Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

4,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.00/cwt ≈ $1,559/hd at 757 lb · 70 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.77/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 423 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.51/cwt +14.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 579 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,671	1,478	3,050
Feeder cattle	4,064	1,096	2,391
Slaughter cattle	465	259	480
Replacement cattle	142	123	179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	262	3	318.00–322.00	$320.60	$840	+20.60
305–340	324	6	310.00–350.00	$328.33	$1,064	-3.54
360–395	378	5	290.00–310.00	$300.05	$1,134	-13.13
400–425	413	22	280.00–325.00	$302.75	$1,250	-9.71
456	456	8	292.00	$292.00	$1,332	—
507–535	523	11	260.00–285.00	$271.71	$1,421	+4.27
563–588	570	15	254.50–283.00	$274.63	$1,565	—
605–640	629	16	238.00–260.00	$242.93	$1,528	-0.46
667–686	672	29	227.00–233.00	$228.69	$1,537	—
704 value added	704	28	235.00	$235.00	$1,654	—
746–748	746	14	213.00–220.00	$214.50	$1,600	—
769–795	779	51	194.00–219.00	$216.86	$1,689	—
847	847	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,711	—
900	900	17	193.50	$193.50	$1,742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	310.00	$310.00	$822	+28.00
315–345	331	8	300.00–342.00	$326.46	$1,081	+15.76
355–385	380	24	290.00–330.00	$306.48	$1,165	+15.41
405–445	422	12	277.00–310.00	$292.01	$1,232	+15.62
453–495	476	30	260.00–293.00	$277.90	$1,323	+20.32
505–545	525	12	250.00–275.00	$265.69	$1,395	+17.13
550–593	582	44	238.00–265.00	$260.27	$1,515	+55.20
605–643	623	19	230.00–250.00	$241.30	$1,503	+46.30
655–695	670	23	214.00–239.00	$221.83	$1,486	-0.64
705–748	735	5	187.00–215.00	$194.21	$1,427	-17.85
755–789	781	4	185.00–210.00	$191.05	$1,492	-13.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	6	285.00–320.00	$306.39	$1,014	+6.39
350–375	369	15	280.00–300.00	$291.71	$1,076	+8.43
425–440	430	6	265.00–275.00	$268.68	$1,155	+8.68
475–495	483	6	256.00–265.00	$259.96	$1,256	-7.62
510	510	4	247.00–260.00	$256.75	$1,309	—
550–590	575	8	232.00–245.00	$239.02	$1,374	+4.06
620–645	629	7	215.00–230.00	$222.17	$1,397	—
660	660	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,386	+4.76
700–730	715	2	200.00–205.00	$202.45	$1,448	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	270.00	$270.00	$621	—
285	285	1	265.00	$265.00	$755	—
310–345	329	18	250.00–272.00	$260.56	$857	+2.02
350–395	378	40	240.00–260.00	$251.98	$952	+4.56
400–445	425	36	232.00–255.00	$245.89	$1,045	+4.65
450–495	475	43	225.00–247.00	$234.47	$1,114	-2.10
505–545	528	53	220.00–242.00	$231.16	$1,221	+5.94
555–596	579	56	206.00–240.00	$226.51	$1,311	+14.49
600–645	618	40	200.00–220.00	$209.97	$1,298	+13.09
651–689	663	16	200.00–206.00	$201.71	$1,337	—
705–720	709	14	180.00–200.00	$194.55	$1,379	—
755	755	3	172.00–180.00	$177.33	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	264.00	$264.00	$726	-10.00
305–335	320	17	258.00–287.00	$271.35	$868	+7.54
355–390	378	29	250.00–272.00	$260.72	$986	+4.75
415 fancy	415	5	256.00	$256.00	$1,062	—
405–445	424	60	240.00–270.00	$254.67	$1,080	+1.22
450–495	470	22	234.00–255.00	$242.00	$1,137	+0.51
500–540	512	22	225.00–248.00	$236.76	$1,212	+5.32
555–595	573	26	220.00–242.00	$229.16	$1,313	+0.12
600–645	614	14	210.00–233.00	$221.05	$1,357	+1.05
610–621 fancy	619	5	226.00–228.00	$227.61	$1,409	—
660–671	669	17	209.00–220.00	$209.81	$1,404	+19.81
670 fancy	670	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,524	—
708–745	740	48	201.00–205.00	$204.77	$1,515	—
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	26	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	—
757 value added	757	70	206.00	$206.00	$1,559	—
821	821	28	184.00	$184.00	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	255.00	$255.00	$688	—
325–345	330	8	238.00–260.00	$249.26	$823	+1.26
350–390	376	19	230.00–257.00	$247.22	$930	+7.55
425–445	427	13	226.00–240.00	$233.35	$996	+2.10
460–495	476	25	215.00–230.00	$223.44	$1,064	-2.05
510–545	529	13	210.00–220.00	$215.33	$1,139	-3.05
575	575	5	210.00–215.00	$212.00	$1,219	+9.93
620–645	627	10	187.00–200.00	$196.37	$1,231	—
655–695	675	2	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$1,265	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	302.00	$302.00	$830	—
305–345	325	12	275.00–310.00	$292.94	$952	+17.94
350–390	370	13	265.00–300.00	$287.59	$1,064	+22.59
400–445	426	28	267.00–295.00	$282.18	$1,202	+19.56
450–495	472	29	242.00–280.00	$266.05	$1,256	+16.49
500–545	524	37	230.00–265.00	$247.09	$1,295	+0.72
550–580	570	25	222.00–252.00	$237.45	$1,353	+32.32
600–645	621	13	214.00–237.00	$224.07	$1,391	+13.19
650–675	663	6	207.00–215.00	$210.67	$1,397	+8.30
730	730	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,460	+9.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	300.00–324.00	$311.78	$842	+15.78
300–345	326	10	296.00–332.00	$307.36	$1,002	+6.93
330 fancy	330	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,023	—
355–395	374	16	290.00–315.00	$304.18	$1,138	+13.44
405–435	423	23	275.00–308.00	$292.23	$1,236	+8.50
450–495	466	23	255.00–295.00	$276.27	$1,287	+16.58
500–545	513	22	242.00–280.00	$257.90	$1,323	-2.17
560–590	569	9	237.50–260.00	$243.69	$1,387	+5.01
605–610	606	4	225.00–240.00	$231.77	$1,405	+21.77
660–675	668	2	220.00–230.00	$224.94	$1,503	—
725–745	732	3	192.00–210.00	$197.95	$1,449	-14.05
760–795	782	3	190.00–205.00	$198.45	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	275.00	$275.00	$825	-9.92
375–390	380	3	270.00–282.00	$276.00	$1,049	+12.00
415–440	428	16	247.00–282.00	$270.76	$1,159	+12.48
460–495	474	23	230.00–260.00	$252.89	$1,199	+9.05
505–545	530	17	220.00–240.00	$232.32	$1,231	-3.20
550–590	576	8	217.00–234.00	$226.73	$1,306	+4.40
610–645	630	17	200.00–212.00	$206.13	$1,299	+16.25
655–690	675	10	188.00–200.00	$195.29	$1,318	—
705–735	720	2	180.00–188.00	$184.08	$1,325	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1365	1178	80-85%	29	90.00–98.00	$93.40	$1,100	—
1010–1440	1241	80-85%	19	103.00–110.00	$107.10	$1,329	+0.64
1040–1520	1241	80-85%	49	95.00–107.00	$102.10	$1,267	-4.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1240	999	85-90%	34	77.00–100.00	$92.59	$925	+10.67
890–1210	1030	85-90%	38	70.00–92.00	$85.03	$876	—
970–1185	1048	85-90%	11	85.00–90.00	$87.06	$912	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1685	1454	75-80%	27	90.00–110.00	$103.08	$1,499	—
1245–1690	1521	75-80%	12	94.00–102.00	$98.99	$1,506	—
1355–1690	1566	75-80%	13	95.00–112.00	$105.13	$1,646	-3.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2235	1596	7	100.00–118.00	$109.90	$1,754	—
1200–2055	1661	23	110.00–125.00	$117.82	$1,957	—
1425–1960	1763	6	117.00–129.00	$125.30	$2,209	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	400.00–545.00	$464.44

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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)	20	900.00–1,575.00	$1,215.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,215.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,150.00

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)	7	800.00–950.00	$917.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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)	Open	11	1,125.00–1,700.00	$1,459.09	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,042.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.