Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

11,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.97/cwt -7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 517 lb · 191 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.83/cwt -8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 476 lb · 177 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.31/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 573 lb · 177 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,654	8,652	13,830
Feeder cattle	9,300	6,932	10,889
Slaughter cattle	1,669	1,181	2,231
Replacement cattle	685	539	710

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 398,100 compared to 394,531 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
310–330	320	3	295.00–360.00	$329.58	$1,055	+11.97
355–385	368	27	277.00–300.00	$285.66	$1,051	-4.25
400–435	415	34	270.00–320.00	$281.31	$1,167	+5.64
451–455 value added	454	30	277.00–295.00	$279.00	$1,267	—
450–498	482	70	260.00–290.00	$272.26	$1,312	+2.57
505–519 value added	516	29	267.00–270.00	$267.71	$1,381	—
500–544	531	105	245.00–275.00	$254.25	$1,350	-2.46
550–585	570	64	235.00–260.00	$246.70	$1,406	+3.29
576–585 value added	578	5	255.00–278.00	$273.34	$1,580	+15.34
604–649	621	119	228.00–244.00	$238.81	$1,483	-0.21
628 value added	628	25	251.00	$251.00	$1,576	+0.94
650–695	672	65	220.00–241.00	$232.17	$1,560	+1.86
670–698 value added	686	82	240.00–246.00	$242.40	$1,663	—
700–745	719	79	216.00–234.00	$224.90	$1,617	-6.52
755–796	781	25	210.00–230.00	$224.11	$1,750	+5.04
910	910	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	13	250.00–290.00	$278.12	$907	-6.12
355–395	373	37	257.00–310.00	$273.48	$1,020	+1.88
400–445	422	37	242.00–295.00	$261.55	$1,104	-1.56
450–485	472	45	242.00–272.00	$252.04	$1,190	+1.71
500–545	526	85	224.00–257.00	$241.90	$1,272	+0.38
555–595	572	56	214.00–245.00	$232.09	$1,328	-1.18
605–645	622	56	210.00–237.00	$227.70	$1,416	+0.53
652–695	675	67	202.00–235.00	$221.54	$1,495	+5.58
700–745	722	17	202.00–221.00	$212.04	$1,531	-3.92
750–795	781	4	203.00–205.00	$204.49	$1,597	-4.45
805	805	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	6	250.00–275.00	$263.81	$863	+7.27
355–395	377	27	235.00–260.00	$246.25	$928	-8.10
410–445	432	15	220.00–265.00	$240.94	$1,041	-2.80
450–485	470	16	210.00–255.00	$235.61	$1,107	-6.14
500–545	518	20	195.00–245.00	$220.24	$1,141	-14.02
550–595	578	31	210.00–237.00	$222.07	$1,284	+5.55
605–645	618	11	170.00–226.00	$204.82	$1,266	-8.91
665–680	675	3	216.00–220.00	$218.69	$1,476	—
770	770	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	14	228.00	$228.00	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	13	228.00	$228.00	$1,306	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	19	238.00–276.00	$255.97	$832	-12.43
360 value added	360	1	270.00	$270.00	$972	—
355–395	376	28	234.00–260.00	$244.69	$920	-2.94
400–445	423	111	228.00–250.00	$240.35	$1,017	-1.53
450–496	476	168	218.00–244.00	$230.07	$1,095	-5.02
482	482	9	245.00	$245.00	$1,181	+9.91
505	505	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,237	+14.18
500–548	517	180	212.00–233.00	$226.18	$1,169	-4.64
533 value added	533	8	238.00	$238.00	$1,269	-3.62
552	552	15	244.00	$244.00	$1,347	+18.23
555 fancy	555	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,310	—
550–596	575	161	211.00–227.00	$219.10	$1,260	-6.67
620 value added	620	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,358	-9.95
600–646	628	129	204.00–227.00	$216.45	$1,359	-5.65
646	646	14	234.00	$234.00	$1,512	-2.88
660 fancy	660	30	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	—
650–695	667	18	200.00–217.00	$205.14	$1,368	-10.60
705–745	722	17	185.00–206.00	$198.96	$1,436	+2.95
760 fancy	760	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,649	—
770	770	3	192.00–195.00	$193.00	$1,486	—
845	845	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,690	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	240.00	$240.00	$636	-15.00
305–345	323	52	226.00–254.00	$240.69	$777	-2.18
350–398	377	141	216.00–246.00	$235.50	$888	-2.71
400–447	425	144	214.00–240.00	$229.33	$975	-1.93
450–497	478	152	210.00–235.00	$223.36	$1,068	-1.98
500–545	521	128	196.00–224.00	$214.37	$1,117	-4.15
550–595	577	128	192.00–219.00	$208.58	$1,204	-3.56
605–645	621	40	190.00–213.00	$202.79	$1,259	-2.30
655–695	666	59	180.00–205.00	$194.33	$1,294	-4.50
705–725	712	6	175.00–190.00	$183.65	$1,308	-12.58
755–785	768	4	165.00–175.00	$171.29	$1,316	-18.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	283	5	226.00–240.00	$230.36	$652	-14.64
300–340	321	27	220.00–240.00	$228.18	$732	-5.96
350–395	374	58	210.00–235.00	$223.09	$834	-1.35
400–445	422	21	202.00–220.00	$214.67	$906	-0.22
450–495	475	45	190.00–220.00	$207.72	$987	-6.50
505–545	529	30	185.00–215.00	$204.04	$1,079	-2.13
555–595	577	20	180.00–207.00	$196.08	$1,131	-1.11
605–645	626	8	170.00–194.00	$187.19	$1,172	—
655–685	670	2	180.00–186.00	$182.93	$1,226	—
765	765	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	29	258.00–300.00	$280.19	$911	+0.81
355–396	376	74	220.00–275.00	$250.26	$941	-15.90
400–445	426	112	216.00–265.00	$242.54	$1,033	-7.73
450–498	472	92	210.00–247.00	$231.71	$1,094	-3.31
500–545	524	69	200.00–235.00	$224.83	$1,178	+3.29
550–590	572	70	200.00–230.00	$216.76	$1,240	-4.93
600–645	627	37	194.00–220.00	$208.60	$1,308	-1.59
660–695	676	11	185.00–215.00	$197.48	$1,335	-4.71
705–740	717	6	180.00–197.00	$187.35	$1,343	-2.44
755–795	771	5	172.00–200.00	$189.30	$1,460	+2.77
820	820	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	287	5	288.00–345.00	$316.40	$908	—
300–340	318	22	270.00–335.00	$300.12	$954	+2.41
355–395	375	34	255.00–290.00	$270.31	$1,014	-12.33
400–445	425	52	232.00–285.00	$256.87	$1,092	-13.09
450–495	467	76	230.00–260.00	$246.59	$1,152	-7.85
505–510 value added	508	3	247.00–255.00	$250.68	$1,273	—
500–540	519	52	220.00–245.00	$235.23	$1,221	-3.44
550–595	566	60	215.00–245.00	$227.78	$1,289	+0.27
600–640	623	40	202.00–232.00	$219.11	$1,365	-1.58
650–690	671	27	207.00–216.00	$212.74	$1,427	-2.59
705–745	714	8	186.00–208.00	$202.16	$1,443	-2.34
765	765	2	187.00–197.00	$192.00	$1,469	+2.00
830	830	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,411	-33.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	250.00	$250.00	$525	—
290	290	3	242.00–265.00	$249.67	$724	-12.85
305–345	331	28	240.00–270.00	$250.39	$829	-4.06
350–395	374	33	220.00–250.00	$238.26	$891	-2.25
400–445	431	35	212.00–247.00	$225.28	$971	-3.27
450–495	473	49	202.00–232.00	$219.57	$1,039	-1.31
505–545	531	44	190.00–224.00	$210.88	$1,120	-1.88
550–595	571	21	177.00–215.00	$202.27	$1,155	+2.96
600–645	625	12	188.00–205.00	$194.35	$1,215	+4.27
655–685	665	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,230	—
710–735	725	3	182.00–190.00	$186.05	$1,349	+14.05
765–795	776	5	170.00–180.00	$174.80	$1,356	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1640	1164	80-85%	157	90.00–105.00	$96.75	$1,126	-1.96
905–1630	1180	80-85%	213	97.00–113.00	$103.44	$1,221	+4.73
950–1655	1250	80-85%	72	104.00–122.00	$109.88	$1,374	-2.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1215	990	85-90%	97	74.00–93.00	$84.19	$833	-1.46
770–1330	1013	85-90%	170	84.00–100.00	$90.08	$913	—
835–1315	1075	85-90%	98	90.00–103.00	$93.60	$1,006	+1.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1910	1384	75-80%	75	94.00–111.00	$104.01	$1,439	+6.60
1225–1580	1396	75-80%	13	105.00–113.00	$108.56	$1,515	+11.15
1050–1600	1448	75-80%	31	86.00–104.00	$94.85	$1,373	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1855	1411	48	104.00–123.00	$113.44	$1,601	—
1185–2080	1603	56	112.00–132.00	$121.34	$1,945	—
1485–2270	1839	25	121.00–143.00	$130.07	$2,392	—

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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	12	745.00–991.00	$871.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	450.00–575.00	$505.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,397.93
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,310.00–1,575.00	$1,399.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	1,075.00–1,650.00	$1,266.76
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,579.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	800.00–1,475.00	$1,037.50

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)	12	600.00–1,075.00	$806.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,118.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	725.00–900.00	$786.11

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,080.00–1,150.00	$1,115.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	895.00–1,030.00	$933.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,019.00	$1,006.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	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 $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,480.00–1,500.00	$1,490.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,650.00–1,720.00	$1,692.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,400.00–2,500.00	$1,866.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	950.00–1,825.00	$1,448.21	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	74	1,200.00–2,200.00	$1,425.41	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,775.00–1,950.00	$1,905.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	625.00–1,350.00	$1,031.82	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,508.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,112.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.