Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

4,558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.00/cwt ≈ $1,314/hd at 611 lb · 87 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.74/cwt ≈ $1,425/hd at 710 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.25/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 523 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,558	2,724	3,172
Feeder cattle	3,470	2,082	2,506
Slaughter cattle	748	402	494
Replacement cattle	340	240	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, 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
215	215	2	272.50	$272.50	$586	—
310–325	318	4	255.00–265.00	$260.12	$827	+2.12
360–375	368	5	255.00–270.00	$257.93	$949	+2.94
405–445	429	12	243.00–262.50	$249.46	$1,070	-7.19
450–495	479	26	240.00–251.00	$244.20	$1,170	-2.44
500–540	519	23	227.00–246.00	$232.44	$1,206	-8.59
550–594	571	35	220.00–232.00	$228.71	$1,306	+3.54
605–645	624	33	192.00–224.00	$215.13	$1,342	-26.87
645 value added	645	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,484	—
656–692	681	36	193.00–217.00	$211.20	$1,438	+16.20
741 value added	741	6	197.00	$197.00	$1,460	—
745	745	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,378	—
760 value added	760	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	—
828	828	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,532	—
840 value added	840	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	245.00	$245.00	$808	-8.42
365–385	376	6	235.00–244.00	$240.57	$905	—
400–445	418	20	225.00–242.00	$231.01	$966	-11.84
458–495	476	18	222.00–242.00	$231.32	$1,101	+6.44
505–547	530	31	210.00–227.00	$219.88	$1,165	+1.12
550–595	557	15	210.00–220.00	$217.24	$1,210	+8.22
600–620	610	9	190.00–210.00	$200.02	$1,220	-15.02
650–685	666	6	190.00–212.00	$195.43	$1,302	+5.43
705–735	718	4	180.00–192.00	$185.53	$1,332	+1.53
750–780	765	6	170.00–176.00	$173.71	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658	658	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,402	—
703–735	710	78	180.00–207.25	$200.74	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	380	3	230.00–240.00	$233.25	$886	-4.12
500–540	517	5	180.00–216.00	$201.14	$1,040	-5.90
605–620	615	4	175.00–181.00	$177.51	$1,092	-16.47
695	695	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,216	-2.00
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	317	9	212.00–242.00	$225.58	$715	-3.91
355–395	372	28	208.00–237.50	$227.77	$847	-2.73
400–445	427	49	204.00–228.00	$218.65	$934	+0.42
455–495	474	40	198.00–225.00	$210.58	$998	-1.51
483	483	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,067	+8.91
515 fancy	515	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,069	-9.50
500–545	523	58	194.00–212.00	$200.58	$1,049	-1.65
528	528	8	221.00	$221.00	$1,167	+18.77
550–590	569	44	179.00–200.00	$192.89	$1,098	+4.21
600–620	608	13	175.00–192.00	$183.77	$1,117	+7.22
613 fancy	613	8	183.00	$183.00	$1,122	—
650–680	669	24	167.00–180.00	$175.83	$1,176	+6.82
720–740	730	3	160.00–165.00	$162.64	$1,187	—
756–770	758	6	170.00–173.00	$172.49	$1,307	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	288	4	202.00–206.00	$205.03	$590	-23.45
310–345	329	18	202.00–227.00	$216.03	$711	-7.63
360–395	375	32	198.00–223.00	$215.38	$808	-0.65
400–445	418	31	196.00–217.00	$207.58	$868	-0.31
450–495	474	31	175.00–212.00	$198.10	$939	-0.15
500–546	525	27	185.00–198.00	$193.00	$1,013	+0.57
560–590	573	19	170.00–189.00	$180.97	$1,037	+7.72
635–645	641	7	165.00–176.00	$171.71	$1,101	+2.99
650–680	659	13	160.00–170.00	$166.13	$1,095	—
725	725	5	153.00–160.00	$158.60	$1,150	+8.69
760	760	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,140	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	87	215.00	$215.00	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	7	192.00–222.00	$214.16	$705	-1.21
355–395	374	16	186.00–216.00	$202.34	$757	-4.24
400–440	431	8	186.00–206.00	$201.87	$870	+5.93
450–495	476	9	175.00–197.00	$186.09	$886	-1.20
500–545	524	21	160.00–188.00	$179.74	$942	+4.38
555–595	575	6	166.00–175.00	$171.81	$988	—
615–645	635	6	158.00–182.00	$169.11	$1,074	+12.11
660–685	676	7	150.00–155.00	$151.99	$1,027	—
705	705	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,001	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	17	210.00–255.00	$233.38	$754	-8.41
350–395	371	23	210.00–240.00	$228.04	$846	-6.86
400–445	424	43	208.00–233.00	$222.84	$945	+2.54
450–495	474	35	189.00–227.00	$208.36	$988	-4.81
500–545	521	29	182.00–220.00	$202.77	$1,056	-0.87
555–592	575	27	180.00–205.00	$194.74	$1,120	-4.97
600–620	613	6	180.00–192.00	$187.01	$1,146	-2.39
655	655	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	+0.57
705–740	730	11	155.00–169.00	$163.23	$1,192	—
775	775	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,248	-2.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	12	234.00–265.00	$252.06	$827	-5.27
350–395	374	21	228.00–255.00	$245.47	$918	-10.79
400–442	419	19	227.00–242.50	$235.15	$985	-13.27
450–495	471	36	215.00–237.00	$229.54	$1,081	-4.82
500–545	521	30	203.00–235.00	$218.41	$1,138	+9.22
550–595	572	20	196.00–216.00	$206.10	$1,179	+0.41
600–645	612	29	191.00–208.00	$199.73	$1,222	+3.47
610–620 fancy	615	2	215.00–217.00	$215.99	$1,328	—
670 fancy	670	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,347	—
650–685	675	11	182.00–195.00	$188.82	$1,275	-2.28
700–725	709	5	172.00–177.00	$174.02	$1,234	-20.98
755	755	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	216.00	$216.00	$572	-33.95
300–345	324	14	210.00–245.00	$221.27	$717	-5.78
350–395	374	8	206.00–232.00	$217.84	$815	-7.35
405–440	426	18	200.00–225.00	$214.69	$915	+1.73
450–495	471	15	180.00–215.00	$196.74	$927	+2.46
500–545	529	15	176.00–207.00	$191.15	$1,011	+2.62
560	560	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,092	+7.95
645	645	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,038	-14.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1410	1145	80-85%	56	80.00–93.00	$87.03	$996	—
940–1605	1203	80-85%	147	89.00–100.00	$94.28	$1,134	-1.27
1025–1520	1267	80-85%	37	96.00–107.00	$100.54	$1,274	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1120	972	85-90%	29	60.00–78.00	$71.07	$691	-1.19
820–1280	1018	85-90%	72	68.00–90.00	$81.18	$826	—
825–1260	1063	85-90%	42	78.00–93.00	$85.83	$912	-0.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1670	1403	75-80%	13	79.00–89.00	$83.54	$1,172	-4.54
1015–1815	1421	75-80%	49	87.00–96.00	$92.03	$1,308	+3.95
1250–1755	1478	75-80%	12	96.00–104.00	$98.54	$1,456	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1850	1586	15	91.00–112.00	$102.98	$1,633	—
1060–2060	1593	20	104.00–117.00	$112.36	$1,790	—
1245–2050	1779	13	113.00–122.00	$119.64	$2,128	—

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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	9	603.00–1,200.00	$827.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	530.00–700.00	$626.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	700.00–1,150.00	$839.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	825.00–1,375.00	$1,060.26
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,455.00	$1,377.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,335.00–1,475.00	$1,405.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	930.00–1,015.00	$972.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,000.00–1,475.00	$1,175.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,383.33

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)	16	500.00–680.00	$590.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	600.00–850.00	$735.42
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	625.00–925.00	$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)	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,096.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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)	5	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,395.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,866.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,495.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,437.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	950.00–1,125.00	$1,054.69	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–950.00	$920.00	—

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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.