Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

8,652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.79/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 514 lb · 197 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.53/cwt +10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 627 lb · 180 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $241.15/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 621 lb · 166 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,652	9,407	12,008
Feeder cattle	6,932	7,637	10,001
Slaughter cattle	1,181	1,336	1,633
Replacement cattle	539	434	374

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 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 386,442 compared to 377,162 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
320 value added	320	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,104	—
300–340	322	12	285.00–330.00	$317.61	$1,023	+7.76
365 value added	365	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,177	—
350–395	371	18	264.00–310.00	$289.91	$1,076	-11.88
410 value added	410	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,255	+1.00
400–443	430	72	255.00–300.00	$275.67	$1,185	-6.81
455–498	484	114	252.00–280.00	$269.69	$1,305	-2.46
500–545	530	75	242.00–272.00	$256.71	$1,361	+0.08
555 value added	555	12	258.00	$258.00	$1,432	—
550–595	574	54	233.00–256.00	$243.41	$1,397	-12.31
606–610 value added	606	32	250.00–251.00	$250.06	$1,515	—
603–645	624	134	225.00–250.00	$239.02	$1,491	-1.02
650–696	674	107	224.00–242.00	$230.31	$1,552	-6.88
705–708 value added	707	24	240.00–243.00	$242.38	$1,714	+5.38
703–730	722	109	219.00–233.00	$231.42	$1,671	+2.69
750–780	768	9	207.00–229.00	$219.07	$1,682	+6.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	15	265.00–320.00	$284.24	$921	-3.72
350–395	375	34	250.00–285.00	$271.60	$1,019	-17.52
400–445	429	33	242.00–282.00	$263.11	$1,129	-2.50
450–496	475	25	238.00–267.00	$250.33	$1,189	-5.70
500–545	521	97	227.50–252.00	$241.52	$1,258	-8.32
550–595	571	63	221.00–245.00	$233.27	$1,332	-4.98
600–640	628	39	210.00–247.00	$227.17	$1,427	-6.54
655–690	676	30	200.00–228.00	$215.96	$1,460	-14.69
705–710	708	2	205.00–227.00	$215.96	$1,529	-6.39
765–790	778	3	200.00–215.00	$208.94	$1,626	+11.94
928	928	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	6	250.00–270.00	$256.54	$841	-8.46
355–395	371	7	242.00–265.00	$254.35	$944	-4.45
430–445	439	7	225.00–250.00	$243.74	$1,070	-7.16
460–495	480	15	234.00–250.00	$241.75	$1,160	+1.69
501–545	514	13	230.00–236.00	$234.26	$1,204	+4.59
555–595	569	16	210.00–230.00	$216.52	$1,232	-10.94
615–635	625	4	210.00–215.00	$213.73	$1,336	-3.13
706–740	713	5	205.00–206.00	$205.79	$1,467	-14.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	24	250.00–285.00	$268.40	$862	+25.86
350–385	375	51	242.00–260.00	$247.63	$929	+7.32
400–448	415	104	235.00–248.00	$241.88	$1,004	+5.79
450–496	471	89	226.00–241.00	$235.09	$1,107	+4.27
466–485 value added	472	54	238.00–254.00	$246.20	$1,162	—
500–518 fancy	510	24	240.00–242.00	$240.90	$1,229	—
504–528 value added	510	43	235.00–247.00	$241.62	$1,232	+5.63
500–545	516	126	220.00–238.00	$230.82	$1,191	+4.60
534	534	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,335	+23.78
560–595 value added	569	34	229.00–236.00	$233.01	$1,326	+7.13
550–598	576	114	210.00–233.00	$225.77	$1,300	+4.79
600–647	624	121	207.00–231.00	$222.10	$1,386	+7.09
631–635	632	27	233.00–238.00	$236.88	$1,497	+21.87
610–645 value added	636	32	220.00–236.00	$228.95	$1,456	—
660 value added	660	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,439	+3.00
650–695	662	45	190.00–224.00	$215.74	$1,428	-0.59
720–745	728	8	187.00–205.00	$196.01	$1,427	-8.02
845	845	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,521	—
916	916	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,557	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	255.00	$255.00	$701	+16.00
305–345	328	39	235.00–255.00	$242.87	$797	+6.32
350–395	375	69	227.00–248.00	$238.21	$893	+5.69
400–445	425	102	217.00–240.00	$231.26	$983	+2.16
450–495	480	140	215.00–232.00	$225.34	$1,082	+0.47
500–545	523	126	208.00–227.00	$218.52	$1,143	+0.03
550–595	570	65	202.00–224.00	$212.14	$1,209	-2.46
600–645	625	42	192.00–213.00	$205.09	$1,282	-5.27
650–695	673	12	186.00–207.00	$198.83	$1,338	-3.40
705–732	723	18	187.00–202.00	$196.23	$1,419	+2.84
750–780	758	7	180.00–196.00	$190.27	$1,442	+0.33
815	815	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
280	280	1	245.00	$245.00	$686	—
305–348	328	40	216.00–245.00	$234.14	$768	+3.17
350–395	376	31	210.00–230.00	$224.44	$844	+1.75
405–445	421	23	200.00–235.00	$214.89	$905	-1.78
450–495	475	32	208.00–224.00	$214.22	$1,018	+4.28
505–545	525	26	200.00–211.00	$206.17	$1,082	-1.28
550–580	569	7	190.00–205.00	$197.19	$1,122	-6.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	16	275.00–317.50	$297.71	$968	+13.67
325 value added	325	1	292.00	$292.00	$949	—
360–385 value added	373	2	282.00–287.00	$284.58	$1,061	-17.92
350–395	374	40	260.00–310.00	$282.64	$1,057	+8.74
400–445	422	48	255.00–280.00	$269.96	$1,139	-1.38
415–435 value added	428	4	267.00–277.00	$271.01	$1,160	—
450–465 value added	457	3	255.00–260.00	$257.36	$1,176	—
450–495	477	47	232.00–270.00	$254.44	$1,214	-0.85
500–540	519	56	222.00–254.00	$238.67	$1,239	+4.29
555–590	564	76	216.00–240.00	$227.51	$1,283	+1.87
605–645	623	52	214.00–228.00	$220.69	$1,375	-0.41
665 value added	665	7	222.00	$222.00	$1,476	—
655–690	676	21	210.00–220.00	$215.33	$1,456	-1.64
700–740	718	6	200.00–207.00	$204.50	$1,468	-6.83
755	755	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,434	-14.41
820	820	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	24	260.00–295.00	$279.38	$930	+9.56
355–398	380	33	252.00–280.00	$266.16	$1,011	+5.98
400–445	423	73	230.00–266.00	$250.27	$1,059	-6.05
450–496	475	64	208.00–252.00	$235.02	$1,116	-2.29
500–545	528	82	200.00–235.00	$221.54	$1,170	-2.87
550–590	575	45	210.00–235.00	$221.69	$1,275	+2.93
600–645	624	22	196.00–217.00	$210.19	$1,312	-2.79
655–690	672	13	192.00–210.00	$202.19	$1,359	-2.79
705–745	727	5	187.00–192.00	$189.79	$1,380	-8.94
755–780	764	4	185.00–190.00	$186.53	$1,425	+1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	260.00–265.00	$262.52	$769	-8.51
305–340	325	11	250.00–257.00	$254.45	$827	+1.51
355–395	380	12	230.00–250.00	$240.51	$914	-1.09
400–445	427	43	210.00–240.00	$228.55	$976	-0.47
455–495	478	30	200.00–237.00	$220.88	$1,056	-4.42
500–545	523	21	190.00–223.00	$212.76	$1,113	-1.58
555–575	569	14	180.00–215.00	$199.31	$1,134	-10.51
620–640	630	2	185.00–195.00	$190.08	$1,198	-3.84
740	740	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,273	-9.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1640	1183	80-85%	114	91.00–107.00	$98.71	$1,168	—
915–1520	1201	80-85%	211	97.00–114.00	$105.99	$1,273	-1.78
1000–1575	1272	80-85%	60	105.50–121.00	$112.34	$1,429	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1220	979	85-90%	54	80.00–93.00	$85.65	$839	-3.40
745–1325	1068	85-90%	145	83.00–106.00	$91.61	$978	—
770–1380	1090	85-90%	111	90.00–106.00	$95.99	$1,046	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1595	1368	75-80%	14	90.00–106.00	$97.41	$1,333	-17.05
1235–1695	1400	75-80%	14	110.00–118.00	$112.76	$1,579	+10.32
950–1725	1402	75-80%	49	98.00–113.00	$106.50	$1,493	+4.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1835	1353	27	105.00–121.00	$113.91	$1,541	-0.39
1030–2115	1540	53	112.00–129.00	$120.85	$1,861	—
1330–2080	1736	27	118.00–139.00	$127.94	$2,221	—

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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	16	400.00–520.00	$460.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	500.00–600.00	$554.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	726.00–957.00	$871.05
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,006.00–1,275.00	$1,098.57

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	1,225.00–1,975.00	$1,693.65
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	850.00–1,200.00	$1,041.90
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	91	1,100.00–1,850.00	$1,351.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,319.00–1,492.00	$1,412.20
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,016.67
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,685.00	$1,592.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,931.25

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–900.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	955.00–1,050.00	$994.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	540.00–725.00	$685.91

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)	4	700.00–900.00	$787.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	775.00–1,175.00	$977.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,227.00	$1,155.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	994.00–1,275.00	$1,098.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	888.00	$888.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,181.67

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,260.00–1,575.00	$1,428.89	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,412.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,730.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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	650.00–775.00	$730.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,066.67	—

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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.