Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

3,437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.75/cwt ≈ $1,184/hd at 602 lb · 88 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.00/cwt ≈ $1,046/hd at 480 lb · 69 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $202.32/cwt +10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 324 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,437	1,521	3,810
Feeder cattle	2,718	1,262	2,856
Slaughter cattle	470	197	542
Replacement cattle	249	62	412

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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
315–345	337	9	239.00–266.00	$253.50	$854	—
350–385	366	14	235.00–265.00	$248.63	$910	+19.60
405–435	421	10	226.00–237.50	$232.03	$977	+10.11
460–483	471	17	220.00–250.00	$229.86	$1,083	+16.44
510 value added	510	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,250	—
500–533	523	10	210.00–230.00	$216.05	$1,130	-0.88
550–575	564	13	205.00–220.00	$208.32	$1,175	-5.50
601–602 value added	601	21	207.00–210.00	$207.43	$1,247	—
606–644	628	29	190.00–219.00	$202.71	$1,273	+4.71
665–690	686	18	187.00–195.00	$188.29	$1,292	—
770–780	779	9	172.00–173.00	$172.89	$1,347	—
805–806	806	21	172.00–173.00	$172.38	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	16	227.00–255.00	$236.69	$776	+8.01
350–395	376	12	220.00–255.00	$232.80	$875	—
430–445	439	5	216.00	$216.00	$948	-11.00
455–485	462	6	206.00–230.00	$220.46	$1,019	+15.43
530–545	537	3	176.00–225.00	$207.07	$1,112	+0.34
565–590	580	3	190.00–210.00	$199.89	$1,159	-0.11
605–625	613	3	185.00–195.00	$190.04	$1,165	-9.61
650–670	663	4	165.00–180.00	$172.19	$1,142	-4.47
775–795	785	6	160.00–163.00	$161.52	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	4	220.00–225.00	$221.77	$721	—
353–395	376	17	185.00–240.00	$210.49	$791	—
409–410	409	6	220.00–230.00	$221.67	$907	—
560	560	1	160.00	$160.00	$896	—
735	735	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,139	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	235.00	$235.00	$611	—
300–345	323	8	210.00–225.00	$217.50	$703	+16.26
350–380 fancy	358	10	225.00–232.00	$228.12	$817	—
360–395	378	42	200.00–226.00	$211.71	$800	+13.73
405–425 fancy	415	6	215.00–225.00	$220.85	$917	—
400–440	422	29	190.00–216.00	$203.48	$859	+7.68
450–498	477	52	182.50–202.00	$193.10	$921	+6.92
501 value added	501	10	190.00	$190.00	$952	—
505–545	522	34	180.00–198.00	$185.24	$967	+0.62
515–530 fancy	523	2	192.00–195.00	$193.52	$1,012	—
551–590	568	32	175.00–184.00	$178.99	$1,017	+3.59
605–630	620	30	167.00–172.00	$170.00	$1,054	-3.00
650–696	683	11	159.00–167.00	$161.70	$1,104	+0.03
709–737	719	10	150.00–160.00	$156.44	$1,125	—
772–775	772	8	147.00–155.00	$154.00	$1,189	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–298	273	10	200.00–225.00	$211.24	$577	+14.74
300–345	324	58	190.00–215.00	$202.32	$656	+10.12
355–395	378	36	180.00–214.00	$195.28	$738	-5.52
405–430	421	29	170.00–202.00	$189.96	$800	+4.55
460–495	475	32	165.00–190.00	$180.85	$859	+7.28
515–545	526	22	160.00–184.00	$172.93	$910	+0.34
555–595	576	16	155.00–179.00	$164.57	$948	+3.87
620–635	626	4	162.00–165.00	$163.49	$1,023	+8.01
650–690	663	3	147.00–152.50	$150.59	$998	-5.40
720	720	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,022	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	69	218.00	$218.00	$1,046	—
602	602	88	196.75	$196.75	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–287	274	6	202.00–210.00	$205.47	$563	—
305–335	321	11	200.00–205.00	$203.45	$653	—
360–395	379	8	175.00–200.00	$193.84	$735	+4.40
400–445	420	8	162.00–190.00	$176.71	$742	+1.71
455–490	467	13	159.00–183.00	$174.45	$815	+1.48
505–545	523	12	145.00–170.00	$155.53	$813	+0.53
560–590	576	6	155.00–164.00	$161.20	$929	—
610–635	625	3	141.00–151.00	$145.01	$906	—
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	—
735	735	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,051	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	3	234.00–237.50	$236.35	$551	—
250–290	268	4	232.50–255.00	$243.29	$652	+27.29
300–340	333	36	220.00–250.00	$231.23	$770	+2.31
355–390	374	7	220.00–240.00	$230.61	$862	+21.83
400–445	430	21	206.00–230.00	$217.63	$936	+13.03
460–480	467	21	195.00–210.00	$201.27	$940	+7.94
500–545	519	14	180.00–205.00	$189.38	$983	+7.29
555–590	572	17	170.00–198.00	$184.83	$1,057	+5.81
605–645	621	5	170.00–183.00	$177.33	$1,101	+10.33
660–695	677	14	155.00–172.00	$166.01	$1,124	+2.08
730–735	733	4	150.00–160.00	$155.02	$1,136	+5.50
750	750	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–345	327	11	242.50–262.50	$254.61	$833	+10.61
350–395	377	26	225.00–255.00	$240.45	$906	+16.55
400–445	422	32	210.00–246.00	$227.38	$960	+8.61
450–485	464	20	212.00–235.00	$221.08	$1,026	+8.49
500–535	516	25	197.00–227.00	$212.51	$1,097	+13.65
560–595	571	9	187.00–210.00	$195.03	$1,114	+6.96
605–625	615	5	180.00–190.00	$183.57	$1,129	+5.66
655–660	658	4	172.00–175.00	$174.25	$1,147	+7.27
730–748 value added	744	4	172.00–175.00	$174.26	$1,296	—
750–780 value added	765	2	167.00–171.00	$168.96	$1,293	—
785	785	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	230	3	230.00–255.00	$238.70	$549	—
260–295	283	6	235.00–245.00	$239.22	$677	—
300–340	322	6	222.00–235.00	$227.52	$733	+11.71
355–395	369	7	185.00–210.00	$199.68	$737	-5.32
420–440	429	4	195.00–215.00	$202.47	$869	+12.47
460–495	472	10	170.00–205.00	$189.09	$893	+4.09
500–540	517	9	180.00–200.00	$188.27	$973	+8.27
560–580	573	4	175.00–185.00	$177.53	$1,017	+12.53
600–645	625	3	151.00–165.00	$156.17	$976	—
670–690	678	3	147.00–150.00	$149.01	$1,010	—
705	705	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,022	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1455	1151	80-85%	60	80.00–96.00	$91.98	$1,059	+6.61
725–1425	1161	80-85%	71	89.00–103.00	$98.30	$1,141	+12.93
1120–1490	1275	80-85%	27	96.00–111.00	$106.21	$1,354	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1140	967	85-90%	38	63.00–93.00	$79.08	$765	—
840–1205	981	85-90%	21	67.00–85.00	$74.77	$733	—
785–1260	1017	85-90%	45	73.00–89.00	$86.61	$881	+10.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1145	1095	75-80%	2	100.00–103.00	$101.57	$1,112	—
1135–1720	1369	75-80%	13	91.00–96.00	$93.38	$1,278	+2.61
1090–1555	1388	75-80%	10	86.00–103.00	$94.62	$1,313	+3.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1830	1425	16	95.00–107.00	$100.99	$1,439	—
1155–1890	1527	18	99.00–113.00	$109.21	$1,668	—
1405–2065	1835	12	113.00–121.00	$117.99	$2,165	—

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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	5	450.00–765.00	$540.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	560.00–700.00	$630.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,387.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	825.00–1,175.00	$972.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,505.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	925.00–1,550.00	$1,159.52
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	835.00–1,250.00	$1,042.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,050.00	$955.56
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,095.00

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)	2	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–900.00	$833.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–700.00	$641.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	730.00–760.00	$742.00

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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	18	1,050.00–1,825.00	$1,413.89	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,025.00–1,700.00	$1,336.36	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,380.00	—

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	775.00–800.00	$787.50	—

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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.