Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

3,152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.17/cwt -5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 423 lb · 76 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $213.18/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 482 lb · 51 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.46/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 618 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,152	5,913	3,941
Feeder cattle	2,490	4,676	3,104
Slaughter cattle	438	926	643
Replacement cattle	224	311	194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
300–345	324	6	250.00–260.00	$256.34	$831	+1.19
370–390	378	6	240.00–264.00	$252.51	$954	-0.36
421 value added	421	23	246.00	$246.00	$1,036	—
415–440	425	14	236.00–258.00	$249.65	$1,061	-9.25
455–495	478	41	228.00–255.00	$239.48	$1,145	-6.88
505–545	530	11	236.00–247.00	$240.65	$1,275	-3.42
550–570	561	7	220.00–230.00	$226.90	$1,273	-4.59
600–645	620	11	208.00–230.00	$220.76	$1,369	-5.36
665–690	671	24	200.00–227.00	$220.91	$1,482	+2.07
705–735	731	16	207.00–219.00	$210.24	$1,537	+0.51
775–797	787	6	187.00–210.00	$197.25	$1,552	-7.75
815	815	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,630	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	275.00	$275.00	$852	+3.99
405	405	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,061	-3.76
455	455	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,183	+5.34
510–545	530	5	240.00–246.00	$243.21	$1,289	-7.95
550–585	568	25	235.00–244.00	$239.58	$1,361	-8.23
605–645	629	14	225.00–238.00	$232.46	$1,462	-4.94
650–675	667	5	214.00–224.00	$219.01	$1,461	-19.08
702	702	2	201.50	$201.50	$1,415	-18.33
772	772	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,552	-19.00
805	805	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	324	4	240.00	$240.00	$778	-10.67
375–395	388	10	238.00–257.00	$250.99	$974	+0.91
405–425	418	3	222.00–240.00	$234.19	$979	+104.19
465–470	466	6	230.00–244.00	$234.68	$1,094	—
540	540	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	-0.68
570–590	576	7	217.00–224.00	$222.69	$1,283	+4.95
605–615	610	2	200.00–210.00	$204.96	$1,250	+0.41
675	675	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	—
705	705	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,354	—
810	810	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	245.00–250.00	$247.41	$668	+19.41
310–345	323	15	230.00–242.00	$233.60	$755	-2.85
359–395	369	17	220.00–230.00	$222.95	$823	-5.83
400–445	423	76	210.00–230.00	$218.17	$923	-5.72
455–495	482	51	207.00–220.00	$213.18	$1,028	-3.06
500–545	533	47	192.00–212.00	$206.37	$1,100	-3.30
550–595	574	27	182.00–207.00	$197.60	$1,134	-8.22
600–645	627	14	190.00–200.00	$193.48	$1,213	-1.21
660–670	667	3	187.00–190.00	$187.99	$1,254	-0.18
705–740	735	7	179.00–186.00	$185.04	$1,360	-1.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	7	240.00–242.00	$240.85	$754	-8.23
365	365	4	230.00	$230.00	$840	-8.97
405–420	411	7	225.00–232.00	$229.13	$942	-1.62
455–470	461	20	215.00–230.00	$222.46	$1,026	-4.63
500–540	526	34	206.00–220.00	$214.75	$1,130	-3.82
555–590	567	23	195.00–217.00	$208.38	$1,182	-5.95
609 fancy	609	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,297	-1.00
605–645	619	44	190.00–212.00	$203.30	$1,258	-2.42
660–680	667	29	190.00–207.00	$200.66	$1,338	+1.19
710–725	715	10	185.00–194.00	$187.42	$1,340	+4.91
730 fancy	730	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,445	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	328	14	210.00–235.00	$220.61	$724	+1.40
350–390	374	12	200.00–227.00	$217.64	$814	-1.23
405–440	424	12	192.00–212.00	$205.07	$869	-9.95
450–490	466	13	180.00–208.00	$201.23	$938	-7.42
500–545	523	12	185.00–205.00	$196.56	$1,028	-6.77
555–595	575	2	190.00–200.00	$194.83	$1,120	+5.83
625–645	637	7	160.00–192.00	$178.95	$1,140	-7.33
675	675	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	-7.00
765	765	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,239	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	376	8	230.00–240.00	$237.26	$892	-8.86
400–445	421	19	224.00–245.00	$231.72	$976	-15.21
450–495	473	35	210.00–237.00	$225.01	$1,064	-8.27
505–545	529	34	219.00–232.00	$222.94	$1,179	-3.48
550–595	575	23	205.00–219.00	$210.42	$1,210	-7.06
600–645	619	18	195.00–215.00	$202.85	$1,256	-9.15
665–695	682	6	195.00–205.00	$198.85	$1,356	-9.58
755–780	774	4	188.00–190.00	$189.51	$1,467	+9.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	14	230.00–255.00	$242.19	$794	+3.32
365–390	374	11	230.00–245.00	$236.88	$886	+5.95
420–445	431	15	220.00–230.00	$225.33	$971	+0.01
450–490	471	28	205.00–225.00	$215.47	$1,015	-4.02
503–545	514	17	209.00–215.00	$212.87	$1,094	+2.33
555–595	573	6	182.00–210.00	$198.97	$1,140	-11.69
600–645	628	5	190.00–200.00	$196.55	$1,234	-0.44
655–675	670	4	180.00–190.00	$182.44	$1,222	-2.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	8	242.00–248.00	$244.94	$914	-8.19
415–445	433	11	238.00–262.00	$241.97	$1,048	-10.13
455–470	462	3	234.00–238.00	$235.65	$1,089	-1.01
515–540	524	10	227.00–237.00	$231.03	$1,211	+4.49
555–595	570	11	220.00–229.00	$223.59	$1,274	+0.09
600–645	621	9	205.00–220.00	$213.65	$1,327	-3.42
655–690	674	4	213.00–216.00	$214.76	$1,447	+9.83
715–725	723	8	195.00–208.00	$205.89	$1,489	+8.57
780	780	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,591	+14.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1465	1186	80-85%	58	91.00–108.00	$102.18	$1,212	-0.60
925–1500	1196	80-85%	14	100.00–112.00	$106.12	$1,269	+3.34
905–1585	1210	80-85%	54	85.00–99.00	$95.15	$1,151	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1260	997	85-90%	46	81.00–97.00	$87.86	$876	—
865–1200	1023	85-90%	28	69.00–90.00	$82.55	$844	-0.12
835–1260	1066	85-90%	27	81.00–102.00	$90.36	$963	+0.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1415	1278	75-80%	7	103.00–109.00	$106.19	$1,357	—
1180–1725	1433	75-80%	11	87.00–99.00	$93.60	$1,341	-13.07
1365–1705	1549	75-80%	14	92.00–104.00	$97.39	$1,509	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1380	1168	7	99.00–112.00	$104.77	$1,224	—
1265–2425	1679	28	110.00–126.00	$116.36	$1,954	—
1230–1955	1690	11	120.00–135.00	$127.15	$2,149	—

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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	24	400.00–500.00	$450.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,457.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00

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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)	5	900.00–1,100.00	$985.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,275.00

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)	5	800.00–900.00	$855.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	525.00–975.00	$780.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,050.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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	55	1,125.00–1,550.00	$1,409.09	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,610.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,162.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.