Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

8,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.74/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 425 lb · 136 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.33/cwt ≈ $1,146/hd at 632 lb · 135 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.32/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 520 lb · 132 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,110	2,457	6,168
Feeder cattle	6,542	2,132	4,872
Slaughter cattle	1,159	111	909
Replacement cattle	409	214	387

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends not available due to most markets being closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday. Year to date receipts totaled 8,316 compared to 6,128 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	230.00	$230.00	$494	—
295	295	1	217.00	$217.00	$640	—
310–335	326	8	207.00–220.00	$211.59	$690	+11.59
355–395	379	23	190.00–227.50	$206.81	$784	+10.37
400–440	427	24	188.00–217.50	$198.78	$849	+11.43
427 value added	427	5	212.50	$212.50	$907	—
450–495	479	37	180.00–207.00	$194.13	$930	—
490 value added	490	3	202.00	$202.00	$990	—
500–528 value added	522	41	192.00–197.50	$196.02	$1,023	—
500–545	523	44	175.00–198.00	$188.03	$983	+7.70
555 value added	555	11	195.00	$195.00	$1,082	—
551–598	570	88	170.00–192.00	$182.66	$1,041	+12.53
608–618 value added	616	13	179.00–180.00	$179.23	$1,104	—
600–647	634	122	167.00–185.00	$181.55	$1,151	—
650–698	681	29	145.00–180.00	$163.13	$1,111	+5.59
707–735	715	9	140.00–166.00	$160.32	$1,146	+10.32
755 value added	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—
757–795	763	32	150.00–172.00	$167.85	$1,281	—
804	804	10	153.00	$153.00	$1,230	—
815–845 value added	833	3	142.00–145.00	$143.99	$1,199	—
860	860	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,281	—
900 value added	900	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,170	—
925	925	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,388	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	18	190.00–210.00	$199.39	$650	+10.50
355–395	376	37	183.00–210.00	$193.20	$726	+9.31
405–440	418	42	178.00–205.00	$191.13	$799	+11.49
455–485	469	21	177.00–195.00	$183.38	$860	+7.98
500–535	515	39	166.00–189.00	$178.71	$920	+8.88
555–595	575	20	157.00–179.00	$169.61	$975	+11.04
605–645	625	16	155.00–172.00	$162.18	$1,014	—
660–695	678	9	150.00–164.00	$158.69	$1,076	+8.69
720	720	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,044	—
785–790	787	3	148.00–150.00	$149.33	$1,175	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	8	182.00–192.00	$189.56	$624	—
375–395	384	5	170.00–186.00	$179.48	$689	—
405–445	424	16	150.00–180.00	$171.69	$728	—
455–485	474	26	166.00–180.00	$174.96	$829	—
515–545	527	13	130.00–170.00	$159.67	$841	—
565–585	575	3	150.00–152.00	$150.66	$866	—
615–640	628	7	130.00–156.00	$148.62	$933	—
670–695	683	3	141.00–143.00	$142.01	$970	—
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714 value added	714	70	169.25	$169.25	$1,208	-0.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	14	162.00–182.00	$167.03	$550	-14.74
355–395	368	14	158.00–170.00	$165.08	$607	-9.74
400–445	426	62	153.00–171.00	$162.76	$693	+9.76
455–490 fancy	475	3	170.00	$170.00	$808	—
450–495	476	89	150.00–170.00	$161.60	$769	+0.77
514–520 fancy	515	7	162.00–171.00	$169.70	$874	—
505–531 value added	516	58	165.00–169.00	$167.24	$863	—
500–545	524	67	142.00–165.00	$157.29	$824	-5.71
556–593 fancy	563	15	159.00–167.00	$165.32	$931	—
552–581 value added	571	23	157.00–163.00	$161.36	$921	—
550–595	572	51	138.00–158.00	$149.88	$857	-5.34
600–645	620	31	135.00–156.00	$143.23	$888	-5.79
615–640 value added	628	33	155.00–164.00	$160.49	$1,008	+8.49
650–695	665	12	130.00–150.00	$138.23	$919	+3.23
660–680 value added	668	46	145.00–158.00	$155.25	$1,037	—
661–676 fancy	673	14	147.50–148.00	$147.89	$995	—
705–725 fancy	715	2	137.00–142.00	$139.47	$997	—
705–749	731	12	118.00–144.00	$133.17	$973	-10.26
750–775	763	2	117.00–126.00	$121.57	$928	—
765 fancy	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	—
285	285	5	166.00–168.00	$167.20	$477	-13.37
305–345	321	29	155.00–177.00	$164.18	$527	-2.03
350–395	374	77	150.00–167.00	$161.29	$603	+0.51
400–445	425	136	145.00–165.00	$156.74	$666	+4.33
450–498	475	89	140.00–162.00	$153.50	$729	-0.59
500–545	519	59	135.00–157.00	$147.45	$765	+3.40
550–595	573	47	130.00–157.00	$141.05	$808	-4.92
605–645	628	32	125.00–147.00	$136.39	$857	+2.46
665–695	682	10	120.00–140.00	$127.96	$873	-2.04
705–745	716	8	120.00–127.00	$123.12	$882	-2.88
760–785	773	2	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$997	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	170.00	$170.00	$348	—
260–290	274	4	150.00–167.00	$158.28	$434	—
315–345	330	32	140.00–165.00	$154.99	$511	—
350–395	371	52	130.00–160.00	$148.85	$552	—
400–445	422	29	122.00–155.00	$144.29	$609	—
450–495	473	36	134.00–150.00	$143.14	$677	—
505–545	525	30	111.00–145.00	$132.94	$698	—
550–595	573	13	117.00–140.00	$130.02	$745	—
600–645	620	15	120.00–130.00	$124.85	$774	—
660–695	679	5	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$788	—
705–745	728	7	105.00–115.00	$109.84	$800	—
795	795	4	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	88	167.00	$167.00	$975	—
715–718 value added	718	84	141.00–162.75	$159.91	$1,148	-2.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	9	190.00–200.00	$193.93	$549	—
315–345	329	24	180.00–215.00	$193.48	$637	+10.46
355–395	376	44	167.00–205.00	$185.84	$699	+7.56
400–445	424	80	165.00–197.00	$181.68	$770	+10.26
450–495	471	83	160.00–187.00	$172.80	$814	+11.09
500–545	524	56	146.00–170.00	$159.24	$834	+1.74
550–590	570	25	145.00–165.00	$154.67	$882	-0.37
600–640	627	16	130.00–155.00	$142.42	$893	+1.66
650–680	670	7	130.00–150.00	$140.48	$941	+1.48
705–745	724	6	122.00–135.00	$131.53	$952	—
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	3	202.00–208.00	$205.33	$458	—
275–295	285	4	200.00–230.00	$207.76	$592	+12.76
300–340	323	22	192.00–215.00	$200.06	$646	—
350–395	371	49	189.00–220.00	$199.64	$741	+11.96
400 value added	400	2	205.00	$205.00	$820	—
400–445	420	65	182.00–210.00	$192.74	$810	+12.74
450–495	471	56	167.00–200.00	$187.79	$884	+15.79
450–481 value added	473	6	190.00–197.00	$193.14	$914	—
500–540	521	44	159.00–185.00	$170.56	$889	+5.56
550–590	565	31	155.00–175.00	$165.91	$937	—
600–645	613	20	147.00–167.00	$157.38	$965	—
650–685	669	10	140.00–156.00	$146.70	$981	—
710 value added	710	15	142.50	$142.50	$1,012	—
700–725	715	5	135.00–152.00	$140.81	$1,007	—
750	750	1	126.00	$126.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	190.00	$190.00	$522	—
300–345	322	23	157.00–192.00	$179.26	$577	—
350–395	374	22	150.00–185.00	$175.53	$656	—
400–445	427	36	150.00–182.00	$169.50	$724	—
455–495	476	34	140.00–170.00	$159.51	$759	—
500–545	527	12	137.00–160.00	$147.76	$779	—
555–590	573	12	133.00–153.00	$140.94	$808	—
605–630	623	8	115.00–135.00	$127.74	$796	—
665–690	680	3	122.00–128.00	$125.65	$854	—
775–790	783	2	110.00–122.00	$115.94	$908	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1495	1151	80-85%	107	59.00–77.00	$66.06	$760	—
895–1630	1186	80-85%	186	64.00–90.00	$72.64	$862	—
980–1620	1249	80-85%	68	72.00–99.00	$82.10	$1,025	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1200	930	85-90%	51	40.00–67.00	$54.73	$509	—
780–1310	1006	85-90%	124	47.00–75.00	$60.49	$609	—
770–1375	1068	85-90%	61	53.00–83.00	$62.06	$663	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1750	1419	75-80%	28	73.00–92.00	$82.09	$1,165	—
1140–1865	1421	75-80%	52	67.00–85.00	$74.82	$1,063	—
1275–1840	1532	75-80%	15	60.00–74.00	$68.35	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1930	1501	32	72.00–94.00	$83.17	$1,248	—
1210–2450	1722	58	78.00–102.00	$91.53	$1,576	-12.99
1145–2125	1771	25	85.00–109.00	$100.37	$1,778	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	465.00–520.00	$492.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	546.00–710.00	$620.80

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	420.00–630.00	$518.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	670.00–790.00	$730.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,212.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	750.00–1,175.00	$992.39
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	800.00–1,000.00	$885.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	700.00–1,175.00	$896.11

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)	8	425.00–675.00	$578.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	500.00–800.00	$680.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	550.00–1,043.00	$758.45
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–825.00	$804.14
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	570.00–660.00	$615.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	450.00–600.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.00

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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	38	725.00–1,350.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	970.00–1,075.00	$1,022.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,408.33	—

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	625.00–975.00	$806.25	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–900.00	$850.00	—

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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.