Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

2,666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.39/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 480 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.05/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 522 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $231.28/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 423 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,666	2,453	3,848
Feeder cattle	2,054	2,049	3,291
Slaughter cattle	437	298	458
Replacement cattle	175	106	99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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
310–335	320	7	285.00–320.00	$297.15	$951	+22.72
365–390	376	8	275.00–285.00	$280.63	$1,055	+10.63
400–445	425	13	256.00–282.00	$270.66	$1,150	+13.21
450–495	472	6	242.00–267.00	$253.40	$1,196	+4.36
510–540	531	11	228.00–250.00	$238.25	$1,265	-6.39
555–585	573	26	222.00–245.00	$235.66	$1,350	-3.82
600–640	633	23	217.00–247.00	$230.20	$1,457	-3.63
655–690	673	5	206.00–223.00	$213.68	$1,438	-12.85
705–710	708	2	205.00–227.00	$215.96	$1,529	+0.93
790	790	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	5	325.00–330.00	$328.00	$1,066	+34.94
350–375	364	4	290.00–300.00	$293.78	$1,069	—
400–440	422	10	275.00–300.00	$279.64	$1,180	+2.42
455–493	476	18	256.00–275.00	$262.11	$1,248	+2.84
500–540	519	10	250.00–272.00	$261.08	$1,355	+12.08
550	550	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,402	—
605–645	621	17	225.00–250.00	$230.70	$1,433	-5.43
650–695	669	17	225.00–230.00	$229.47	$1,535	+4.10
715–725	720	2	219.00–221.00	$219.99	$1,584	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	270.00	$270.00	$824	—
355–385	370	4	242.00–265.00	$254.52	$942	-5.48
460–470	465	2	234.00–242.00	$238.04	$1,107	-0.02
555–595	566	9	210.00–220.00	$213.06	$1,206	-15.67
625–635	628	3	210.00–215.00	$213.32	$1,340	-3.08
740	740	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,517	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	19	240.00–250.00	$243.72	$812	+13.72
350–390	375	21	232.00–242.00	$236.48	$887	+4.24
400–445	423	34	225.00–240.00	$231.28	$978	+5.01
450–495	480	62	220.00–230.00	$224.39	$1,077	+3.08
505–545	522	39	208.00–227.00	$218.05	$1,138	+2.31
550–585	572	18	202.00–220.00	$212.07	$1,213	+0.21
605–645	623	5	200.00–210.00	$205.83	$1,282	+5.03
650–685	673	6	202.00–207.00	$205.18	$1,381	+6.40
705–730	718	5	187.00–200.00	$194.80	$1,399	-1.68

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	3	265.00–275.00	$268.30	$826	+26.24
374–380	376	8	242.00–245.00	$243.13	$914	+1.92
400–435	415	24	235.00–245.00	$238.64	$990	+7.16
450–495	465	18	227.00–237.00	$232.94	$1,083	+2.05
477–478 value added	477	10	238.00–243.00	$240.00	$1,145	—
505–515 value added	510	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,198	—
505–540	515	24	220.00–230.00	$225.99	$1,164	+1.96
560–565 value added	562	3	230.00–235.00	$233.32	$1,311	+10.32
555–596	576	25	210.00–225.00	$218.00	$1,256	-1.47
620–625 value added	623	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,371	—
625–640	627	15	207.00–219.00	$216.65	$1,358	+1.66
655–670	656	14	190.00–219.00	$212.96	$1,397	+2.24
720–745	730	3	187.00–205.00	$197.40	$1,441	-7.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	330	18	225.00–240.00	$234.09	$772	-4.31
350–390	369	18	216.00–230.00	$226.16	$835	+1.44
405–425	415	6	202.00–220.00	$211.85	$879	-6.25
460–490	476	10	210.00–217.00	$212.21	$1,010	+1.34
515–535	525	15	200.00–211.00	$205.88	$1,081	+4.60
550–570	560	2	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$1,106	+2.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	337	7	260.00–285.00	$266.17	$897	+7.21
365–395	382	8	255.00–280.00	$262.75	$1,004	+5.45
400–445	423	20	240.00–255.00	$249.02	$1,053	+0.26
455–496	474	29	218.00–250.00	$236.71	$1,122	+0.74
500–545	522	25	214.00–235.00	$226.32	$1,181	+0.91
550–590	575	18	210.00–227.00	$218.52	$1,256	+1.31
610–645	628	9	202.00–217.00	$209.66	$1,317	-1.27
655–680	669	7	192.00–200.00	$197.76	$1,323	-11.50
705–745	727	3	187.00–192.00	$189.64	$1,379	-11.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	323	4	295.00–300.00	$296.22	$957	-3.78
350–380	361	12	260.00–295.00	$271.94	$982	+0.77
415 value added	415	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,108	—
400–440	417	11	255.00–270.00	$259.61	$1,083	+2.47
450–465 value added	458	2	255.00–260.00	$257.54	$1,180	—
455–495	477	18	245.00–265.00	$251.93	$1,202	+7.47
500–535	515	15	222.00–250.00	$241.51	$1,244	+10.03
555–575	562	18	216.00–240.00	$227.11	$1,276	+1.00
605–635	614	6	214.00–225.00	$220.99	$1,357	+0.43
665 value added	665	7	222.00	$222.00	$1,476	—
670–675	673	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,413	-7.26
700–740	714	5	200.00–207.00	$204.40	$1,459	-5.13
755	755	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	260.00	$260.00	$754	—
325–340	327	9	250.00–255.00	$254.42	$832	+7.77
355–395	387	8	230.00–250.00	$240.74	$932	-3.17
400–445	428	25	210.00–240.00	$226.60	$970	-5.38
455–495	484	13	200.00–230.00	$216.02	$1,046	-7.34
515–530	521	6	210.00–222.00	$216.15	$1,126	+6.02
560–575	569	4	180.00–210.00	$197.65	$1,125	-9.87
640	640	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,248	-3.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1640	1187	80-85%	60	93.00–107.00	$98.85	$1,173	-15.41
950–1520	1210	80-85%	63	100.00–114.00	$106.60	$1,290	-0.74
1000–1540	1235	80-85%	22	108.00–120.00	$113.89	$1,407	+6.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1080	953	85-90%	26	80.00–93.00	$86.12	$821	—
840–1375	1070	85-90%	55	90.00–105.00	$94.53	$1,011	—
830–1285	1083	85-90%	39	84.00–104.00	$91.66	$993	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1425	1337	75-80%	3	95.00–106.00	$99.24	$1,327	—
1410–1435	1418	75-80%	3	111.00–115.00	$112.35	$1,593	+4.69
1330–1700	1492	75-80%	7	103.00–109.00	$106.04	$1,582	-6.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1835	1488	5	110.00–118.00	$114.00	$1,696	—
1320–2115	1549	21	115.00–129.00	$120.91	$1,873	—
1580–2080	1824	11	124.00–139.00	$130.30	$2,377	—

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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	16	400.00–520.00	$460.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	726.00–957.00	$890.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,685.00	$1,592.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,416.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	970.00–1,200.00	$1,058.60
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,115.00–1,475.00	$1,254.41
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	955.00–1,020.00	$976.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	665.00–725.00	$698.33

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)	9	775.00–1,105.00	$923.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,227.00	$1,138.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,133.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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	5	1,375.00–1,575.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,730.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,362.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,066.67	—

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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.