Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 27, 2023

6,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.50/cwt ≈ $1,635/hd at 735 lb · 208 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.42/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 569 lb · 79 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.32/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 422 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,322	3,803	5,476
Feeder cattle	4,829	2,844	4,187
Slaughter cattle	1,192	616	1,108
Replacement cattle	301	343	181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–377	370	26	270.00–277.00	$270.27	$1,000	-5.75
405–435	413	39	265.00–275.00	$270.96	$1,119	-2.28
470–490	485	48	248.00–261.00	$255.84	$1,241	-5.63
510–530	518	17	241.00–253.00	$248.77	$1,289	-3.91
550–588	569	79	232.00–251.00	$240.42	$1,368	-2.07
605–635	623	24	217.75–237.00	$224.25	$1,397	-10.10
650–676	664	48	220.00–231.00	$222.72	$1,479	-19.25
754–755	754	19	210.00–211.00	$210.47	$1,587	—
810	810	4	187.50	$187.50	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	250.00	$250.00	$800	-17.38
358–386	371	13	248.00–269.00	$262.80	$975	+1.23
410–445	435	15	245.00–260.00	$256.13	$1,114	+0.34
450–495	474	25	235.00–254.00	$244.50	$1,159	-0.90
512–547	527	39	220.00–242.00	$234.71	$1,237	-0.54
555–597	583	25	216.00–237.00	$226.74	$1,322	-3.80
600–645	626	17	204.00–225.00	$217.93	$1,364	-2.95
650–675	670	8	188.00–215.00	$205.97	$1,380	-7.35
711–731	722	44	185.00–210.00	$205.19	$1,481	+10.19
770–790	778	4	186.00–200.00	$193.20	$1,503	+3.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	4	250.00–260.00	$253.06	$845	—
361–385	365	17	240.00–252.00	$244.95	$894	-8.89
410–445	430	3	235.00–243.00	$238.58	$1,026	+5.93
465–495	484	6	220.00–249.00	$235.19	$1,138	—
505–545	529	8	202.00–235.00	$220.43	$1,166	-6.22
570–598	596	24	196.00–229.00	$225.94	$1,347	—
620–630	625	3	184.00–217.00	$195.67	$1,223	-22.28
660–695	682	3	181.00–210.00	$199.88	$1,363	-0.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
797	797	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,498	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	285	3	236.00–240.00	$238.76	$680	+2.07
310–340	326	9	239.00–245.00	$240.67	$785	+3.83
360–397	380	44	224.00–240.00	$233.84	$889	+4.26
400–445	422	73	220.00–233.00	$227.32	$959	+3.39
450–495	469	48	210.00–227.00	$217.48	$1,020	+0.45
500–545	530	67	200.00–220.00	$211.45	$1,121	-0.19
550–595	575	52	190.00–216.00	$207.59	$1,194	+6.47
610–640	628	33	184.00–208.00	$199.16	$1,251	+4.88
658–696	678	27	180.00–199.00	$193.29	$1,311	+3.86
702–711	705	15	182.00–194.00	$190.80	$1,345	+16.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	18	234.00–249.00	$246.12	$793	+7.07
350–390	380	30	230.00–244.00	$238.68	$907	+2.64
400–445	421	26	220.00–237.00	$231.51	$975	-0.68
450–490	468	47	219.00–230.00	$226.37	$1,059	+2.66
475 value added	475	12	237.00	$237.00	$1,126	+5.00
500–548	524	49	211.00–225.00	$218.30	$1,144	+1.20
550–592	579	49	199.00–220.00	$207.67	$1,202	-0.69
600–645	623	44	195.00–216.00	$206.65	$1,287	+7.07
650–660	654	6	192.00–205.00	$201.17	$1,316	+11.66
720	720	6	189.00–198.00	$190.50	$1,372	—
762	762	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,463	+22.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	208	222.50	$222.50	$1,635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	245.00	$245.00	$686	+14.46
300–345	321	20	220.00–235.00	$227.19	$729	-0.82
355–390	373	11	210.00–226.00	$221.15	$825	-2.87
400–440	425	22	204.00–222.00	$214.87	$913	-1.34
455–495	476	19	204.00–214.00	$209.42	$997	+2.70
505–545	521	20	187.00–208.00	$197.82	$1,031	+3.77
570–595	580	6	180.00–205.00	$190.35	$1,104	+4.47
625–645	635	4	187.00–190.00	$188.98	$1,200	+10.76
675–685	680	4	170.00–186.00	$178.99	$1,217	—
715–745	730	6	166.00–172.00	$168.82	$1,232	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	6	250.00–275.00	$259.61	$722	-10.39
305–335	320	12	240.00–280.00	$258.37	$827	-1.48
350–395	373	26	236.00–262.00	$251.63	$939	+1.61
400–445	425	22	225.00–247.00	$238.50	$1,014	-2.48
450–495	473	42	220.00–238.00	$230.38	$1,090	-0.05
500–545	524	28	194.00–231.00	$215.61	$1,130	-5.36
550–595	574	26	190.00–219.00	$206.69	$1,186	-6.15
600–635	623	18	182.00–212.00	$199.26	$1,241	-5.06
650–699	675	16	176.00–212.00	$196.06	$1,323	+1.06
715–725	720	2	182.00–185.00	$183.51	$1,321	-2.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	285.00	$285.00	$741	—
300–345	324	6	262.00–285.00	$269.22	$872	+2.93
355–380 value added	368	2	272.00–275.00	$273.45	$1,006	—
350–396	382	24	250.00–270.00	$257.41	$983	+1.01
400–435	418	12	240.00–265.00	$250.55	$1,047	+6.59
450–495	471	16	230.00–250.00	$239.61	$1,129	-0.14
505–545	524	17	217.00–242.00	$230.00	$1,205	+0.63
550–560 value added	555	3	235.00–238.00	$236.01	$1,310	—
550–580	562	15	210.00–232.00	$219.93	$1,236	-0.02
571	571	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,285	+5.05
600–635	621	5	202.00–214.00	$207.55	$1,289	-5.35
650–665	658	2	197.00–200.00	$198.52	$1,306	-7.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	265.00	$265.00	$742	—
305–345	323	10	232.00–260.00	$247.73	$800	+0.93
355–385	376	9	232.00–247.00	$239.13	$899	-0.87
405–445	421	16	210.00–238.00	$226.39	$953	-2.56
450–495	474	11	215.00–230.00	$222.74	$1,056	+0.65
505–545	518	16	182.00–218.00	$202.57	$1,049	-8.89
575	575	4	200.00–207.00	$202.25	$1,163	-0.32
600–625	612	3	174.00–200.00	$188.63	$1,154	+2.07
655	655	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,061	-14.69
765	765	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,369	+13.45

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1450	1128	80-85%	130	87.00–100.00	$93.63	$1,056	—
855–1530	1154	80-85%	196	93.00–108.00	$100.22	$1,157	+5.68
930–1505	1204	80-85%	65	101.00–110.00	$106.27	$1,279	+8.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1260	961	85-90%	71	70.00–91.00	$81.50	$783	—
800–1315	1016	85-90%	106	79.00–98.00	$86.87	$883	+0.18
845–1235	1045	85-90%	87	87.00–102.00	$91.64	$958	-0.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1735	1388	75-80%	36	102.00–108.00	$104.97	$1,457	+8.53
980–1650	1389	75-80%	29	85.00–99.00	$92.17	$1,280	-4.27
1040–1910	1396	75-80%	61	93.00–106.00	$100.14	$1,398	+3.70

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2305	1485	20	94.00–116.00	$110.06	$1,634	-0.88
1085–2030	1646	26	112.00–124.00	$118.39	$1,949	—
1555–2525	1918	17	114.00–132.00	$124.68	$2,391	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	520.00–1,120.00	$757.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	530.00–785.00	$613.00

↑ Back to top

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)	24	950.00–1,485.00	$1,173.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	800.00–1,325.00	$992.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,085.00–1,550.00	$1,271.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	825.00–950.00	$875.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	1,100.00–1,650.00	$1,280.71	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–750.00	$733.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	975.00–1,100.00	$1,055.88	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,025.00–1,425.00	$1,175.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.