Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

3,874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $220.85/cwt +12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 468 lb · 67 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.37/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 418 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.34/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 615 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,874	2,784	4,838
Feeder cattle	3,099	2,074	3,682
Slaughter cattle	508	469	902
Replacement cattle	267	241	254

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	9	268.00	$268.00	$844	+29.96
355–385	371	8	250.00–258.00	$252.78	$938	-19.64
405–435	411	16	252.00–265.00	$258.29	$1,062	+0.02
465–495	484	24	240.00–270.00	$250.44	$1,212	+9.35
502–545	529	21	234.00–260.00	$247.51	$1,309	+9.55
555–595	576	26	230.00–240.00	$232.01	$1,336	+5.90
605–645	629	24	220.00–235.00	$226.25	$1,423	+1.71
670–690	680	2	221.00–222.00	$221.51	$1,506	+4.51
725	725	17	207.00–210.00	$207.71	$1,506	+1.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	280.00	$280.00	$742	—
305	305	1	287.00	$287.00	$875	+6.15
350–380	360	5	280.00–315.00	$291.92	$1,051	—
405–445	426	11	262.00–285.00	$273.34	$1,164	+5.38
455–495	468	13	255.00–275.00	$258.28	$1,209	-2.21
474 value added	474	5	287.50	$287.50	$1,363	—
500–540	523	26	249.00–272.00	$250.80	$1,312	+6.96
555–595	567	5	240.00–265.00	$254.62	$1,444	+17.41
600–640	634	22	245.00–247.00	$246.74	$1,564	+11.74
665–685	675	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,552	+8.01
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	+10.68
775 value added	775	13	225.00	$225.00	$1,744	—
892	892	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,695	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	264.00	$264.00	$568	—
375–395	387	8	234.00–242.00	$236.32	$915	+1.70
425–435	430	2	234.00–240.00	$236.97	$1,019	+26.97
475–495	483	12	222.00–250.00	$229.82	$1,110	+1.93
515–540	525	5	222.00–240.00	$229.27	$1,204	+19.21
555–560	559	5	212.00–230.00	$219.21	$1,225	—
610–645	625	6	200.00–224.00	$208.00	$1,300	-7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	255.00	$255.00	$632	—
275–285	280	2	245.00	$245.00	$686	—
300–320	310	8	236.00–245.00	$239.60	$743	+8.17
355–395	378	16	230.00–247.00	$235.60	$891	+6.17
405–445	418	50	220.00–242.00	$227.37	$950	+6.97
450–495	468	67	215.00–227.00	$220.85	$1,034	+12.57
505–545	521	25	207.00–220.00	$213.46	$1,112	+6.87
550–595	579	22	195.00–212.00	$206.18	$1,194	+8.56
610–625	621	4	197.00–198.00	$197.75	$1,228	+8.25
655–675	661	15	170.00–195.00	$186.70	$1,234	+2.04
705–735	721	5	165.00–178.00	$171.60	$1,237	+9.18
775	775	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,201	-16.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	5	262.00	$262.00	$642	—
295	295	12	280.00	$280.00	$826	—
320	320	1	255.00	$255.00	$816	+9.61
355–390	382	14	234.00–245.00	$237.74	$908	+0.36
360–392 fancy	387	7	255.00	$255.00	$987	—
400–442	425	17	228.00–245.00	$236.04	$1,003	+6.52
420–435 fancy	429	5	242.00–245.00	$244.41	$1,049	—
455–490	477	23	225.00–235.00	$228.55	$1,090	+6.42
500–530	517	25	220.00–228.00	$221.90	$1,147	+7.77
558 fancy	558	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,228	—
555–585	576	16	210.00–220.00	$215.42	$1,241	+3.58
610 fancy	610	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,354	+9.06
604–645	615	31	200.00–214.00	$206.87	$1,272	+4.73
650–660	655	3	190.00–204.00	$196.35	$1,286	+5.54
718	718	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	6	240.00	$240.00	$660	+10.00
300–335	317	10	225.00–235.00	$229.35	$727	-3.08
360–395	372	23	216.00–240.00	$223.22	$830	+1.00
400–445	425	19	206.00–225.00	$216.43	$920	+4.62
470–495	479	24	187.00–210.00	$204.49	$980	-1.79
505–545	526	10	190.00–205.00	$199.78	$1,051	-2.00
555–585	566	7	182.00–200.00	$192.43	$1,089	+5.33
620–640	628	3	180.00–190.00	$185.01	$1,162	—
725–735	730	2	155.00–166.00	$160.54	$1,172	+0.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	280.00–290.00	$285.09	$827	—
310–325	315	7	275.00–287.00	$279.42	$880	+29.42
360–395	384	11	228.00–272.00	$253.43	$973	+7.80
400–449	431	26	237.00–262.00	$249.59	$1,076	+13.29
450–490	469	26	227.00–247.00	$238.01	$1,116	+10.80
505–545	532	19	210.00–235.00	$223.84	$1,191	+5.96
550–590	565	19	200.00–227.00	$216.26	$1,222	+9.80
605–642	616	15	198.00–215.00	$208.75	$1,286	+6.90
655–685	671	7	182.00–205.00	$190.61	$1,279	+5.59
700	700	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,295	—
755	755	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	11	270.00–300.00	$290.55	$956	+5.55
350–355 value added	353	4	300.00–305.00	$302.52	$1,068	—
360–395	380	22	248.00–290.00	$273.56	$1,040	+29.85
400–435	418	17	234.00–275.00	$267.31	$1,117	+28.66
460 value added	460	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,219	—
450–495	472	13	230.00–260.00	$253.21	$1,195	+25.16
500–540	516	20	218.00–250.00	$237.35	$1,225	+11.74
500–535 value added	518	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,321	—
550–595	563	8	218.00–237.00	$228.76	$1,288	+4.93
605–625	613	6	216.00–235.00	$223.10	$1,368	+10.82
650–675	660	4	210.00–217.00	$212.97	$1,406	+2.25
705	705	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,410	—
750–775	760	5	185.00–195.00	$188.78	$1,435	+0.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	270.00–275.00	$272.38	$716	+22.38
300–340	324	11	252.00–270.00	$261.63	$848	+1.38
355–395	382	23	218.00–260.00	$240.36	$918	+5.41
410–445	420	13	210.00–247.00	$231.15	$971	+6.87
450–490	472	27	210.00–235.00	$225.11	$1,063	+1.50
510–540	520	14	196.00–225.00	$211.30	$1,099	-3.71
570–595	581	5	200.00–215.00	$209.48	$1,217	+8.14
665–670	668	2	190.00–195.00	$192.49	$1,286	+2.49
710–745	725	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,196	-5.00
755–785	770	3	152.00–162.00	$157.99	$1,217	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1515	1112	80-85%	64	93.00–101.00	$96.36	$1,072	+4.29
910–1530	1167	80-85%	60	96.00–108.00	$101.66	$1,186	+2.70
980–1780	1288	80-85%	32	104.00–114.00	$109.07	$1,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1190	999	85-90%	31	82.00–99.00	$92.18	$921	+10.39
745–1220	1015	85-90%	35	75.00–92.00	$84.63	$859	—
795–1270	1017	85-90%	42	88.00–108.00	$94.29	$959	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1405	1328	75-80%	7	89.00–100.00	$95.85	$1,273	—
1200–1830	1429	75-80%	29	94.00–106.00	$99.29	$1,419	-4.10
1380–1595	1453	75-80%	4	100.00–112.00	$105.61	$1,535	+14.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–2200	1639	7	108.00–115.00	$111.97	$1,835	—
1300–1965	1703	16	116.00–130.00	$120.47	$2,052	—
1515–2300	1816	22	122.00–135.00	$126.06	$2,289	—

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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	22	470.00–600.00	$535.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–1,000.00	$925.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,293.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,525.00–1,850.00	$1,665.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,443.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,245.00	$1,245.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	925.00–1,300.00	$1,098.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,258.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,000.00	$975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,187.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	765.00–820.00	$783.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–890.00	$866.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,225.00	$1,175.00

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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	34	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,225.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,810.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,725.00	$1,637.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,540.85	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,255.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,270.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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

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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.