Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

7,007 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.05/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 522 lb · 97 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.78/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 479 lb · 94 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.00/cwt ≈ $1,525/hd at 610 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,007	4,256	5,963
Feeder cattle	4,702	3,336	4,995
Slaughter cattle	1,952	653	841
Replacement cattle	353	267	127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	12	251.00–280.00	$267.81	$881	+7.32
365–392	385	13	250.00–277.00	$259.42	$999	-8.34
425–448	435	13	248.00–268.00	$261.22	$1,136	+6.52
450–497	473	23	244.00–270.00	$255.77	$1,210	+2.05
500–545	521	62	226.00–255.00	$241.56	$1,259	-4.76
555–595	572	69	220.00–245.00	$232.27	$1,329	-1.39
605–645	617	33	217.00–238.00	$226.86	$1,400	-3.28
655–694	677	43	210.00–232.00	$225.40	$1,526	+6.31
715–745	737	16	207.00–217.00	$215.27	$1,587	-7.73
755–780	771	19	208.00–224.00	$217.52	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	324	14	257.00–305.00	$279.11	$904	-2.02
375–395	382	6	253.00–290.00	$281.78	$1,076	-8.22
400–449	429	21	252.00–290.00	$278.89	$1,196	+8.70
451–495	471	13	251.00–277.00	$266.67	$1,256	+0.23
467–488 value added	478	13	260.00–276.00	$271.19	$1,296	-16.31
505–549	519	71	235.00–265.00	$258.04	$1,339	+5.16
555–593	578	71	231.00–255.00	$246.49	$1,425	-2.28
605–645	623	31	224.00–250.00	$239.90	$1,495	+2.90
663–685	668	23	219.00–242.50	$234.62	$1,567	+2.10
716–738	728	24	224.00–230.00	$226.57	$1,649	+1.57
755 value added	755	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,729	—
800 value added	800	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,792	—
800	800	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	260.00–265.00	$261.25	$849	—
370–390	377	10	244.00–260.00	$250.71	$945	+2.91
415–449	434	16	230.00–245.00	$237.28	$1,030	-6.52
455–480	466	5	231.00–240.00	$235.01	$1,095	+7.53
505–545	533	21	220.00–239.00	$228.03	$1,215	-13.66
550–598	587	25	214.00–234.00	$222.40	$1,305	-4.66
615–635	627	10	208.00–220.00	$214.49	$1,345	-6.25
660–694	690	13	200.00–216.00	$214.36	$1,479	-2.78
705	705	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,410	—
760	760	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,482	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
305–340	323	10	230.00–240.00	$233.83	$755	+2.57
355–390	372	26	212.00–245.00	$229.50	$854	-0.07
405–449	431	60	210.00–235.00	$226.94	$978	+0.75
455–497	479	94	206.00–228.00	$219.78	$1,053	-2.61
500–545	522	97	205.00–222.00	$216.05	$1,128	-0.37
550–595	577	80	197.00–217.00	$208.05	$1,200	+0.72
600–645	625	31	195.00–214.00	$203.46	$1,272	+5.82
655–695	665	28	180.00–200.00	$193.54	$1,287	+1.25
710–745	727	6	170.00–192.00	$185.25	$1,347	+2.96
760–780	776	16	162.00–184.00	$182.53	$1,416	+3.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	9	267.50	$267.50	$928	—
355–390	378	10	236.00–255.00	$241.17	$912	-0.82
400–425	417	22	230.00–247.00	$236.63	$987	-0.41
440 value added	440	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,078	—
450–495	476	66	218.00–232.00	$224.31	$1,068	-8.26
500–540	528	68	212.00–230.00	$221.53	$1,170	-2.73
550–590	570	45	210.00–225.00	$217.66	$1,241	-2.11
565–590 value added	578	2	224.00–226.00	$224.98	$1,300	-5.94
605 fancy	605	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,319	—
600–645	624	34	200.00–219.00	$209.91	$1,310	-0.70
653–695	664	36	190.00–211.00	$205.30	$1,363	+4.82
700–745	721	11	189.00–210.00	$199.02	$1,435	+10.71
725 value added	725	7	214.00	$214.00	$1,552	—
770	770	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,486	-1.00
800	800	5	194.00	$194.00	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	245.00	$245.00	$710	—
305–345	325	20	220.00–235.00	$225.90	$734	-0.63
355–395	373	8	205.00–230.00	$219.14	$817	-3.85
400–445	424	34	198.00–223.00	$210.86	$894	-6.55
455–495	473	32	199.00–215.00	$208.30	$985	-0.26
500–545	524	24	185.00–210.00	$200.64	$1,051	-1.37
560–590	566	20	185.00–201.00	$194.45	$1,101	-2.57
600–645	617	35	177.00–197.00	$192.48	$1,188	+4.05
660–695	678	2	178.00–185.00	$181.41	$1,230	-2.30
710	710	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,321	—
800	800	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	89	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	—
769	769	69	228.00	$228.00	$1,753	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	270.00–282.00	$274.64	$898	+0.75
350–380	361	9	248.00–267.50	$257.16	$928	+2.96
400–445	426	42	206.00–252.00	$240.61	$1,025	+3.21
450–495	469	42	205.00–246.00	$232.54	$1,091	+1.71
505–545	523	63	200.00–236.00	$226.33	$1,184	+3.77
555–590	574	32	198.00–228.00	$214.28	$1,230	+0.69
605–640	616	15	192.00–215.00	$207.02	$1,275	-4.55
659–695	670	18	192.00–208.00	$202.49	$1,357	-2.02
710–740	724	8	184.00–200.00	$188.36	$1,364	-3.21
775–780	778	2	170.00–177.00	$173.51	$1,350	-7.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	265.00	$265.00	$716	—
315–345	333	11	210.00–272.00	$241.30	$804	-12.74
350–395	369	7	200.00–242.00	$217.86	$804	-21.17
400–445	426	28	198.00–240.00	$226.76	$966	-2.49
455–490	473	20	196.00–230.00	$217.21	$1,027	-4.15
505–545	524	17	194.00–222.00	$210.88	$1,105	+0.38
550–595	576	49	190.00–217.00	$207.31	$1,194	+3.85
600–640	622	13	186.00–205.00	$196.28	$1,221	-2.74
655–675	666	7	182.00–197.00	$190.34	$1,268	+2.87
705–710	708	3	172.00–182.00	$175.32	$1,241	-7.95
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	+1.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	290.00	$290.00	$972	+20.76
360–395	378	5	260.00–285.00	$270.35	$1,022	-2.58
400–430	411	9	255.00–275.00	$262.85	$1,080	+1.38
450–495	466	17	243.00–260.00	$248.97	$1,160	+11.69
500–540	521	18	230.00–245.00	$236.67	$1,233	+4.02
550–580	559	11	212.00–235.00	$225.98	$1,263	+2.97
600–620	609	5	206.00–225.00	$217.19	$1,323	-0.55
655–670	661	4	202.00–215.00	$210.95	$1,394	-3.88
700–715	714	14	198.00–200.00	$198.14	$1,415	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1640	1201	80-85%	131	87.00–101.00	$91.64	$1,101	-4.89
945–1540	1230	80-85%	98	82.00–95.00	$87.10	$1,071	-4.24
975–1570	1258	80-85%	55	92.00–104.00	$95.80	$1,205	-6.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1230	985	85-90%	43	69.00–85.00	$76.89	$757	—
815–1190	1033	85-90%	35	83.00–92.00	$86.89	$898	-3.29
840–1430	1088	85-90%	77	76.00–95.00	$84.35	$918	-1.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1620	1380	75-80%	18	82.00–97.00	$87.73	$1,211	—
1225–1765	1424	75-80%	40	88.00–103.00	$95.48	$1,360	+4.77
1280–1845	1517	75-80%	9	95.00–103.00	$96.87	$1,470	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2190	1515	22	100.00–117.00	$109.13	$1,653	—
1390–2100	1673	34	104.00–123.00	$115.91	$1,939	—
1720–2095	1882	12	115.00–130.00	$123.90	$2,332	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	650.00–750.00	$695.45
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	705.00–996.00	$898.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,491.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,266.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	825.00–1,375.00	$1,119.72
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,575.00	$1,315.00

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)	3	900.00–1,100.00	$1,023.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,162.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,205.00	$1,205.00

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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	4	1,375.00–1,525.00	$1,487.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,377.27	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.