$1,055	+9.19
500–540	516	8	185.00–210.00	$197.60	$1,020	+3.13
586–595	590	5	189.00–197.50	$194.27	$1,146	+3.71
605–645	622	8	170.00–199.00	$185.29	$1,153	+0.29
665–685	676	5	175.00–177.00	$176.20	$1,191	+2.38
726–745	730	12	157.00–180.00	$176.11	$1,286	+6.76
770	770	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,263	—
835	835	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	3	207.00–215.00	$212.12	$704	-5.42
365–375	373	6	195.00–215.00	$207.52	$774	+10.96
405	405	2	182.00–220.00	$201.00	$814	-0.73
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	-15.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	220.00	$220.00	$451	—
265–275	270	2	214.00–215.00	$214.51	$579	-0.81
305–335	319	9	200.00–220.00	$213.02	$680	+2.86
365 fancy	365	1	217.00	$217.00	$792	+9.50
350–395	380	41	190.00–215.00	$201.17	$764	+12.98
400–435 fancy	414	10	205.00–212.00	$208.17	$862	+10.87
400–445	425	40	187.00–205.00	$193.19	$821	+5.90
455–465 fancy	462	3	193.00–195.00	$194.01	$896	+0.66
450–499	475	39	182.00–194.00	$187.07	$889	+6.13
500–543	521	35	175.00–186.00	$181.03	$943	+7.38
551–591	565	48	160.00–183.00	$176.05	$995	+11.31
600–640	616	17	156.00–172.00	$166.72	$1,027	+7.31
650–695	675	4	163.00–170.00	$166.31	$1,123	+11.20
680 fancy	680	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,156	—
702 value added	702	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,158	—
713–738	726	13	155.00–156.00	$155.30	$1,127	+13.11
757–785	763	8	137.00–155.00	$151.38	$1,155	—
847	847	7	147.50	$147.50	$1,249	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	3	192.00–200.00	$196.07	$545	-8.73
300–345	323	18	187.00–210.00	$193.91	$626	+4.81
350–395	371	36	180.00–200.00	$189.53	$703	+6.27
405–445	421	44	175.00–192.50	$183.17	$771	+3.25
455–497	479	44	170.00–185.00	$178.16	$853	+8.64
500–545	522	45	162.00–180.00	$171.66	$896	+0.99
550–595	575	22	158.00–171.00	$166.71	$959	+5.60
600–645	623	50	155.00–166.00	$162.83	$1,014	+0.24
675–685	683	14	150.00–159.00	$157.50	$1,076	+6.53
705–720	710	3	140.00–145.00	$143.35	$1,018	—
775	775	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	87	183.50	$183.50	$1,053	+6.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	207.00	$207.00	$580	+8.07
320–330	324	9	170.00–200.00	$178.49	$578	+0.64
360–395	377	25	162.00–189.00	$174.74	$659	+2.00
400–440	424	13	160.00–180.00	$169.10	$717	+1.23
470–495	481	14	152.00–170.00	$160.70	$773	-0.29
500–545	525	4	150.00–160.00	$157.40	$826	+0.85
575–595	585	2	145.00–155.00	$149.91	$877	-3.29
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	7	228.00–255.00	$235.76	$757	+0.96
350–380 fancy	363	3	247.00–250.00	$248.05	$900	—
350–395	376	19	218.00–252.00	$237.60	$893	+12.58
405	405	3	237.50	$237.50	$962	+17.04
405–420 fancy	413	3	237.00–238.00	$237.33	$980	—
400–445	422	24	208.00–235.00	$221.07	$933	+0.61
450–495	465	26	195.00–222.00	$208.36	$969	-3.52
500–545	524	31	180.00–212.00	$194.84	$1,021	+0.18
565–570	568	4	179.00–190.00	$183.27	$1,041	-3.12
600–621	615	18	177.00–190.00	$182.55	$1,123	+10.93
655–690	668	10	167.00–180.00	$171.28	$1,144	+5.32
705–730	722	3	160.00–165.00	$162.30	$1,172	—
795	795	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,208	+7.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	225.00–235.00	$229.79	$540	—
255–275	267	5	216.00–232.00	$224.05	$598	-15.05
300–340	323	10	210.00–247.00	$226.80	$733	+3.85
355–390	370	7	205.00–232.00	$216.94	$803	+6.26
400–445	431	27	197.00–222.00	$208.20	$897	+7.26
455–495	471	30	184.00–210.00	$196.13	$924	+4.59
500–545	525	33	172.00–200.00	$188.68	$991	+4.75
560–595	579	14	167.00–192.00	$182.21	$1,055	+7.60
620–640	626	5	160.00–168.00	$164.81	$1,032	-0.84
655–690	667	7	160.00–168.00	$163.16	$1,088	+6.31
700–730	714	4	146.00–156.00	$149.79	$1,070	—
770–795	785	3	136.00–146.00	$140.72	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	208.00–218.00	$212.95	$486	—
260–290	275	2	235.00–242.00	$238.31	$655	+12.99
330	330	1	227.00	$227.00	$749	+18.18
380–395	388	5	200.00–222.00	$208.38	$809	+26.84
405–445	421	11	175.00–212.00	$195.56	$823	+11.40
450–495	474	12	178.00–199.00	$189.40	$898	+8.70
505–545	524	8	165.00–190.00	$175.81	$921	+8.72
565–595	582	8	160.00–180.00	$168.66	$982	+2.94
625–640	630	3	167.00–168.00	$167.66	$1,056	+14.73

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1305	1123	80-85%	42	80.00–89.00	$83.72	$940	+1.74
920–1555	1187	80-85%	68	86.00–98.00	$91.14	$1,082	—
890–1520	1235	80-85%	33	94.00–104.00	$98.20	$1,213	+0.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1190	942	85-90%	39	53.00–83.00	$73.14	$689	+9.34
750–1185	960	85-90%	42	64.00–90.00	$78.15	$750	+7.23
805–1245	989	85-90%	31	74.00–95.00	$81.03	$801	+2.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1640	1350	75-80%	17	94.00–105.00	$100.28	$1,354	—
1130–1885	1407	75-80%	25	86.00–96.00	$90.40	$1,272	-1.37
1245–1695	1543	75-80%	6	80.00–89.00	$82.96	$1,280	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1700	1491	20	93.00–110.00	$101.37	$1,511	—
1145–1895	1590	26	99.00–117.00	$107.87	$1,715	—
1450–2235	1849	12	105.00–120.00	$114.89	$2,124	—

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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	7	450.00–540.00	$488.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	725.00–1,090.00	$899.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–655.00	$476.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	975.00–1,375.00	$1,146.60
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,155.00	$1,155.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–1,325.00	$1,018.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	925.00–1,200.00	$1,070.00

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)	3	775.00–850.00	$808.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	600.00–1,200.00	$868.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	400.00–950.00	$734.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

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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	6	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,235.63	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

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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.