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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

1,898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.93/cwt ≈ $947/hd at 429 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.00/cwt ≈ $1,159/hd at 686 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.00/cwt ≈ $1,061/hd at 489 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,898 3,710 1,389
Feeder cattle 1,514 2,595 986
Slaughter cattle 222 719 260
Replacement cattle 162 396 143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 252.00 $252.00 $832 -5.50
355–375 368 5 245.00–265.00 $250.04 $920 +0.06
420–435 434 11 238.00–242.00 $238.35 $1,034 -4.71
410–440 value added 437 10 248.00–275.00 $250.53 $1,095 —
505–540 521 19 228.00–242.00 $233.68 $1,217 +4.15
555–580 560 5 218.00–225.00 $220.04 $1,232 +13.97
610–625 619 8 205.00–219.00 $216.13 $1,338 +16.55
735 735 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 225.00–228.00 $226.56 $958 -4.47
460–465 462 3 225.00–232.00 $229.65 $1,061 +9.64
510–535 522 6 207.00–230.00 $219.22 $1,144 +0.74
560–595 583 5 206.00–215.00 $208.12 $1,213 -5.68
610–645 636 4 190.00–200.00 $192.40 $1,224 -6.85
705–725 712 6 175.00–187.00 $181.14 $1,290 —
785 785 6 170.00–176.00 $173.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 380 3 217.00–235.00 $225.39 $856 -0.26
425–445 435 2 215.00–217.00 $216.02 $940 -1.70
535 535 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,000 -19.02
575 575 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 +28.00
640 640 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,152 -12.57
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 value added 407 33 239.00 $239.00 $973 —
443 443 50 209.00 $209.00 $926 —
489 value added 489 41 217.00 $217.00 $1,061 —
686 value added 686 74 169.00 $169.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 336 28 220.00–230.00 $225.75 $759 -0.03
355 value added 355 7 228.00 $228.00 $809 —
375 fancy 375 1 230.00 $230.00 $862 —
365–395 381 25 217.00–230.00 $220.12 $839 +3.07
400–435 415 28 200.00–222.00 $214.55 $890 +2.65
410–430 fancy 420 2 217.00–220.00 $218.46 $918 +6.21
455–495 468 21 195.00–212.00 $204.67 $958 -3.79
475 value added 475 14 217.00 $217.00 $1,031 —
500–510 506 7 182.00–202.00 $192.44 $974 -2.56
550–585 567 6 177.00–197.00 $183.05 $1,038 -2.28
605–610 608 4 167.00–187.00 $176.49 $1,073 +2.17
655 fancy 655 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 —
660 660 2 157.00–165.00 $161.00 $1,063 -13.35
785 785 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 220.00–224.00 $222.06 $595 +0.89
310–345 329 18 212.00–220.00 $216.52 $712 +0.66
350–395 378 17 200.00–218.00 $211.67 $800 +3.90
400–435 417 15 190.00–208.00 $202.72 $845 +3.71
460–490 480 10 193.00–199.00 $195.30 $937 +5.10
505–545 522 20 172.00–195.00 $183.27 $957 +0.84
555–585 573 6 167.00–180.00 $176.20 $1,010 +0.83
605–640 625 10 152.00–176.00 $170.09 $1,063 +1.08
665 665 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 +7.25
670 value added 670 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 212.00 $212.00 $594 —
325–345 337 8 187.00–212.00 $203.35 $685 +7.83
355–385 373 11 180.00–208.00 $200.15 $747 +12.96
405–445 421 16 180.00–200.00 $185.62 $781 +1.79
450–495 480 14 167.00–192.00 $181.82 $873 +5.05
525–545 533 10 165.00–180.00 $174.24 $929 +3.88
575–590 585 3 153.00–161.00 $157.03 $919 -10.27
605–625 617 3 150.00–170.00 $163.12 $1,006 +23.04
720 720 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,044 +0.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 4 254.00–258.00 $255.98 $712 +15.36
305–345 325 15 240.00–260.00 $252.14 $819 +14.40
355–395 374 13 230.00–258.00 $243.30 $910 +9.97
410–445 426 22 222.00–234.00 $228.37 $973 +9.51
460 fancy 460 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,067 —
475–490 480 6 222.00–228.00 $224.98 $1,080 +11.22
505–540 522 13 209.00–220.00 $213.83 $1,116 +8.67
550–595 575 13 202.00–210.00 $205.22 $1,180 +10.22
580 fancy 580 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,230 —
605–635 618 12 185.00–205.00 $198.84 $1,229 +15.17
655–685 663 5 178.00–190.00 $183.94 $1,220 +9.44
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 271 4 242.00–250.00 $247.86 $672 +8.94
325–340 333 16 232.00–246.00 $240.75 $802 +12.23
355–390 372 15 220.00–244.00 $237.28 $883 +27.28
415–440 432 9 215.00–228.00 $223.16 $964 +10.75
455–495 475 16 192.00–216.00 $211.18 $1,003 +18.38
525–545 540 7 197.00–203.00 $200.87 $1,085 -0.77
565–585 572 6 190.00–195.00 $193.29 $1,106 +3.72
605–625 609 7 180.00–190.00 $185.69 $1,131 -3.07
655–680 668 4 179.00–185.00 $181.94 $1,215 —
705–710 708 6 142.00–170.00 $164.35 $1,164 +2.35
755–770 763 2 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $1,270 +11.96
840 840 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 313 4 207.00–234.00 $227.41 $712 +4.85
370–375 373 6 212.00–235.00 $224.98 $839 +24.98
405–445 428 9 175.00–221.00 $204.91 $877 -0.42
480–495 485 4 190.00–200.00 $195.50 $948 -5.44
525 525 1 187.00 $187.00 $982 -7.87
580–595 590 3 170.00–184.00 $179.41 $1,059 -2.89
660 660 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,142 —
720 720 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,152 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1415 1110 80-85% 33 83.00–96.00 $90.75 $1,007 -6.71
950–1335 1128 80-85% 37 89.00–103.00 $96.95 $1,094 +8.21
910–1370 1196 80-85% 17 93.00–109.00 $101.40 $1,213 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1060 944 85-90% 16 75.00–93.00 $86.43 $816 +4.87
800–1065 949 85-90% 11 60.00–83.00 $72.90 $692 -8.66
720–1065 994 85-90% 20 70.00–86.00 $82.55 $821 -1.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1380 1350 75-80% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.51 $1,208 -2.43
1365 1365 75-80% 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,447 +14.06
1275–1640 1393 75-80% 5 96.00–104.00 $101.56 $1,415 +9.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1750 1345 6 97.00–105.00 $100.98 $1,358 —
1450–1710 1630 4 116.00–120.00 $117.94 $1,922 —
1230–2210 1783 9 104.00–118.00 $111.40 $1,986 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,700.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 975.00–1,150.00 $1,083.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,251.47
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 700.00–900.00 $763.89

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,250.00–1,525.00 $1,466.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 23 1,175.00–1,750.00 $1,425.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,375.00–1,750.00 $1,512.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 950.00–1,100.00 $1,006.25 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 850.00–980.00 $936.67 —

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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.