Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

4,152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.00/cwt ≈ $1,104/hd at 587 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $227.75/cwt +11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 575 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.37/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 473 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,152	3,565	3,212
Feeder cattle	2,995	2,608	2,243
Slaughter cattle	783	596	839
Replacement cattle	374	361	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
330	330	3	280.00	$280.00	$924	+3.81
355–385	372	6	240.00–265.00	$254.19	$946	-3.23
406–449	421	22	240.00–250.00	$247.59	$1,042	+15.59
463–499	483	29	230.00–242.00	$235.07	$1,135	+8.50
485 value added	485	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,212	—
520 value added	520	10	256.00	$256.00	$1,331	—
511–546	522	44	220.00–230.00	$228.07	$1,191	-3.93
550–591	569	52	200.00–226.00	$221.76	$1,262	+5.74
595 value added	595	14	250.00	$250.00	$1,488	—
600–628	626	26	202.00–210.00	$203.91	$1,276	-0.15
645 value added	645	16	265.00	$265.00	$1,709	—
661	661	13	192.00	$192.00	$1,269	—
747	747	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,300	—
885	885	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	5	235.00–262.00	$246.03	$780	+4.55
365–390	374	18	227.00–250.00	$243.82	$912	+12.54
405–445	432	32	227.00–242.50	$238.28	$1,029	+7.85
455–495	473	13	219.00–232.00	$224.31	$1,061	-1.43
505–545	518	15	207.00–229.00	$220.20	$1,141	+4.48
560–580	567	6	200.00–216.00	$207.54	$1,177	+9.54
615–646	641	6	190.00–196.00	$195.04	$1,250	+4.38
650–695	662	15	169.00–186.00	$182.27	$1,207	+1.40
730–745	734	7	168.00–176.00	$173.68	$1,275	-3.30
775–795	785	2	168.00–170.00	$169.01	$1,327	+1.01
870	870	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	234.00–242.00	$238.06	$798	+16.99
405–435	420	2	220.00–224.00	$222.07	$933	—
460–475	467	3	210.00–218.00	$214.62	$1,002	—
540	540	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,118	—
570–580	575	2	200.00–201.00	$200.50	$1,153	—
625	625	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,075	-10.00
670	670	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,106	-9.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	322	3	200.00–235.00	$211.79	$682	-9.89
350–398	368	36	198.00–235.00	$224.89	$828	+10.11
400–445	426	24	194.00–220.00	$206.59	$880	+1.30
466 fancy	466	8	200.00	$200.00	$932	—
450–496	474	48	190.00–210.00	$196.93	$933	-1.12
500–548	529	56	180.00–205.00	$192.66	$1,019	-1.03
550–585	566	22	169.00–188.00	$180.58	$1,022	-1.04
600–630	617	43	163.00–190.00	$176.31	$1,088	—
653–695	667	11	156.00–167.00	$161.04	$1,074	—
725–738	734	9	152.00–165.00	$161.26	$1,184	—
755–795	783	6	140.00–158.00	$146.28	$1,145	—
820	820	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,099	—
930	930	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,135	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	225.00	$225.00	$551	—
265–285	276	4	198.00–226.00	$218.03	$602	-5.02
300–345	325	15	207.00–223.00	$215.03	$699	+5.84
350–395	368	27	184.00–212.00	$205.62	$757	+5.26
405–445	431	36	170.00–207.00	$194.27	$837	+0.50
450–495	474	49	180.00–200.00	$191.99	$910	+5.40
500–545	523	27	171.00–195.00	$182.99	$957	+3.98
561–595	579	18	164.00–190.00	$171.78	$995	+2.97
605–645	621	21	157.00–173.00	$162.19	$1,007	-1.70
655–695	676	13	142.00–165.00	$155.50	$1,051	-9.50
700–740	720	24	130.00–161.00	$149.85	$1,079	—
755–785	769	5	134.00–153.00	$147.83	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	91	188.00	$188.00	$1,104	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	215.00–217.00	$216.10	$482	—
250–280	270	3	190.00–210.00	$196.17	$530	—
310–345	330	13	195.00–208.00	$204.00	$673	+7.55
355–395	383	12	182.00–200.00	$194.88	$746	+4.06
405–445	422	10	180.00–190.00	$184.62	$779	+6.26
450–495	470	12	170.00–177.00	$173.82	$817	+4.28
505–545	525	6	160.00–180.00	$170.61	$896	+6.92
550–595	571	5	150.00–160.00	$156.08	$891	+2.41
615	615	2	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$867	-11.00
650–680	664	4	130.00–152.00	$138.29	$918	—
715	715	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,037	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	240.00	$240.00	$708	+8.98
305–345	322	15	228.00–250.00	$240.33	$774	+4.94
355–395	379	16	210.00–240.00	$227.35	$862	-1.56
400–445	419	22	215.00–230.00	$222.25	$931	+3.18
455–490	475	20	205.00–220.00	$214.34	$1,018	+6.62
500–545	523	22	180.00–212.00	$196.30	$1,027	-2.71
550–585	567	15	170.00–209.00	$191.80	$1,088	+3.60
600–645	621	7	165.00–183.00	$172.64	$1,072	-6.06
670–687	685	8	157.00–176.00	$159.32	$1,091	—
705–725	715	3	160.00–162.00	$161.34	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	6	234.00–255.00	$246.74	$817	-7.71
350–395	376	17	226.00–255.00	$240.45	$904	-1.10
400–445	424	23	218.00–245.00	$234.77	$995	+2.50
450–497	480	17	202.00–225.00	$216.71	$1,040	-9.34
500–530	511	25	202.00–220.00	$214.47	$1,096	+4.89
560–580	570	4	195.00–207.00	$199.42	$1,137	+4.61
600–634	631	21	173.00–192.00	$174.84	$1,103	—
650–655	653	2	170.00–188.00	$178.97	$1,169	—
700–710	705	2	168.00–174.00	$170.98	$1,205	—
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	+14.00
310–340	323	3	202.00–230.00	$219.71	$710	+0.87
370–390	378	3	220.00–225.00	$221.65	$838	+32.13
405–445	421	11	182.00–217.00	$207.24	$872	-4.11
450–485	468	3	175.00–209.00	$194.74	$911	+9.69
515–545	531	8	178.00–202.00	$190.20	$1,010	+21.37
550–560	555	2	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$985	-5.72
655–675	662	3	160.00–166.00	$162.04	$1,073	-5.96
745	745	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,132	+3.63
780	780	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,123	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1450	1124	80-85%	74	85.00–93.00	$89.64	$1,008	—
935–1515	1178	80-85%	39	100.00–108.00	$104.40	$1,230	+7.29
980–1545	1192	80-85%	71	92.00–100.00	$96.04	$1,145	-1.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1210	999	85-90%	59	74.00–104.00	$87.82	$877	—
815–1430	1030	85-90%	56	68.00–98.00	$85.19	$877	-5.29
710–1255	1038	85-90%	61	58.00–91.00	$81.48	$846	-9.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1515	1275	75-80%	11	99.00–105.00	$101.80	$1,298	—
1040–1615	1371	75-80%	31	85.00–97.00	$93.35	$1,280	+0.77
1200–1780	1399	75-80%	41	91.00–103.00	$97.56	$1,365	+4.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1705	1344	28	94.00–108.00	$102.72	$1,381	—
1020–1960	1502	31	104.00–118.00	$110.09	$1,654	—
1335–2360	1864	19	115.00–130.00	$120.48	$2,246	—

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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	14	609.00–920.00	$744.43

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	535.00–640.00	$593.75

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Bred Cows

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)	7	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,285.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	900.00–1,275.00	$1,112.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	900.00–1,300.00	$1,091.07
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,475.00	$1,230.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–975.00	$893.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–975.00	$905.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–1,125.00	$960.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	575.00–700.00	$641.67

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,052.08

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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	17	1,310.00–1,600.00	$1,446.18	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,237.50	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,775.00–1,950.00	$1,866.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,175.00–1,825.00	$1,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,625.00–1,750.00	$1,712.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,650.00–1,775.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,133.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,162.50	—

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	750.00–1,000.00	$875.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.50	—

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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.