Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

3,034 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $190.83/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 520 lb · 80 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.75/cwt ≈ $1,455/hd at 796 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 594 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,034	4,152	2,098
Feeder cattle	2,230	2,995	1,569
Slaughter cattle	363	783	300
Replacement cattle	441	374	229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. 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
365–390	375	5	235.00–236.00	$235.42	$883	-18.77
405–440	414	13	230.00–250.00	$239.14	$990	-8.45
465–487	479	23	225.00–240.00	$233.43	$1,118	-1.64
505–545	529	24	218.00–240.00	$228.49	$1,209	+0.42
550–595	574	21	210.00–230.00	$218.20	$1,252	-3.56
608–624 value added	613	13	227.00–229.00	$228.37	$1,400	-36.63
600–649	626	29	190.00–218.50	$211.23	$1,322	+7.32
663–690	672	4	180.00–202.00	$189.34	$1,272	-2.66
705–715	713	34	175.00–195.00	$189.20	$1,349	+15.20
760–765	763	2	172.00–180.00	$175.99	$1,343	—
820–835	829	15	170.00–174.00	$173.24	$1,436	—
855–890	873	2	158.00–167.00	$162.41	$1,418	-1.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	247.00	$247.00	$778	+0.97
365–395	376	16	210.00–250.00	$241.24	$907	-2.58
405–441	429	13	224.00–245.00	$233.94	$1,004	-4.34
470 value added	470	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,081	—
455–483	473	14	210.00–235.00	$222.94	$1,055	-1.37
505–549	527	22	188.00–224.00	$210.11	$1,107	-10.09
565–570	567	5	190.00–215.00	$205.79	$1,167	-1.75
588 value added	588	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,264	—
620–645	635	12	187.00–200.00	$192.92	$1,225	-2.12
650–680	667	8	182.00–200.00	$191.10	$1,275	+8.83
730–740	738	6	172.00–180.00	$177.01	$1,306	+3.33
785–788	786	7	174.00–185.00	$179.01	$1,407	+10.00
940	940	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493 value added	493	16	226.00	$226.00	$1,114	—
697	697	15	192.00	$192.00	$1,338	—
796 value added	796	64	182.75	$182.75	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	375	5	215.00–220.00	$218.00	$818	—
405–440	431	5	212.00–215.00	$214.03	$922	-8.04
455–470	463	2	200.00–205.00	$202.54	$938	-12.08
560–585	576	6	185.00–195.00	$189.14	$1,089	-11.36
645	645	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,142	+5.00
675–695	685	6	172.00–186.00	$180.93	$1,239	+15.93

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
674 value added	674	7	196.00	$196.00	$1,321	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	317	15	208.00–215.00	$211.36	$670	-3.67
365–395	375	24	200.00–211.00	$205.14	$769	-0.48
405–445	426	38	187.00–202.00	$195.62	$833	+1.35
455–495	476	26	180.00–197.00	$189.69	$903	-2.30
512–525 value added	517	54	194.50–197.00	$195.68	$1,012	—
505–540	525	26	170.00–190.00	$180.77	$949	-2.22
550–585	564	8	165.00–180.00	$173.04	$976	+1.26
603 value added	603	4	169.00	$169.00	$1,019	—
600–645	623	21	152.00–172.00	$162.34	$1,011	+0.15
650–690	668	19	152.00–175.00	$167.91	$1,122	+12.41
705–715	710	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$983	-11.36
765	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	-17.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	222.00	$222.00	$633	—
315–347	331	6	216.00–227.00	$221.77	$734	+9.98
355–385	374	15	207.00–217.00	$213.24	$798	-11.65
400–445	431	29	200.00–237.00	$209.98	$905	+3.39
460–485	468	11	198.00–225.00	$204.24	$956	+7.31
515 value added	515	3	206.50	$206.50	$1,063	—
515–548	534	30	185.00–197.00	$188.72	$1,008	-3.94
560 value added	560	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,070	—
552–595	580	24	185.00–192.00	$187.19	$1,086	+6.61
600–640	623	14	165.00–185.00	$172.97	$1,078	-3.34
653–687	665	22	155.00–179.00	$173.03	$1,151	+11.99
710–740	723	9	150.00–165.00	$155.91	$1,127	-5.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594 value added	594	47	188.00	$188.00	$1,117	—
697 value added	697	39	176.00	$176.00	$1,227	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	3	200.00–215.00	$207.71	$546	+11.54
310–315	313	3	200.00–205.00	$203.35	$636	-0.65
375–395	379	13	185.00–200.00	$197.72	$749	+2.84
420–445	436	8	180.00–190.00	$183.61	$801	-1.01
465–495	476	8	170.00–180.00	$178.09	$848	+4.27
520–535	526	8	165.00–177.00	$171.99	$905	+1.38
565–580	574	10	150.00–173.00	$164.98	$947	+8.90
605	605	2	160.00	$160.00	$968	+19.00
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	+6.71
775–785	782	3	146.00–147.00	$146.67	$1,147	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	16	215.00–238.00	$230.93	$760	-9.40
355–395	377	20	210.00–235.00	$228.73	$862	+1.38
400–440	418	21	210.00–227.00	$215.80	$902	-6.45
455–490	473	13	200.00–214.00	$207.91	$983	-6.43
500–545	523	16	190.00–207.00	$199.12	$1,041	+2.82
560–580	573	12	180.00–195.00	$190.36	$1,091	-1.44
615–645	635	9	170.00–190.00	$177.65	$1,128	+5.01
675	675	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,080	+0.68
725	725	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,254	+11.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	325	12	235.00–244.00	$239.89	$780	-6.85
365–395	375	5	220.00–236.00	$231.40	$868	-9.05
400–445	420	25	210.00–230.00	$222.50	$934	-12.27
450–482	472	13	200.00–217.00	$206.37	$974	-10.34
505–535	512	10	200.00–215.00	$206.53	$1,057	-7.94
550–590	570	3	190.00–204.00	$196.92	$1,122	-2.50
605–620	613	4	185.00–195.00	$190.49	$1,168	+15.65
695	695	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,307	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	245.00	$245.00	$698	+5.00
315–335	325	4	228.00–235.00	$231.50	$752	+11.79
375–380	377	5	220.00–226.00	$223.98	$844	+2.33
425–435	428	4	187.00–212.00	$204.30	$874	-2.94
455–485	473	12	192.00–208.00	$199.80	$945	+5.06
505–545	532	7	187.00–195.00	$192.17	$1,022	+1.97
570–595	585	5	172.00–182.00	$178.69	$1,045	+1.21
630–645	636	4	155.00–180.00	$169.95	$1,081	—
660–685	670	5	150.00–171.00	$165.29	$1,107	+3.25
720	720	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,022	-10.00
780	780	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,154	+4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1500	1105	80-85%	22	94.00–102.00	$98.26	$1,086	+8.62
835–1450	1137	80-85%	62	90.00–96.00	$93.32	$1,061	+3.68
745–1665	1203	80-85%	47	82.00–90.00	$86.67	$1,043	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1275	1010	85-90%	23	65.00–82.00	$76.66	$774	-8.53
745–1240	1012	85-90%	27	72.00–103.00	$85.02	$860	-0.17
790–1325	1031	85-90%	28	78.00–90.00	$83.28	$859	-1.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1500	1338	75-80%	22	92.00–99.00	$95.27	$1,275	—
1320–1370	1348	75-80%	5	100.00–104.00	$101.40	$1,367	—
1350–1700	1464	75-80%	9	86.00–91.00	$88.32	$1,293	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1475	1320	13	96.00–106.00	$102.71	$1,356	-0.01
1375–2015	1587	17	102.00–116.00	$108.97	$1,729	—
1280–1970	1613	12	112.00–120.00	$116.02	$1,871	—

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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	29	712.00–1,250.00	$968.17
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	938.00–1,600.00	$1,362.07

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	700.00–800.00	$750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–760.00	$696.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,367.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	900.00–1,310.00	$1,150.95
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	900.00–1,175.00	$1,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,250.00	$1,237.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,471.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,100.00–1,475.00	$1,307.95

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,092.19
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	925.00–1,000.00	$957.14

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)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	950.00–1,200.00	$1,018.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	850.00–1,050.00	$922.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

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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)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,718.75	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,369.77	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,618.75	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00	$675.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,062.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,150.00	$1,008.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.