Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

3,888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $191.58/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 578 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.97/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 473 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.55/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 472 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,888	3,073	4,868
Feeder cattle	2,896	2,252	3,739
Slaughter cattle	741	571	827
Replacement cattle	251	250	302

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	4	245.00–250.00	$248.04	$801	+11.12
375	375	10	238.00–247.00	$241.20	$904	+7.15
400–445	428	9	235.00–247.00	$239.53	$1,025	+10.09
450–480	470	13	230.00–240.00	$235.66	$1,108	+3.29
505–545	526	11	222.00–239.00	$231.25	$1,216	+0.74
550–596	585	21	217.00–230.00	$222.56	$1,302	-2.21
600–645	632	39	208.00–221.00	$216.58	$1,369	-1.49
655–695	668	19	200.00–207.00	$202.76	$1,354	-6.26
725–745	735	2	190.00–193.00	$191.52	$1,408	-13.48
800	800	21	192.00	$192.00	$1,536	—
1007	1007	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,631	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	277.00	$277.00	$956	+11.06
405 value added	405	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,114	-3.50
405–445	421	12	248.00–256.00	$252.23	$1,062	+0.02
469 value added	469	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,219	—
460–495	481	15	241.00–251.00	$244.82	$1,178	-0.66
505–539	528	25	231.00–246.00	$235.43	$1,243	-3.91
555–595	574	17	225.00–240.00	$229.69	$1,318	-5.22
601–643	618	31	215.00–235.00	$227.36	$1,405	-1.08
652–675	655	9	218.00–219.00	$218.11	$1,429	-1.89
740	740	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,591	+25.00
762	762	14	190.00	$190.00	$1,448	—
807–808	807	15	186.00	$186.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	4	234.00–240.00	$236.04	$779	+11.04
375	375	12	225.00–235.00	$229.58	$861	+8.63
415	415	1	230.00	$230.00	$954	+2.08
480–485	483	2	220.00–226.00	$223.02	$1,077	+11.21
505–545	529	5	206.00–217.00	$211.49	$1,119	-7.05
550–570	558	3	185.00–210.00	$200.70	$1,120	—
605–625	614	4	194.00–206.00	$202.20	$1,242	-12.80
675–690	683	2	190.00–195.00	$192.47	$1,315	+7.47
720–745	733	3	176.00–185.00	$180.32	$1,322	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	233.00–238.00	$235.41	$636	+2.81
305–345	315	23	216.00–232.00	$228.09	$718	+3.90
355–395	373	30	214.00–230.00	$220.87	$824	+2.15
415	415	3	215.00	$215.00	$892	+4.52
410–445	430	39	202.00–222.00	$214.67	$923	+4.19
450–495	472	47	200.00–215.00	$208.55	$984	+2.55
509–540	522	42	180.00–210.00	$200.01	$1,044	+1.11
550–595	578	70	178.00–200.00	$191.58	$1,107	+2.81
605–645	633	39	175.00–195.00	$186.11	$1,178	+7.26
650–695	675	13	170.00–188.00	$178.33	$1,204	+5.06
705–740	714	15	168.00–183.00	$179.50	$1,282	+19.74
760–791	779	5	166.00–170.00	$167.17	$1,302	—
830	830	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	322	3	226.00–230.00	$227.26	$732	-3.54
350–390	372	13	220.00–237.50	$228.07	$848	+1.28
400–445	435	43	220.00–235.00	$227.27	$989	+6.86
460 fancy	460	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,030	—
455–495	472	60	210.00–228.00	$216.09	$1,020	-1.37
495	495	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,188	+22.54
500–545	524	26	205.00–216.00	$210.11	$1,101	+0.45
555–590	567	22	194.00–213.00	$207.13	$1,174	+8.24
560–580 fancy	570	2	213.00–215.00	$214.02	$1,220	+5.05
610 fancy	610	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,238	—
600–635	611	6	185.00–198.00	$192.99	$1,179	+5.98
660–690	678	15	179.00–189.00	$187.29	$1,270	+7.83
755–785	781	8	162.00–171.00	$169.91	$1,327	+4.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	225.00	$225.00	$754	+11.40
360–395	380	13	190.00–217.00	$209.96	$798	+3.07
400–445	428	9	196.00–207.00	$202.72	$868	+4.09
455–495	477	14	175.00–205.00	$194.22	$926	-0.51
505–545	527	10	177.00–195.00	$188.49	$993	+4.60
560–595	582	5	172.00–188.00	$181.86	$1,058	+5.73
600–645	626	12	165.00–180.00	$173.74	$1,088	+13.74
665–680	669	8	164.00–168.00	$166.98	$1,117	+3.02
740	740	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	5	184.50	$184.50	$1,175	—
733	733	16	178.50	$178.50	$1,308	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	6	236.00–260.00	$242.82	$748	-4.16
360–395	379	10	220.00–255.00	$238.11	$902	+4.45
400–449	426	44	216.00–240.00	$227.56	$969	+0.43
455–495	480	39	205.00–234.00	$218.07	$1,047	-1.80
500–549	530	30	192.00–220.00	$208.93	$1,107	+0.45
560–595	576	13	182.00–215.00	$198.89	$1,146	-0.68
600–645	625	9	174.00–207.00	$193.19	$1,207	+1.71
660–695	676	11	170.00–206.00	$186.10	$1,258	+4.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	324	7	238.00–270.00	$254.89	$826	-8.12
365 value added	365	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,011	—
355–395	375	8	226.00–270.00	$251.54	$943	+1.28
400–435	420	11	235.00–254.00	$244.96	$1,029	+2.88
425 value added	425	2	257.00–258.00	$257.50	$1,094	—
450–475 value added	466	5	247.00–257.00	$248.93	$1,160	—
455–495	476	14	222.00–245.00	$233.98	$1,114	+2.33
500–545	525	20	207.00–230.00	$221.62	$1,164	+1.39
550–590	569	8	205.00–220.00	$214.27	$1,219	+2.80
600–645	609	15	192.00–215.00	$208.22	$1,268	+6.53
655–690	669	7	190.00–198.00	$194.02	$1,298	-1.56
670–685 value added	678	2	201.00–207.00	$203.97	$1,383	—
700–745	709	9	174.00–185.00	$177.19	$1,256	-12.81
750–770	755	4	166.00–180.00	$171.01	$1,291	-0.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	4	222.00–250.00	$233.00	$746	+5.77
355–390	372	5	207.00–240.00	$220.73	$821	+4.55
415–445	430	16	200.00–222.00	$211.71	$910	+1.38
455–495	475	18	190.00–220.00	$205.58	$977	+6.60
500–545	523	13	180.00–210.00	$199.16	$1,042	+1.53
575–590	577	7	190.00–200.00	$196.28	$1,133	+4.31
605–635	623	5	170.00–191.00	$184.13	$1,147	—
675–680	678	2	181.00–182.00	$181.50	$1,231	+6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1400	1155	80-85%	72	85.00–106.00	$94.35	$1,090	-2.11
890–1535	1177	80-85%	107	91.00–113.00	$98.73	$1,162	+8.25
915–1655	1214	80-85%	76	98.00–120.00	$108.22	$1,314	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1150	993	85-90%	30	75.00–90.00	$82.53	$820	—
745–1290	994	85-90%	64	70.00–96.00	$86.60	$861	—
735–1205	1000	85-90%	39	80.00–102.00	$89.55	$896	+2.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1720	1328	75-80%	6	85.00–88.00	$86.57	$1,150	—
1175–1675	1362	75-80%	62	91.00–104.00	$98.11	$1,336	—
1125–1695	1375	75-80%	50	98.00–112.00	$105.02	$1,444	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2055	1405	13	92.00–114.00	$105.31	$1,480	—
1150–1885	1521	23	108.00–118.00	$113.28	$1,723	—
1410–2190	1842	21	116.00–125.00	$121.00	$2,229	-3.14

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	400.00–600.00	$501.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–775.00	$725.00

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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)	18	800.00–1,378.00	$1,120.39
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	1,025.00–1,468.00	$1,221.68
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,387.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–1,050.00	$980.00

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)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$983.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–875.00	$808.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	904.00–1,100.00	$993.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,160.00–1,196.00	$1,178.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00

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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	13	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,394.23	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,510.00	$1,221.79	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,612.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,475.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–950.00	$860.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,333.33	—

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	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.