Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

2,784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.73/cwt ≈ $1,417/hd at 563 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.28/cwt -9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 482 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.84/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 515 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,784	6,322	3,379
Feeder cattle	2,074	4,829	2,301
Slaughter cattle	469	1,192	828
Replacement cattle	241	301	250

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	319	5	278.00–285.00	$280.85	$896	—
410–435	427	21	239.00–285.00	$267.96	$1,144	-3.00
460–490	472	16	255.00–265.00	$260.49	$1,230	+4.65
510–545	515	43	230.00–250.00	$243.84	$1,256	-4.93
550–590	574	25	227.00–245.00	$237.21	$1,362	-3.21
610	610	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,434	+10.75
655–660	658	4	219.00–225.00	$221.99	$1,461	-0.73
705–745	719	7	208.00–213.00	$209.32	$1,505	—
765	765	2	195.00–202.00	$198.50	$1,519	-11.97
858	858	6	194.00	$194.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	313	4	235.00–242.00	$238.04	$745	-11.96
365–395	387	7	267.00–277.00	$272.42	$1,054	+9.62
410–445	431	12	230.00–267.00	$258.27	$1,113	+2.14
470–495	487	8	226.00–250.00	$241.09	$1,174	-3.41
510–535	520	11	226.00–242.00	$237.96	$1,237	+3.25
575–590	581	9	210.00–237.00	$226.11	$1,314	-0.63
605–645	627	36	205.00–229.00	$224.54	$1,408	+6.61
678	678	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,471	+11.03
717–735	719	11	206.00–208.00	$206.19	$1,483	+1.00
781	781	6	199.00	$199.00	$1,554	+5.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557–564	563	61	247.00–253.00	$251.73	$1,417	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	4	215.00–250.00	$234.62	$892	-10.33
440	440	2	210.00	$210.00	$924	-28.58
460–495	469	4	222.00–230.00	$227.89	$1,069	-7.30
520–525	522	3	200.00–230.00	$210.06	$1,097	-10.37
595	595	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,357	+2.06
620	620	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	+19.33
670–695	683	2	199.00–210.00	$204.40	$1,396	+4.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	13	215.00–247.00	$231.43	$771	-9.24
375–395	379	17	212.00–242.00	$229.43	$870	-4.41
400–445	423	25	205.00–232.00	$220.40	$932	-6.92
450–499	482	50	200.00–225.00	$208.28	$1,004	-9.20
500–545	518	19	195.00–218.00	$206.59	$1,070	-4.86
550–595	570	28	190.00–212.00	$197.62	$1,126	-9.97
605–625	619	4	188.00–190.00	$189.50	$1,173	-9.66
685–690	688	3	180.00–188.00	$184.66	$1,270	-8.63
710–725	717	3	152.00–175.00	$162.42	$1,165	-28.38
755–780	766	5	170.00–175.00	$171.80	$1,316	—
803	803	14	179.00	$179.00	$1,437	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	15	231.00–255.00	$245.39	$790	-0.73
350–395	369	8	226.00–247.00	$237.38	$876	-1.30
405–435	421	30	218.00–238.00	$229.52	$966	-1.99
450–485	475	34	210.00–228.00	$222.13	$1,055	-4.24
500–545	526	27	205.00–222.00	$214.13	$1,126	-4.17
550–595	576	27	200.00–218.00	$211.84	$1,220	+4.17
605–635	627	20	197.00–210.00	$202.14	$1,267	-4.51
615–640 fancy	628	2	210.00–216.00	$212.94	$1,337	—
660–685	669	10	179.00–200.00	$190.81	$1,277	-10.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	230.00	$230.00	$644	-15.00
325–345	335	2	230.00–235.00	$232.43	$779	+5.24
370–390	384	7	220.00–232.00	$222.22	$853	+1.07
405–445	416	8	210.00–218.00	$211.81	$881	-3.06
450–495	476	11	200.00–215.00	$206.28	$982	-3.14
505–540	517	5	190.00–210.00	$201.78	$1,043	+3.96
555–575	563	3	180.00–196.00	$187.10	$1,053	-3.25
665–695	686	5	145.00–170.00	$161.19	$1,106	-17.80
710–715	714	4	135.00–168.00	$159.79	$1,141	-9.03
785	785	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,295	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	250.00	$250.00	$788	-8.37
355–395	376	34	228.00–262.00	$245.63	$924	-6.00
400–445	426	23	215.00–247.00	$236.30	$1,007	-2.20
450–495	473	17	208.00–237.00	$227.21	$1,075	-3.17
500–545	525	21	205.00–232.00	$217.88	$1,144	+2.27
550–595	569	10	200.00–216.00	$206.46	$1,175	-0.23
605–635	615	5	200.00–207.00	$201.85	$1,241	+2.59
670–685	673	6	180.00–200.00	$185.02	$1,245	-11.04
715–748	741	8	177.00–188.00	$182.51	$1,352	-1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	285.00	$285.00	$955	+15.78
370–385	378	6	240.00–250.00	$243.71	$921	-13.70
405–440	421	13	220.00–265.00	$238.65	$1,005	-11.90
450–495	475	9	215.00–242.00	$228.05	$1,083	-11.56
500–545	528	15	210.00–234.00	$225.61	$1,191	-4.39
555–585	569	22	217.00–228.00	$223.83	$1,274	-1.17
600–640	622	13	205.00–216.00	$212.28	$1,320	+4.73
655–685	665	4	208.00–215.00	$210.72	$1,401	+12.20
795	795	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	250.00	$250.00	$700	-15.00
310–335	318	3	257.00–262.00	$260.25	$828	+12.52
370–385	382	10	230.00–250.00	$234.95	$898	-4.18
405–425	415	4	220.00–227.00	$224.28	$931	-2.11
455–485	476	17	219.00–230.00	$223.61	$1,064	+0.87
515–525	520	6	210.00–220.00	$215.01	$1,118	+12.44
585–595	592	3	200.00–202.00	$201.34	$1,192	-0.91
605–645	635	4	192.00–198.00	$196.57	$1,248	+7.94
685	685	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,302	+28.00
745	745	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,266	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1550	1130	80-85%	56	84.00–100.00	$92.07	$1,040	-1.56
910–1390	1179	80-85%	71	90.00–110.00	$98.96	$1,167	-1.26
905–1385	1184	80-85%	33	101.00–120.00	$104.83	$1,241	+4.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1130	990	85-90%	24	70.00–85.00	$81.79	$810	+0.29
785–1225	1056	85-90%	42	68.00–99.00	$86.70	$916	—
880–1225	1103	85-90%	19	85.00–105.00	$97.16	$1,072	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1545	1356	75-80%	20	91.00–100.00	$96.95	$1,315	-8.02
1285–1725	1435	75-80%	24	101.00–109.00	$103.39	$1,484	—
1275–1650	1471	75-80%	8	88.00–94.00	$91.25	$1,342	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2120	1481	8	101.00–115.00	$109.17	$1,617	-0.89
1405–1745	1538	5	118.00–132.00	$125.03	$1,923	—
1605–2065	1766	9	112.00–123.00	$115.84	$2,046	—

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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	18	350.00–495.00	$422.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	547.00–940.00	$710.38
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	955.00–1,055.00	$991.67

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

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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)	14	925.00–1,580.00	$1,349.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–1,075.00	$1,016.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	975.00–1,450.00	$1,332.81

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	700.00–1,000.00	$856.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	725.00–1,100.00	$990.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	700.00–1,125.00	$1,040.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,172.73
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	945.00–1,025.00	$977.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,675.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	1,325.00–1,550.00	$1,441.46	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	975.00–1,125.00	$1,095.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,175.00	$1,037.50	—

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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.