Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

3,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.96/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 582 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.57/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 484 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.14/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 529 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,478	879	1,652
Feeder cattle	2,806	743	1,268
Slaughter cattle	523	109	332
Replacement cattle	149	27	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	8	295.00–305.00	$298.66	$965	—
360–392	375	10	272.00–300.00	$284.60	$1,067	—
405–445	427	14	264.00–285.00	$273.76	$1,169	+7.77
465–495 value added	469	8	275.00–279.00	$277.97	$1,304	—
455–495	470	16	260.00–277.00	$263.82	$1,240	-1.88
507 value added	507	11	270.00	$270.00	$1,369	—
505–545	529	13	245.00–262.00	$256.61	$1,357	+0.57
555–595	569	6	246.00–255.00	$251.38	$1,430	+0.70
605–625	617	3	235.00–240.00	$236.64	$1,460	-11.37
655–695	669	12	214.00–235.00	$224.23	$1,500	—
700	700	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,505	—
755–775	765	2	200.00–212.00	$206.08	$1,577	—
845	845	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	276.00–305.00	$289.57	$791	—
325–330	326	9	270.00–280.00	$272.44	$888	-9.84
355–395	376	6	260.00–275.00	$265.37	$998	+2.45
400–440	424	8	250.00–267.00	$258.96	$1,098	+0.45
460–495	483	12	236.00–250.00	$239.43	$1,156	-11.62
505–545	527	12	229.00–250.00	$233.16	$1,229	-14.84
565–575	570	3	224.00–235.00	$229.70	$1,309	—
620–630	625	3	214.00–230.00	$221.31	$1,383	-15.57
656	656	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,397	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	19	252.50	$252.50	$1,351	—
644	644	24	226.00	$226.00	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	262.00	$262.00	$603	—
305	305	1	250.00	$250.00	$762	-2.57
365–385	376	5	238.00–265.00	$249.02	$936	—
405–445	422	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,055	+18.00
465–475	470	2	225.00–226.00	$225.49	$1,060	—
535–540	538	2	220.00–230.00	$225.02	$1,211	—
580	580	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,288	—
610	610	4	214.00	$214.00	$1,305	—
730–745	738	3	180.00–190.00	$184.97	$1,365	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	7	246.00–260.00	$254.65	$698	—
305–325	314	14	240.00–260.00	$252.49	$793	—
355–398	380	20	236.00–250.00	$241.93	$919	-0.07
400–445	429	34	225.00–240.00	$232.56	$998	-5.13
455–495	473	29	220.00–234.00	$228.14	$1,079	-1.67
496 value added	496	29	233.00	$233.00	$1,156	—
501–547	529	37	204.00–226.00	$219.14	$1,159	-3.43
571 fancy	571	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,285	—
550–595	583	58	196.00–220.00	$216.13	$1,260	-0.64
600–648	628	24	194.00–210.00	$201.90	$1,268	-9.35
665–675	671	5	190.00–198.00	$191.59	$1,286	+1.59
705–720	712	3	180.00–185.00	$183.35	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	236.00	$236.00	$661	-21.00
305–340	328	20	230.00–247.00	$236.81	$777	-7.19
355–390	372	18	220.00–235.00	$230.47	$857	-5.77
405–445	427	35	218.00–229.00	$223.51	$954	-3.72
455–495	480	31	210.00–220.00	$216.06	$1,037	-5.20
502–545	527	36	190.00–215.00	$207.95	$1,096	-4.94
550–595	570	17	189.00–210.00	$199.64	$1,138	-7.41
605–645	618	19	185.00–192.00	$189.91	$1,174	—
655–695	672	9	175.00–185.00	$179.63	$1,207	+4.63
725–735	728	9	169.00–180.00	$172.66	$1,257	—
760–790	770	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,270	-0.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	322	12	216.00–230.00	$220.82	$711	—
355–395	378	17	210.00–225.00	$217.17	$821	-8.13
400–440	418	27	200.00–217.00	$208.41	$871	-6.62
460–495	477	14	190.00–210.00	$201.64	$962	-5.87
510–540	523	6	184.00–200.00	$192.67	$1,008	-12.33
560–595	581	6	172.00–192.00	$184.00	$1,069	-8.00
620–625	623	2	189.00–191.00	$190.00	$1,184	—
695	695	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,154	+1.00
775	775	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,162	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	290.00	$290.00	$710	—
260–290	272	3	285.00–290.00	$288.37	$784	—
305–335	323	9	258.00–270.00	$263.82	$852	+4.87
355–390	376	14	250.00–260.00	$255.08	$959	+11.25
405–445	430	25	226.00–257.00	$238.59	$1,026	-0.19
450–490	474	26	220.00–240.00	$229.99	$1,090	-8.33
500–545	513	23	210.00–235.00	$221.70	$1,137	+0.37
550–590	575	13	208.00–217.00	$213.30	$1,226	+1.54
600–645	620	9	200.00–212.00	$203.71	$1,263	-6.64
680	680	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,340	-6.60
715–740	728	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$1,328	—
780–790	785	2	170.00–174.00	$171.99	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	300.00–319.00	$307.84	$699	—
255–295	283	6	288.00–305.00	$297.13	$841	—
305–345	319	9	275.00–290.00	$281.28	$897	+7.97
355–395	374	8	250.00–275.00	$267.50	$1,000	+6.20
400–435	413	9	240.00–280.00	$256.21	$1,058	+13.33
450–495	474	12	232.00–255.00	$241.17	$1,143	+4.22
500–545	517	22	218.00–240.00	$228.40	$1,181	-1.60
520 value added	520	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,284	—
555–585	569	16	214.00–230.00	$219.71	$1,250	-0.60
605–635	620	3	208.00–216.00	$212.62	$1,318	-2.38
725	725	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,486	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	258.00	$258.00	$606	—
270–295	280	3	252.00–270.00	$262.46	$735	—
310–340	328	7	240.00–250.00	$244.27	$801	—
360–390	373	6	226.00–245.00	$236.88	$884	—
400–445	421	27	214.00–245.00	$225.81	$951	+8.75
465–495	476	12	212.00–225.00	$219.08	$1,043	+9.20
500–545	527	17	195.00–218.00	$210.65	$1,110	+0.15
555–595	576	6	180.00–205.00	$196.59	$1,132	+11.59
610–645	622	5	170.00–200.00	$184.24	$1,146	—
715	715	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,194	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1510	1166	80-85%	74	96.00–118.00	$106.16	$1,238	+2.39
875–1485	1203	80-85%	70	90.00–108.00	$101.20	$1,217	+2.04
1055–1560	1290	80-85%	37	106.00–125.00	$115.24	$1,487	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1130	936	85-90%	34	80.00–91.00	$86.71	$812	—
775–1210	992	85-90%	38	85.00–101.00	$91.68	$909	—
890–1320	1118	85-90%	26	91.00–101.00	$96.14	$1,075	+3.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1780	1426	75-80%	16	105.00–112.00	$109.28	$1,558	—
1280–1640	1436	75-80%	29	99.00–109.00	$103.96	$1,493	—
1225–1590	1441	75-80%	6	93.00–100.00	$96.11	$1,385	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1750	1364	17	100.00–118.00	$108.37	$1,478	—
1315–2110	1781	20	115.00–124.00	$118.07	$2,103	—
1585–2135	1828	11	122.00–131.00	$126.90	$2,320	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,160.00	$1,068.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,129.75
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,780.00	$1,690.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,460.00–1,540.00	$1,500.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	730.00–895.00	$812.50

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	1,030.00–1,225.00	$1,148.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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	7	1,375.00–1,625.00	$1,464.29	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,440.00–1,600.00	$1,546.67	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,175.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,116.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$925.00	—

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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.