Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

2,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.00/cwt ≈ $1,382/hd at 571 lb · 81 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.15/cwt -9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 536 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $211.13/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 526 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,406	4,191	2,932
Feeder cattle	1,738	3,171	2,004
Slaughter cattle	440	782	727
Replacement cattle	228	238	201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	326	9	260.00–282.00	$272.11	$887	-11.61
365–395	380	15	256.00–272.00	$263.09	$1,000	-1.88
445	445	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,139	—
460–495	475	21	239.00–250.00	$244.51	$1,161	-7.84
505–540	526	17	237.00–245.00	$240.76	$1,266	-2.54
555–585	574	17	235.00–242.00	$237.61	$1,364	+1.76
620–640	632	6	216.00–237.00	$225.70	$1,426	-1.28
665–675	675	22	210.00–216.00	$210.27	$1,419	-5.52
705–745	715	5	193.00–200.00	$197.54	$1,412	-14.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	379	4	275.00–280.00	$277.49	$1,052	+0.50
420–440	434	8	258.00–275.00	$263.23	$1,142	-6.77
465–495	480	14	250.00–258.00	$254.06	$1,219	—
505–545	532	19	242.00–260.00	$249.07	$1,325	+2.47
555–595	578	27	241.00–255.00	$244.54	$1,413	-0.42
602–645	617	14	228.00–249.00	$237.83	$1,467	+5.04
655–670	663	2	221.00–229.00	$224.95	$1,491	+0.95
703–715	705	20	196.50–207.00	$201.93	$1,424	-7.11
760–795	778	2	199.00–201.00	$199.98	$1,556	—
810–830	823	3	172.00–180.50	$177.71	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	81	242.00	$242.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	255.00	$255.00	$816	-12.95
360–390	377	11	247.00–257.00	$252.03	$950	-1.45
435–440	438	6	248.00–250.00	$249.34	$1,092	+14.61
475–495	485	2	227.00–237.00	$232.10	$1,126	+2.10
510–535	518	3	230.00–232.00	$231.31	$1,198	-0.69
555–580	568	2	224.00–230.00	$226.93	$1,289	+5.77
625–635	630	4	190.00–220.00	$199.18	$1,255	—
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—
760	760	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,421	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	236.00	$236.00	$684	—
315–340	324	17	230.00–245.00	$234.72	$760	-2.30
355–390	378	18	226.00–240.00	$232.81	$880	-0.70
415–445	435	21	220.00–230.00	$226.13	$984	+2.97
451–490	470	30	210.00–227.00	$215.52	$1,013	-2.52
505–540	526	31	206.00–220.00	$211.13	$1,111	-0.24
550–595	571	15	192.00–215.00	$203.61	$1,163	-3.83
615	615	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,199	-0.03
675–685	677	16	182.00–190.00	$189.50	$1,283	-1.38
705	705	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,198	-15.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	309	7	238.00–240.00	$239.13	$739	-2.87
360–390	379	14	234.00–245.00	$237.80	$901	+1.70
405–430	418	12	227.00–238.00	$230.16	$962	-0.50
455–485	475	26	223.00–229.00	$225.73	$1,072	+3.71
500–545	536	47	212.00–230.00	$216.15	$1,159	-9.64
560 fancy	560	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,198	—
555–588	574	8	205.00–210.00	$207.76	$1,193	-5.72
605–635	615	8	202.00–210.00	$205.46	$1,264	+0.74
660 fancy	660	3	194.50	$194.50	$1,284	—
665–676	674	6	180.50–200.00	$185.96	$1,253	-14.47
705	705	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,347	+13.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	237.00–240.00	$238.44	$620	-1.56
310–340	324	14	220.00–232.00	$226.98	$735	+1.22
355–395	374	17	210.00–225.00	$218.65	$818	+1.32
405–445	421	18	195.00–220.00	$210.50	$886	-3.79
450–495	475	11	200.00–208.00	$204.63	$972	-2.72
510–540	525	5	200.00–205.00	$200.97	$1,055	-1.35
560–565	563	3	182.00–198.00	$187.30	$1,054	-5.90
605	605	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,150	+6.57
720	720	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	10	250.00–277.00	$268.04	$860	+7.30
365–390	384	4	244.00–252.00	$250.10	$960	-2.88
413–445	431	23	230.00–249.00	$242.23	$1,044	-2.26
455–495	480	12	222.00–232.00	$228.52	$1,097	-0.57
505–545	535	10	205.00–225.00	$216.85	$1,160	-3.75
575	575	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,219	-6.52
605–625	616	8	200.00–206.00	$202.02	$1,244	-7.83
665–675	667	5	180.00–193.00	$188.18	$1,255	-8.69
700–745	721	4	172.00–180.00	$176.77	$1,275	-1.35
790	790	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	6	245.00–262.00	$255.58	$838	+10.72
350–375	368	7	232.00–240.00	$238.17	$876	+16.75
405–440	426	14	220.00–235.00	$227.58	$969	+0.98
450–495	474	6	205.00–225.00	$216.32	$1,025	+0.59
505–545	518	9	207.00–215.00	$210.42	$1,090	-3.26
560–585	577	3	192.00–203.00	$198.42	$1,145	-9.32
610–635	629	4	187.00–190.00	$189.27	$1,191	-12.55
655–695	678	4	170.00–172.00	$171.52	$1,163	-9.48
740	740	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,288	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	280.00–283.00	$281.52	$873	+8.78
355–375	364	11	254.00–277.00	$262.58	$956	-4.79
425–430	428	3	250.00–260.00	$253.31	$1,084	-2.84
465–470	468	4	237.00–245.00	$240.98	$1,128	-0.04
505–535	525	9	227.00–235.00	$229.57	$1,205	-2.96
565–590	578	12	218.00–224.00	$220.22	$1,273	-2.83
615–645	625	3	205.00–211.00	$208.94	$1,306	-2.43
660–665	663	2	202.00–205.00	$203.51	$1,349	+3.33
705–710	708	2	192.00–199.00	$195.51	$1,384	+5.51
795	795	3	188.00–192.00	$189.33	$1,505	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1425	1156	80-85%	88	87.00–94.00	$90.79	$1,050	-0.92
930–1415	1171	80-85%	67	93.00–104.00	$96.76	$1,133	-0.18
970–1400	1184	80-85%	20	100.00–105.00	$101.77	$1,205	+4.83

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1155	980	85-90%	44	70.00–86.00	$80.34	$787	—
725–1195	1001	85-90%	36	76.00–92.00	$85.29	$854	-2.89
870–1195	1044	85-90%	12	82.00–95.00	$89.36	$933	+1.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1480	1309	75-80%	10	101.00–105.00	$102.96	$1,348	—
1175–1990	1423	75-80%	22	94.00–100.00	$96.84	$1,378	+5.70
1340–1475	1436	75-80%	6	88.00–90.00	$88.64	$1,273	-2.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1735	1576	11	93.00–110.00	$105.20	$1,658	—
1205–1845	1616	11	105.00–116.00	$113.06	$1,827	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	540.00–600.00	$570.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	713.00–973.00	$852.33

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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	975.00–1,250.00	$1,102.78
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	925.00–1,090.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,190.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	820.00–920.00	$886.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	665.00–750.00	$721.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,110.00

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)	6	875.00–1,050.00	$920.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,565.63

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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	14	1,575.00–1,700.00	$1,639.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	1,075.00–1,550.00	$1,396.43	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,079.17	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.