Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

4,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $198.73/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 428 lb · 72 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.05/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 632 lb · 60 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $186.33/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 684 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,459	2,548	3,299
Feeder cattle	3,356	1,963	2,418
Slaughter cattle	801	414	625
Replacement cattle	302	171	256

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–295	284	10	250.00–255.00	$250.52	$711	-29.48
325–345	329	10	247.00–255.00	$250.31	$824	+16.31
355–390	373	16	240.00–250.00	$244.73	$913	+10.33
405–440	423	14	225.00–240.00	$231.85	$981	-13.15
456–495	474	23	215.00–234.00	$226.23	$1,072	-1.97
505–540	522	16	192.00–229.00	$216.18	$1,128	-1.52
550–585	568	25	187.00–215.00	$210.89	$1,198	+8.89
620–646	633	13	198.00–209.00	$203.68	$1,289	-1.32
667–695	684	47	177.50–195.00	$186.33	$1,274	-2.67
701–730	711	8	163.00–185.00	$176.18	$1,253	—
750–775	768	9	155.00–182.00	$169.12	$1,299	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	3	260.00–262.00	$261.34	$844	-17.44
360–380	366	10	228.00–255.00	$246.56	$902	-20.63
400–445	418	10	240.00–250.00	$245.47	$1,026	-8.12
455–495	466	17	230.00–255.00	$237.95	$1,109	+3.25
460–475 value added	470	3	260.00–270.00	$263.26	$1,237	—
500–530	521	12	204.00–245.00	$235.00	$1,224	+11.05
525 value added	525	3	247.00–250.00	$248.00	$1,302	—
554–575 value added	557	21	232.00–246.00	$237.05	$1,320	-2.95
555–588	570	10	212.00–230.00	$221.24	$1,261	+4.21
605–640	624	9	205.00–221.00	$214.66	$1,339	+4.66
650–675	665	4	190.00–210.00	$201.62	$1,341	+6.62
700–738	709	27	175.00–186.00	$178.04	$1,262	—
775–795	782	3	165.00–180.00	$173.26	$1,355	—
808	808	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,317	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	322	6	235.00–242.00	$238.63	$768	—
375	375	4	230.00–235.00	$231.25	$867	+13.07
420–430	425	2	220.00–227.00	$223.46	$950	-6.52
480–490	485	2	212.00–215.00	$213.52	$1,036	—
515–545	527	5	207.00–214.00	$210.99	$1,112	+22.38
575–595	585	4	187.00–200.00	$195.42	$1,143	—
610–625	621	5	170.00–190.00	$184.87	$1,148	—
745	745	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,118	-24.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
644	644	9	189.50	$189.50	$1,220	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	5	230.00–235.00	$232.46	$623	+23.98
300–345	319	23	196.00–230.00	$218.50	$697	+9.80
365–395	375	23	192.00–222.00	$206.46	$774	+7.10
405–445	428	72	182.00–215.00	$198.73	$851	+4.08
455–497	478	45	179.00–201.00	$192.59	$921	+3.32
510–545	528	37	176.00–195.00	$186.58	$985	+5.56
560–596	575	32	165.00–190.00	$179.07	$1,030	+7.75
605–640	616	40	158.00–180.00	$169.49	$1,044	+3.99
651–699	669	34	150.00–170.00	$163.29	$1,092	+6.15
725–745	734	4	153.00–160.00	$156.97	$1,152	—
760–790	775	4	140.00–150.00	$146.77	$1,137	-4.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	325	10	217.00–240.00	$226.27	$735	+6.37
360 fancy	360	2	235.00	$235.00	$846	—
360–395	379	25	199.00–236.00	$218.25	$827	+4.29
402 fancy	402	5	215.00	$215.00	$864	—
400–445	420	27	190.00–225.00	$209.61	$880	+4.53
450–495	473	31	189.00–211.00	$199.11	$942	-0.91
475 fancy	475	1	208.00	$208.00	$988	—
503–540	514	22	182.00–210.00	$196.19	$1,008	+3.13
537 fancy	537	22	199.00	$199.00	$1,069	—
555 fancy	555	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,049	-1.00
555–595	570	39	172.00–200.00	$185.14	$1,055	+3.44
600–640	632	60	162.00–180.00	$174.05	$1,100	+4.05
650–693	677	34	161.75–170.00	$163.31	$1,106	-0.03
704–745	717	11	154.00–159.50	$158.47	$1,136	—
751–780	758	17	150.00–157.00	$153.64	$1,165	+8.64
793 fancy	793	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,261	—
815–827	822	5	137.00–140.00	$138.20	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	210.00–212.00	$211.01	$576	-3.99
300–345	327	10	186.00–210.00	$199.92	$654	+0.21
355–395	377	11	187.00–197.00	$194.38	$733	+2.24
405–445	423	9	180.00–190.00	$183.62	$777	+3.56
465–480	474	4	175.00–182.00	$176.72	$838	-0.75
515–525	520	9	165.00–180.00	$170.04	$884	-1.92
575	575	1	156.00	$156.00	$897	-16.00
610–645	633	12	150.00–168.00	$163.11	$1,032	+11.36
680–695	693	12	150.00–158.00	$157.01	$1,088	-0.32
715–730	719	4	132.00–145.00	$137.54	$989	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	228.00	$228.00	$650	-33.02
300–335	322	13	220.00–270.00	$246.41	$793	+8.07
350–395	369	14	205.00–250.00	$230.10	$849	+4.69
400–445	428	31	200.00–232.00	$220.01	$942	-0.36
465–495	477	31	183.00–222.00	$210.18	$1,003	+1.62
500–545	525	19	190.00–216.00	$203.97	$1,071	+3.27
565–595	580	15	185.00–210.00	$194.48	$1,128	+5.57
615–630	626	6	170.00–190.00	$181.79	$1,138	+2.26
655–695	674	7	167.00–185.00	$174.96	$1,179	+8.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	234.00	$234.00	$655	-6.00
305–335	320	4	228.00–285.00	$253.24	$810	-0.70
350–390	375	17	224.00–265.00	$251.46	$943	+2.51
400–435	415	20	220.00–245.00	$234.45	$973	-4.26
450–495	474	31	200.00–225.00	$216.67	$1,027	-11.75
500–540	522	27	198.00–217.00	$208.05	$1,086	-0.70
550–585	565	21	190.00–212.00	$199.64	$1,128	+3.81
600–645	618	9	182.00–200.00	$190.16	$1,175	+3.57
650–695	673	2	178.00–180.00	$178.97	$1,204	+8.97
760–775	768	2	157.00–171.00	$164.07	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	245.00	$245.00	$612	+8.42
305–340	320	6	212.00–240.00	$229.89	$736	+14.14
370–395	384	6	198.00–230.00	$213.97	$822	+5.78
425–445	432	13	208.00–220.00	$214.25	$926	+0.98
475–490	478	8	167.00–210.00	$193.07	$923	+1.92
505–545	530	7	160.00–202.00	$192.25	$1,019	+0.24
565–590	576	5	171.00–197.00	$185.88	$1,071	+12.69
605–625	618	4	167.00–175.00	$171.48	$1,060	-1.17
655–695	673	3	162.00–164.00	$163.31	$1,099	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1575	1133	80-85%	77	84.00–96.00	$90.92	$1,030	-5.39
760–1395	1177	80-85%	41	98.00–113.00	$104.24	$1,227	+0.74
905–1460	1183	80-85%	82	90.00–103.00	$97.97	$1,159	-5.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1220	946	85-90%	34	55.00–87.00	$78.02	$738	+0.62
745–1320	1012	85-90%	47	65.00–94.00	$82.65	$836	+0.12
820–1335	1030	85-90%	49	79.00–100.00	$86.57	$892	+4.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1650	1332	75-80%	17	98.00–113.00	$106.42	$1,418	—
1150–1575	1371	75-80%	22	87.00–98.00	$93.39	$1,280	-0.77
1135–1685	1387	75-80%	42	90.00–104.00	$98.28	$1,363	+4.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1750	1464	13	96.00–106.00	$102.60	$1,502	—
1085–2640	1498	25	108.00–114.00	$110.56	$1,656	—
1640–2395	1818	12	114.00–122.00	$117.79	$2,141	—

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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	8	558.00–713.00	$627.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	475.00–650.00	$545.63

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	595.00–640.00	$617.50

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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)	6	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,162.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	950.00–1,225.00	$1,051.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00

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)	6	600.00–800.00	$709.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	725.00–925.00	$802.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–925.00	$775.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–900.00	$881.25
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,725.00–1,800.00	$1,790.63	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,614.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	900.00–1,975.00	$1,591.07	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,783.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,325.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,600.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00–1,650.00	$1,562.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–800.00	$787.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–950.00	$883.33	—

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

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,712.50	—
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,110.71	—

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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.