Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

5,913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.42/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 519 lb · 111 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.09/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 475 lb · 109 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.33/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 574 lb · 109 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,913	3,874	7,169
Feeder cattle	4,676	3,099	5,629
Slaughter cattle	926	508	1,274
Replacement cattle	311	267	266

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	285.00	$285.00	$812	+5.00
320–330	326	10	270.00–275.00	$271.01	$883	-15.99
355–395	373	14	262.00–310.00	$274.55	$1,024	-17.37
403–420 value added	405	7	280.00–305.00	$283.70	$1,149	—
400–440	421	28	252.50–299.00	$265.76	$1,119	-7.58
465–480 value added	473	8	260.00–290.00	$272.96	$1,291	-14.54
450–495	475	42	249.00–280.00	$254.66	$1,210	-3.62
500–545	515	44	245.00–256.00	$251.16	$1,293	+0.36
540–545 value added	542	3	260.00–265.00	$263.32	$1,427	—
580 value added	580	6	258.00	$258.00	$1,496	—
560–593	581	61	235.00–255.00	$247.81	$1,440	-6.81
602–649	624	48	230.00–250.00	$237.40	$1,481	-9.34
650–675	656	61	210.00–245.00	$238.09	$1,562	+8.09
670 value added	670	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,668	—
715–740	717	42	205.00–228.00	$219.83	$1,576	-0.17
755	755	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	323	20	250.00–282.00	$255.15	$824	-12.85
355–380	367	33	240.00–295.00	$252.87	$928	+0.09
405–445	430	29	234.00–290.00	$258.90	$1,113	+0.61
460–498	484	31	237.50–270.00	$246.36	$1,192	-4.08
502–545	530	80	235.00–250.00	$244.07	$1,294	-3.44
555–591	579	15	230.00–237.00	$231.49	$1,340	-0.52
605–640	628	9	219.00–232.00	$226.12	$1,420	-0.13
655–696	674	37	205.00–228.00	$218.84	$1,475	-2.67
711–740	732	20	209.00–219.00	$209.73	$1,535	+2.02
785	785	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	248.00–252.00	$250.67	$815	—
370–395	382	5	245.00–260.00	$250.08	$955	+13.76
440	440	3	130.00	$130.00	$572	-106.97
525–535	528	3	230.00–232.00	$230.68	$1,218	+1.41
553–585	564	4	216.00–221.00	$217.74	$1,228	-1.47
610–635	623	4	202.00–207.00	$204.55	$1,274	-3.45
745	745	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,497	—
775	775	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,426	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	21	245.00–257.50	$249.08	$812	-5.92
350–395	375	49	230.00–245.00	$238.97	$896	+1.23
400–445	425	73	210.00–240.00	$230.75	$981	-5.29
450–495	475	109	218.00–235.00	$227.09	$1,079	-1.46
500–545	517	88	210.00–230.00	$218.57	$1,130	-3.33
529 value added	529	23	227.50	$227.50	$1,203	—
550–599	574	109	204.00–228.00	$214.33	$1,230	-1.09
615 fancy	615	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,316	-8.00
600–646	618	94	195.00–218.00	$205.72	$1,271	-1.15
650–668	660	46	190.00–219.00	$199.47	$1,317	+3.12
655–693 fancy	691	20	202.00–210.00	$209.57	$1,448	—
715–720	718	2	180.00–185.00	$182.51	$1,310	-12.49
745 fancy	745	10	189.00	$189.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	228.00	$228.00	$638	-17.00
305–348	326	43	218.00–248.00	$236.45	$771	-3.15
350–395	375	26	215.00–240.00	$228.78	$858	-6.82
400–445	422	50	212.00–232.00	$223.89	$945	-3.48
455–495	474	49	200.00–226.00	$216.24	$1,025	-4.61
505–545	527	59	195.00–222.00	$209.67	$1,105	-3.79
555–595	573	36	195.00–216.00	$205.82	$1,179	-0.36
615–645	630	20	188.00–212.00	$194.69	$1,227	-3.06
655–695	677	17	167.00–210.00	$188.17	$1,274	+1.47
707–715	709	9	185.00–192.00	$186.57	$1,323	+14.97
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	5	212.00–245.00	$225.32	$631	-14.68
305–345	329	12	208.00–235.00	$219.21	$721	-10.14
350–395	377	20	206.00–230.00	$218.87	$825	-4.35
400–445	434	25	200.00–220.00	$215.02	$933	-1.41
460–495	479	15	205.00–212.00	$208.65	$999	+4.16
505–545	527	13	191.00–210.00	$203.33	$1,072	+3.55
560–595	577	3	187.00–190.00	$189.00	$1,091	-3.43
605–645	626	4	180.00–195.00	$186.28	$1,166	+1.27
695	695	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,300	—
715–725	720	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$1,098	-8.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	13	260.00–280.00	$269.35	$857	-21.20
350–395	376	27	245.00–280.00	$253.13	$952	-20.43
405–440	428	44	240.00–280.00	$252.10	$1,079	-15.21
435 value added	435	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,153	—
450–465 value added	458	2	247.50–252.00	$249.71	$1,144	-15.29
465 fancy	465	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,279	—
450–495	466	41	226.00–265.00	$236.66	$1,103	-16.55
505 value added	505	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,237	-10.00
500–549	524	46	216.00–245.00	$226.54	$1,187	-10.81
550–590	568	41	214.00–240.00	$223.50	$1,269	-5.26
600–640	619	17	210.00–230.00	$217.07	$1,344	-6.03
650–680	660	13	200.00–216.00	$204.93	$1,353	-8.04
715–745	726	7	192.00–202.00	$197.32	$1,433	-2.68
750–780	762	3	185.00–193.00	$189.69	$1,445	+0.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	12	240.00–265.00	$252.71	$839	-26.71
350–395	372	29	230.00–270.00	$246.12	$916	-7.31
405–445	425	29	226.00–265.00	$246.93	$1,049	-2.66
455–495	480	36	215.00–250.00	$233.28	$1,120	-4.73
505–545	528	47	200.00–237.50	$226.42	$1,195	+2.58
550–590	572	45	200.00–230.00	$217.48	$1,244	+1.22
605–645	621	16	198.00–224.00	$212.00	$1,317	+3.25
655–675	663	6	194.00–217.00	$208.43	$1,382	+17.82
765–777	773	3	177.00–185.00	$179.64	$1,389	+4.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	236.00	$236.00	$684	-36.38
300–340	316	14	230.00–255.00	$238.87	$755	-22.76
350–395	372	19	210.00–245.00	$230.93	$859	-9.43
405–445	429	15	202.00–255.00	$225.32	$967	-5.83
455–495	474	21	198.00–235.00	$219.49	$1,040	-5.62
500–545	526	16	194.00–222.00	$210.54	$1,107	-0.76
560–595	576	6	200.00–218.00	$210.66	$1,213	+1.18
605–640	615	5	190.00–205.00	$196.99	$1,211	—
655	655	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,212	-7.49
705–725	712	3	177.00–178.00	$177.33	$1,263	+12.33
775	775	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,356	+17.01
875	875	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,059	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1490	1142	80-85%	123	90.00–99.00	$95.67	$1,093	-0.69
910–1605	1163	80-85%	147	98.00–108.00	$102.78	$1,195	+1.12
1045–1565	1253	80-85%	17	105.00–125.00	$108.57	$1,360	-0.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1185	1025	85-90%	47	75.00–89.00	$82.67	$847	-11.62
865–1215	1025	85-90%	33	87.00–100.00	$90.25	$925	-4.04
780–1290	1061	85-90%	150	81.00–96.00	$90.03	$955	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1920	1327	75-80%	61	94.00–107.00	$99.82	$1,325	+3.97
1100–1815	1422	75-80%	19	90.00–101.00	$95.61	$1,360	-3.68
1100–1800	1423	75-80%	16	100.00–117.00	$106.67	$1,518	+7.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2085	1516	17	100.00–122.00	$112.95	$1,712	—
1020–2020	1616	24	105.00–127.00	$117.24	$1,895	+5.27
1100–2145	1728	24	116.00–132.00	$122.71	$2,120	+2.24

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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	420.00–510.00	$465.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,278.00–1,600.00	$1,473.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	1,050.00–1,400.00	$1,241.54

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	825.00–1,000.00	$930.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$675.00

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)	2	900.00–950.00	$925.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,125.00

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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	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,200.00–1,750.00	$1,443.95	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,412.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,164.71	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,516.67	—

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