Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

9,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.93/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 473 lb · 133 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.04/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 474 lb · 118 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $213.36/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 428 lb · 115 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,225	9,174	9,992
Feeder cattle	6,849	7,026	7,544
Slaughter cattle	1,651	1,473	1,660
Replacement cattle	725	675	788

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 235,071 compared to 224,519 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
285	285	1	256.00	$256.00	$730	—
330–345	342	5	256.00–277.00	$268.17	$917	—
350–390	375	13	260.00–272.50	$264.41	$992	+12.82
400–415 value added	407	5	275.00–280.00	$277.80	$1,131	—
405–445	428	32	228.00–267.00	$251.32	$1,076	-0.82
469 value added	469	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,219	—
450–495	474	35	238.00–260.00	$243.33	$1,153	-0.76
505–547	525	80	228.00–250.00	$236.62	$1,242	-2.35
550–595	570	52	225.00–245.00	$232.14	$1,323	-3.19
601–612 value added	607	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,366	—
601–648	621	49	215.00–235.00	$226.71	$1,408	+3.53
650–675	654	11	218.00–220.00	$218.45	$1,429	-2.13
702–745	707	18	190.00–215.00	$206.03	$1,457	+7.36
762–770	763	15	190.00–192.00	$190.13	$1,451	-3.69
807–808	807	15	186.00	$186.00	$1,501	+10.20
952 value added	952	2	182.50	$182.50	$1,737	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	13	235.00–260.00	$245.03	$794	+5.73
355–390	375	27	227.00–262.00	$239.25	$897	+0.94
420 value added	420	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,008	-4.00
400–445	427	34	216.00–250.00	$235.52	$1,006	+1.20
450–495	475	36	230.00–247.00	$235.33	$1,118	+5.53
500–545	524	32	220.00–239.00	$228.54	$1,198	+2.57
550–596	583	34	215.00–232.00	$222.43	$1,297	+3.51
600–645	626	67	205.00–221.00	$216.44	$1,355	+9.30
655–695	671	28	200.00–217.00	$204.57	$1,373	-1.50
705–745	718	5	188.50–205.00	$193.00	$1,386	+4.07
800	800	21	192.00	$192.00	$1,536	+10.00
1007	1007	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,631	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	329	12	220.00–240.00	$227.87	$750	-2.51
365–395	376	20	212.00–235.00	$226.59	$852	-0.83
405–425	415	3	210.00–245.00	$228.61	$949	+8.50
460–490	477	8	200.00–230.00	$219.86	$1,049	+1.53
505–545	526	7	206.00–220.00	$213.47	$1,123	-0.94
550–595	572	9	185.00–220.00	$206.84	$1,183	+32.10
605–635	621	8	194.00–215.00	$204.84	$1,272	+11.07
655–690	669	4	185.00–195.00	$188.81	$1,263	+2.81
720–745	731	5	176.00–185.00	$180.59	$1,320	+10.92
775	775	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,318	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	240.00	$240.00	$523	+10.00
250–280	264	6	230.00–238.00	$233.10	$615	+0.13
305–345	322	46	214.00–235.00	$226.47	$729	+4.75
350–395	375	75	210.00–230.00	$220.52	$827	+3.31
415	415	3	215.00	$215.00	$892	+3.96
400–445	428	112	202.00–222.00	$213.32	$913	+2.28
450–495	474	118	198.00–215.00	$207.04	$981	+0.68
500–545	524	104	180.00–210.00	$199.80	$1,047	+2.25
550–595	575	97	178.00–200.00	$190.74	$1,097	+3.33
605–645	630	68	170.00–195.00	$182.87	$1,152	+3.14
650–695	677	23	165.00–188.00	$177.08	$1,199	+2.02
705–745	715	19	150.00–183.00	$176.71	$1,263	+8.32
755–791	773	7	162.00–170.00	$166.84	$1,290	+5.12
830	830	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	234.00	$234.00	$632	-15.56
305–345	323	12	224.00–235.00	$229.59	$742	-2.38
350–395	372	37	220.00–237.50	$228.35	$849	-2.40
400–445	427	85	217.50–235.00	$224.35	$958	+3.97
460 fancy	460	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,030	—
450–495	473	130	210.00–228.00	$216.52	$1,024	+0.48
495	495	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,188	+23.96
500–545	518	104	205.00–217.00	$210.51	$1,090	+4.02
528 fancy	528	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,148	+2.01
550–592	568	50	190.00–213.00	$202.62	$1,151	-1.94
550–591 fancy	572	13	207.00–215.00	$209.43	$1,198	+1.79
610–613 fancy	612	4	199.00–203.00	$200.00	$1,224	+2.16
600–645	617	23	182.00–204.00	$191.06	$1,179	+0.99
620–640 value added	629	9	200.00–201.00	$200.55	$1,261	—
650 fancy	650	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,216	—
655–660 value added	658	6	195.00–199.00	$197.67	$1,301	—
650–690	673	23	175.00–192.00	$185.53	$1,249	+2.44
745	745	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,281	+1.81
755–790	779	14	147.00–171.00	$165.43	$1,289	+1.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	230.00	$230.00	$644	+5.94
305–345	324	23	205.00–225.00	$213.43	$692	-0.56
355–395	375	40	190.00–222.00	$210.07	$788	+2.00
400–445	430	47	190.00–212.00	$201.34	$866	+2.28
455–495	474	23	175.00–205.00	$194.75	$923	+4.63
500–545	526	38	177.00–195.00	$186.09	$979	-2.81
555–595	576	15	160.00–188.00	$176.61	$1,017	+3.39
600–645	624	15	160.00–180.00	$172.40	$1,076	+6.38
665–695	672	10	162.00–168.00	$166.37	$1,118	+13.12
740	740	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,162	+3.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	5	184.50	$184.50	$1,175	—
733	733	16	178.50	$178.50	$1,308	-9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	255.00	$255.00	$714	+6.56
300–345	323	20	234.00–260.00	$244.57	$790	+3.45
350–395	374	45	214.00–255.00	$234.97	$879	-0.76
400–449	427	92	212.00–240.00	$225.88	$965	+4.56
450–495	477	83	205.00–237.00	$218.44	$1,042	+4.71
500–549	527	79	192.00–220.00	$208.23	$1,097	-1.84
555–595	572	38	182.00–220.00	$201.50	$1,153	+3.94
600–645	621	24	174.00–207.00	$192.21	$1,194	+2.68
655–695	675	21	170.00–206.00	$184.72	$1,247	-1.53
710–740	727	8	170.00–182.00	$175.93	$1,279	-2.95
755–780	764	4	162.00–172.00	$164.55	$1,257	-0.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	260.00	$260.00	$728	—
300–348	331	24	238.00–270.00	$255.59	$846	+6.46
365 value added	365	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,011	—
350–395	372	38	226.00–270.00	$250.17	$931	+1.62
400–445	420	52	222.50–255.00	$241.13	$1,013	+5.57
425 value added	425	2	257.00–258.00	$257.50	$1,094	—
450–475 value added	466	5	247.00–257.00	$248.93	$1,160	—
450–495	474	34	220.00–245.00	$230.64	$1,093	+4.47
500–545	522	53	207.00–231.00	$220.37	$1,150	+2.41
550–595	574	43	205.00–222.00	$211.45	$1,214	-0.29
600–645	614	33	192.00–215.00	$206.56	$1,268	+4.61
655–696	676	18	190.00–200.00	$195.03	$1,318	+3.06
670–685 value added	678	2	201.00–207.00	$203.97	$1,383	—
700–745	715	12	174.00–196.00	$181.50	$1,298	+1.25
750–770	756	7	166.00–182.00	$173.56	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	4	230.00–255.00	$241.45	$688	—
300–335	321	24	218.00–250.00	$230.93	$741	-3.29
355–395	377	20	207.00–240.00	$219.68	$828	-0.28
405–445	426	44	200.00–225.00	$211.21	$900	+2.83
450–495	476	45	180.00–220.00	$201.41	$959	-1.12
500–545	523	28	180.00–210.00	$198.77	$1,040	+1.56
560–595	574	19	184.00–200.00	$194.03	$1,114	+14.90
600–635	620	7	160.00–191.00	$180.08	$1,116	+3.70
675–690	680	5	175.00–182.00	$177.99	$1,210	+5.01
700–725	713	2	160.00–166.00	$162.95	$1,162	+3.54
780–795	788	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$1,202	-0.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1525	1140	80-85%	178	81.00–106.00	$92.08	$1,050	+3.64
835–1560	1158	80-85%	236	90.00–113.00	$97.45	$1,128	+2.34
915–1655	1223	80-85%	124	98.00–120.00	$106.14	$1,298	+5.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1290	991	85-90%	144	70.00–96.00	$85.13	$844	+9.28
735–1175	993	85-90%	71	63.00–90.00	$80.11	$795	+4.26
735–1305	1000	85-90%	81	79.00–102.00	$88.91	$889	+7.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1695	1353	75-80%	72	97.00–112.00	$104.27	$1,411	+6.01
1025–1675	1383	75-80%	97	90.00–104.00	$96.88	$1,340	-1.38
1015–1720	1408	75-80%	11	85.00–92.00	$88.51	$1,246	+0.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2055	1399	28	92.00–114.00	$104.37	$1,460	—
1150–2045	1597	55	104.00–121.00	$113.78	$1,817	+0.62
1410–2195	1836	40	116.00–130.00	$122.35	$2,246	+1.00

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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	15	700.00–1,040.00	$841.73
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,170.00	$1,142.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	984.00–1,151.00	$1,092.33

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	545.00–645.00	$595.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	850.00–1,000.00	$910.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	390.00–600.00	$483.64

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Bred Cows

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)	7	915.00–1,040.00	$968.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	800.00–1,378.00	$1,130.63
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	825.00–1,075.00	$970.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,487.79
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	900.00–1,575.00	$1,253.86

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)	8	500.00–900.00	$790.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,075.00	$1,006.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	904.00–1,100.00	$1,007.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,160.00–1,200.00	$1,185.33

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–890.00	$872.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00

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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	65	1,000.00–1,700.00	$1,323.92	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,500.00–2,250.00	$1,750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,025.00–1,475.00	$1,351.04	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,600.00	$1,437.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,612.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,235.00–1,450.00	$1,342.50	—

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	875.00–1,275.00	$1,055.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–950.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	925.00–1,375.00	$1,120.37	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	800.00–950.00	$866.67	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,256.25	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.