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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

2,268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $220.01/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 422 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.11/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 518 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.28/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 530 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,268 2,845 1,291
Feeder cattle 1,793 2,240 990
Slaughter cattle 337 457 224
Replacement cattle 138 148 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 275.00 $275.00 $756 —
325–340 330 4 247.00–274.00 $255.23 $842 -6.01
355–395 366 25 225.00–264.00 $252.40 $924 —
410–435 421 10 238.00–245.00 $240.63 $1,013 -16.55
450–485 464 16 230.00–252.00 $242.51 $1,125 +4.04
505–545 525 10 230.00–245.00 $236.77 $1,243 +2.49
555–590 581 19 208.00–239.00 $220.57 $1,282 -5.98
625–645 642 9 210.00–230.00 $226.13 $1,452 +8.47
655–690 669 7 210.00–222.00 $216.01 $1,445 +10.31
710–725 714 4 190.00–195.00 $191.27 $1,366 -6.13
755–795 775 2 184.00–189.00 $186.44 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 5 270.00–290.00 $279.84 $887 +6.58
355–390 376 6 265.00–276.00 $271.96 $1,023 -5.67
420–445 435 4 244.00–255.00 $251.00 $1,092 -24.16
460–480 470 15 240.00–255.00 $245.88 $1,156 -0.97
505–540 520 12 233.00–250.00 $240.56 $1,251 -1.84
500–540 value added 526 7 257.00–270.00 $266.77 $1,403 —
550–570 558 3 229.00–247.00 $235.30 $1,313 -6.70
605–615 612 12 218.00–245.00 $232.91 $1,425 +9.91
655–675 666 6 207.00–230.00 $213.29 $1,421 -7.71
780 780 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 252.00–260.00 $257.28 $844 +13.96
365–375 373 5 232.00–250.00 $240.80 $898 +4.48
405–440 422 9 230.00–250.00 $244.12 $1,030 +21.70
475 475 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,045 —
525–545 537 3 218.00–221.00 $219.69 $1,180 +2.94
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 +22.00
780 780 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,404 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 238.00 $238.00 $654 -1.19
315–340 323 22 227.00–236.00 $233.92 $756 +4.21
360–380 367 24 224.00–235.00 $228.59 $839 +3.49
405–445 422 47 207.00–227.00 $220.01 $928 +1.65
455–495 478 29 201.00–222.00 $214.10 $1,023 +0.46
515–545 530 41 195.00–215.00 $208.28 $1,104 +2.71
555–585 572 14 187.00–210.00 $198.47 $1,135 +4.40
600–635 618 17 180.00–199.00 $186.38 $1,152 -2.12
651–695 669 13 175.00–190.00 $180.93 $1,210 -8.71
725–745 733 4 170.00–177.00 $172.25 $1,263 -7.21
755–795 771 4 160.00–169.00 $165.02 $1,272 -9.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 248.00 $248.00 $694 —
310–330 317 8 246.00–250.00 $247.99 $786 +11.99
365–395 380 11 228.00–234.00 $230.78 $877 -5.18
410–445 423 33 222.00–238.00 $229.02 $969 +0.07
450–485 471 30 220.00–228.00 $223.02 $1,050 -2.96
500–545 518 42 212.00–222.00 $219.11 $1,135 +4.41
555 value added 555 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,343 +18.50
550–595 580 27 205.00–215.00 $210.26 $1,220 +1.55
605–645 634 20 200.00–209.00 $201.25 $1,276 +0.02
665 665 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 +7.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 17 220.00–228.00 $225.36 $750 +12.25
355–395 371 8 210.00–222.00 $214.70 $797 +1.07
415–440 428 3 210.00–215.00 $212.30 $909 +5.98
480–490 487 5 190.00–205.00 $201.03 $979 +5.63
505 505 4 195.00–200.00 $198.75 $1,004 +4.16
575–595 589 5 175.00–188.00 $184.25 $1,085 +0.25
610–630 622 9 170.00–185.00 $177.64 $1,105 +5.72
675 675 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,114 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 260.00 $260.00 $715 —
305–340 323 15 252.00–275.00 $263.64 $852 +6.20
360–390 380 20 234.00–250.00 $242.56 $922 +2.73
400–445 429 25 225.00–242.00 $234.40 $1,006 +3.73
460–480 471 16 215.00–230.00 $223.28 $1,052 +0.72
510–545 533 20 210.00–220.00 $213.52 $1,138 +2.21
565–595 582 13 200.00–211.00 $205.65 $1,197 -3.02
600–645 622 5 187.00–205.00 $195.94 $1,219 -4.93
690 690 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,235 -16.94
700–720 714 5 175.00–188.00 $184.13 $1,315 —
780–795 788 2 180.00–184.00 $182.02 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 8 265.00–290.00 $277.29 $912 +7.29
365–395 376 19 244.00–267.00 $251.41 $945 +2.87
400–445 419 13 238.00–257.00 $247.63 $1,038 +7.94
455–480 472 12 228.00–240.00 $232.07 $1,095 +4.19
505–540 523 20 216.00–239.00 $224.19 $1,173 +1.75
550–590 573 18 212.00–225.00 $216.68 $1,242 +4.66
600–640 627 14 202.00–218.00 $207.01 $1,298 +1.62
655–690 671 5 192.00–210.00 $203.31 $1,364 +0.67
710 710 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 5 240.00–266.00 $256.26 $820 +22.26
370–390 387 7 230.00–237.00 $230.96 $894 +0.96
420–445 434 9 222.00–228.00 $224.92 $976 +6.04
485 485 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 -5.58
515–520 518 2 205.00–208.00 $206.49 $1,070 +2.35
565–585 575 2 182.00–196.00 $189.12 $1,087 -10.42
720 720 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,310 +18.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1465 1152 80-85% 30 104.00–113.00 $108.10 $1,245 +3.98
805–1430 1154 80-85% 51 96.00–106.00 $102.38 $1,181 -1.74
920–1490 1236 80-85% 48 90.00–100.00 $96.25 $1,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1345 994 85-90% 28 72.00–97.00 $87.43 $869 -5.47
715–1180 1024 85-90% 14 78.00–85.00 $81.15 $831 —
935–1395 1208 85-90% 15 82.00–95.00 $91.34 $1,103 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1445 1330 75-80% 4 105.00–107.00 $106.23 $1,413 -2.31
1075–1685 1356 75-80% 20 98.00–103.50 $100.68 $1,365 —
1120–1820 1483 75-80% 11 90.00–97.00 $93.09 $1,381 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1615 1565 2 111.00–114.00 $112.45 $1,760 -1.93
1585–1915 1749 8 115.00–119.50 $117.73 $2,059 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 300.00–360.00 $330.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,425.00 $1,385.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,175.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 875.00–1,000.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,145.00 $1,145.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 590.00–780.00 $685.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,550.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,050.00–1,475.00 $1,167.31 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,425.00–1,450.00 $1,433.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,550.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 875.00–925.00 $905.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 925.00–975.00 $950.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.