Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

3,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $218.00/cwt ≈ $1,740/hd at 798 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.37/cwt +19.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 524 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.47/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 471 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,258	4,671	2,097
Feeder cattle	2,633	4,064	1,629
Slaughter cattle	416	465	300
Replacement cattle	209	142	168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	335	4	300.00–315.00	$304.74	$1,021	-21.72
360–395	378	6	297.00–305.00	$300.35	$1,135	-6.13
400–435	423	5	280.00–292.00	$286.77	$1,213	-5.24
460–490	475	21	265.00–289.00	$275.75	$1,310	-2.15
515–540	534	24	258.00–286.00	$260.66	$1,392	-5.03
550–595	581	43	240.00–268.00	$249.54	$1,450	-10.73
610–645	631	17	228.00–250.00	$232.96	$1,470	-8.34
660–690	681	19	217.00–232.00	$222.72	$1,517	+0.89
700–735	719	8	219.00–228.00	$220.98	$1,589	+26.77
751–795	775	28	185.00–218.00	$211.62	$1,640	+20.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	310	3	315.00–325.00	$321.77	$997	-6.56
380	380	2	310.00–318.00	$314.00	$1,193	+13.95
410 value added	410	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,271	—
400–445	427	6	288.00–300.00	$293.25	$1,252	-9.50
455 value added	455	1	307.00	$307.00	$1,397	—
450–490	473	11	275.00–297.00	$282.55	$1,336	-9.45
500 value added	500	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,475	—
505–535	520	24	270.00–290.00	$281.72	$1,465	+10.01
550–565	551	23	260.00–287.00	$283.56	$1,562	+8.93
600–645	623	37	240.00–277.00	$245.34	$1,528	+2.41
660–675	669	17	235.00–255.00	$237.05	$1,586	+8.36
715–745	725	3	227.00–232.00	$229.63	$1,665	+15.13
755–760	757	3	223.00–225.00	$224.33	$1,698	+7.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	60	218.00	$218.00	$1,740	—
819	819	20	210.00	$210.00	$1,720	—
933	933	24	201.00	$201.00	$1,875	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	275.00–285.00	$279.87	$1,050	-11.84
435	435	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,140	-6.68
505–545	525	5	245.00–250.00	$246.04	$1,292	-10.71
675	675	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,465	+7.00
725–745	735	2	213.00–215.00	$214.01	$1,573	+11.56
790	790	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,659	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	212	3	290.00–292.00	$291.32	$618	+21.32
300–330	319	15	250.00–278.00	$267.77	$854	+7.21
355–380	370	32	240.00–268.00	$250.98	$929	-1.00
400–445	420	33	230.00–267.00	$247.17	$1,038	+1.28
453–495	471	52	222.00–258.00	$234.47	$1,104	±0.00
500–545	527	47	212.00–246.00	$222.60	$1,173	-8.56
555–595	574	30	202.00–225.00	$216.35	$1,242	-10.16
600–640	615	16	190.00–214.00	$201.14	$1,237	-8.83
617	617	14	198.00	$198.00	$1,222	-11.97
675–690	687	12	190.00–207.00	$199.92	$1,373	-1.79
705–710	706	7	180.00–189.00	$187.71	$1,325	-6.84
790–795	792	5	170.00–192.00	$178.83	$1,416	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	+36.00
325–345	329	7	262.00–290.00	$275.53	$906	+4.18
355–395	368	12	250.00–280.00	$270.00	$994	+9.28
388 value added	388	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,036	—
400–445	418	13	245.00–276.00	$256.03	$1,070	+1.36
440 value added	440	5	286.00	$286.00	$1,258	—
455–495	474	21	235.00–267.00	$245.67	$1,164	+3.67
500–539	524	56	230.00–265.00	$256.37	$1,343	+19.61
560–590	581	41	212.00–250.00	$227.13	$1,320	-2.03
600–625	612	13	202.00–230.00	$218.58	$1,338	-2.47
665–685	673	23	203.00–215.00	$206.28	$1,388	-3.53
689 fancy	689	4	202.50	$202.50	$1,395	-25.00
707–715	708	10	200.00–203.00	$202.70	$1,435	-2.07
755	755	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,472	-5.00
826	826	17	182.00	$182.00	$1,503	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	8	230.00–264.00	$246.60	$814	-2.66
360–375	372	5	230.00–250.00	$238.45	$887	-8.77
410–445	428	23	220.00–250.00	$233.88	$1,001	+0.53
460–495	472	3	230.00–232.00	$231.30	$1,092	+7.86
530–535	531	4	205.00–220.00	$211.51	$1,123	-3.82
565–595	584	5	200.00–210.00	$204.98	$1,197	-7.02
655–675	664	4	182.00–195.00	$188.53	$1,252	+1.10
735–745	740	2	181.00–185.00	$182.99	$1,354	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	310.00	$310.00	$852	+8.00
325–340	332	15	290.00–310.00	$301.90	$1,002	+8.96
360–385	370	10	280.00–308.00	$291.54	$1,079	+3.95
400–445	423	18	255.00–295.00	$272.67	$1,153	-9.51
455–495	474	22	255.00–277.00	$262.83	$1,246	-3.22
505–545	528	30	238.00–256.00	$244.69	$1,292	-2.40
555–595	568	16	228.00–254.00	$235.36	$1,337	-2.09
610–645	632	7	207.00–242.00	$222.08	$1,404	-1.99
660–690	680	5	212.00–225.00	$217.33	$1,478	+6.66
710–745	723	5	187.00–210.00	$199.48	$1,442	-0.52
755	755	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	286	7	316.00–325.00	$319.61	$914	+7.83
300–345	320	18	292.00–330.00	$314.71	$1,007	+7.35
355–395	370	14	292.00–320.00	$308.18	$1,140	+4.00
400–445	423	12	277.00–298.00	$286.00	$1,210	-6.23
450–490	469	16	255.00–287.00	$269.39	$1,263	-6.88
500–545	516	12	249.00–270.00	$254.71	$1,314	-3.19
555–595	568	5	240.00–245.00	$241.80	$1,373	-1.89
600–615	608	2	250.00–258.00	$254.05	$1,545	+22.28
660–675	668	2	230.00–240.00	$234.94	$1,569	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	5	294.00–300.00	$297.63	$827	—
375–380	378	5	262.00–295.00	$282.84	$1,069	+6.84
435–445	442	3	270.00–274.00	$271.31	$1,199	+0.55
490–495	491	4	248.00–250.00	$249.50	$1,225	-3.39
525	525	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	$1,194	-4.82
555–560	558	3	210.00–222.00	$217.33	$1,213	-9.40
625–635	630	2	210.00–212.00	$210.99	$1,329	+4.86
735	735	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,470	+15.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1470	1154	80-85%	30	85.00–100.00	$95.76	$1,105	+2.36
900–1580	1198	80-85%	56	91.00–106.00	$101.86	$1,220	+8.46
1015–1425	1202	80-85%	34	103.00–112.00	$108.44	$1,303	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1105	975	85-90%	29	63.00–86.00	$79.84	$778	-12.75
785–1140	1024	85-90%	30	90.00–97.00	$93.89	$961	+8.86
875–1290	1059	85-90%	46	70.00–94.00	$87.56	$927	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1345	1285	75-80%	2	113.00–118.00	$115.62	$1,486	—
1205–1775	1395	75-80%	22	99.00–108.00	$104.82	$1,462	—
1335–1610	1469	75-80%	9	95.00–102.00	$99.14	$1,456	-3.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1710	1525	15	97.00–116.00	$109.41	$1,669	—
1420–2145	1794	14	105.00–124.00	$116.19	$2,084	-9.11
1620–2050	1877	9	113.00–132.00	$123.65	$2,321	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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)	17	1,130.00–1,650.00	$1,400.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	800.00–1,075.00	$852.78
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,466.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,120.45

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,125.00	$1,037.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,000.00	$968.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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	8	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,293.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,550.00–1,700.00	$1,633.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,850.00–2,025.00	$1,972.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,033.33	—

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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.