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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $238.53/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 524 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.15/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 484 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $232.01/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 667 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,020 4,966 3,331
Feeder cattle 868 4,010 2,773
Slaughter cattle 129 615 409
Replacement cattle 23 341 149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 265.00–270.00 $267.52 $918 -7.69
350–395 371 7 250.00–272.00 $264.32 $981 -6.13
400–440 426 7 242.00–265.00 $256.92 $1,094 -2.05
460–495 473 8 238.00–255.00 $244.96 $1,159 -7.56
505–545 524 35 230.00–245.00 $238.53 $1,250 -5.79
560–577 567 13 228.00–233.00 $231.09 $1,310 -0.75
600–635 618 5 218.00–231.00 $226.56 $1,400 +5.53
660–685 676 14 218.50–225.00 $220.20 $1,489 +8.60
765 765 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,622 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 300.00 $300.00 $915 -11.65
350–395 370 5 264.00–287.00 $274.84 $1,017 -21.67
425–440 433 4 255.00–267.50 $261.06 $1,130 -14.95
455–470 462 3 252.00–258.00 $254.33 $1,175 -17.26
500–530 511 8 242.00–250.00 $247.80 $1,266 -9.37
585–595 586 18 233.00–248.00 $238.45 $1,397 -7.28
603–605 604 4 230.00–239.00 $236.74 $1,430 -3.60
650–687 667 32 224.00–240.00 $232.01 $1,548 +2.38
725 725 1 231.50 $231.50 $1,678 -0.13
766 766 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,754 +14.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 225.00 $225.00 $979 -21.84
525 525 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,234 +0.87
580–590 585 2 212.00–215.00 $213.51 $1,249 -10.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 9 237.00–255.00 $244.67 $785 +4.76
360–375 367 11 227.00–248.00 $236.50 $868 -3.19
400–445 426 20 217.00–238.00 $226.74 $966 -6.39
455–495 484 32 215.00–230.00 $224.15 $1,085 -3.33
500–545 522 28 208.00–225.00 $216.10 $1,128 -3.86
550–585 571 17 202.00–220.00 $206.95 $1,182 -8.18
600–645 621 8 195.00–203.00 $198.09 $1,230 -8.79
660–680 670 3 186.00–190.00 $187.65 $1,257 -9.63
750–755 753 2 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $1,363 -12.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 4 252.00–274.00 $261.18 $810 -8.85
465–485 475 2 226.00–228.00 $226.98 $1,078 -8.90
505–530 527 9 221.00–231.00 $222.06 $1,170 -27.94
560–570 566 10 218.00–220.00 $219.31 $1,241 -9.71
560–580 value added 571 16 229.00–232.00 $230.29 $1,315 -5.58
605–620 609 7 210.00–216.00 $211.74 $1,289 -11.90
610–645 value added 635 14 221.00–225.00 $222.10 $1,410 -13.90
660 value added 660 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,439 —
660–690 668 4 200.00–221.00 $215.57 $1,440 -1.62
725 725 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,392 -5.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 325 5 216.00–245.00 $232.30 $755 -2.44
360–395 383 6 210.00–225.00 $217.08 $831 -9.38
410–445 423 8 200.00–220.00 $208.05 $880 -14.92
460–495 478 6 210.00–217.00 $212.79 $1,017 -3.22
565–575 570 4 190.00–205.00 $197.57 $1,126 +2.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 338 7 287.00–295.00 $292.84 $990 +13.66
360–380 375 4 270.00–272.00 $271.52 $1,018 +5.06
405–440 426 9 230.00–265.00 $248.96 $1,061 -2.14
455–475 466 8 208.00–252.00 $232.66 $1,084 -1.23
500–545 541 16 200.00–222.00 $213.75 $1,156 -8.03
555–580 568 2 220.00–227.00 $223.42 $1,269 -0.42
600–645 629 5 196.00–215.00 $207.37 $1,304 -5.23
655 655 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,362 +0.82
735 735 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 ±0.00
755–765 758 3 185.00–186.00 $185.34 $1,405 -4.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 428 7 220.00–227.00 $224.07 $959 -11.87
455–465 458 4 207.00–215.00 $212.97 $975 -15.14
515–545 528 6 190.00–217.00 $200.21 $1,057 -18.75
575 575 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 -16.74
620 620 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 473 3 232.00–237.50 $234.80 $1,111 -23.61
505 505 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,192 -1.68
585–590 588 2 219.00–224.00 $221.49 $1,302 -6.37
675–690 683 2 212.00–219.00 $215.54 $1,472 -0.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1175 1102 85-90% 7 81.00–84.00 $82.83 $913 —
900–1275 1154 85-90% 16 83.00–98.00 $88.22 $1,018 —
1050–1280 1176 85-90% 14 91.00–100.00 $97.46 $1,146 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1315 1128 80-85% 8 91.00–102.00 $96.55 $1,089 —
1075–1485 1216 80-85% 19 97.00–111.00 $102.29 $1,244 —
1125–1480 1325 80-85% 7 105.50–110.00 $107.77 $1,428 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1320 1280 75-80% 3 111.00–114.00 $112.33 $1,438 —
1140–1645 1408 75-80% 8 102.00–104.50 $103.16 $1,452 -9.90
1360–1595 1478 75-80% 2 90.00–94.50 $92.07 $1,361 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1310 1160 3 105.00–120.00 $111.59 $1,294 —
1135–1815 1386 7 112.00–127.00 $118.09 $1,637 —
1400–1860 1649 4 118.00–131.00 $120.91 $1,994 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,175.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–900.00 $787.50
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 540.00–720.00 $630.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.