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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

1,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.57/cwt +16.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 475 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.22/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 528 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $241.24/cwt +9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 422 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,478 660 866
Feeder cattle 1,096 446 729
Slaughter cattle 259 142 91
Replacement cattle 123 72 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 282.00 $282.00 $747 —
325–345 332 11 300.00–330.00 $310.70 $1,032 +14.03
365–395 380 8 274.00–310.00 $291.07 $1,106 +20.10
405–440 422 13 250.00–300.00 $276.39 $1,166 +8.22
460–495 477 5 235.00–272.00 $257.58 $1,229 -4.12
510–520 514 6 220.00–265.00 $248.56 $1,278 -3.26
560–575 568 2 200.00–210.00 $205.07 $1,165 -33.70
630 630 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,228 -37.51
670–685 678 2 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,508 -7.53
705–735 714 7 210.00–217.00 $212.06 $1,514 +1.75
760 760 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 300.00 $300.00 $870 —
315–325 323 5 288.00–345.00 $331.87 $1,072 +31.66
375–390 376 14 300.00–315.00 $313.18 $1,178 +23.89
380 value added 380 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 —
415–430 423 2 310.00–315.00 $312.46 $1,322 +35.71
505–530 518 2 265.00–270.00 $267.44 $1,385 +5.02
605–645 625 4 240.00–247.00 $243.39 $1,521 -5.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
375–395 382 3 280.00–285.00 $283.28 $1,082 +15.01
425 425 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 —
465–485 470 4 265.00–275.00 $267.58 $1,258 —
565–575 570 4 230.00–240.00 $234.96 $1,339 +14.96
680–695 689 4 200.00–208.00 $205.24 $1,414 -7.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 15 235.00–270.00 $258.54 $838 +16.03
355–395 376 17 220.00–265.00 $247.42 $930 +12.20
410–440 422 31 210.00–257.00 $241.24 $1,018 +9.66
465–490 475 43 200.00–245.00 $236.57 $1,124 +16.24
505–535 528 32 190.00–235.00 $225.22 $1,189 +7.09
560–595 579 9 180.00–220.00 $212.02 $1,228 -2.65
620–645 634 4 175.00–210.00 $196.88 $1,248 -3.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 274.00 $274.00 $795 —
315–345 333 13 250.00–277.00 $263.81 $878 +19.60
360–395 370 12 240.00–270.00 $255.97 $947 +12.33
410–445 428 12 230.00–265.00 $253.45 $1,085 +15.82
455–480 462 9 220.00–260.00 $241.49 $1,116 +9.40
505–540 521 12 200.00–244.00 $231.44 $1,206 +5.31
560–590 572 9 225.00–238.00 $229.04 $1,310 +10.37
605 605 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 -2.00
660 660 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 248.00 $248.00 $806 +7.25
360–395 386 11 235.00–252.00 $239.67 $925 —
405–445 423 15 225.00–242.00 $231.25 $978 +12.70
475–480 479 4 224.00–230.00 $225.49 $1,080 —
510–545 521 7 210.00–222.00 $218.38 $1,138 +20.68
555–585 565 3 200.00–206.00 $202.07 $1,142 +1.07
710–725 714 7 170.00–175.00 $171.45 $1,224 —
765–785 775 6 160.00–169.00 $164.56 $1,275 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 296.00 $296.00 $814 +6.65
305–345 326 7 290.00–315.00 $300.43 $979 +18.43
370–390 383 10 280.00–300.00 $290.74 $1,114 +4.81
405–445 423 23 260.00–305.00 $283.73 $1,200 +12.97
455–490 469 8 240.00–274.00 $259.69 $1,218 +3.98
500–530 513 8 230.00–272.00 $260.07 $1,334 +26.07
560–595 586 6 215.00–248.00 $238.68 $1,399 —
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —
725 725 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 275.00 $275.00 $866 -6.52
350 350 1 265.00 $265.00 $928 -5.16
420–445 433 8 240.00–277.00 $262.62 $1,137 +13.11
460–480 474 12 230.00–265.00 $249.56 $1,183 +11.17
505–545 527 19 220.00–256.00 $246.37 $1,298 +26.37
565–595 580 2 200.00–210.00 $205.13 $1,190 -14.87
615–645 627 5 190.00–220.00 $210.88 $1,322 +3.98
655–670 659 4 180.00–210.00 $202.37 $1,334 +10.72
730–735 733 2 190.00–192.00 $191.00 $1,400 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 280.00–290.00 $284.92 $926 —
395 395 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,043 —
435–445 442 3 255.00–265.00 $258.28 $1,142 +18.28
470–490 483 9 237.00–250.00 $243.84 $1,178 +20.30
525–535 530 4 225.00–242.00 $235.52 $1,248 +25.52
575 575 3 220.00–227.00 $222.33 $1,278 +22.33
610–640 625 2 185.00–195.00 $189.88 $1,187 -0.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1360 1226 80-85% 32 100.00–110.00 $106.46 $1,305 —
1025–1545 1267 80-85% 19 93.00–101.00 $97.18 $1,231 —
1075–1480 1338 80-85% 12 108.00–118.00 $114.76 $1,535 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1220 950 85-90% 14 80.00–95.00 $87.38 $830 +7.14
930–1125 981 85-90% 19 88.00–93.00 $91.49 $898 +11.25
895–1105 987 85-90% 13 74.00–89.00 $81.92 $809 +1.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1510 1328 75-80% 3 109.00–116.00 $112.18 $1,490 +5.69
1380–1655 1590 75-80% 18 99.00–113.00 $108.66 $1,728 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1590 1438 8 105.00–110.00 $107.23 $1,542 —
1440–2120 1847 9 126.00–138.00 $134.59 $2,486 —
1230–2285 1860 13 114.00–126.00 $123.05 $2,289 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,620.00–1,770.00 $1,670.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,380.00–1,500.00 $1,452.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,238.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 825.00–1,175.00 $1,041.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 1,425.00–2,025.00 $1,877.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00–1,750.00 $1,675.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,075.00 $1,015.00 —

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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.