Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

2,724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.23/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 423 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.40/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 465 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $220.30/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 421 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,724	1,823	2,571
Feeder cattle	2,082	1,258	1,913
Slaughter cattle	402	276	438
Replacement cattle	240	289	220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
255 value added	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	—
310	310	1	258.00	$258.00	$800	-6.52
355–375	370	8	252.00–256.00	$254.99	$943	—
407–410	408	3	250.00–260.00	$256.65	$1,047	+18.93
450–462	458	3	245.00–250.00	$246.64	$1,130	+18.84
480 value added	480	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,236	—
505–545	520	14	232.00–249.00	$241.03	$1,253	+8.68
553–595	580	8	220.00–230.00	$225.17	$1,306	+4.30
605	605	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,464	+25.73
670	670	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,306	-12.83
765	765	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,415	-0.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	331	4	245.00–265.00	$253.42	$839	—
400–440	416	7	240.00–245.00	$242.85	$1,010	+6.91
470–480	479	9	222.00–240.00	$224.88	$1,077	-4.08
523–545	533	12	212.00–232.00	$218.76	$1,166	+3.98
570–590	580	2	208.00–210.00	$209.02	$1,212	-4.01
605–645	628	6	200.00–228.00	$215.04	$1,350	+9.01
690	690	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,311	-1.00
710	710	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,306	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	255.00	$255.00	$816	—
365–380	370	3	232.00–240.00	$237.37	$878	+5.00
400–435	416	19	208.00–235.00	$224.42	$934	-3.58
450–482	476	5	220.00–225.00	$224.05	$1,066	+6.20
500–525	515	4	180.00–220.00	$207.04	$1,066	-2.96
605–615	610	2	192.00–196.00	$193.98	$1,183	—
685	685	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,212	—
710	710	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	265.00	$265.00	$596	—
230	230	1	250.00	$250.00	$575	—
295	295	2	244.00	$244.00	$720	—
330–340	333	4	228.00–230.00	$229.49	$764	-1.49
350–395	380	14	224.00–237.50	$230.50	$876	-1.57
405–445	423	56	210.00–225.00	$218.23	$923	+1.52
450–495 fancy	461	12	222.00–230.00	$224.51	$1,035	—
450–495	467	33	200.00–224.00	$212.09	$990	-1.63
500–535 fancy	511	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,109	+2.00
500–545	524	20	190.00–215.00	$202.23	$1,060	-2.19
525 value added	525	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,076	—
575 value added	575	4	204.00	$204.00	$1,173	—
560–595	578	6	182.00–200.00	$188.68	$1,091	-7.80
605–620	614	9	175.00–180.00	$176.55	$1,084	-10.73
665–675	673	4	165.00–172.00	$169.01	$1,137	-11.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	266	8	225.00–230.00	$228.48	$608	-16.52
300–340	321	13	220.00–225.00	$223.66	$718	+0.74
350–398	379	24	208.00–222.00	$216.03	$819	-3.77
400–445	417	35	200.00–217.00	$207.89	$867	-3.20
460–495	475	35	190.00–212.00	$198.25	$942	-1.60
510–545	524	12	177.00–202.00	$192.43	$1,008	-3.44
560–590	574	9	165.00–185.00	$173.25	$994	-7.97
605–645	624	9	160.00–180.00	$168.72	$1,053	-4.53
720–745	733	2	145.00–155.00	$149.91	$1,099	—
755	755	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,110	-21.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	264	4	225.00–230.00	$227.42	$600	+7.14
305–345	331	15	205.00–222.00	$215.37	$713	+6.21
355–390	376	14	197.00–215.00	$206.58	$777	+5.90
400–445	427	22	185.00–207.00	$195.94	$837	-8.46
450–495	478	14	175.00–200.00	$187.29	$895	-7.71
505–545	534	4	160.00–190.00	$175.36	$936	—
615	615	1	157.00	$157.00	$966	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	270.00	$270.00	$648	—
260–295	279	4	230.00–265.00	$253.23	$707	—
300–345	326	18	220.00–255.00	$241.79	$788	+4.43
350–395	380	13	218.00–245.00	$234.90	$893	+2.47
400–440	421	35	210.00–235.00	$220.30	$927	-3.52
455–495	477	28	205.00–225.00	$213.17	$1,017	+2.64
515–545	533	14	196.00–215.00	$203.64	$1,085	-0.11
550–595	576	11	190.00–205.00	$199.71	$1,150	+8.65
620–645	633	5	180.00–195.00	$189.40	$1,199	+4.32
655–695	680	4	170.00–187.50	$179.43	$1,220	—
755–785	770	2	160.00–167.50	$163.82	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	258.00	$258.00	$568	-9.50
220–240 fancy	230	2	290.00–300.00	$294.78	$678	—
320–345	334	7	234.00–270.00	$257.33	$859	+12.94
365–390	378	6	255.00–257.50	$256.26	$969	+16.12
410–440	422	11	245.00–250.00	$248.42	$1,048	+18.99
460–470	463	4	232.50–235.00	$234.36	$1,085	+15.30
505–540	527	19	200.00–222.50	$209.19	$1,102	-3.30
550–595	569	17	192.00–240.00	$205.69	$1,170	+7.33
600–640	619	8	182.00–210.00	$196.26	$1,215	—
650–685	664	8	177.00–202.50	$191.10	$1,269	+31.10
705	705	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,375	+35.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	6	245.00–255.00	$249.95	$677	-5.05
300–347	326	16	205.00–245.00	$227.05	$740	-6.45
360–390	380	7	204.00–235.00	$225.19	$856	+3.01
410–440	426	15	185.00–225.00	$212.96	$907	-8.72
450–490	463	11	175.00–215.00	$194.28	$900	-14.93
510–545	522	9	170.00–205.00	$188.53	$984	-7.79
555–595	575	3	185.00–190.00	$187.05	$1,076	-2.95
615–645	630	2	170.00–182.00	$175.86	$1,108	-3.02
655–675	670	4	165.00–168.00	$167.27	$1,121	—
705–740	720	3	155.00–165.00	$159.98	$1,152	—
770	770	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,194	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1295	1095	80-85%	58	83.00–93.00	$88.23	$966	—
995–1600	1233	80-85%	71	92.00–99.00	$95.55	$1,178	—
1100–1420	1310	80-85%	19	100.00–106.00	$102.95	$1,349	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1130	908	85-90%	21	60.00–85.00	$74.13	$673	+1.51
850–1045	965	85-90%	16	67.00–75.00	$72.26	$697	-7.93
800–1175	1081	85-90%	39	71.00–91.00	$86.01	$930	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1545	1348	75-80%	18	90.00–100.00	$94.52	$1,274	—
1145–1735	1424	75-80%	13	85.00–93.00	$88.08	$1,254	-7.94
1525–1925	1623	75-80%	5	99.00–107.00	$103.97	$1,687	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1710	1359	15	85.00–110.00	$101.66	$1,382	—
1075–1900	1501	21	102.00–116.00	$111.25	$1,670	—
1540–1990	1802	7	115.00–121.00	$118.64	$2,138	—

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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	28	638.00–882.00	$777.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	795.00–815.00	$805.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–950.00	$883.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	980.00–1,575.00	$1,253.06
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,111.00–1,425.00	$1,268.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,315.00–1,450.00	$1,409.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	740.00–1,350.00	$1,039.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,100.00	$1,018.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–1,046.00	$949.86
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–862.00	$840.25

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)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00–1,700.00	$1,612.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,431.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,125.00–1,350.00	$1,242.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,200.00	$920.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,000.00	$912.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,387.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,187.50	—

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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.