Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

8,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.76/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 472 lb · 152 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.94/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 527 lb · 149 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.68/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 423 lb · 103 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,113	8,527	11,111
Feeder cattle	6,365	6,755	8,922
Slaughter cattle	1,221	1,100	1,636
Replacement cattle	527	672	553

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold uneven, mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 77,183 compared to 74,369 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
215–235	225	2	236.00–240.00	$237.91	$535	—
250–295	274	6	230.00–260.00	$241.14	$661	+19.14
305–345	331	26	220.00–240.00	$227.04	$752	+7.00
360–395	372	29	203.00–240.00	$220.73	$821	+2.64
400–410 value added	405	2	225.00–235.00	$230.06	$932	—
400–445	418	87	192.00–230.00	$214.71	$897	+5.31
465 value added	465	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,000	—
451–495	470	67	189.00–216.00	$206.61	$971	+2.44
500–547	523	54	181.00–207.00	$197.09	$1,031	+0.38
575 value added	575	8	200.00	$200.00	$1,150	+7.72
550–595	576	70	180.00–196.00	$192.24	$1,107	+5.04
603–625 value added	606	7	188.00–205.50	$201.02	$1,218	+15.13
605–647	623	69	177.00–200.00	$188.28	$1,173	+9.04
650–695	673	28	165.00–190.00	$181.67	$1,223	+5.82
705–741	737	47	169.00–180.00	$173.07	$1,276	+0.71
780 value added	780	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,373	—
786–798	793	22	152.00–174.00	$162.33	$1,287	-1.15
825	825	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,378	—
855	855	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,385	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	28	200.00–235.00	$218.64	$719	+5.21
355–395	377	41	200.00–230.00	$208.63	$787	+2.75
400–445	429	27	185.00–220.00	$201.94	$866	+4.09
455–495	473	28	186.00–200.00	$192.94	$913	+7.31
500–540	518	22	173.00–195.00	$186.58	$966	+2.57
550–595	575	28	170.00–188.00	$181.07	$1,041	+2.94
600–642	621	11	158.00–180.00	$171.99	$1,068	-7.17
655–695	685	93	160.00–181.00	$176.54	$1,209	+9.31
709	709	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,149	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423 value added	423	15	228.00	$228.00	$964	—
691	691	71	176.10	$176.10	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	230.00	$230.00	$678	—
305–345	327	9	192.00–211.00	$204.37	$668	+2.30
375–395	378	16	180.00–200.00	$194.58	$736	+1.90
410–445	428	16	175.00–197.00	$186.25	$797	-2.44
455–495	481	7	170.00–185.00	$178.33	$858	-2.28
510–545	529	7	150.00–184.00	$173.09	$916	+3.50
575–590	580	3	172.00–175.00	$173.98	$1,009	+11.52
660–690	677	7	125.00–167.00	$149.35	$1,011	—
705–745	721	4	150.00–160.00	$155.54	$1,121	—
782	782	14	156.00	$156.00	$1,220	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	7	188.00–215.00	$205.07	$482	+10.07
250–295	270	8	194.00–200.00	$196.88	$532	+8.89
305–345	330	28	180.00–192.00	$186.65	$616	+3.18
350–395	374	50	173.00–188.00	$182.18	$681	+1.67
400–449	423	103	169.00–187.00	$178.68	$756	+3.10
460 value added	460	9	183.00	$183.00	$842	+5.30
450–495	473	133	164.00–182.00	$174.97	$828	+3.08
450–485 fancy	476	10	177.00–181.00	$179.72	$855	—
510–540 fancy	523	29	173.00–185.00	$176.57	$923	—
500–547	528	113	159.00–180.00	$168.05	$887	+0.44
520–540 value added	529	7	169.00–176.00	$172.94	$915	-1.23
550–595	570	60	152.00–175.00	$163.13	$930	-0.44
565–575 value added	571	17	170.00–180.00	$174.60	$997	+2.78
555–599 fancy	591	19	165.00–171.00	$168.93	$998	—
600–615 fancy	609	10	160.50–164.00	$162.92	$992	—
610 value added	610	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,025	+3.65
600–645	617	65	145.00–169.00	$159.30	$983	-1.05
651–670 fancy	653	10	145.00–164.00	$162.05	$1,058	—
670 value added	670	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,106	+3.73
655–695	678	31	136.00–163.00	$149.10	$1,011	-8.56
700–739	721	22	132.00–150.00	$145.62	$1,050	-5.28
720–730 fancy	725	2	155.00–170.00	$162.55	$1,178	—
755–795	783	10	127.00–145.00	$138.85	$1,087	+1.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	3	182.00–195.00	$188.10	$423	+2.08
250–295	279	5	180.00–186.00	$183.09	$511	+5.39
305–345	328	47	167.50–187.00	$180.18	$591	+4.89
350–397	380	72	165.00–185.00	$174.95	$665	+4.02
400–445	425	78	157.50–182.00	$168.88	$718	+2.25
450–495	476	74	150.00–178.00	$164.86	$785	+3.79
500–545	523	60	147.00–170.00	$159.10	$832	+4.55
550–595	572	51	140.00–165.00	$153.46	$878	-0.56
600–645	623	32	130.00–160.00	$149.15	$929	-0.31
665–695	681	17	130.00–157.00	$141.64	$965	+1.50
700–745	723	10	125.00–145.00	$136.74	$989	+3.31
765–795	781	7	120.00–140.00	$132.76	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	-0.99
285–295	290	5	168.00–180.00	$176.79	$513	—
305–345	332	33	157.00–177.00	$166.52	$553	+0.85
355–395	375	37	147.00–170.00	$162.72	$610	+1.73
405–445	427	22	140.00–166.00	$156.78	$669	+2.72
455–495	474	22	147.00–167.00	$155.25	$736	+4.26
500–545	521	19	140.00–157.00	$147.38	$768	+1.81
555–595	579	6	140.00–147.00	$142.31	$824	-0.37
610–645	626	5	110.00–147.00	$124.96	$782	-12.63
650–695	680	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$828	—
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	7	173.50	$173.50	$753	—
673 value added	673	78	166.50	$166.50	$1,121	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	5	228.00–240.00	$232.04	$527	+23.08
255–285	275	12	200.00–240.00	$225.29	$620	+7.38
300–345	321	26	195.00–231.00	$217.61	$699	+0.33
350–395	378	39	196.00–225.00	$210.78	$797	+2.19
410–415 fancy	413	2	212.00–217.00	$214.52	$886	—
400–445	424	61	186.00–215.00	$199.81	$847	+2.97
450–495	473	51	180.00–205.00	$191.32	$905	+0.86
500 fancy	500	2	192.00–195.00	$193.50	$968	—
500–545	527	38	170.00–194.00	$182.35	$961	+1.58
550–590 fancy	568	3	185.00–190.00	$187.30	$1,064	—
550–595	571	26	166.00–187.00	$178.10	$1,017	+3.99
605–645	626	20	160.00–182.00	$170.30	$1,066	+6.46
650–685	669	10	150.00–175.00	$159.52	$1,067	+2.88
665–690 fancy	675	5	165.00–185.00	$176.51	$1,191	—
700–740 fancy	718	3	160.00–177.00	$170.83	$1,227	—
735–745	740	4	145.00–150.00	$147.38	$1,091	-2.62
795	795	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	215.00–230.00	$222.50	$512	+20.97
260–290	276	11	200.00–217.00	$204.04	$563	+2.68
300–340	326	25	200.00–220.00	$207.12	$675	+5.76
355–395	379	21	180.00–207.00	$196.36	$744	+2.38
400–445	424	60	174.00–200.00	$190.57	$808	+0.08
450–495	477	59	165.00–195.00	$182.84	$872	+3.58
500–545	525	42	165.00–180.00	$174.29	$915	+4.05
550–595	573	37	155.00–180.00	$169.37	$970	+6.17
600–645	621	15	145.00–175.00	$156.58	$972	+1.72
655–680	667	8	140.00–167.00	$150.07	$1,001	+0.81
700–730	718	4	135.00–140.00	$137.28	$986	-5.20
750–790	771	5	120.00–150.00	$136.11	$1,049	+1.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	210.00	$210.00	$504	—
250–285	268	2	210.00–212.00	$211.07	$566	+23.07
310–340	321	7	190.00–202.00	$197.03	$632	+12.91
350–395	380	18	170.00–197.00	$187.41	$712	+6.52
405–445	425	37	162.00–188.00	$180.11	$765	+5.37
450–495	476	31	150.00–182.00	$170.47	$811	+4.73
500–545	520	16	157.00–172.00	$165.30	$860	+2.12
550–598	586	13	150.00–160.00	$152.32	$893	-2.13
605–630	621	8	145.00–160.00	$152.62	$948	+3.24
685	685	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,000	+19.00
755–780	768	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$1,064	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1485	1133	80-85%	135	70.00–94.00	$80.44	$911	-8.34
815–1695	1222	80-85%	170	78.00–99.00	$87.24	$1,066	-7.94
985–1695	1242	80-85%	81	84.00–108.00	$91.57	$1,137	-3.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1260	954	85-90%	70	46.00–77.00	$68.84	$657	-0.76
745–1480	1011	85-90%	106	54.00–83.00	$73.98	$748	-2.03
740–1325	1057	85-90%	73	65.00–88.00	$76.64	$810	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1590	1365	75-80%	25	85.00–108.00	$95.75	$1,307	+6.51
1130–1630	1395	75-80%	12	72.00–87.00	$78.09	$1,089	-3.85
1145–2245	1442	75-80%	59	78.00–96.00	$86.36	$1,245	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–2065	1451	40	80.00–105.00	$94.68	$1,374	-0.70
1045–2165	1662	46	93.00–114.00	$103.88	$1,726	—
1300–2590	2019	42	103.00–123.00	$110.33	$2,228	—

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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	5	813.00–935.00	$859.60
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	596.00–950.00	$727.74

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	500.00–630.00	$598.10

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	400.00–610.00	$475.63

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	735.00–875.00	$805.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,262.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	725.00–1,150.00	$920.10
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	750.00–1,000.00	$867.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	900.00–1,300.00	$1,073.24
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,291.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–905.00	$868.33

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)	9	700.00–875.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–775.00	$646.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,025.00	$931.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$812.50
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–1,150.00	$978.33
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,300.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,097.22	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	875.00–1,435.00	$1,111.19	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,712.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,418.75	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,643.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,625.00–1,700.00	$1,666.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00–1,800.00	$1,737.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	650.00–900.00	$842.24	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–825.00	$808.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–950.00	$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	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,087.50	—

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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.