Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

14,776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.80/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 528 lb · 251 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.83/cwt +13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 671 lb · 210 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.28/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 668 lb · 200 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,776	8,110	10,102
Feeder cattle	12,186	6,542	8,503
Slaughter cattle	1,798	1,159	1,093
Replacement cattle	792	409	506

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good emand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 24,124 compared to 17,992 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
310–345	325	27	205.00–225.00	$213.34	$693	+1.75
350–365 value added	358	2	215.00–222.00	$218.57	$782	—
350–395	375	37	200.00–225.00	$208.70	$783	+1.89
427 fancy	427	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,068	—
400–448	431	92	191.00–220.00	$203.82	$878	+5.04
450–495	470	52	188.00–206.00	$200.82	$944	+6.69
470–475 value added	473	2	200.00	$200.00	$946	-2.00
500–545	518	90	172.00–199.75	$188.71	$978	+0.68
535 value added	535	15	206.00	$206.00	$1,102	+9.98
550–597	576	140	170.00–195.00	$188.02	$1,083	+5.36
600–645 value added	619	12	187.00–190.00	$188.70	$1,168	+9.47
601–645	619	104	165.00–185.00	$180.52	$1,117	-1.03
651–680 value added	664	39	164.00–195.50	$190.74	$1,267	—
650–695	673	171	150.00–185.00	$173.66	$1,169	+10.53
700–745	731	40	148.00–177.00	$168.60	$1,232	+8.28
755–795	774	13	145.00–175.00	$160.31	$1,241	-7.54
820–840	823	8	150.00–164.00	$162.21	$1,335	+9.21
855	855	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,231	-5.00
935	935	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,290	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	205.00	$205.00	$605	—
305–345	325	20	192.00–212.00	$206.18	$670	+6.79
350–390	372	37	190.00–211.00	$198.62	$739	+5.42
400–445	426	48	178.00–215.00	$194.71	$829	+3.58
450–496	476	55	180.00–200.00	$187.89	$894	+4.51
500–545	527	58	170.00–198.00	$180.61	$952	+1.90
555–598	577	25	160.00–182.00	$171.85	$992	+2.24
605–640	625	14	144.00–171.00	$161.30	$1,008	-0.88
660–696	677	18	143.00–175.00	$169.74	$1,149	+11.05
715–745	731	6	140.00–170.00	$159.72	$1,168	+14.72
755–795	779	6	154.00–160.00	$157.37	$1,226	+8.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	35	210.00	$210.00	$882	—
538	538	35	190.50	$190.50	$1,025	—
635	635	22	176.25	$176.25	$1,119	—
724 value added	724	70	174.25	$174.25	$1,262	+5.00
770	770	4	157.00	$157.00	$1,209	—
822	822	61	168.00	$168.00	$1,381	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	180.00–197.00	$189.66	$651	+0.10
365–395	379	17	177.00–195.00	$183.17	$694	+3.69
420–445	432	6	164.00–185.00	$176.11	$761	+4.42
455–495	478	32	169.00–180.00	$175.21	$838	+0.25
504–540	513	13	160.00–173.00	$168.62	$865	+8.95
555–590	576	11	156.00–170.00	$163.16	$940	+12.50
605–610	606	5	146.00–157.00	$150.61	$913	+1.99
705–730	718	4	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$951	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	170.00	$170.00	$484	—
300–348	338	23	171.00–190.00	$179.28	$606	+12.25
350–395	365	43	165.00–188.00	$172.23	$629	+7.15
417 value added	417	17	182.00	$182.00	$759	—
400–445	425	137	157.50–174.00	$168.04	$714	+5.28
452–456 fancy	454	13	165.00–170.00	$167.70	$761	-2.30
450–495	470	154	150.00–171.00	$163.07	$766	+1.47
475–491 value added	484	7	171.00–175.00	$173.32	$839	—
502–532 value added	516	60	164.00–176.00	$170.84	$882	+3.60
500–549	532	191	145.00–167.00	$158.96	$846	+1.67
550–575 fancy	563	2	152.00	$152.00	$856	-13.32
561–575 value added	565	22	162.00–171.00	$168.09	$950	+6.73
553–595	572	134	142.00–165.00	$153.66	$879	+3.78
605–615 fancy	610	2	147.00	$147.00	$897	—
610–645 value added	616	48	154.00–162.00	$159.03	$980	-1.46
603–645	618	101	137.50–159.00	$150.89	$933	+7.66
653–687 value added	660	112	146.00–161.00	$157.62	$1,040	+2.37
650–698	677	73	127.00–155.00	$145.63	$986	+7.40
677–690 fancy	678	13	137.00–157.00	$155.43	$1,054	+7.54
690	690	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,208	+36.77
701–730 value added	704	24	150.00–163.00	$160.92	$1,133	—
700–730	715	9	130.00–140.00	$135.31	$967	+2.14
715 fancy	715	2	132.00–133.00	$132.50	$947	-6.97
755–795	772	7	125.00–144.00	$133.89	$1,034	+12.32
805 value added	805	36	154.50	$154.50	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	267	8	160.00–175.00	$171.48	$458	+4.28
300–345	324	61	155.00–178.00	$168.80	$547	+4.62
350–395	375	109	144.00–176.00	$165.05	$619	+3.76
400–448	427	156	140.00–170.00	$159.54	$681	+2.80
450–495	476	155	137.00–168.00	$156.14	$743	+2.64
500–545	521	141	130.00–164.00	$149.11	$777	+1.66
555–595	573	76	130.00–155.00	$142.81	$818	+1.76
600–645	627	25	130.00–142.00	$135.09	$847	-1.30
655–695	673	26	125.00–135.00	$133.24	$897	+5.28
710–745	729	7	115.00–134.00	$123.77	$902	+0.65
780–795	786	5	118.00–128.00	$124.39	$978	-4.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	272	3	160.00–174.00	$168.75	$459	+10.47
305–345	320	57	135.00–170.00	$160.14	$512	+5.15
350–395	379	66	130.00–165.00	$153.10	$580	+4.25
400–445	424	56	126.00–155.00	$147.10	$624	+2.81
450–495	475	62	120.00–157.00	$143.05	$679	-0.09
500–545	518	47	114.00–146.00	$131.06	$679	-1.88
555–595	575	19	110.00–141.00	$127.20	$731	-2.82
615–645	628	10	120.00–137.00	$126.65	$795	+1.80
655–690	670	10	110.00–125.00	$116.31	$779	+0.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691 value added	691	75	164.50	$164.50	$1,137	—
729	729	14	135.00	$135.00	$984	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	284	4	196.00–210.00	$202.68	$576	+8.75
300–345	325	62	188.00–215.00	$199.07	$647	+5.59
350–395	375	64	180.00–210.00	$190.92	$716	+5.08
400–445	427	127	170.00–200.00	$181.57	$775	-0.11
450–495	474	145	162.00–192.00	$177.19	$840	+4.39
500–545	526	78	150.00–180.00	$163.44	$860	+4.20
550–595	571	62	145.00–165.00	$154.58	$883	-0.09
600–645	621	61	130.00–160.00	$146.62	$911	+4.20
650–695	674	17	120.00–150.00	$136.64	$921	-3.84
700–745	719	6	125.00–136.00	$132.70	$954	+1.17
750–795	768	14	120.00–134.00	$126.60	$972	+16.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	5	200.00–217.00	$209.75	$573	+1.99
305–345	324	38	202.00–222.50	$212.72	$689	+12.66
357 value added	357	6	215.00	$215.00	$768	—
350–398	370	41	192.00–220.00	$203.51	$753	+3.87
400–405 value added	403	2	205.00	$205.00	$826	±0.00
408 fancy	408	3	222.50	$222.50	$908	—
400–445	419	59	180.00–215.00	$192.55	$807	-0.19
450–495	472	70	175.00–205.00	$183.22	$865	-4.57
500–545	519	62	160.00–180.00	$170.53	$885	-0.03
550–595	570	23	152.00–175.00	$162.43	$926	-3.48
600–645	621	28	147.00–160.00	$153.32	$952	-4.06
630–635 value added	633	2	164.00–168.00	$166.01	$1,051	—
655–695	671	8	132.00–152.00	$143.62	$964	-3.08
685–690 value added	688	2	157.00–158.00	$157.50	$1,084	—
705–743	724	24	135.00–142.00	$137.66	$997	-3.15
750–775	760	3	125.00–133.00	$128.05	$973	+2.05
851	851	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	$468	—
255–290	274	10	180.00–197.00	$187.99	$515	-2.01
305–345	325	21	180.00–195.00	$183.04	$595	+3.78
350–395	371	47	168.00–195.00	$176.90	$656	+1.37
400–445	427	48	152.00–185.00	$172.39	$736	+2.89
450–495	470	42	142.00–175.00	$161.67	$760	+2.16
500–545	523	58	135.00–165.00	$151.18	$791	+3.42
550–595	573	19	120.00–152.00	$142.51	$817	+1.57
600–635	625	16	130.00–145.00	$137.51	$859	+9.77
675–695	681	6	120.00–129.00	$124.49	$848	-1.16
710–735	723	6	120.00–129.00	$125.23	$905	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1665	1165	80-85%	191	60.00–84.00	$70.07	$816	+4.01
865–1625	1189	80-85%	208	64.00–88.00	$76.45	$909	+3.81
1005–1730	1252	80-85%	117	69.00–93.00	$83.33	$1,043	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1185	952	85-90%	121	40.00–68.00	$56.96	$542	—
700–1345	994	85-90%	98	52.00–82.00	$67.04	$666	—
765–1285	1008	85-90%	134	48.00–75.00	$63.90	$644	+3.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1890	1421	75-80%	73	66.00–86.00	$77.58	$1,102	+2.76
1100–1680	1430	75-80%	67	69.00–94.00	$84.25	$1,205	+9.43
1110–1830	1454	75-80%	42	64.00–80.00	$72.09	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–2220	1522	54	77.00–95.00	$87.20	$1,327	+4.03
1165–2175	1675	57	85.00–106.00	$96.20	$1,611	—
1420–2645	1867	40	97.00–111.00	$103.25	$1,928	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	806.00–928.00	$874.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	500.00–875.00	$674.62

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	550.00–650.00	$600.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	775.00–1,200.00	$999.82
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,300.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,227.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	675.00–775.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	600.00–975.00	$749.82
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,155.00–1,225.00	$1,190.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	750.00–1,400.00	$1,028.43
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	875.00–1,000.00	$917.19

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)	14	425.00–825.00	$662.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–875.00	$737.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	500.00–925.00	$658.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	625.00–925.00	$755.77
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	600.00–950.00	$789.06

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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)	5	650.00–825.00	$735.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,310.00	$1,310.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00

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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	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–1,225.00	$993.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,455.95	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	975.00–1,275.00	$1,158.64	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–850.00	$816.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	700.00–900.00	$804.52	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	750.00–900.00	$866.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.