Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

9,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $197.55/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 520 lb · 118 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.45/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 473 lb · 116 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.21/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 375 lb · 116 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,174	9,285	10,386
Feeder cattle	7,026	6,916	7,947
Slaughter cattle	1,473	1,532	1,771
Replacement cattle	675	837	668

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 225,497 compared to 214,040 a year ago.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	6	240.00–275.00	$251.59	$938	-5.92
405–445	422	10	245.00–260.00	$252.14	$1,064	+4.62
455–499	484	66	236.00–260.00	$244.09	$1,181	-0.34
507–540 value added	514	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,259	—
515 fancy	515	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—
500–545	519	93	226.00–253.00	$238.97	$1,240	+5.13
550–595	571	44	222.00–244.00	$235.33	$1,344	+6.59
620–648	635	21	212.00–239.00	$223.18	$1,417	+7.31
657 value added	657	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,413	—
655–688	671	34	213.00–229.00	$220.58	$1,480	+9.77
715–735	728	3	198.00–199.00	$198.67	$1,446	+10.96
757 value added	757	45	203.00	$203.00	$1,537	+13.00
759–770	763	28	185.00–204.00	$193.82	$1,479	+8.82
826–845	836	11	174.00–178.00	$175.80	$1,470	-9.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	324	21	235.00–245.00	$239.30	$775	-8.61
355–395	373	27	229.00–244.00	$238.31	$889	-2.26
412 value added	412	9	244.00	$244.00	$1,005	—
405–445	427	36	230.00–245.00	$234.32	$1,001	+0.25
450–495	476	49	220.00–237.00	$229.80	$1,094	+1.93
505–545	530	17	218.00–238.00	$225.97	$1,198	+6.48
550–596	575	38	207.00–230.00	$218.92	$1,259	+2.97
600–630	614	29	198.00–216.00	$207.14	$1,272	+0.80
675–694	691	31	185.00–210.00	$206.07	$1,424	+11.66
710–741	735	14	182.00–196.00	$188.93	$1,389	+3.70
750	750	2	173.50	$173.50	$1,301	+0.75
810	810	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	9	257.50	$257.50	$942	—
427	427	10	248.00	$248.00	$1,059	—
545 value added	545	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,221	—
572	572	6	223.00	$223.00	$1,276	—
713	713	28	202.75	$202.75	$1,446	+2.01
965 value added	965	40	182.25	$182.25	$1,759	—
975	975	10	159.50	$159.50	$1,555	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	5	228.00–232.00	$230.38	$751	-14.96
360–395	378	13	220.00–245.00	$227.42	$860	-7.86
410–445	435	8	216.00–237.00	$220.11	$957	-2.75
455–495	472	10	205.00–227.00	$218.33	$1,031	-4.55
500–549	532	22	190.00–218.00	$214.41	$1,141	+8.24
565–590	573	3	172.00–180.00	$174.74	$1,001	-18.05
605–649	644	20	180.00–200.00	$193.77	$1,248	+9.81
665	665	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,237	+10.01
715–735	727	3	167.00–172.00	$169.67	$1,234	+3.45
785	785	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,256	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	230.00	$230.00	$529	+2.00
275–295	286	5	225.00–240.00	$232.97	$666	+12.19
300–345	319	34	206.00–235.00	$221.72	$707	+1.48
350–395	375	116	198.00–227.50	$217.21	$815	+0.63
400–445	424	100	190.00–220.00	$211.04	$895	+2.31
450–495	469	114	194.00–217.00	$206.36	$968	+6.65
500–545	520	118	185.00–207.00	$197.55	$1,027	+3.13
550–595	572	44	167.00–200.00	$187.41	$1,072	+6.78
610–645	631	20	166.00–190.00	$179.73	$1,134	+7.11
655–699	679	57	160.00–185.00	$175.06	$1,189	+8.64
705–743	718	40	147.00–178.50	$168.39	$1,209	+12.29
750–785	764	14	150.00–170.00	$161.72	$1,236	+13.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–294	292	20	240.00–250.00	$249.56	$729	+5.56
305–336	326	19	214.00–239.00	$231.97	$756	+5.15
350–397	383	43	216.00–237.00	$230.75	$884	+1.97
420 fancy	420	1	212.00	$212.00	$890	—
400–448	427	42	210.00–228.00	$220.38	$941	+2.28
463 value added	463	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,056	—
450–495	473	112	205.00–225.00	$216.04	$1,022	+4.26
506 value added	506	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,113	+3.08
500–520 fancy	509	4	215.00–217.00	$215.49	$1,097	+2.58
500–545	523	84	195.00–218.00	$206.49	$1,080	+5.27
550–590	572	77	190.00–214.00	$204.56	$1,170	+11.58
565–596 fancy	592	19	202.00–208.00	$207.64	$1,229	—
600–605 fancy	602	6	195.00–200.00	$197.84	$1,191	+14.84
600–646	627	88	170.00–207.00	$190.07	$1,192	+8.43
660–695	672	11	165.00–195.00	$183.09	$1,230	+8.24
700–745	720	6	162.00–177.00	$170.19	$1,225	+7.55
725 fancy	725	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,262	—
760–785	766	4	155.00–170.00	$164.17	$1,258	-6.35
815	815	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,296	—
855	855	7	153.50	$153.50	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	283	5	220.00–230.00	$224.06	$634	+2.71
300–345	326	34	200.00–225.00	$213.99	$698	-1.58
350–395	376	36	192.00–215.00	$208.07	$782	+2.44
400–445	427	45	182.00–207.00	$199.06	$850	+0.11
455–495	481	38	177.00–200.00	$190.12	$914	+1.67
505–545	531	61	171.00–192.00	$188.90	$1,003	+8.67
550–595	571	17	164.00–180.00	$173.22	$989	+1.34
605–645	626	19	157.00–176.00	$166.02	$1,039	-1.40
650–695	669	5	147.00–160.00	$153.25	$1,025	+0.46
700–745	728	8	142.00–162.00	$153.18	$1,115	+2.18
770–795	786	5	140.00–150.00	$148.03	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	13	225.00	$225.00	$794	—
435 value added	435	11	221.00	$221.00	$961	—
660 value added	660	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,313	—
665	665	80	197.00	$197.00	$1,310	—
701	701	24	188.00	$188.00	$1,318	—
735 value added	735	61	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	—
767	767	25	183.50	$183.50	$1,407	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	3	245.00–252.50	$248.44	$708	-2.13
300–345	321	21	230.00–255.00	$241.12	$774	+3.85
350–395	375	32	220.00–245.00	$235.73	$884	+4.89
400–445	419	66	202.00–233.00	$221.32	$927	-0.04
450–495	474	71	200.00–226.00	$213.73	$1,013	+2.81
500–545	528	50	197.00–224.00	$210.07	$1,109	+8.25
550–595	568	26	182.00–209.00	$197.56	$1,122	+1.69
605–645	629	16	182.00–200.00	$189.53	$1,192	+1.99
660–690	675	8	180.00–190.00	$186.25	$1,257	+6.62
710–745	732	9	169.00–189.00	$178.88	$1,309	+15.65
775–795	783	3	160.00–170.00	$164.71	$1,290	+1.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	14	210.00–245.00	$234.22	$761	+9.11
355–395	378	30	200.00–235.00	$219.96	$831	-0.34
405–445	430	48	185.00–227.00	$208.38	$896	-5.03
450–495	479	38	182.00–215.00	$202.53	$970	+5.07
500–545	524	26	170.00–207.00	$197.21	$1,033	+6.72
565–595	576	9	170.00–192.00	$179.13	$1,032	-9.31
603–645	622	9	169.00–188.00	$176.38	$1,097	+2.72
655–690	668	6	168.00–175.00	$172.98	$1,156	+3.86
710–745	730	5	150.00–165.00	$159.41	$1,164	+0.89
755–785	769	4	150.00–155.00	$153.24	$1,178	-1.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	266.00	$266.00	$652	+8.00
315–345	329	11	234.00–265.00	$249.13	$820	-1.06
350–395	377	15	228.00–260.00	$248.55	$937	+2.43
400–445	420	30	210.00–247.50	$235.56	$989	-2.24
450–495	467	27	218.00–237.50	$226.17	$1,056	-2.51
500–540	520	26	208.00–231.00	$217.96	$1,133	+3.98
550–580	563	19	207.00–217.00	$211.74	$1,192	+6.87
600 fancy	600	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,302	+1.01
600–645	616	31	197.00–215.00	$201.95	$1,244	+3.15
650–680	666	9	188.00–198.00	$191.97	$1,279	+2.56
725	725	4	177.00–184.00	$180.25	$1,307	+0.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	13	160.00	$160.00	$1,242	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1560	1124	80-85%	106	79.00–94.00	$88.44	$994	+1.03
745–1500	1184	80-85%	192	87.00–100.00	$95.11	$1,126	—
925–1510	1248	80-85%	44	97.00–110.00	$100.87	$1,259	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1210	998	85-90%	92	59.00–89.00	$75.85	$757	-4.06
760–1180	1007	85-90%	114	67.00–95.00	$81.07	$816	—
740–1355	1044	85-90%	96	77.00–94.00	$85.55	$893	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1665	1358	75-80%	25	92.00–105.00	$98.26	$1,334	+5.56
1210–1620	1417	75-80%	29	84.00–96.00	$88.47	$1,254	+2.39
1170–1760	1422	75-80%	52	87.00–103.00	$94.57	$1,345	+8.49

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2110	1428	24	96.00–111.00	$104.16	$1,487	+1.50
1100–2055	1572	42	101.00–121.00	$113.16	$1,779	+1.72
1525–2195	1849	25	118.00–127.00	$121.35	$2,244	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	659.00–1,115.00	$856.85
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	908.00–1,076.00	$957.20
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	360.00–700.00	$595.29

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	500.00–625.00	$562.50

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	825.00–1,285.00	$1,071.39
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,230.00–1,280.00	$1,255.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	725.00–1,125.00	$948.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	800.00–1,360.00	$1,118.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,160.00–1,375.00	$1,296.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	775.00–900.00	$837.50

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)	5	700.00–1,000.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	750.00–975.00	$856.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	670.00–875.00	$754.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	825.00–975.00	$912.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,225.00	$1,055.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–1,385.00	$923.75
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,075.00	$970.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–885.00	$803.33

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00–1,875.00	$1,775.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	900.00–1,475.00	$1,216.41	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–1,025.00	$933.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	64	1,175.00–1,650.00	$1,398.20	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,725.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,525.00–1,800.00	$1,683.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,100.00	$983.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–1,075.00	$866.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,287.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,208.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,333.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	550.00–675.00	$585.71	—

↑ Back to top

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.