Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

2,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.47/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 420 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.20/cwt -8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 629 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.23/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 467 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,289	2,042	1,767
Feeder cattle	1,773	1,560	1,408
Slaughter cattle	259	253	269
Replacement cattle	257	229	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
340–345	343	2	262.00–285.00	$273.42	$938	+21.77
351 value added	351	19	280.00	$280.00	$983	—
360–375	367	5	252.50–275.00	$259.88	$954	+22.17
401–420	405	12	245.00–255.00	$249.37	$1,010	+19.02
455–475	465	6	220.00–250.00	$238.04	$1,107	+19.67
515–545	535	3	216.00–220.00	$218.72	$1,170	+0.28
565–570	568	2	208.00–214.00	$211.01	$1,199	-5.37
580 value added	580	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,305	—
610–647	640	9	196.00–205.00	$197.39	$1,263	-8.39
655–660	658	3	187.00–192.00	$190.34	$1,252	-0.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	23	195.00	$195.00	$1,301	—
782 value added	782	26	170.00	$170.00	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	275.00	$275.00	$784	—
305–325	313	3	234.00–244.00	$238.78	$747	-3.88
355–390	371	6	228.00–260.00	$242.44	$899	+13.35
405–440	426	6	227.00–245.00	$234.79	$1,000	+13.38
460–495	477	10	222.00–235.00	$229.21	$1,093	+13.72
525–535	526	7	200.00–224.00	$217.38	$1,143	+8.16
560–585	571	5	192.00–215.00	$202.88	$1,158	+6.16
665–680	673	2	180.00–190.00	$185.06	$1,245	-3.60
705	705	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,255	—
785	785	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,311	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	3	220.00–237.00	$231.16	$763	+0.79
370–375	373	3	220.00–227.00	$222.31	$829	+8.94
435	435	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,000	+14.02
475–495	487	12	210.00–225.00	$214.75	$1,046	+19.68
540–545	543	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,113	+18.00
580–590	585	2	180.00–184.00	$181.98	$1,065	+1.98
620	620	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,085	—
655–695	675	2	160.00–181.00	$170.81	$1,153	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 fancy	240	1	240.00	$240.00	$576	—
250–295	275	5	220.00–225.00	$221.59	$609	-9.76
315–345	326	11	212.50–232.00	$219.02	$714	+0.18
355–395	374	19	202.50–230.00	$212.85	$796	+2.43
400–445	420	41	190.00–220.00	$204.47	$859	-3.17
455 fancy	455	1	200.00	$200.00	$910	—
450–495	467	32	182.50–208.00	$194.05	$906	-5.52
500–545	528	17	180.00–197.00	$188.43	$995	-3.81
572–590	577	15	170.50–190.00	$176.46	$1,018	-6.80
605–631	629	35	160.00–175.00	$167.20	$1,052	-8.73
675–680	678	3	167.00–170.00	$169.00	$1,146	-6.03
735–740	738	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$1,114	+4.24
755	755	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,072	—
755–775 fancy	757	12	150.00–153.00	$152.74	$1,156	+10.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	271	6	200.00–215.00	$208.49	$565	-7.76
300–345	324	19	187.50–220.00	$210.05	$681	+6.61
365–395	378	17	177.50–218.00	$200.04	$756	+1.13
405–435	424	7	170.00–200.00	$182.48	$774	-7.16
460–495	475	13	180.00–192.00	$186.35	$885	-2.82
515–530	523	6	155.00–183.00	$171.61	$898	-9.71
555–580	571	4	165.00–175.00	$169.97	$971	-10.43
620–640	630	3	152.00–157.00	$154.68	$974	-12.35
675–695	685	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,028	-14.51
861	861	5	131.00	$131.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	281	5	200.00–214.00	$207.16	$582	-12.84
335–345	338	3	202.00–206.00	$204.64	$692	+5.63
360–395	384	7	177.00–190.00	$181.01	$695	+26.01
405–440	424	16	167.00–186.00	$176.28	$747	-9.17
460–495	486	8	160.00–175.00	$168.42	$819	-11.12
500–545	522	11	160.00–176.00	$164.63	$859	-9.57
555–595	574	7	140.00–172.00	$155.48	$892	—
620	620	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,042	—
675–695	685	2	127.00–156.00	$141.71	$971	—
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	270.00	$270.00	$859	—
377	377	24	225.00	$225.00	$848	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	17	240.00–265.00	$245.28	$807	+7.02
340–345 value added	343	2	280.00	$280.00	$960	—
355–385	369	14	224.00–260.00	$238.56	$880	+8.81
410–445	427	23	220.00–245.00	$233.01	$995	+8.42
450–495	475	15	214.00–230.00	$222.89	$1,059	+6.67
500–545	519	26	200.00–222.00	$210.87	$1,094	+0.29
550–595	565	13	187.00–202.00	$192.44	$1,087	-8.23
605–615	611	4	180.00–187.00	$184.24	$1,126	-4.68
720–735	728	2	162.00–167.00	$164.47	$1,197	-4.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	235.00–237.50	$236.27	$602	-3.24
310–345	330	5	222.00–250.00	$236.64	$781	+12.95
350–375	364	8	212.50–245.00	$225.09	$819	+4.78
420–440	430	11	210.00–230.00	$219.07	$942	+9.40
460–495	474	21	197.50–216.00	$207.23	$982	+0.36
505–540	518	23	186.00–212.00	$198.62	$1,029	+0.47
570	570	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,094	+0.72
610–630	622	5	175.00–186.00	$179.63	$1,117	+7.10
665–695	678	3	160.00–165.00	$161.66	$1,096	-8.44
765	765	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	265	3	240.00–245.00	$243.21	$645	+15.88
320–330	325	2	214.00–222.00	$218.06	$709	+6.06
355–385	373	7	197.00–225.00	$206.36	$770	-6.39
400–435	423	9	190.00–215.00	$202.56	$857	+6.72
455–495	476	8	182.00–200.00	$193.70	$922	-5.30
520–530	524	5	172.00–192.00	$182.04	$954	-4.27
595	595	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,107	+16.09
605–635	619	5	145.00–160.00	$151.79	$940	—
685–695	690	2	154.00–165.00	$159.46	$1,100	+10.88
735	735	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,044	—
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1390	1104	80-85%	34	83.00–92.00	$88.00	$972	—
1085–1390	1176	80-85%	13	97.00–105.00	$101.36	$1,192	+6.75
925–1410	1178	80-85%	31	90.00–98.00	$95.03	$1,119	+0.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1180	989	85-90%	16	79.00–95.00	$84.86	$839	-0.30
860–1320	990	85-90%	22	66.00–87.00	$82.04	$812	-3.12
835–1200	1053	85-90%	29	74.00–94.00	$85.63	$902	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	75-80%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,346	+5.68
1065–1455	1333	75-80%	8	85.00–90.00	$87.19	$1,162	—
1355–1660	1415	75-80%	8	90.00–99.00	$94.74	$1,341	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1690	1497	14	95.00–108.00	$101.49	$1,519	—
1200–2080	1623	16	101.00–123.00	$112.14	$1,820	—
1775–2230	2114	6	120.00–128.00	$125.83	$2,660	—

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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	5	650.00–825.00	$755.00

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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)	11	925.00–1,450.00	$1,127.27
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,220.00–2,450.00	$1,627.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	850.00–1,375.00	$999.74
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–880.00	$853.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–973.00	$916.00

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)	9	700.00–850.00	$766.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–780.00	$760.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,007.00	$1,007.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,350.00	$1,233.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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	12	1,425.00–1,625.00	$1,487.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,315.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,416.76	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,625.00–1,775.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,105.00	—

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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.