Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

9,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.02/cwt +14.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 621 lb · 158 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.21/cwt +15.19 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 375 lb · 128 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.75/cwt +10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 568 lb · 126 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,026	7,663	11,094
Feeder cattle	7,094	6,003	8,336
Slaughter cattle	1,283	1,202	1,576
Replacement cattle	649	458	1,182

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 107,615 compared to 105,062 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
290–295	293	2	265.00–268.00	$266.51	$781	+22.51
315–345	334	18	239.00–266.00	$253.96	$848	+6.67
350–390	370	35	226.00–265.00	$242.95	$899	+10.21
405–445	421	35	219.00–248.00	$234.20	$986	+7.22
450–495	473	45	200.00–250.00	$226.01	$1,069	+7.89
500–510 value added	505	2	240.00–245.00	$242.52	$1,225	—
500–546	522	58	208.00–232.00	$218.91	$1,143	+3.64
550–595	565	90	199.00–230.00	$221.57	$1,252	+13.84
601–602 value added	601	21	207.00–210.00	$207.43	$1,247	—
600–644	624	54	180.00–222.00	$203.50	$1,270	+6.53
653–690	672	47	177.00–199.00	$188.82	$1,269	+3.07
705–735	724	4	174.00–190.00	$183.17	$1,326	+1.12
730 value added	730	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,292	-7.50
770–795	781	10	170.00–173.00	$172.60	$1,348	+7.58
805–830	807	22	167.50–173.00	$172.15	$1,389	—
880	880	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	34	224.00–255.00	$240.49	$777	+5.59
350–395	372	43	212.00–255.00	$230.21	$856	+8.29
415–445	433	29	210.00–236.00	$222.51	$963	+13.18
455–495	470	25	206.00–232.00	$219.79	$1,033	+8.41
505–545	521	45	176.00–225.00	$211.33	$1,101	+12.56
555–590	575	21	187.00–216.00	$200.68	$1,154	+8.91
605–645	641	55	174.00–210.00	$191.07	$1,225	+3.29
650–690	666	15	165.00–190.00	$177.64	$1,183	+2.30
705–740	706	47	162.00–188.00	$187.05	$1,321	+12.16
775–795	786	7	160.00–163.00	$161.30	$1,268	-2.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	12	212.00–235.00	$222.65	$733	+8.35
353–395	378	25	185.00–240.00	$212.31	$803	+11.67
409–415	410	10	210.00–230.00	$219.39	$899	+17.80
455–495	474	9	185.00–217.00	$203.29	$964	+30.78
500–545	529	8	186.00–215.00	$202.44	$1,071	+16.88
560–575	568	2	160.00–180.00	$170.13	$966	+13.50
630	630	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,178	+27.00
735	735	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,139	+8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–298	288	17	220.00–237.00	$231.74	$667	+16.64
300–345	320	49	207.00–235.00	$218.24	$698	+11.13
350–380 fancy	358	10	225.00–232.00	$228.12	$817	+20.06
350–395	376	118	195.00–226.00	$213.03	$801	+15.65
405–425 fancy	415	6	215.00–225.00	$220.85	$917	+18.30
400–446	427	115	190.00–216.00	$207.02	$884	+16.01
455–470 fancy	460	3	207.00–210.00	$208.32	$958	+14.85
450–498	471	112	182.50–212.00	$196.70	$926	+11.36
501 value added	501	10	190.00	$190.00	$952	—
515–530 fancy	523	2	192.00–195.00	$193.52	$1,012	+12.52
505–545	526	104	180.00–200.00	$189.71	$998	+10.02
550–590	568	126	173.00–193.00	$184.75	$1,049	+10.05
610 value added	610	30	190.00	$190.00	$1,159	—
600–645	623	128	165.00–189.00	$176.45	$1,099	+12.36
650–696	672	44	159.00–187.50	$168.76	$1,134	+9.34
675 fancy	675	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,161	+2.00
700–744	724	27	140.00–167.50	$153.00	$1,108	+1.82
760–780	773	12	147.00–155.00	$152.50	$1,179	+1.12
786 fancy	786	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,116	-1.00
900	900	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,242	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–298	277	21	200.00–230.00	$214.40	$594	+13.07
300–345	326	94	188.00–218.00	$203.77	$664	+12.44
350–395	379	84	180.00–214.00	$198.47	$752	+11.38
405–445	424	83	165.00–205.00	$192.24	$815	+10.08
450–495	475	89	165.00–203.00	$186.05	$884	+11.53
505–545	525	55	160.00–190.00	$176.97	$929	+5.39
555–595	577	47	155.00–182.00	$170.29	$983	+7.64
605–645	630	29	152.00–174.00	$166.45	$1,049	+4.04
650–690	668	12	147.00–165.00	$155.08	$1,036	-0.74
720–745	734	6	142.00–152.00	$148.20	$1,088	+5.19
775–790	783	2	127.00–148.00	$137.60	$1,077	-2.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	69	218.00	$218.00	$1,046	—
602	602	88	196.75	$196.75	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	8	202.00–220.00	$209.11	$573	+8.15
305–340	323	15	198.00–212.00	$203.20	$656	+25.08
360–395	376	21	155.00–202.00	$187.81	$706	+12.36
400–445	421	22	145.00–196.00	$181.28	$763	+12.70
455–495	472	22	159.00–190.00	$176.02	$831	+14.05
500–545	523	23	145.00–181.00	$164.84	$862	+8.15
550–595	576	9	155.00–167.00	$162.45	$936	+9.92
610–640	629	13	141.00–158.00	$152.42	$959	+8.20
665–690	677	3	145.00–147.00	$145.68	$986	+3.65
705–735	724	7	120.00–148.00	$135.71	$983	—
795	795	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	242.00	$242.00	$544	+11.83
255–295	273	8	240.00–280.00	$260.83	$712	+21.61
305–345	325	39	230.00–262.50	$244.08	$793	+6.88
350–398	375	50	220.00–255.00	$236.42	$887	+6.58
400–445	422	75	210.00–246.00	$225.39	$951	+5.00
450–455 value added	453	2	235.00–236.00	$235.50	$1,067	—
450–495	468	56	207.00–235.00	$218.54	$1,023	+8.62
500–545	519	52	197.00–227.00	$211.91	$1,100	+16.49
550–595	571	33	187.00–210.00	$198.91	$1,136	+12.55
605–640	622	21	180.00–202.00	$188.97	$1,175	+8.41
650–695	665	18	172.00–190.00	$178.65	$1,188	+9.01
700–705	703	2	165.00–172.00	$168.49	$1,184	+6.72
730–748 value added	744	4	172.00–175.00	$174.26	$1,296	—
750–780 value added	765	2	167.00–171.00	$168.96	$1,293	—
785–790	787	3	167.50–175.00	$171.51	$1,350	+25.97
820	820	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,263	—
905	905	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	3	234.00–237.50	$236.35	$551	+6.56
250–290	273	15	230.00–255.00	$241.03	$658	+12.68
300–345	330	60	217.00–250.00	$229.18	$756	+3.40
355–395	376	29	210.00–240.00	$225.92	$849	+14.56
400–445	426	46	193.00–230.00	$215.43	$918	+10.60
450–495	473	53	190.00–220.00	$205.60	$972	+11.68
500–545	522	48	180.00–210.00	$197.36	$1,030	+11.18
550–595	574	31	170.00–200.00	$187.24	$1,075	+8.62
600–645	621	11	170.00–190.00	$177.86	$1,105	+12.43
650–695	676	23	155.00–178.00	$168.06	$1,136	+7.32
730–735	733	4	150.00–160.00	$155.02	$1,136	+5.37
750	750	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,088	+4.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	230	3	230.00–255.00	$238.70	$549	+25.75
260–295	283	11	218.00–245.00	$234.34	$663	+3.86
300–345	327	9	212.00–235.00	$225.94	$739	+13.92
355–395	379	16	185.00–225.00	$206.40	$782	+11.77
405–445	428	19	157.50–217.00	$202.39	$866	+13.23
455–495	473	16	170.00–210.00	$192.42	$910	+7.34
500–545	520	20	178.00–200.00	$186.90	$972	+14.60
550–590	574	11	154.00–186.00	$176.93	$1,016	+9.45
600–645	626	8	151.00–169.00	$161.95	$1,014	+3.43
670–695	683	6	134.00–170.00	$148.80	$1,016	-10.20
705–740	723	2	145.00–157.00	$151.15	$1,093	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1455	1134	80-85%	127	79.00–97.00	$90.83	$1,030	+7.39
725–1460	1160	80-85%	203	85.00–104.00	$97.21	$1,128	+6.00
840–1510	1210	80-85%	76	91.00–111.00	$103.69	$1,255	+5.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1205	954	85-90%	72	52.00–88.00	$76.22	$727	+5.68
745–1140	975	85-90%	86	60.00–94.00	$80.89	$789	+5.66
785–1260	1000	85-90%	83	73.00–99.00	$86.47	$865	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1630	1273	75-80%	38	92.00–110.00	$103.25	$1,314	—
1065–1760	1343	75-80%	55	82.00–104.00	$95.19	$1,278	-4.11
1125–1720	1401	75-80%	40	78.00–98.00	$90.14	$1,263	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1830	1365	33	90.00–107.00	$100.31	$1,369	—
1080–2230	1595	47	95.00–115.00	$108.25	$1,727	+10.36
1275–2210	1749	32	109.00–124.00	$116.89	$2,044	—

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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	21	720.00–935.00	$823.29
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	560.00–700.00	$630.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	400.00–765.00	$520.88

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00

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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)	61	800.00–1,250.00	$1,029.31
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00–970.00	$950.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,387.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	925.00–1,550.00	$1,177.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,505.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,408.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	700.00–1,175.00	$913.93

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	395.00–1,035.00	$585.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	750.00–1,075.00	$903.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	570.00–1,000.00	$815.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–775.00	$741.88
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	220.00–390.00	$331.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,095.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,050.00	$955.56

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,662.50

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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	3	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,025.00–2,100.00	$1,355.31	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	1,050.00–1,900.00	$1,508.48	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,900.00	$1,558.33	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,468.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	750.00–1,400.00	$1,039.47	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,380.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.