Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 14, 2023

3,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.43/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 527 lb · 85 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.75/cwt ≈ $1,539/hd at 694 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.28/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 478 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,202	6,462	1,693
Feeder cattle	2,459	5,216	1,228
Slaughter cattle	531	990	413
Replacement cattle	212	256	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
325	325	3	287.00–295.00	$289.67	$941	-4.38
365–380	373	4	265.00–275.00	$270.10	$1,007	-5.17
405–445	428	15	254.00–267.50	$261.73	$1,120	-3.25
450–490	476	18	247.00–260.00	$251.19	$1,196	-7.72
503–545	527	85	230.00–259.00	$250.43	$1,320	+1.04
550–580	566	33	232.00–248.00	$241.01	$1,364	-1.60
600–648	628	21	220.00–242.00	$228.33	$1,434	-4.68
650–690	665	24	215.00–229.00	$222.53	$1,480	-3.58
700 fancy	700	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,540	—
705–735	720	2	206.00–210.00	$207.96	$1,497	-3.22
779 value added	779	35	216.50	$216.50	$1,687	—
819	819	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,613	—
910	910	26	192.00	$192.00	$1,747	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	322	10	222.50–282.00	$270.48	$871	-7.52
365–375	372	7	252.50–267.00	$256.55	$954	+0.78
415–445	430	11	245.00–252.00	$248.32	$1,068	-2.66
465–495	484	22	238.00–247.00	$244.94	$1,186	+2.17
495	495	12	233.00	$233.00	$1,153	-9.77
510–545	529	18	230.00–247.00	$240.43	$1,272	+1.95
564–570	566	13	221.00–238.00	$227.11	$1,285	-3.95
610–635	621	17	215.00–230.00	$225.50	$1,400	+2.62
660–685	673	6	204.00–224.00	$213.92	$1,440	+2.13
715	715	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,566	+22.30
899	899	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,618	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	265.00–267.00	$266.02	$865	+20.03
375–380	377	3	240.00–250.00	$245.00	$924	+13.71
425–440	433	8	230.00–240.00	$232.45	$1,007	-1.13
455–490	472	10	220.00–230.00	$223.99	$1,057	-2.04
560–590	578	3	210.00–219.00	$215.29	$1,244	-3.70
645	645	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,354	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	268.00	$268.00	$737	+18.00
320–345	326	4	245.00–246.00	$245.74	$801	+0.90
350–385	372	19	230.00–246.00	$237.46	$883	-3.02
400–441	425	36	225.00–240.00	$232.53	$988	-2.87
455–498	474	36	220.00–232.00	$225.89	$1,071	-0.75
503–545	528	43	212.00–225.00	$217.93	$1,151	-11.50
550–595	565	54	205.50–219.00	$211.91	$1,197	-4.19
600–645	612	34	200.00–212.00	$207.74	$1,271	-4.64
650–685	664	8	195.00–212.00	$206.23	$1,369	+2.31
665 value added	665	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,410	-8.00
700–730	720	6	190.00–195.00	$192.30	$1,385	-0.67
770–790	780	2	157.00–162.00	$159.47	$1,244	-22.61
948	948	3	144.00	$144.00	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	245.00	$245.00	$625	±0.00
305–330	323	9	230.00–235.00	$234.22	$757	-2.46
370–395	378	24	225.00–235.00	$230.52	$871	+1.84
400–445	424	32	215.00–230.00	$220.92	$937	-1.82
450–495	478	63	208.00–222.00	$215.28	$1,029	-0.65
510–545	531	27	202.50–212.00	$208.50	$1,107	+1.41
555–595	577	24	197.50–210.00	$203.18	$1,172	+5.45
605–645	620	16	190.00–200.00	$196.24	$1,217	+9.58
650–686	672	25	177.00–197.50	$192.05	$1,291	+5.90
702–725	706	12	175.00–185.00	$175.83	$1,241	+12.83
750	750	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,088	-23.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694	694	70	221.75	$221.75	$1,539	—
835	835	51	205.50	$205.50	$1,716	—
1050	1050	14	132.50	$132.50	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	286	7	212.50–240.00	$227.20	$650	-12.80
310–340	323	9	215.00–230.00	$222.52	$719	+5.94
360–390	375	10	210.00–225.00	$219.60	$824	+1.11
405–445	424	18	200.00–225.00	$210.28	$892	+3.05
455–495	476	17	191.00–210.00	$204.61	$974	+1.01
520–525	524	6	150.00–200.00	$191.73	$1,005	-5.32
560–595	575	6	181.00–191.00	$186.98	$1,075	+0.62
605–640	629	4	173.00–185.00	$178.14	$1,121	-0.10
705	705	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,093	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	300.00	$300.00	$630	-46.67
280	280	1	277.50	$277.50	$777	-23.69
310–330	318	12	270.00–280.00	$275.96	$878	-10.10
350–380	365	13	250.00–275.00	$260.34	$950	-4.28
405–440	426	41	237.50–255.00	$246.96	$1,052	-4.45
450–490	469	21	232.50–245.00	$239.40	$1,123	+4.29
500–545	522	21	217.00–240.00	$231.62	$1,209	+1.66
550–590	571	9	200.00–225.00	$212.41	$1,213	-6.13
600–640	623	15	200.00–217.00	$210.77	$1,313	-2.10
655–695	676	8	185.00–208.00	$195.16	$1,319	+1.77
740–745	742	3	187.50–191.00	$188.67	$1,400	+8.23
750–795	778	3	172.00–198.00	$182.46	$1,420	+7.46
810–820	815	2	150.00–160.00	$154.97	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	4	260.00–275.00	$267.78	$723	-17.31
330–340	333	3	252.00–260.00	$257.28	$857	-10.32
355–395	370	16	235.00–255.00	$246.47	$912	-5.42
400–430	416	22	220.00–237.50	$231.31	$962	-7.17
455–495	475	27	208.00–235.00	$224.07	$1,064	-9.77
525–545	535	13	209.00–226.00	$216.46	$1,158	-4.16
550–590	570	18	205.00–211.00	$209.05	$1,192	-0.96
600–645	626	9	190.00–210.00	$201.02	$1,258	+1.71
655–690	670	9	179.00–182.50	$180.54	$1,210	-4.40
710–735	729	4	172.00–190.00	$177.90	$1,297	+11.94
755–790	779	9	174.00–181.00	$176.55	$1,375	-0.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	334	7	220.00–252.00	$241.14	$805	-8.86
350–395	371	5	240.00–245.00	$242.22	$899	+5.35
400–445	424	18	202.50–235.00	$221.68	$940	-12.00
450–495	472	14	205.00–227.00	$216.81	$1,023	-7.53
505–545	526	17	200.00–212.00	$207.68	$1,092	-2.45
560–590	572	9	190.00–208.00	$201.39	$1,152	+0.99
605–615	610	2	188.00–195.00	$191.53	$1,168	+7.66
670	670	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,166	-7.98
785	785	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1450	1121	80-85%	49	78.00–97.00	$92.15	$1,033	-3.65
835–1495	1159	80-85%	91	86.00–104.00	$96.72	$1,121	-5.49
1055–1495	1259	80-85%	38	96.00–107.00	$103.30	$1,301	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1180	1005	85-90%	44	62.00–81.00	$76.04	$764	-14.19
810–1275	1036	85-90%	36	82.00–96.00	$89.98	$932	+8.59
895–1250	1058	85-90%	60	70.00–93.00	$82.94	$878	-9.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1535	1324	75-80%	9	96.00–106.50	$103.54	$1,371	+1.94
1175–1565	1372	75-80%	9	80.00–95.00	$89.77	$1,232	-18.57
1165–1745	1373	75-80%	20	84.00–102.00	$94.55	$1,298	-13.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1630	1411	10	92.00–114.00	$105.71	$1,492	—
1125–2180	1602	17	102.00–122.00	$113.01	$1,810	+1.50
1430–2145	1848	6	121.00–129.00	$123.61	$2,284	-2.30

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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	8	775.00–1,025.00	$871.88

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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)	11	1,035.00–1,300.00	$1,166.82
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,100.00	$980.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	800.00–945.00	$857.22
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,312.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,115.88

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	490.00–690.00	$570.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,475.00–1,750.00	$1,538.46	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	1,200.00–1,800.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,875.00	$1,787.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,078.95	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–1,000.00	$937.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.