Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

11,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.15/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 576 lb · 244 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.01/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 474 lb · 172 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.80/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 624 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,390	14,776	6,147
Feeder cattle	9,233	12,186	5,072
Slaughter cattle	1,455	1,798	779
Replacement cattle	702	792	296

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 38,470 compared to 24,987 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
255–270	264	4	210.00–235.00	$218.72	$577	—
300–345	315	7	202.00–225.00	$211.39	$666	-1.95
350–395	373	26	192.00–227.50	$205.45	$766	-3.25
410–415 value added	413	2	215.00–217.00	$215.99	$892	—
400–445	422	28	186.00–217.50	$199.36	$841	-4.46
450–490	468	48	182.00–202.50	$194.45	$910	-6.37
500–505 value added	502	3	192.00–197.00	$194.67	$977	-11.33
500–545	518	66	175.00–195.00	$186.61	$967	-2.10
555 value added	555	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,054	—
550–595	569	69	170.00–186.00	$179.86	$1,023	-8.16
600–634 value added	623	94	170.00–183.00	$179.18	$1,116	-9.52
600–648	625	68	160.00–185.00	$171.13	$1,070	-9.39
650–687	669	98	150.00–177.00	$171.59	$1,148	-2.07
680–690 value added	685	2	163.00–180.00	$171.56	$1,175	-19.18
705–725 value added	715	2	156.00–174.00	$164.87	$1,179	—
700–747	724	82	140.00–170.00	$158.76	$1,149	-9.84
760–785 value added	768	3	152.00–157.00	$155.30	$1,193	—
760–790	770	4	140.00–162.00	$154.13	$1,187	-6.18
815	815	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,247	-9.21
860–875	868	2	132.00–138.00	$135.03	$1,172	-8.97
875–877 value added	877	11	140.00	$140.00	$1,228	—
925	925	3	127.53	$127.53	$1,180	-10.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	200.00	$200.00	$590	-5.00
305–345	328	23	179.00–208.00	$197.17	$647	-9.01
360–395	380	27	175.00–200.00	$190.89	$725	-7.73
400–445	426	40	172.00–197.00	$188.09	$801	-6.62
455–495	482	59	175.00–194.00	$185.68	$895	-2.21
505–545	526	39	165.00–188.00	$179.09	$942	-1.52
550–598	583	50	162.00–179.00	$172.46	$1,005	+0.61
605–645	633	16	159.00–178.00	$167.08	$1,058	+5.78
670–690	674	7	140.00–170.00	$159.08	$1,072	-10.66
715	715	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,123	-2.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	327	8	183.00–205.00	$192.36	$629	+2.70
360–395	380	14	160.00–195.00	$185.76	$706	+2.59
405–445	426	11	172.00–187.00	$178.43	$760	+2.32
460–495	473	26	154.00–180.00	$174.25	$824	-0.96
500–540	525	10	160.00–176.00	$167.36	$879	-1.26
565–590	577	6	150.00–170.00	$159.13	$918	-4.03
610–640	626	6	140.00–153.00	$148.20	$928	-2.41
710–715	713	2	135.00–140.00	$137.49	$980	+5.03
770–785	775	3	130.00–140.00	$133.38	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	27	154.00	$154.00	$1,016	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	222	3	180.00–185.00	$181.54	$403	—
305–345	329	12	170.00–186.00	$174.72	$575	-4.56
350–390	377	24	162.00–175.00	$169.72	$640	-2.51
425 fancy	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	—
400–445	426	93	158.00–175.00	$166.61	$710	-1.43
450–479 fancy	474	9	168.00–173.00	$172.15	$816	+4.45
450–495	474	163	152.50–170.00	$164.62	$780	+1.55
505–518 fancy	515	6	170.00	$170.00	$876	—
505–548	525	102	147.50–167.00	$158.97	$835	+0.01
520–530 value added	525	13	161.00–170.00	$165.59	$869	-5.25
550–590 fancy	562	5	154.00–165.00	$159.83	$898	+7.83
550–595	568	140	142.00–162.50	$154.28	$876	+0.62
555–589 value added	587	99	158.00–167.00	$166.01	$974	-2.08
602–625 value added	607	27	156.50–164.00	$157.87	$958	-1.16
600–648	626	52	135.00–162.00	$149.42	$935	-1.47
658 value added	658	20	157.00	$157.00	$1,033	-0.62
658 fancy	658	7	150.00	$150.00	$987	-5.43
650–695	676	34	130.00–149.00	$142.63	$964	-3.00
710 value added	710	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,051	-12.92
700–735	721	13	120.00–147.00	$138.70	$1,000	+3.39
760–775	763	17	125.00–147.50	$136.53	$1,042	+2.64
789 value added	789	24	154.00	$154.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	165.00	$165.00	$388	—
250–295	276	7	160.00–170.00	$166.72	$460	-4.76
305–345	329	23	152.00–176.00	$164.49	$541	-4.31
350–398	373	106	145.00–172.00	$162.82	$607	-2.23
400–445	427	109	142.00–167.00	$156.99	$670	-2.55
450–495	481	119	140.00–166.00	$155.25	$747	-0.89
500–545	528	85	130.00–157.00	$147.07	$777	-2.04
550–595	572	59	132.00–159.00	$143.10	$819	+0.29
600–645	620	30	125.00–152.00	$138.26	$857	+3.17
655–685	671	14	120.00–140.00	$127.91	$858	-5.33
715–745	728	6	115.00–139.00	$125.53	$914	+1.76
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	-14.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	279	6	144.00–150.00	$148.22	$414	-20.53
305–345	324	42	140.00–172.00	$158.33	$513	-1.81
350–395	375	58	132.00–165.00	$153.77	$577	+0.67
400–445	422	53	129.00–157.00	$146.87	$620	-0.23
450–495	473	48	130.00–155.00	$141.27	$668	-1.78
500–545	525	43	120.00–147.00	$137.93	$724	+6.87
550–595	575	34	117.00–140.00	$130.67	$751	+3.47
605–640	623	14	120.00–130.00	$123.43	$769	-3.22
665–695	680	4	116.00–125.00	$120.78	$821	+4.47
705–730	720	5	115.00–118.00	$116.18	$836	—
775	775	1	119.00	$119.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639	639	26	140.00	$140.00	$895	—
658 value added	658	79	163.25	$163.25	$1,074	-1.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	220.00	$220.00	$462	—
250–290	261	12	181.00–210.00	$191.42	$500	-11.26
300–345	320	34	170.00–205.00	$190.07	$608	-9.00
350–395	372	56	174.00–197.00	$186.65	$694	-4.27
400–445	427	77	165.00–196.00	$180.14	$769	-1.43
450–495	472	72	160.00–192.00	$175.11	$827	-2.08
500–545	525	52	150.00–179.00	$164.20	$862	+0.76
550–595	573	39	145.00–170.00	$157.07	$900	+2.49
600–645	621	33	135.00–163.00	$146.89	$912	+0.27
650–695	679	25	128.00–160.00	$139.62	$948	+2.98
705–745	720	14	123.00–141.00	$131.14	$944	-1.56
760–795	770	12	115.00–140.00	$134.59	$1,036	+7.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	234	4	202.00–210.00	$205.27	$480	—
250–290	265	11	190.00–220.00	$205.46	$544	-4.29
300–345	321	32	185.00–217.50	$205.90	$661	-6.82
350–390	370	45	184.00–210.00	$199.73	$739	-3.78
380 fancy	380	1	217.00	$217.00	$825	—
400–445	423	52	179.00–202.50	$190.69	$807	-1.86
450–495	470	56	170.00–198.00	$183.98	$865	+0.76
510 fancy	510	1	192.00	$192.00	$979	—
500–545	518	79	160.00–185.00	$174.02	$901	+3.49
550–595	572	35	157.00–175.00	$163.34	$934	+0.91
600–645	620	29	138.00–165.00	$152.62	$946	-0.70
660 fancy	660	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,049	—
650–695	674	19	132.00–153.00	$143.05	$964	-0.57
710–715 fancy	713	2	135.00–155.00	$145.04	$1,034	—
700–740	721	7	130.00–143.00	$136.86	$987	-0.80
750–755 fancy	753	3	130.00–142.00	$136.33	$1,027	—
785–790	788	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$953	-7.05
845	845	1	107.00	$107.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	200.00–205.00	$202.54	$577	+14.55
320–340	334	9	176.00–190.00	$181.87	$607	-1.17
350–395	377	27	168.00–187.00	$179.26	$676	+2.36
400–445	424	48	154.00–180.00	$170.86	$724	-1.53
455–495	473	30	150.00–171.00	$164.92	$780	+3.25
500–545	521	28	135.00–160.00	$147.92	$771	-3.26
560–585	571	14	132.00–156.00	$146.66	$837	+4.15
605–645	620	11	120.00–150.00	$133.90	$830	-3.61
660–690	677	5	116.00–133.00	$122.41	$829	-2.08
725–745	737	5	120.00–134.00	$127.77	$942	+2.54
760–795	784	4	110.00–115.00	$112.78	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1305	990	85-90%	106	40.00–65.00	$57.77	$572	-9.27
720–1250	1004	85-90%	146	47.00–82.00	$62.18	$624	-1.72
775–1680	1061	85-90%	100	54.00–79.00	$67.49	$716	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1605	1165	80-85%	117	60.00–74.00	$67.89	$791	-2.18
915–1625	1204	80-85%	174	66.00–81.00	$74.62	$898	—
1050–1805	1277	80-85%	58	75.00–88.00	$80.78	$1,032	-2.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1930	1405	75-80%	24	77.00–89.00	$83.15	$1,168	+5.57
1125–1815	1405	75-80%	45	68.00–82.50	$76.44	$1,074	-1.14
1270–1905	1542	75-80%	30	65.00–76.00	$71.29	$1,099	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2050	1436	56	79.00–91.00	$86.24	$1,238	—
1010–2170	1606	67	86.00–100.00	$93.91	$1,508	—
1290–2370	1875	33	95.00–107.00	$100.28	$1,880	-2.97

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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	30	504.00–950.00	$666.80
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,031.25

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	475.00–675.00	$579.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	380.00–610.00	$462.81

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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)	45	700.00–1,250.00	$962.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	750.00–1,150.00	$982.93
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,530.77
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,222.22
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	550.00–964.00	$673.77
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	790.00–980.00	$936.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	730.00–840.00	$791.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	600.00–835.00	$734.09
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	400.00–800.00	$645.52
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	375.00–650.00	$478.64

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–650.00	$530.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	900.00–975.00	$933.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	275.00	$275.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	365.00	$365.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–825.00	$808.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–900.00	$831.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$987.50

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,175.00	$1,070.83	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	850.00–1,300.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	775.00–875.00	$812.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,133.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	650.00–1,025.00	$848.55	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	625.00–800.00	$708.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–950.00	$850.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,037.50	—

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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.