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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

3,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.08/cwt +12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 621 lb · 108 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.61/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 566 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $224.22/cwt +15.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 564 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,547 3,437 4,933
Feeder cattle 2,816 2,718 3,667
Slaughter cattle 560 470 695
Replacement cattle 171 249 571

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 14 224.00–250.00 $244.34 $777 +7.65
350–395 369 18 212.00–240.00 $229.26 $846 -3.54
415–445 430 14 210.00–236.00 $225.69 $970 +9.69
455–495 477 11 214.00–232.00 $222.51 $1,061 +2.05
505–535 518 27 200.00–222.00 $213.01 $1,103 +5.94
555–590 571 10 192.00–216.00 $204.15 $1,166 +4.26
615–645 643 50 174.00–200.00 $190.57 $1,225 +0.53
650–690 663 8 172.00–182.00 $176.11 $1,168 +3.92
705–740 706 47 162.00–188.00 $187.05 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 265.00–268.00 $266.51 $781 —
325–335 327 6 255.00–260.00 $255.85 $837 +2.35
351–390 372 10 226.00–252.00 $240.92 $896 -7.71
405–445 420 15 219.00–248.00 $238.21 $1,000 +6.18
450–485 473 11 218.00–238.00 $231.89 $1,097 +2.03
500 value added 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -5.00
500–546 522 36 208.00–232.00 $219.87 $1,148 +3.82
550–595 564 73 199.00–230.00 $224.22 $1,265 +15.90
610–640 624 11 184.00–222.00 $202.76 $1,265 +0.05
653–681 660 22 177.00–195.00 $188.53 $1,244 +0.24
705 705 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 329 6 212.00–226.00 $220.62 $726 -1.15
365–395 385 3 218.00–224.00 $220.68 $850 +10.19
455–495 478 6 194.00–217.00 $207.31 $991 —
500–545 527 7 186.00–215.00 $204.70 $1,079 —
630 630 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–298 291 10 228.00–235.00 $231.69 $674 -3.31
310–340 322 15 213.00–230.00 $217.60 $701 +0.10
355–395 377 31 206.00–226.00 $218.56 $824 +6.85
400–446 428 40 199.00–216.00 $208.85 $894 +5.37
455–470 fancy 460 3 207.00–210.00 $208.32 $958 —
450–490 465 35 189.00–206.00 $200.15 $931 +7.05
505–545 531 50 185.00–196.00 $191.70 $1,018 +6.46
550–585 566 75 177.00–191.00 $187.61 $1,062 +8.62
610 value added 610 30 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 —
600–640 625 78 165.00–180.00 $179.04 $1,119 +9.04
660–686 669 29 162.00–172.50 $170.65 $1,142 +8.95
714–740 722 6 156.00–162.00 $158.84 $1,147 +2.40
760–780 775 4 148.00–150.00 $149.51 $1,159 -4.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 3 219.00–220.00 $219.67 $622 +8.43
325–345 332 15 200.00–218.00 $209.70 $696 +7.38
350–395 379 26 191.00–210.00 $202.50 $767 +7.22
405–440 426 37 188.00–205.00 $195.19 $832 +5.23
450–495 476 33 175.00–196.00 $188.82 $899 +7.97
505–545 523 16 165.00–187.00 $177.92 $931 +4.99
555–595 581 26 160.00–180.00 $171.90 $999 +7.33
605–645 629 17 162.00–170.00 $166.86 $1,050 +3.37
650–675 667 7 151.00–160.00 $154.25 $1,029 +3.66
735 735 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 +3.00
775 775 1 127.00 $127.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 220.00 $220.00 $572 +14.53
310–335 323 2 200.00–212.00 $206.23 $666 +2.78
360–390 375 12 172.00–202.00 $186.44 $699 -7.40
410–440 423 8 168.00–192.00 $182.73 $773 +6.02
455–490 476 4 164.00–185.00 $176.57 $840 +2.12
500–540 527 6 170.00–181.00 $175.60 $925 +20.07
550–595 577 3 163.00–167.00 $164.96 $952 +3.76
615–640 631 10 150.00–158.00 $154.62 $976 +9.61
665–690 678 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $990 +1.02
705–735 718 3 122.00–142.00 $130.27 $935 -12.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 242.00 $242.00 $544 —
305–340 323 13 234.00–260.00 $241.85 $781 -12.76
350–375 361 14 220.00–252.00 $233.68 $844 -6.77
400–430 417 16 214.00–242.00 $222.73 $929 -4.65
450–455 value added 453 2 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $1,067 —
450–485 464 18 210.00–228.00 $218.09 $1,012 -2.99
500–530 518 16 202.00–219.00 $211.90 $1,098 -0.61
550–590 565 12 192.00–209.00 $200.04 $1,130 +5.01
610–640 626 6 180.00–202.00 $193.46 $1,211 +9.89
650–685 662 3 182.00–190.00 $185.93 $1,231 +11.68
790 790 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 242.50–245.00 $243.74 $617 +0.45
315–335 324 12 217.00–247.00 $228.40 $740 -2.83
355–395 378 11 219.00–239.00 $228.54 $864 -2.07
405–430 420 12 202.00–228.00 $217.83 $915 +0.20
455–495 477 19 195.00–220.00 $209.41 $999 +8.14
500–545 519 13 195.00–210.00 $204.67 $1,062 +15.29
550–595 576 6 181.00–200.00 $188.64 $1,087 +3.81
615–645 627 4 174.00–190.00 $181.10 $1,135 +3.77
670–685 678 6 169.00–177.00 $171.82 $1,165 +5.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 218.00–242.00 $230.32 $652 -8.90
330–340 335 2 225.00–232.00 $228.55 $766 +1.03
385–395 387 5 197.00–225.00 $210.33 $814 +10.65
405–445 426 8 197.00–217.00 $208.12 $887 +5.65
455–480 471 4 187.00–210.00 $197.39 $930 +8.30
505–535 520 8 178.00–197.00 $185.58 $965 -2.69
575–586 578 4 180.00–186.00 $181.52 $1,049 +3.99
610–635 627 5 157.00–169.00 $165.41 $1,037 +9.24
740 740 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,162 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1365 1153 80-85% 52 80.00–95.00 $90.04 $1,038 -1.94
840–1510 1160 80-85% 30 96.00–111.00 $103.57 $1,201 +5.27
925–1460 1160 80-85% 92 90.00–104.00 $97.50 $1,131 -0.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1195 953 85-90% 36 64.00–88.00 $78.98 $753 -0.10
885–1230 982 85-90% 27 79.00–99.00 $86.76 $852 +11.99
745–1140 994 85-90% 29 65.00–94.00 $84.56 $841 +9.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1630 1283 75-80% 30 95.00–110.00 $103.94 $1,334 —
1065–1480 1315 75-80% 28 89.00–104.00 $98.28 $1,292 —
1150–1615 1394 75-80% 17 83.00–98.00 $91.97 $1,282 -2.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1660 1329 12 95.00–105.00 $100.17 $1,331 —
1435–2170 1688 17 109.00–124.00 $116.21 $1,962 —
1100–2230 1716 21 95.00–115.00 $107.99 $1,853 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 475.00–640.00 $548.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 830.00–935.00 $882.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 800.00–1,100.00 $955.77
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 900.00–1,110.00 $947.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,155.45
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 910.00–970.00 $950.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 970.00–1,075.00 $1,011.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 700.00–925.00 $826.36
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–775.00 $741.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 1,100.00–1,900.00 $1,630.83 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,135.00–1,275.00 $1,221.25 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.