Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

1,909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $197.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 700 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.54/cwt -5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 481 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $224.20/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 418 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,909	5,494	2,553
Feeder cattle	1,378	4,242	1,889
Slaughter cattle	326	892	358
Replacement cattle	205	360	306

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,081	+12.14
507	507	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,171	-10.79
565–585	570	4	217.00–226.00	$220.22	$1,255	-7.12
655	655	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,290	-7.49
700 value added	700	35	197.00	$197.00	$1,379	—
800 value added	800	21	182.00	$182.00	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	324	4	244.00–255.00	$248.50	$805	+1.29
350–375	368	8	230.00–250.00	$238.93	$879	-3.17
410–445	421	4	222.00–247.00	$230.20	$969	-11.33
455–495	466	4	212.00–226.00	$219.62	$1,023	-12.45
500–540	515	12	210.00–220.00	$216.39	$1,114	-9.62
550–580	563	24	205.00–219.00	$214.14	$1,206	-2.29
600–635	618	2	192.00–196.00	$193.94	$1,199	-16.94
675	675	6	187.00–190.00	$189.50	$1,279	-7.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	220.00–225.00	$222.44	$730	-10.91
360–395	378	2	215.00–220.00	$217.38	$822	-8.72
405–425	417	17	200.00–220.00	$210.62	$878	-11.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	5	215.00–232.00	$221.59	$733	+0.69
350–390	380	11	212.00–225.00	$218.28	$829	+5.38
400–445	426	24	195.00–212.00	$206.57	$880	-0.69
450–490	472	21	186.00–208.00	$200.96	$949	-2.16
500–545	535	16	177.00–195.00	$189.82	$1,016	-4.18
555–585	574	10	180.00–195.00	$186.93	$1,073	+1.01
615	615	5	166.00–170.00	$167.60	$1,031	-13.27
650–690	667	5	150.00–172.00	$160.20	$1,069	-8.91
710–735	725	4	150.00–158.00	$153.75	$1,115	-5.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–377	369	10	220.00–230.00	$226.33	$835	-5.68
405–425	410	6	214.00–222.00	$217.85	$893	-3.20
450–485	481	32	209.00–220.00	$211.54	$1,018	-0.90
500–545	530	19	200.00–207.00	$204.43	$1,083	+4.36
550–595	575	9	190.00–205.00	$201.00	$1,156	+4.86
632	632	6	188.00	$188.00	$1,188	+10.10
700	700	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,120	-17.00
770–795	778	3	145.00–155.00	$148.40	$1,155	-8.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	14	205.00–225.00	$213.16	$699	+1.68
350–390	373	27	195.00–215.00	$204.11	$761	+1.57
415–445	428	11	190.00–205.00	$197.75	$846	-0.41
450–475	461	7	190.00–195.00	$191.43	$882	-2.30
500–515	511	4	177.00–185.00	$178.96	$914	-6.39
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	-5.62
605–645	625	3	160.00–175.00	$168.23	$1,051	-7.77
655–695	682	3	152.50–165.00	$156.50	$1,067	-0.77
720	720	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,116	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	336	9	226.00–245.00	$236.25	$794	-0.73
370–395	385	11	220.00–236.00	$228.48	$880	+0.66
400–435	418	30	214.00–230.00	$224.20	$937	+1.92
450–495	471	25	202.00–222.00	$213.70	$1,007	-1.89
500–545	531	18	192.00–212.00	$203.13	$1,079	+0.30
565–580	572	5	190.00–200.00	$196.41	$1,123	-1.59
610–625	615	3	180.00–189.00	$183.64	$1,129	-8.18
675	675	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	+10.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	366	9	207.00–230.00	$213.98	$783	-20.14
415–440	426	7	197.00–222.00	$214.22	$913	+4.17
460–470	465	9	187.00–210.00	$198.75	$924	-6.76
505–545	524	15	177.00–200.00	$190.12	$996	-16.34
560–595	572	3	175.00–185.00	$178.47	$1,021	-13.96
680	680	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,122	-5.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	255.00	$255.00	$740	-2.64
305	305	1	250.00	$250.00	$762	-5.69
355–395	372	5	237.00–240.00	$238.56	$887	-15.32
400–440	414	5	225.00–230.00	$227.74	$943	-7.39
450–470	461	4	217.00–227.00	$219.44	$1,012	-10.02
500–535	513	5	207.00–212.00	$209.17	$1,073	-9.34
570–590	581	6	190.00–212.00	$198.20	$1,152	+0.55
615 fancy	615	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,353	—
645	645	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,271	+9.17
650–680	665	5	180.00–195.00	$185.97	$1,237	-5.03
700–715	708	2	170.00–180.00	$174.95	$1,239	-2.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1270	1105	80-85%	14	95.00–102.00	$98.89	$1,093	—
905–1410	1178	80-85%	39	85.00–92.00	$88.45	$1,042	-7.12
945–1460	1227	80-85%	36	88.00–97.00	$93.66	$1,149	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1305	976	85-90%	19	66.00–85.00	$74.52	$727	-7.16
780–1420	1031	85-90%	42	73.00–92.00	$80.78	$833	-6.95
945–1190	1063	85-90%	23	79.00–92.00	$86.70	$922	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1665	1388	75-80%	12	89.00–93.50	$91.18	$1,266	-1.77
1160–1950	1400	75-80%	5	82.00–87.50	$83.85	$1,174	—
1470	1470	75-80%	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,529	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1805	1602	6	107.00–124.00	$117.52	$1,883	—
1345–1795	1683	5	101.00–117.00	$108.01	$1,818	—
1730–2205	1839	5	110.00–127.00	$116.17	$2,136	-7.40

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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	11	634.00–892.00	$789.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	475.00–485.00	$480.00

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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)	3	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–900.00	$895.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	680.00–760.00	$744.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,165.00–1,220.00	$1,198.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,187.50

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)	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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–975.00	$925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,375.00–1,775.00	$1,603.57	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	900.00–1,000.00	$987.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.