Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

5,691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.48/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 517 lb · 165 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.41/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 573 lb · 129 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.59/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 624 lb · 102 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,691	3,123	5,836
Feeder cattle	4,721	2,448	4,519
Slaughter cattle	700	461	1,014
Replacement cattle	270	214	303

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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
310–320	315	2	335.00–360.00	$347.70	$1,095	+52.70
355–385	369	22	277.00–300.00	$286.22	$1,056	+1.60
400–435	417	27	270.00–320.00	$282.90	$1,180	+7.87
451–455 value added	454	29	277.00–279.00	$278.45	$1,264	-16.55
450–490	480	50	260.00–290.00	$270.12	$1,297	-7.41
505–519 value added	516	29	267.00–270.00	$267.71	$1,381	—
500–544	536	69	246.00–263.00	$255.35	$1,369	-6.00
550–585	569	48	235.00–257.00	$247.92	$1,411	-9.10
576–585 value added	578	5	255.00–278.00	$273.34	$1,580	—
604–649	623	77	228.00–244.00	$241.18	$1,503	+1.18
628 value added	628	25	251.00	$251.00	$1,576	—
650–695	667	41	220.00–241.00	$235.19	$1,569	-2.81
689–698 value added	692	59	240.00–242.00	$241.03	$1,668	—
700–745	727	35	216.00–234.00	$227.08	$1,651	—
755–796	787	18	218.00–230.00	$227.66	$1,792	+7.66
910	910	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	6	250.00–278.00	$270.50	$879	-15.52
355–395	372	20	265.00–310.00	$278.56	$1,036	+5.05
405–430	424	7	242.00–295.00	$256.36	$1,087	-13.32
455–485	475	11	247.00–265.00	$252.87	$1,201	-5.14
500–540	516	20	232.00–255.00	$242.65	$1,252	-4.57
555–590	574	26	220.00–239.00	$230.63	$1,324	-6.98
605–645	622	35	210.00–237.00	$226.78	$1,411	-3.14
655–695	685	40	202.00–224.00	$217.99	$1,493	-15.37
805	805	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	275.00	$275.00	$866	+6.77
355–395	379	12	235.00–260.00	$241.22	$914	-10.09
430–435	432	3	220.00–247.00	$229.07	$990	-22.73
455–475	463	5	210.00–240.00	$222.05	$1,028	-22.84
500–515	508	10	195.00–233.00	$214.78	$1,091	-15.70
570–589	586	11	210.00–227.00	$225.05	$1,319	+5.61
610–620	615	2	190.00–220.00	$204.88	$1,260	-2.98
770	770	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	14	228.00	$228.00	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	13	228.00	$228.00	$1,306	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	8	255.00–276.00	$267.99	$871	+15.99
360 value added	360	1	270.00	$270.00	$972	—
355–395	380	13	242.00–260.00	$249.26	$947	+3.56
400–445	424	84	228.00–250.00	$241.24	$1,023	-0.47
450–495	476	74	220.00–240.00	$232.52	$1,107	+1.66
482	482	9	245.00	$245.00	$1,181	+14.14
505	505	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,237	+20.21
500–548	516	154	212.00–233.00	$226.59	$1,169	+1.80
533 value added	533	8	238.00	$238.00	$1,269	—
552	552	15	244.00	$244.00	$1,347	+25.77
550–596	576	114	211.00–226.00	$219.57	$1,265	+1.34
600–646	628	86	205.00–223.00	$217.12	$1,364	+9.47
646	646	14	234.00	$234.00	$1,512	+26.35
660 fancy	660	30	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	—
650–695	673	8	200.00–217.00	$206.57	$1,390	+3.92
705–745	726	11	198.00–206.00	$201.84	$1,465	+14.31
760 fancy	760	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,649	—
770	770	3	192.00–195.00	$193.00	$1,486	—
845	845	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	18	226.00–254.00	$242.66	$777	-0.56
350–398	376	66	216.00–246.00	$236.44	$889	+1.27
400–447	429	70	214.00–240.00	$231.17	$992	+3.26
450–497	478	58	210.00–235.00	$223.95	$1,070	+0.07
500–545	518	49	196.00–223.00	$213.63	$1,107	-1.04
550–595	575	30	192.00–218.00	$211.24	$1,215	+4.56
605–640	615	16	190.00–210.00	$202.89	$1,248	-2.31
655–670	664	4	180.00–205.00	$195.48	$1,298	-1.02
770	770	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,309	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	226.00–230.00	$227.38	$648	—
310–340	316	9	230.00–237.00	$231.60	$732	-0.72
360–395	377	23	210.00–235.00	$221.50	$835	-2.55
410–435	425	6	206.00–220.00	$215.47	$916	-2.02
455–495	470	14	205.00–218.00	$212.80	$1,000	+7.26
505–545	526	9	187.00–210.00	$201.76	$1,061	-4.49
555–580	570	3	186.00–192.00	$189.33	$1,079	-7.34
610–645	628	2	170.00–186.00	$178.22	$1,119	-12.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	330.00–345.00	$335.12	$965	—
300–340	318	14	276.00–335.00	$306.68	$975	+11.52
355–390	373	22	260.00–290.00	$271.84	$1,014	+5.81
400–440	424	36	232.00–285.00	$256.71	$1,088	-4.55
450–495	466	48	230.00–260.00	$244.12	$1,138	-8.76
500–540	519	36	220.00–242.00	$234.88	$1,219	-5.70
553–590	567	42	222.00–245.00	$228.22	$1,294	+1.15
600–640	622	18	202.00–232.00	$217.19	$1,351	-3.70
660–690	672	23	208.00–216.00	$212.92	$1,431	+1.24
705–745	713	6	186.00–206.00	$201.53	$1,437	-2.51
765	765	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,431	-10.00
830	830	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	22	258.00–300.00	$285.38	$919	+20.95
355–396	373	39	236.00–275.00	$254.04	$948	+2.72
405–445	426	59	222.00–265.00	$243.37	$1,037	-2.65
450–490	468	37	218.00–245.00	$233.80	$1,094	+3.66
510–540	523	29	216.00–235.00	$226.86	$1,186	+3.32
550–585	571	41	200.00–230.00	$217.27	$1,241	+0.99
600–640	627	16	194.00–215.00	$206.81	$1,297	-5.39
670–680	675	3	192.00–205.00	$198.99	$1,343	-1.90
705–715	710	2	180.00–182.00	$180.99	$1,285	-7.35
785	785	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,350	-21.72
820	820	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	250.00	$250.00	$525	—
290	290	3	242.00–265.00	$249.67	$724	—
320–345	331	10	245.00–270.00	$257.46	$852	+6.42
350–395	371	19	224.00–247.00	$234.31	$869	-5.82
400–445	426	10	214.00–247.00	$228.11	$972	+4.13
450–490	470	21	210.00–230.00	$219.39	$1,031	-0.74
505–545	532	22	200.00–224.00	$209.82	$1,116	-4.10
550–595	566	10	195.00–215.00	$201.74	$1,142	-0.04
605–645	628	9	188.00–200.00	$192.46	$1,209	-7.70
655	655	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,212	±0.00
710	710	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1425	1163	80-85%	57	90.00–104.00	$97.16	$1,130	-6.59
905–1630	1182	80-85%	93	97.00–113.00	$104.47	$1,235	+0.72
950–1650	1211	80-85%	22	104.00–122.00	$110.34	$1,336	+11.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1140	952	85-90%	36	74.00–93.00	$84.26	$802	—
770–1185	1009	85-90%	71	84.00–97.00	$90.24	$911	—
890–1315	1084	85-90%	30	90.00–103.00	$94.61	$1,026	+1.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1660	1359	75-80%	48	100.00–111.00	$104.82	$1,425	—
1225–1530	1366	75-80%	7	105.00–107.00	$106.19	$1,451	—
1050–1600	1452	75-80%	8	86.00–104.00	$89.44	$1,299	-22.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1735	1414	18	104.00–120.00	$111.89	$1,582	—
1185–2080	1529	18	112.00–127.00	$119.87	$1,833	—
1595–1895	1748	6	125.00–132.00	$128.59	$2,248	—

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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	9	450.00–575.00	$505.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	756.00–931.00	$852.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	1,075.00–1,650.00	$1,273.51
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	800.00–1,350.00	$968.18

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)	7	600.00–875.00	$682.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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	42	1,225.00–2,200.00	$1,484.64	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,466.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,600.00–1,825.00	$1,717.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	625.00–700.00	$660.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,508.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,112.50	—

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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.