Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

4,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.68/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 473 lb · 81 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.50/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 582 lb · 78 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $228.89/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 429 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,148	1,861	5,537
Feeder cattle	3,388	1,438	4,258
Slaughter cattle	481	350	1,012
Replacement cattle	279	73	267

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Lightweight feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, heavyweight feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	8	290.00	$290.00	$989	+14.00
365–395	390	24	280.00–315.00	$283.47	$1,106	+8.38
405–447	425	30	270.00–305.00	$280.25	$1,191	+19.53
467 value added	467	16	274.00	$274.00	$1,280	—
450–495	468	22	252.00–300.00	$270.27	$1,265	+7.00
501–547	530	67	246.00–275.00	$262.92	$1,393	+8.45
552–583 value added	571	13	260.00–262.00	$260.74	$1,489	—
555–598	588	54	231.00–256.00	$254.45	$1,496	+10.45
600–644	620	36	227.00–254.00	$246.09	$1,526	—
650 value added	650	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,508	—
655–695	678	11	210.00–242.00	$230.97	$1,566	+8.97
705–728	726	13	236.00–240.00	$239.70	$1,740	—
755–760	758	2	230.00–234.00	$231.99	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	270.00–280.00	$275.08	$908	—
365–395	374	15	260.00–305.00	$271.64	$1,016	+10.64
410–440	425	15	250.00–280.00	$261.73	$1,112	+10.70
470–491	487	23	245.00–275.00	$268.95	$1,310	+21.06
501–545	520	22	240.00–254.00	$248.36	$1,291	+2.86
561–590	571	46	219.00–248.00	$235.38	$1,344	+4.33
610–645	620	18	220.00–242.00	$231.78	$1,437	+5.77
699	699	18	230.00	$230.00	$1,608	+19.00
705	705	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,537	—
755–775	765	2	218.00–224.00	$220.96	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768	768	58	237.50	$237.50	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	322	3	255.00–265.00	$260.10	$838	—
355–385	380	11	240.00–260.00	$248.85	$946	+2.73
460–495	480	5	232.00–244.00	$238.29	$1,144	+0.31
505–545	520	4	220.00–230.00	$225.10	$1,171	+8.44
550–590	566	4	210.00–215.00	$211.21	$1,195	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	341	9	238.00–261.00	$256.92	$876	—
355–391	378	27	222.00–256.00	$247.03	$934	+1.03
378 value added	378	27	262.00	$262.00	$990	—
418–421 value added	419	18	261.00–263.00	$261.56	$1,096	—
405–445	428	22	220.00–255.00	$234.83	$1,005	-0.62
450–495	473	81	218.00–243.00	$234.68	$1,110	+7.17
510–546	524	48	214.00–242.00	$221.00	$1,158	+0.43
564–586 value added	576	22	230.00–240.00	$234.45	$1,350	—
559–595	585	56	206.00–227.00	$217.81	$1,274	+2.84
600–645	622	28	198.00–222.00	$211.70	$1,317	—
630 fancy	630	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,367	—
650–675	664	4	190.00–210.00	$200.66	$1,332	—
670 fancy	670	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,400	—
730–740	740	21	197.00–203.00	$197.28	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	317	15	238.00–250.00	$244.39	$775	+7.36
365–395	382	32	216.00–245.00	$230.76	$882	-3.54
400–445	429	70	210.00–240.00	$228.89	$982	+1.23
450–495	472	49	208.00–230.00	$219.09	$1,034	-5.40
505–547	533	49	205.00–230.00	$212.88	$1,135	-3.57
560–595	575	23	198.00–220.00	$207.39	$1,192	-3.39
600–640	617	12	187.00–210.00	$199.00	$1,228	-8.86
655–695	677	7	180.00–205.00	$191.28	$1,295	-11.33
715–730	723	2	177.00–185.00	$180.96	$1,308	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	14	214.00–235.00	$229.63	$739	-2.21
350–395	373	22	210.00–228.00	$220.14	$821	+3.48
405–440	420	4	210.00–215.00	$212.05	$891	-7.27
450–495	471	22	196.00–222.00	$207.36	$977	+1.34
505–530	520	7	190.00–210.00	$201.02	$1,045	—
575–595	582	3	193.00–200.00	$197.61	$1,150	+11.59
610–645	629	6	180.00–192.00	$182.97	$1,151	—
655	655	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	270.00	$270.00	$737	—
345	345	2	252.00	$252.00	$869	+2.00
355–395	374	12	226.00–295.00	$261.72	$979	+13.05
405–445	426	20	240.00–285.00	$264.21	$1,126	+28.91
450–495	478	22	224.00–265.00	$242.16	$1,158	+15.52
500–545	524	34	204.00–240.00	$227.08	$1,190	+10.44
550–595	572	20	206.00–234.00	$221.80	$1,269	+7.20
600–645	628	21	196.00–231.00	$212.70	$1,336	+4.51
655–690	670	8	190.00–225.00	$210.11	$1,408	+21.14
715–725	718	8	186.00–211.00	$195.16	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	283	4	248.00–265.00	$255.16	$722	—
305–345	333	4	234.00–255.00	$244.54	$814	-7.74
355–390	375	12	218.00–257.00	$237.00	$889	+6.37
400–445	423	32	209.00–265.00	$234.26	$991	+8.03
450–495	478	19	204.00–250.00	$219.00	$1,047	-1.30
505–545	521	17	192.00–226.00	$212.59	$1,108	+3.40
555–590	569	14	190.00–217.00	$201.30	$1,145	+7.33
605–630	618	2	195.00–200.00	$197.55	$1,221	—
713–720	715	4	180.00–198.00	$193.47	$1,383	+18.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	282.00	$282.00	$776	—
320–330	326	6	270.00–287.00	$276.48	$901	-2.36
355–375	364	7	244.00–265.00	$249.39	$908	-20.61
400–445	428	10	240.00–300.00	$280.43	$1,200	+38.47
455–480	471	14	239.00–280.00	$258.84	$1,219	+32.84
500–545	520	12	220.00–245.00	$233.39	$1,214	+6.25
550–586	571	24	218.00–242.00	$231.17	$1,320	—
590–595 value added	593	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,376	—
600 value added	600	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,362	—
605–635	620	5	206.00–223.00	$215.77	$1,338	+2.30
670–680	675	3	205.00–212.00	$209.67	$1,415	+3.67
705–730 value added	718	2	210.00–212.00	$210.98	$1,515	—
795	795	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,479	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1535	1159	80-85%	64	90.00–102.00	$95.03	$1,101	-7.70
940–1525	1182	80-85%	64	95.00–106.00	$101.30	$1,197	-1.43
1030–1450	1221	80-85%	28	101.00–114.00	$106.89	$1,305	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1225	975	85-90%	25	84.00–106.00	$88.72	$865	+4.13
745–1265	987	85-90%	42	70.00–98.00	$88.84	$877	-1.59
775–1245	1042	85-90%	45	79.00–102.00	$91.75	$956	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1580	1334	75-80%	11	93.00–102.00	$98.25	$1,311	—
1205–1745	1341	75-80%	21	96.00–107.00	$103.16	$1,383	—
1180–1565	1390	75-80%	5	106.00–110.00	$108.27	$1,505	+2.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1645	1396	12	106.00–119.00	$110.55	$1,543	—
1200–1930	1542	20	110.00–125.00	$117.19	$1,807	+1.16
1435–2065	1731	12	117.00–132.00	$122.23	$2,116	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	916.00–1,070.00	$989.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	603.00–875.00	$788.29

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	450.00–550.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,437.00	$1,296.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,075.00–1,575.00	$1,216.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	850.00–1,350.00	$1,014.29
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,446.15
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,267.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,350.00

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)	3	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,116.67

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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	16	1,550.00–1,700.00	$1,662.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,125.00–1,775.00	$1,406.73	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,314.29	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,208.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,133.33	—

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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.