Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

5,769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.85/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 523 lb · 125 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $250.66/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 420 lb · 110 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.38/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 524 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,769	9,062	8,622
Feeder cattle	4,411	6,626	6,637
Slaughter cattle	896	1,541	1,432
Replacement cattle	462	895	553

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 159,332 compared to 156,022 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	242.00	$242.00	$641	-37.57
357–385	359	33	226.00–248.00	$247.07	$887	-15.10
405–446	420	110	218.00–275.00	$250.66	$1,053	+3.74
450–495	472	16	217.00–250.00	$238.92	$1,128	+3.35
500–545	524	101	225.00–246.00	$236.38	$1,239	+9.04
560–592	572	32	210.00–234.00	$226.60	$1,296	+0.71
605–646	623	61	199.00–225.00	$209.84	$1,307	-4.74
661 value added	661	22	250.00	$250.00	$1,652	—
660–683	673	29	197.00–198.00	$197.37	$1,328	+1.47
711–742	730	21	188.00–190.00	$188.74	$1,378	—
765–790	788	32	180.00–187.00	$186.58	$1,470	+24.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–298	297	10	240.00–245.00	$244.52	$726	—
305–345	324	19	222.00–262.00	$254.53	$825	+10.37
365–395	380	20	227.00–250.00	$240.47	$914	+1.26
405–445	420	13	216.00–262.50	$242.79	$1,020	+14.71
450–490	479	43	220.00–240.00	$232.85	$1,115	+9.27
505–535	524	28	210.00–235.00	$222.70	$1,167	+8.81
555–599	583	23	192.00–220.00	$209.94	$1,224	-4.80
605–645	626	20	180.00–210.00	$199.06	$1,246	+7.30
660–689	673	15	185.00–201.00	$196.28	$1,321	+8.59
715–748	738	15	169.00–188.00	$184.61	$1,362	+13.70
760–775	770	3	161.00–180.00	$173.75	$1,338	-3.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	220.00	$220.00	$605	—
310–335	324	15	230.00–250.00	$239.03	$774	+0.58
355–380	373	13	206.00–240.00	$224.06	$836	-8.37
440–445	443	2	226.00–230.00	$227.99	$1,010	+16.34
465–495	477	6	206.00–220.00	$215.99	$1,030	+6.57
515–545	526	5	180.00–216.00	$203.68	$1,071	-6.61
560–595	578	2	200.00–204.00	$202.06	$1,168	+1.03
620–645	629	7	178.00–195.00	$187.56	$1,180	+7.86
795	795	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	284	16	220.00–230.00	$227.14	$645	-3.60
305 value added	305	15	249.00	$249.00	$759	—
310–345	326	17	214.00–228.00	$219.70	$716	-3.23
350–390	377	34	206.00–237.50	$218.74	$825	+1.42
400–445	425	61	196.00–227.00	$216.43	$920	-5.14
450–488	468	61	190.00–222.00	$209.05	$978	+1.31
501	501	8	202.50	$202.50	$1,015	+2.75
505–545	525	117	184.00–215.00	$205.01	$1,076	+5.26
550–590	567	45	170.00–207.00	$193.79	$1,099	+6.36
602–643	624	53	165.00–187.00	$181.17	$1,131	+9.81
660–690	664	26	160.00–180.00	$175.51	$1,165	+14.51
700–742	738	32	160.00–165.00	$164.57	$1,215	+8.96
763	763	10	164.00	$164.00	$1,251	+4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	6	208.00–245.00	$225.42	$631	-0.64
305–340	324	32	206.00–235.00	$219.42	$711	+5.69
350–397	378	59	194.00–225.00	$210.88	$797	+2.10
400–445	420	82	195.00–217.50	$208.42	$875	+8.46
450–495	474	73	187.50–210.00	$198.59	$941	+7.75
504–545	521	55	179.00–205.00	$192.10	$1,001	+6.73
555–595	573	31	170.00–194.00	$187.70	$1,076	+10.75
609–648	633	75	165.00–185.00	$178.36	$1,129	+2.48
660–695	677	14	155.00–170.00	$160.40	$1,086	-0.82
705–745	730	12	142.00–167.00	$157.46	$1,149	+1.45
775	775	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,240	+13.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	277	5	198.00–205.00	$201.98	$559	-10.20
305–345	325	15	190.00–214.00	$203.04	$660	+2.35
355–395	373	13	190.00–209.00	$200.24	$747	+3.89
405–445	426	17	180.00–206.00	$193.15	$823	+5.68
465–490	476	15	174.00–195.00	$185.05	$881	+6.04
510–545	526	14	168.00–188.00	$175.58	$924	+1.61
575–590	580	3	168.00–170.00	$169.32	$982	+6.12
625–635	630	4	161.00–165.00	$162.98	$1,027	+2.75
665–695	680	2	159.00–160.00	$159.49	$1,085	+5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	272.00	$272.00	$558	+17.69
280–285	281	4	252.00–268.00	$256.05	$720	+10.54
300–345	324	17	238.00–267.50	$257.56	$834	+8.22
355–395	378	48	215.00–270.00	$247.62	$936	+8.14
400–445	419	44	210.00–265.00	$236.41	$991	+3.24
450–495	472	88	206.00–242.50	$232.03	$1,095	+13.43
500–545	526	31	196.00–228.00	$216.42	$1,138	+6.31
552–590	559	25	190.00–215.00	$203.65	$1,138	+3.70
615–625	620	3	194.00–212.00	$205.28	$1,273	+10.37
660–675	670	3	190.00–193.00	$190.99	$1,280	+4.18
726	726	4	187.00	$187.00	$1,358	+12.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	272	10	228.00–250.00	$242.21	$659	+2.71
300–345	326	28	224.00–255.00	$235.39	$767	-2.13
355–395	379	30	217.00–260.00	$230.24	$873	-0.60
405–445	425	37	212.00–245.00	$226.12	$961	+6.10
450–490	475	58	192.00–227.00	$214.36	$1,018	+4.24
500–545	523	26	185.00–218.00	$203.49	$1,064	+1.24
550–595	575	25	180.00–209.00	$196.36	$1,129	+4.30
605–635	626	16	165.00–190.00	$178.54	$1,118	-3.36
650–670	663	3	160.00–180.00	$173.47	$1,150	+6.95
700–710	707	3	152.00–167.00	$162.05	$1,146	-2.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	266	5	224.00–242.00	$233.50	$621	+7.50
325–345	337	10	214.00–232.00	$223.44	$753	-6.38
365–375	370	4	215.00–222.00	$218.45	$808	-0.11
405–445	426	14	190.00–230.00	$214.04	$912	+5.77
465–490	478	8	192.00–212.00	$205.49	$982	+2.80
500–545	528	12	180.00–200.00	$191.01	$1,009	+2.85
565–575	568	4	175.00–180.00	$178.73	$1,015	-3.37
620–645	630	5	162.00–170.00	$166.72	$1,050	-1.03
660–675	670	5	159.00–165.00	$162.42	$1,088	-7.58
740	740	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,184	+3.07
755	755	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,117	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1380	1085	80-85%	97	84.00–101.00	$92.86	$1,008	—
865–1490	1152	80-85%	118	88.00–107.00	$99.25	$1,143	+3.48
990–1555	1173	80-85%	51	97.00–114.00	$105.99	$1,243	+10.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1165	958	85-90%	58	68.00–99.00	$86.77	$831	-0.79
640–1165	962	85-90%	40	77.00–102.00	$89.37	$860	+1.81
760–1175	963	85-90%	60	57.00–93.00	$84.14	$810	-3.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1580	1308	75-80%	29	99.00–114.00	$106.25	$1,390	—
900–1685	1342	75-80%	54	89.00–108.00	$99.60	$1,337	—
1140–1640	1429	75-80%	18	88.00–100.00	$95.16	$1,360	+4.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1890	1525	8	102.00–110.00	$105.31	$1,606	—
1005–2145	1631	26	108.00–123.00	$114.97	$1,875	+2.82
1370–2075	1768	24	116.00–124.00	$120.17	$2,125	—

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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	700.00–1,000.00	$790.45

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	430.00–675.00	$527.50

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	875.00–1,450.00	$1,145.40
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,220.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	925.00–1,250.00	$1,033.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	700.00–1,000.00	$881.94
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–950.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00–1,150.00	$1,064.09
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,262.50

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

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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	53	1,100.00–2,050.00	$1,408.49	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,010.00	$955.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00–1,625.00	$1,475.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,622.12	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–1,150.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–725.00	$616.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.