Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

2,916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.00/cwt ≈ $1,396/hd at 735 lb · 61 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.55/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 377 lb · 57 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $202.61/cwt ≈ $1,534/hd at 757 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,916	2,003	3,225
Feeder cattle	2,111	1,364	2,481
Slaughter cattle	545	382	569
Replacement cattle	260	257	175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate 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
355–390	373	2	244.00–246.00	$245.05	$914	-14.95
405–430	418	2	250.00–260.00	$254.85	$1,065	+17.28
460–485	479	9	236.00–247.00	$238.58	$1,143	-5.83
500–545	514	23	226.00–236.00	$230.61	$1,185	+1.95
540 value added	540	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,323	—
550–595	566	15	222.00–232.00	$229.58	$1,299	-0.01
620–640	630	2	215.00–220.00	$217.54	$1,371	+1.85
657 value added	657	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,413	—
715	715	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,416	+9.35
757 value added	757	45	203.00	$203.00	$1,537	—
770	770	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	235.00–240.00	$237.33	$771	-0.67
375–395	381	6	229.00–231.00	$230.00	$876	—
405–445	428	6	232.00–245.00	$235.53	$1,008	—
455	455	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,019	-1.68
505–545	535	8	220.00–230.00	$228.58	$1,223	+9.38
575–596	593	12	215.00–224.00	$216.64	$1,285	+1.64
620–625	624	8	198.00–214.00	$206.75	$1,290	-0.61
675–680	676	4	185.00–195.00	$187.51	$1,268	-6.51
725	725	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	378	3	220.00–245.00	$229.87	$869	—
460–495	473	4	205.00–225.00	$216.35	$1,023	-3.65
510	510	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,096	-1.99
565–590	573	3	172.00–180.00	$174.74	$1,001	-18.05
665	665	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,237	—
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	-5.00
785	785	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545 value added	545	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,221	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	230.00	$230.00	$529	+2.00
275–295	282	3	235.00–240.00	$236.75	$668	+14.69
300–345	325	14	212.00–235.00	$225.54	$733	+2.06
355–395	377	57	202.00–227.50	$218.55	$824	-0.16
400–445	426	33	200.00–220.00	$212.10	$904	+0.74
450–495	472	32	194.00–212.50	$203.65	$961	-2.35
500–545	517	39	190.00–200.00	$196.87	$1,018	-0.05
550–595	576	17	182.00–195.00	$186.92	$1,077	-0.41
640–645	643	3	180.00–185.00	$183.34	$1,179	+4.72
660–695	679	13	160.00–180.00	$169.66	$1,152	-0.34
705–730	718	5	150.00–168.00	$161.22	$1,158	—
750–785	761	4	162.50–170.00	$165.98	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	240.00	$240.00	$612	—
305–335	320	4	228.00–232.00	$229.43	$734	—
350–395	372	7	216.00–232.00	$226.66	$843	-3.34
405–440	417	6	218.00–227.50	$223.86	$933	+7.91
450–487	472	32	206.00–225.00	$213.00	$1,005	-0.28
500–520 fancy	507	3	215.00–217.00	$215.66	$1,093	—
500–545	526	41	195.00–210.00	$204.93	$1,078	+2.58
550–590	574	8	190.00–198.00	$191.90	$1,102	-3.23
580–596 fancy	594	17	207.50–208.00	$207.94	$1,235	—
600–605 fancy	603	5	195.00–200.00	$198.40	$1,196	—
600–646	634	40	185.00–197.00	$188.87	$1,197	+1.21
725 fancy	725	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,262	—
715–745	730	2	162.00–172.00	$167.10	$1,220	—
760–785	766	4	155.00–170.00	$164.17	$1,258	-5.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 value added	435	11	221.00	$221.00	$961	—
660 value added	660	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,313	—
735 value added	735	61	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	225.00–230.00	$227.43	$655	+10.62
300–345	325	16	200.00–225.00	$213.39	$694	-3.04
360–395	375	10	192.00–215.00	$207.38	$778	-1.87
400–445	425	20	185.00–207.00	$198.15	$842	-4.46
460–485	477	3	186.00–190.00	$187.29	$893	-7.33
510–525	523	9	180.00–190.00	$185.56	$970	+1.10
550–595	568	11	170.00–180.00	$175.07	$994	+2.96
620–645	633	2	174.00–176.00	$175.02	$1,108	—
650	650	1	152.00	$152.00	$988	-3.62
700–745	723	2	142.00–162.00	$152.31	$1,101	-7.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	3	245.00–252.50	$248.44	$708	+8.44
300–335	319	9	240.00–255.00	$245.88	$784	+10.59
350–395	377	21	220.00–245.00	$236.92	$893	+5.05
405–445	418	30	210.00–233.00	$223.13	$933	+4.76
455–495	480	31	206.00–225.00	$214.81	$1,031	+2.67
500–545	528	25	197.00–215.00	$208.65	$1,102	+10.67
555–595	570	10	185.00–205.00	$195.11	$1,112	+0.99
605–645	634	4	182.00–190.00	$184.67	$1,171	-2.25
685	685	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,233	+0.30
740	740	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,295	—
780	780	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,279	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	11	210.00–245.00	$232.53	$760	+2.92
360–395	376	12	200.00–235.00	$224.01	$842	+7.58
420–445	437	15	185.00–225.00	$209.10	$914	-1.00
450–495	473	7	212.00–215.00	$214.13	$1,013	+9.30
500–545	524	11	170.00–205.00	$196.83	$1,031	+4.81
565	565	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,074	+2.29
630–645	641	4	169.00–172.00	$170.76	$1,095	-7.24
655–690	668	4	168.00–175.00	$173.19	$1,157	+1.62
710–730	723	3	150.00–165.00	$157.66	$1,140	-0.33
785	785	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	266.00	$266.00	$652	—
325–345	338	3	260.00–265.00	$263.40	$890	+21.25
365–395	379	9	228.00–257.50	$250.68	$950	+8.91
400–440	413	13	237.00–247.50	$243.14	$1,004	+22.10
450–470	460	8	227.00–237.50	$233.03	$1,072	+17.53
505–540	523	8	208.00–222.50	$214.06	$1,120	+5.18
560–570	565	3	210.00–215.00	$211.65	$1,196	+11.06
620–645	631	10	197.00–205.00	$199.49	$1,259	+2.83
655	655	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,231	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	13	160.00	$160.00	$1,242	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1560	1101	80-85%	30	82.00–90.00	$86.56	$953	—
745–1460	1210	80-85%	64	89.00–96.00	$93.57	$1,132	-7.44
925–1500	1227	80-85%	16	97.00–102.00	$98.77	$1,212	-2.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1155	917	85-90%	21	60.00–87.00	$68.92	$632	-4.28
830–1175	1006	85-90%	43	69.00–90.00	$79.34	$798	-0.88
955–1155	1057	85-90%	35	77.00–90.00	$85.31	$902	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1595	1342	75-80%	6	92.00–99.00	$97.12	$1,303	+7.64
1210–1620	1413	75-80%	5	86.00–91.00	$88.63	$1,252	—
1190–1650	1468	75-80%	19	91.00–97.00	$93.88	$1,378	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1935	1523	9	101.00–118.00	$111.58	$1,699	—
1230–2110	1534	9	100.00–109.00	$106.06	$1,627	—
1525–2195	1790	10	118.00–125.00	$121.19	$2,169	+10.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	930.00–999.00	$957.89
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	827.00–925.00	$878.18

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	500.00–625.00	$562.50

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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)	6	775.00–900.00	$837.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–825.00	$800.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,230.00–1,280.00	$1,255.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,341.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,085.00–1,350.00	$1,175.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,210.00	$1,098.13

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	750.00–975.00	$846.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–850.00	$741.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,075.00	$970.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–835.00	$767.50

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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	7	900.00–1,050.00	$1,028.57	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	1,175.00–1,500.00	$1,346.43	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,525.00–1,700.00	$1,665.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	550.00–675.00	$585.71	—

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	925.00	$925.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,287.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–800.00	$762.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.