Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

2,003 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.82/cwt +8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 509 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $244.41/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 494 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $229.59/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 575 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,003	4,558	2,018
Feeder cattle	1,364	3,470	1,562
Slaughter cattle	382	748	264
Replacement cattle	257	340	192

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 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
385	385	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	+2.07
405–430	425	5	237.00–240.00	$237.57	$1,010	-11.89
465–499	494	37	230.00–248.00	$244.41	$1,207	+0.21
510–545	528	13	227.00–230.00	$228.66	$1,207	-3.78
560–595	575	35	225.00–231.00	$229.59	$1,320	+0.88
610–645	631	6	210.00–225.00	$215.69	$1,361	+0.56
655–684	680	8	204.00–212.00	$211.04	$1,435	-0.16
705–715	712	3	187.00–192.00	$188.65	$1,343	+3.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	238.00	$238.00	$762	-7.00
450–495	475	16	220.00–229.00	$225.68	$1,072	-5.64
506–540	516	12	210.00–225.00	$219.20	$1,131	-0.68
560–575	569	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,223	-2.24
615–635	622	3	206.00–210.00	$207.36	$1,290	+7.34
665–680	673	4	190.00–201.00	$194.02	$1,306	-1.41
795	795	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,352	-3.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	330	3	227.00–250.00	$242.22	$799	—
410–435	427	3	210.00–220.00	$213.20	$910	—
485	485	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,067	—
510–525	518	2	216.00–218.00	$216.99	$1,124	+15.85
555–585	575	3	187.00–205.00	$192.79	$1,109	—
605	605	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,150	+12.49
725	725	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,269	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	230.00	$230.00	$851	+2.23
405–440	422	16	213.00–220.00	$215.95	$911	-2.70
465–490	483	25	212.00–218.00	$213.28	$1,030	-7.72
504 value added	504	23	218.00	$218.00	$1,099	—
503–535	516	15	197.00–211.00	$202.35	$1,044	+1.77
550–595	572	14	192.00–205.00	$195.13	$1,116	+2.24
575 value added	575	17	199.00	$199.00	$1,144	—
615–630	622	3	185.00–190.00	$187.66	$1,167	+3.89
758	758	23	170.00	$170.00	$1,289	-2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	228.00	$228.00	$536	—
265–290	272	5	220.00–226.00	$222.06	$604	+17.03
305–340	331	10	218.00–237.00	$223.48	$740	+7.45
365–390	378	24	214.00–225.00	$218.71	$827	+3.33
405–445	426	24	200.00–219.00	$211.36	$900	+3.78
465–495	475	16	197.00–210.00	$206.00	$978	+7.90
500–545	520	25	190.00–203.00	$196.92	$1,024	+3.92
550–595	571	9	185.00–190.00	$187.33	$1,070	+6.36
600–640	621	7	170.00–182.00	$178.62	$1,109	+6.91
680	680	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,156	+3.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	282	5	216.00–218.00	$216.81	$611	—
310–340	328	15	212.00–220.00	$216.43	$710	+2.27
355–375	371	11	207.00–212.00	$209.25	$776	+6.91
405–445	416	12	199.00–207.00	$202.61	$843	+0.74
460–495	481	6	190.00–200.00	$194.62	$936	+8.53
510–540	534	7	180.00–190.00	$184.46	$985	+4.72
570–595	583	2	167.00–177.00	$172.11	$1,003	+0.30
665–680	673	2	145.00–166.00	$155.62	$1,047	+3.63
705	705	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,128	+18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	240.00	$240.00	$672	—
315–325	320	8	232.00–238.00	$235.29	$753	+1.91
360–390	377	10	220.00–242.00	$231.87	$874	+3.83
405–445	422	9	214.00–222.00	$218.37	$922	-4.47
455–495	478	21	208.00–217.00	$212.14	$1,014	+3.78
510–530	519	14	192.00–205.00	$197.98	$1,028	-4.79
550–590	568	7	190.00–197.00	$194.12	$1,103	-0.62
610–645	630	10	182.00–189.00	$186.92	$1,178	-0.09
650–680	668	6	170.00–185.00	$179.70	$1,200	-0.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	9	240.00–248.00	$242.15	$806	-9.91
360–380	373	11	238.00–247.00	$241.77	$902	-3.70
415–440	421	4	220.00–224.00	$221.04	$931	-14.11
475	475	4	214.00–216.00	$215.50	$1,024	-14.04
505–530	522	8	207.00–212.00	$208.88	$1,090	-9.53
560–585	573	9	195.00–207.00	$200.59	$1,149	-5.51
610–615	613	3	195.00–200.00	$196.66	$1,206	-3.07
675	675	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,256	-2.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	279	7	232.00–245.00	$234.35	$654	+18.35
315–330	327	5	228.00–230.00	$229.61	$751	+8.34
355–375	365	4	214.00–220.00	$216.43	$790	-1.41
410–430	420	5	205.00–215.00	$210.10	$882	-4.59
465–495	483	6	202.00–206.00	$204.83	$989	+8.09
515–525	518	5	190.00–195.00	$192.02	$995	+0.87
565–595	585	3	185.00–189.00	$187.71	$1,098	-7.29
620	620	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,104	+17.00
655–690	673	3	165.00–176.00	$171.57	$1,155	—
705–745	735	8	150.00–172.00	$157.99	$1,161	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1475	1072	80-85%	61	83.00–90.00	$86.98	$932	—
845–1470	1176	80-85%	90	90.00–98.00	$93.50	$1,100	—
990–1380	1211	80-85%	7	99.00–103.50	$101.01	$1,223	+6.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1020	920	85-90%	24	65.00–77.00	$73.20	$673	—
795–1220	1006	85-90%	53	73.00–84.00	$80.22	$807	-0.96
700–1205	1011	85-90%	10	80.00–88.00	$82.86	$838	+1.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1335	1255	75-80%	2	100.00–101.00	$100.47	$1,261	—
1165–1370	1288	75-80%	8	89.50–97.00	$92.91	$1,197	—
1325–1360	1343	75-80%	2	88.00–91.00	$89.48	$1,202	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1630	1313	6	96.00–109.00	$104.25	$1,369	—
1595–1900	1780	5	112.00–116.00	$114.74	$2,042	-4.90
1430–2215	1783	11	106.00–118.00	$110.23	$1,965	-9.41

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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	602.00–900.00	$778.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	500.00–740.00	$647.22

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,122.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	900.00–1,200.00	$1,021.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	800.00–1,185.00	$990.63
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,118.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,725.00	$1,495.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,362.50
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,212.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,290.00

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)	8	775.00–1,000.00	$878.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–875.00	$785.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–600.00	$562.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	875.00–950.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,100.00	$1,041.67
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,075.00–1,575.00	$1,307.95	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–975.00	$925.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,162.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.