Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

2,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.09/cwt -11.98 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 418 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.88/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 472 lb · 48 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.51/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 374 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,269	4,895	1,923
Feeder cattle	1,661	3,730	1,325
Slaughter cattle	373	874	290
Replacement cattle	235	291	308

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	3	245.00–252.00	$248.95	$692	—
345	345	1	245.00	$245.00	$845	-2.68
360–385	378	12	237.00–245.00	$242.16	$915	-1.03
405–440	429	18	227.00–242.00	$235.31	$1,009	-6.65
450–470	466	11	226.00–235.00	$229.91	$1,071	+0.84
520–525	523	3	225.00–226.00	$225.67	$1,180	+1.57
560–590	576	7	210.00–225.00	$216.97	$1,250	-0.52
645	645	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,419	+24.29
675–685	677	6	175.00–191.00	$177.70	$1,203	-6.28
710–745	728	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,310	—
760–780	770	2	171.00–172.00	$171.51	$1,321	—
815	815	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	329	4	248.00–295.00	$259.08	$852	-30.92
365–393	389	7	257.00–260.00	$257.40	$1,001	-13.39
410–442	424	24	242.00–254.50	$247.02	$1,047	-3.43
420–445 value added	433	2	280.00–287.00	$283.60	$1,228	+27.60
473 value added	473	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,301	+14.85
455–488	474	15	238.00–255.00	$243.43	$1,154	-0.78
505–510	506	4	230.00–245.00	$233.78	$1,183	-0.05
555–590	564	4	220.00–228.00	$225.91	$1,274	-7.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	240.00	$240.00	$636	—
315–340	333	5	230.00–240.00	$233.50	$778	-4.20
375–385	380	10	220.00–238.00	$229.67	$873	+1.04
430	430	2	230.00	$230.00	$989	+5.37
460–490	478	5	217.00–228.00	$221.95	$1,061	+9.43
515	515	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,118	—
555–595	582	6	203.00–207.00	$206.00	$1,199	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	250.00	$250.00	$675	+27.98
300–335	317	11	218.00–230.00	$220.96	$700	-25.04
350–395	380	25	215.00–245.00	$220.31	$837	-6.61
385 fancy	385	3	228.00	$228.00	$878	—
407–440	418	56	208.00–230.00	$215.09	$899	-3.03
452–495	471	40	202.00–215.00	$208.05	$980	-1.67
475 fancy	475	8	219.00	$219.00	$1,040	—
501 fancy	501	8	209.00	$209.00	$1,047	—
505 value added	505	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,162	+14.32
500–530	512	15	190.00–210.00	$201.09	$1,030	-2.29
552–598	570	16	185.00–205.00	$197.48	$1,126	+0.46
605 value added	605	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,222	-3.50
600–625	614	7	182.00–194.00	$187.28	$1,150	-2.64
705	705	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,163	-0.41
755–765	760	2	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$1,178	-9.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	271	6	215.00–222.00	$218.55	$592	-2.64
305–345	330	20	212.00–227.00	$219.31	$724	-2.03
350–395	374	37	206.00–222.00	$212.51	$795	-3.29
400–440	424	36	198.00–215.00	$207.34	$879	-4.09
450–495	473	31	190.00–207.00	$199.36	$943	-5.03
500–545	524	31	180.00–204.00	$191.93	$1,006	-1.68
565–595	578	10	179.00–190.00	$185.21	$1,071	+1.59
605–645	630	16	168.00–185.00	$174.70	$1,101	-3.52
695	695	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,112	-6.25
745	745	3	150.00–152.00	$150.67	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	225.00	$225.00	$652	-5.99
310–335	322	10	205.00–220.00	$210.91	$679	+0.62
365–395	376	10	199.00–215.00	$203.24	$764	-2.82
405–435	413	13	190.00–207.00	$196.96	$813	+0.62
465–495	473	7	186.00–195.00	$189.29	$895	+0.64
500–530	521	5	190.00–192.00	$190.41	$992	+4.24
565–595	577	5	170.00–182.00	$173.67	$1,002	+2.87
635	635	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,054	-4.51
655–680	668	2	145.00	$145.00	$969	-6.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	328	16	226.00–260.00	$237.60	$779	+1.00
355–385	371	24	226.00–250.00	$233.50	$866	-1.86
405–445	429	15	210.00–237.00	$220.02	$944	-10.05
460–495	473	22	196.00–227.00	$208.12	$984	-8.05
510–530	521	9	195.00–220.00	$206.56	$1,076	-4.37
555–595	576	16	185.00–200.00	$192.42	$1,108	-4.83
605–635	622	7	180.00–190.00	$185.03	$1,151	-10.98
665–685	677	5	170.00–175.00	$171.96	$1,164	-7.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	250.00	$250.00	$538	—
305–345	320	15	240.00–270.00	$252.16	$807	-2.17
355–390	374	18	236.00–265.00	$246.01	$920	-7.83
400–445	421	17	226.00–245.00	$235.07	$990	-9.13
450–495	477	9	210.00–230.00	$217.02	$1,035	-18.69
500–535	515	25	205.00–220.00	$211.25	$1,088	-10.31
550–585	569	14	195.00–217.00	$208.35	$1,186	+2.44
575 fancy	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	—
600–645	618	8	194.00–205.00	$198.19	$1,225	-1.21
655–663	660	3	186.00–195.00	$192.02	$1,267	-3.52
705	705	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,283	-4.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	240.00	$240.00	$660	+7.34
315–345	330	6	227.00–235.00	$230.82	$762	+0.94
355–370	365	3	220.00–235.00	$224.86	$821	+9.07
430–435	433	2	202.00–217.00	$209.54	$907	-1.94
480	480	2	210.00–217.00	$213.50	$1,025	+5.05
525–540	533	2	200.00–205.00	$202.54	$1,080	+7.58
685–695	690	2	155.00–175.00	$165.07	$1,139	-6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1265	1095	80-85%	42	90.00–103.00	$98.08	$1,074	—
950–1465	1157	80-85%	36	97.00–108.00	$104.13	$1,205	+4.64
815–1380	1160	80-85%	48	82.00–97.00	$91.49	$1,061	-8.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1300	948	85-90%	28	74.00–90.00	$84.69	$803	+4.28
765–1070	976	85-90%	10	70.00–83.00	$77.68	$758	—
805–1140	1061	85-90%	23	87.00–94.00	$90.15	$956	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1450	1331	75-80%	10	97.00–106.50	$103.37	$1,376	+3.76
1295–1515	1403	75-80%	12	91.00–99.00	$95.29	$1,337	—
1310–1700	1520	75-80%	6	88.00–91.00	$89.56	$1,361	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1775	1472	10	105.00–110.00	$107.25	$1,579	—
1175–2400	1582	22	105.00–121.00	$113.25	$1,792	—
1660–2125	1931	7	115.00–125.00	$119.65	$2,310	—

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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	6	750.00–900.00	$853.17
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	979.00–1,100.00	$1,075.80

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	350.00–500.00	$406.11

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	950.00–1,215.00	$1,081.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,464.29
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,275.00–1,700.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,235.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–1,000.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	965.00–1,100.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	840.00–900.00	$876.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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)	7	800.00–950.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	925.00–1,050.00	$995.83

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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)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,450.00–1,950.00	$1,606.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,269.57	—

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	850.00–1,100.00	$958.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,120.00	—

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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.