Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 25, 2023

5,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.85/cwt -9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 577 lb · 170 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.82/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 470 lb · 157 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.47/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 522 lb · 157 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,050	2,406	3,729
Feeder cattle	4,188	1,849	2,980
Slaughter cattle	590	337	563
Replacement cattle	272	220	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. All 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	+30.00
350–395	368	25	270.00–355.00	$293.62	$1,081	+10.14
405–440 value added	419	14	286.00–299.00	$289.38	$1,213	—
405–445	425	31	265.00–335.00	$284.87	$1,211	+4.66
451 value added	451	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,285	—
450–495	471	112	245.00–330.00	$265.53	$1,251	-4.47
500–545	523	35	250.00–265.00	$254.05	$1,329	-12.82
550–599	577	170	240.00–255.00	$245.85	$1,419	-9.15
605 value added	605	2	247.00–250.00	$248.50	$1,503	—
600–645	616	106	230.00–245.00	$240.56	$1,482	-1.79
652 value added	652	11	246.00	$246.00	$1,604	—
655–688	671	52	218.00–235.00	$230.62	$1,547	+0.62
705 value added	705	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,678	—
702–745	715	50	202.00–230.00	$223.16	$1,596	—
770–771	771	6	211.00–215.00	$211.67	$1,632	—
845	845	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,690	—
935	935	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,889	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–336	326	16	240.00–275.00	$262.16	$855	—
370–395	386	10	260.00–330.00	$278.44	$1,075	+7.99
405–445	428	7	250.00–262.00	$253.19	$1,084	-8.30
450–490	471	46	242.00–305.00	$278.83	$1,313	+20.21
505–545	523	64	240.00–252.50	$246.93	$1,291	-0.14
550–595	570	40	225.00–245.00	$237.01	$1,351	+2.10
605–645	639	47	212.00–237.00	$229.39	$1,466	-3.01
665–685	673	15	200.00–236.00	$213.79	$1,439	-7.19
725	725	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,537	+5.00
791	791	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,685	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	19	255.00	$255.00	$1,576	—
669	669	10	242.00	$242.00	$1,619	—
764	764	63	252.75	$252.75	$1,931	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	322	11	220.00–260.00	$249.24	$803	—
395	395	2	240.00–250.00	$245.00	$968	+2.94
425	425	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,041	-7.84
470–485	479	10	234.00–244.00	$240.14	$1,150	+5.21
515–545	530	2	226.00–230.00	$227.94	$1,208	-4.92
565–575	570	3	220.00–232.00	$224.67	$1,281	+3.07
620–645	633	2	212.00–220.00	$216.08	$1,368	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	7	242.00–250.00	$243.98	$939	+4.74
405–440	422	52	222.00–246.00	$236.96	$1,000	+1.75
450–495	470	157	218.00–241.00	$233.82	$1,099	+8.78
500–548	522	157	215.00–241.00	$226.47	$1,182	+6.22
550 value added	550	7	229.00	$229.00	$1,260	—
565 fancy	565	11	228.00	$228.00	$1,288	—
551–595	573	86	210.00–236.00	$227.26	$1,302	+16.42
605 value added	605	24	240.00	$240.00	$1,452	+28.00
600–641	620	63	194.00–232.00	$220.06	$1,364	+16.08
650–685	663	50	193.00–229.00	$221.59	$1,469	+26.60
673 value added	673	13	222.00	$222.00	$1,494	+11.33
705–730	717	13	185.00–212.00	$204.45	$1,466	+19.45
753 value added	753	16	214.00	$214.00	$1,611	—
750–794	769	9	179.00–221.00	$199.21	$1,532	+24.21
865	865	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,747	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	9	224.00–244.00	$238.09	$767	+0.08
350–399	376	56	214.00–240.00	$232.85	$876	+0.82
400–447	424	88	214.00–240.00	$228.64	$969	+1.46
450–490	465	97	210.00–232.00	$220.69	$1,026	-0.46
500–540	519	55	202.00–232.00	$214.38	$1,113	-0.53
555–590	570	44	198.00–228.00	$207.73	$1,184	-1.78
600–645	621	31	188.00–226.00	$202.95	$1,260	+2.99
660–690	670	10	180.00–208.00	$196.01	$1,313	+0.51
705–730	713	10	170.00–202.00	$190.99	$1,362	—
765–780	772	5	160.00–185.00	$171.11	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	7	215.00–242.00	$229.69	$632	-11.04
320–340	327	19	208.00–235.00	$222.72	$728	-4.03
355–395	370	18	205.00–230.00	$217.50	$805	-3.08
405–445	421	24	195.00–226.00	$209.05	$880	-7.74
455–495	475	10	205.00–224.00	$215.81	$1,025	+4.90
500–545	527	8	200.00–220.00	$206.94	$1,091	+6.38
560–585	575	11	190.00–216.00	$200.86	$1,155	+6.54
625–640	632	3	185.00–190.00	$188.34	$1,190	-0.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	234	4	230.00–254.00	$236.29	$553	—
265	265	1	248.00	$248.00	$657	-10.00
315–340	327	14	245.00–270.00	$264.28	$864	+3.57
355–395	373	11	230.00–310.00	$264.51	$987	+17.14
400–445	427	37	224.00–285.00	$250.77	$1,071	+7.96
450–496	473	63	215.00–275.00	$234.29	$1,108	+2.17
500–540	520	70	212.00–232.50	$223.40	$1,162	-1.37
555–580	567	24	206.00–229.00	$213.01	$1,208	+2.06
603–645	613	21	202.00–212.00	$205.12	$1,257	-0.20
665–680	671	6	190.00–207.00	$197.00	$1,322	—
725–740	730	3	180.00–196.00	$185.41	$1,353	-0.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	—
305–340	324	9	250.00–300.00	$277.75	$900	+1.37
355–395	376	14	240.00–335.00	$289.34	$1,088	+29.68
405–445	422	24	252.00–300.00	$268.88	$1,135	+17.12
450–495	472	32	237.00–295.00	$254.03	$1,199	+19.54
500–540	519	42	219.00–246.00	$233.41	$1,211	+3.75
550–595	572	59	214.00–232.00	$223.78	$1,280	-0.13
605–646	629	15	210.00–237.00	$219.02	$1,378	-6.64
655 value added	655	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	—
650–670	660	12	205.00–215.00	$209.33	$1,382	—
739	739	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,552	—
770–785	778	2	191.00–192.00	$191.50	$1,490	—
827–835	829	4	192.00–197.00	$195.74	$1,623	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	4	245.00–255.00	$250.02	$813	+6.29
360–390	379	6	224.00–245.00	$236.41	$896	+2.16
405–420	410	11	210.00–238.00	$222.71	$913	-9.60
450–495	481	8	214.00–255.00	$231.07	$1,111	+9.70
505–540	527	7	199.00–217.00	$207.16	$1,092	-3.66
570–595	581	7	192.00–220.00	$207.77	$1,207	+3.92
615–635	626	5	195.00–210.00	$202.96	$1,271	+5.50
705	705	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,283	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1585	1165	80-85%	115	95.00–108.00	$100.85	$1,175	-1.45
880–1490	1181	80-85%	57	85.00–101.00	$94.84	$1,120	-7.46
860–1520	1230	80-85%	29	104.00–113.00	$107.56	$1,323	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1265	1026	85-90%	86	81.00–99.00	$90.71	$931	-0.10
755–1275	1031	85-90%	54	74.00–93.00	$85.08	$877	-5.73
895–1325	1087	85-90%	19	88.00–104.00	$94.00	$1,022	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1685	1329	75-80%	25	94.00–106.00	$100.54	$1,336	—
1135–1740	1368	75-80%	13	104.00–111.00	$108.12	$1,479	—
1350–1600	1431	75-80%	8	85.00–95.00	$91.54	$1,310	-17.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1940	1350	11	101.00–119.00	$111.21	$1,501	-1.70
900–2060	1567	32	110.00–124.00	$117.88	$1,847	—
1450–1940	1737	14	122.00–131.00	$126.88	$2,204	+0.65

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	737.00–950.00	$819.00

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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)	8	830.00–1,100.00	$1,033.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,025.00–1,475.00	$1,233.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00

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	650.00–675.00	$660.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	475.00–900.00	$625.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	680.00–800.00	$740.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	885.00–985.00	$935.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00

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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	3	1,450.00–1,575.00	$1,491.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,275.00–1,800.00	$1,527.08	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,545.83	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,187.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	725.00–825.00	$785.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,425.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,100.00	$1,033.33	—

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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.