Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

6,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.56/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 526 lb · 99 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $209.77/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 430 lb · 98 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.96/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 568 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,648	10,697	8,243
Feeder cattle	4,828	8,091	6,113
Slaughter cattle	1,127	1,732	1,346
Replacement cattle	693	874	784

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 200,855 compared to 191,579 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
275–295	285	2	270.00–275.00	$272.59	$777	—
315–345	332	8	257.00–280.00	$267.00	$886	+2.01
355–380	365	9	250.00–275.00	$262.74	$959	+2.83
400–448	436	25	230.00–262.00	$241.14	$1,051	-8.24
458–461 value added	458	40	258.00–260.00	$259.70	$1,189	-3.92
455–495	478	15	222.50–250.00	$232.21	$1,110	-17.51
502–545	521	66	218.00–242.00	$233.14	$1,215	-6.93
530–542 value added	537	33	242.00–259.00	$252.39	$1,355	+16.39
550–590	570	30	216.00–237.00	$221.76	$1,264	-3.19
587 value added	587	11	243.00	$243.00	$1,426	—
600–645	618	44	210.00–224.00	$218.89	$1,353	-1.97
663 value added	663	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,445	—
650–675	664	24	197.50–218.00	$208.38	$1,384	-1.47
720–725	723	4	182.00–185.00	$183.49	$1,327	-11.51
764–795	769	6	175.00–189.00	$185.10	$1,423	+5.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	4	242.00	$242.00	$656	-22.00
300–333	329	9	232.00–240.00	$232.81	$766	-15.68
375–395	380	11	230.00–255.00	$241.06	$916	+2.21
415–445	431	15	225.00–242.00	$235.55	$1,015	-3.79
455–495	478	18	219.00–239.00	$227.70	$1,088	-4.01
505–545	519	28	209.00–227.00	$218.48	$1,134	-3.52
550–590	572	13	192.00–225.00	$213.47	$1,221	-0.74
615–645	624	18	203.00–212.00	$208.33	$1,300	-0.71
655–695	678	13	190.00–212.00	$198.76	$1,348	+7.20
725–740	730	3	180.00–194.00	$189.27	$1,382	+3.09
750–790	779	13	174.00–187.00	$185.47	$1,445	+1.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	367	11	228.00–235.00	$230.64	$846	+1.87
410–440	429	5	225.00–232.00	$228.81	$982	+16.46
480–495	489	8	215.00–226.00	$219.79	$1,075	-0.20
515–525	521	10	207.00–216.00	$211.52	$1,102	+15.64
560–595	581	7	191.00–205.00	$199.09	$1,157	-11.10
605–640	622	5	190.00–204.00	$195.80	$1,218	+1.66
662–685	665	11	190.00–194.00	$190.55	$1,267	+5.55
725–745	732	5	160.00–185.00	$169.02	$1,237	-10.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	250.00–255.00	$252.41	$525	—
280–285	283	2	220.00–226.00	$222.97	$631	-22.03
305–345	320	21	222.00–250.00	$232.64	$744	-1.41
350–395	370	21	208.00–240.00	$230.64	$853	+5.84
400–445	428	78	206.00–235.00	$219.72	$940	+0.45
450–495	474	66	205.00–224.00	$214.81	$1,018	+1.84
500 fancy	500	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,075	—
512 value added	512	21	226.00	$226.00	$1,157	—
500–545	519	57	183.00–214.00	$206.25	$1,070	+4.77
565–567 value added	566	17	242.00	$242.00	$1,370	—
553–580	568	63	190.00–208.00	$196.23	$1,115	-0.39
615–645	634	19	183.00–190.00	$186.99	$1,186	+7.75
655–690	673	2	190.00–199.00	$194.38	$1,308	+15.95
655–695	675	22	176.00–181.00	$179.26	$1,210	+0.83
705–730	715	24	170.00–180.00	$173.51	$1,241	-3.19
741 value added	741	52	182.00	$182.00	$1,349	—
798	798	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,229	-2.98
813	813	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	6	210.00–245.00	$223.26	$609	-9.45
300–345	332	40	208.00–237.00	$223.35	$742	+1.84
355–395	376	67	204.00–227.00	$217.24	$817	+3.03
400–446	430	98	197.50–220.00	$209.77	$902	+3.04
450–495	477	39	192.50–210.00	$202.13	$964	-0.38
500–546	523	58	190.00–207.00	$195.32	$1,022	+1.37
559–595	573	42	178.00–198.00	$188.63	$1,081	+3.72
600–630	625	40	170.00–182.00	$178.56	$1,116	+1.08
655–690	667	12	157.00–178.00	$170.28	$1,136	+5.31
710–737	715	19	150.00–170.00	$167.58	$1,198	+8.91
765–784	780	14	155.00–175.00	$166.77	$1,301	+10.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	245.00	$245.00	$600	+7.66
260–295	281	4	216.00–230.00	$220.28	$619	-0.76
305–345	327	13	202.50–225.00	$213.35	$698	+2.37
350–395	377	10	175.00–216.00	$203.56	$767	+0.89
405–445	428	23	186.00–210.00	$201.93	$864	+4.61
450–495	472	20	187.00–200.00	$193.65	$914	+0.73
505–545	530	13	172.00–190.00	$183.60	$973	-0.47
560–590	577	13	159.00–180.00	$167.48	$966	-8.48
605–625	620	5	166.00–170.00	$168.82	$1,047	+1.60
670–675	673	3	160.00–165.00	$161.66	$1,088	+3.20
700–720	712	3	140.00–163.00	$154.45	$1,100	+2.14
770	770	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,016	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	273	4	240.00–265.00	$253.38	$692	+0.15
300–345	329	26	222.50–260.00	$240.10	$790	+1.58
360–395	379	30	217.50–253.00	$234.98	$891	+5.94
400–445	420	51	208.00–240.00	$223.95	$941	-0.41
450–495	474	39	195.00–235.00	$214.21	$1,015	-1.70
500–545	520	26	188.00–219.00	$207.33	$1,078	+3.46
550–595	572	19	177.00–214.00	$196.56	$1,124	-1.16
600–645	629	20	175.00–198.00	$188.02	$1,183	-2.19
655–695	678	4	177.00–187.00	$183.95	$1,247	+1.01
710–740	733	9	161.00–185.00	$175.11	$1,284	+8.79
770–790	779	7	150.00–175.00	$164.46	$1,281	—
830	830	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,328	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	267.50	$267.50	$575	-17.46
280 fancy	280	1	290.00	$290.00	$812	-10.00
280–290	285	3	254.00–268.00	$262.60	$748	-5.73
300–345	321	33	237.50–275.00	$248.60	$798	-12.19
310–335 fancy	323	2	285.00–287.00	$285.96	$924	—
355–395	371	34	229.00–267.00	$246.56	$915	-3.16
400–440	423	40	222.00–251.00	$232.97	$985	-5.77
450–485	472	22	217.50–238.00	$226.41	$1,069	-2.07
500–545	517	14	209.00–225.00	$217.45	$1,124	-0.77
550–590	565	21	192.00–221.00	$203.25	$1,148	-1.64
600–640	624	9	190.00–210.00	$201.36	$1,256	+6.66
655–695	675	2	160.00–184.00	$171.64	$1,159	-16.47
710–740	719	6	150.00–172.00	$159.75	$1,149	-16.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	238.00	$238.00	$547	-25.32
250–280	262	3	236.00–255.00	$247.24	$648	-8.59
300–340	326	7	230.00–245.00	$236.57	$771	-2.10
350–395	379	20	205.00–242.00	$228.96	$868	+8.75
415–445	431	17	200.00–229.00	$218.87	$943	+12.65
459–495	472	34	185.00–217.00	$209.94	$991	+5.49
500–545	523	13	174.00–207.00	$195.45	$1,022	-5.49
550–580	573	24	170.00–199.00	$193.57	$1,109	+4.77
615–644	638	5	170.00–181.00	$178.88	$1,141	+1.58
665–685	675	2	153.00–160.00	$156.45	$1,056	-17.03
715–725	723	4	155.00–156.00	$155.75	$1,126	-1.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1450	1118	80-85%	126	80.00–96.00	$87.70	$980	-1.46
935–1460	1143	80-85%	40	98.00–109.00	$103.33	$1,181	+14.17
815–1475	1160	80-85%	154	86.00–103.00	$94.30	$1,094	-0.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1210	944	85-90%	68	57.00–89.00	$75.89	$716	—
725–1220	971	85-90%	97	65.00–96.00	$81.54	$792	+1.25
750–1310	1016	85-90%	59	75.00–100.00	$82.77	$841	-4.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1515	1318	75-80%	17	97.00–113.00	$103.00	$1,358	—
1050–1655	1350	75-80%	46	85.00–106.00	$93.81	$1,266	-12.28
1115–1785	1376	75-80%	54	80.00–98.00	$90.17	$1,241	-15.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1900	1356	25	90.00–109.00	$102.53	$1,390	—
1050–2195	1510	43	94.00–118.00	$109.57	$1,655	—
1515–2200	1744	19	110.00–127.00	$121.22	$2,114	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	902.00–1,160.00	$1,017.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	627.00–1,030.00	$782.84

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	450.00–615.00	$528.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	72	825.00–1,325.00	$1,054.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,260.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	1,000.00–1,475.00	$1,181.37
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	780.00–1,300.00	$959.46
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,333.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,344.64

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)	28	680.00–1,000.00	$857.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,025.00	$916.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	600.00–900.00	$731.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–950.00	$892.20
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,075.00	$987.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	350.00–450.00	$390.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–975.00	$912.50

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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	6	975.00–1,275.00	$1,141.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	90	925.00–1,625.00	$1,327.61	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,500.00–2,025.00	$1,757.14	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,450.00–2,600.00	$2,038.46	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	775.00–900.00	$858.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	725.00–1,150.00	$987.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,275.00	$1,045.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.