Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

3,233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.61/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 569 lb · 84 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.53/cwt -9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 714 lb · 78 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $227.98/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 724 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,233	3,771	2,116
Feeder cattle	2,748	3,241	1,591
Slaughter cattle	304	351	313
Replacement cattle	181	179	212

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,015	—
310–345	326	7	348.00–375.00	$360.58	$1,175	+20.25
360–395	376	12	330.00–360.00	$346.40	$1,302	+16.03
425 value added	425	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,445	—
400–445	426	20	310.00–327.00	$322.36	$1,373	+2.74
483 value added	483	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,546	+3.00
465–496	492	56	290.00–313.00	$305.31	$1,502	+4.84
502 value added	502	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,581	—
515–535	525	11	278.00–295.00	$285.09	$1,497	-3.46
553–595	569	33	258.00–283.00	$274.18	$1,560	+5.96
614–645	628	19	240.00–265.00	$249.96	$1,570	+3.63
660–690	678	9	230.00–245.00	$237.21	$1,608	-3.87
700–740	724	77	212.00–230.00	$227.98	$1,651	+1.84
785	785	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,743	-1.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	23	310.00–345.00	$331.55	$1,087	-7.13
355–395	371	22	305.00–340.00	$319.08	$1,184	+2.05
405–445	425	15	290.00–312.00	$306.10	$1,301	-4.00
455–498	484	37	278.00–292.00	$286.51	$1,387	+6.82
505–548	526	22	250.00–280.00	$268.31	$1,411	-0.69
550–595	579	12	243.00–270.00	$255.51	$1,479	-7.28
610–635	629	9	230.00–240.00	$237.56	$1,494	-3.63
667–692	676	8	211.00–229.00	$222.09	$1,501	-8.29
714–715	714	8	217.00–232.00	$230.12	$1,643	+15.40
770	770	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,578	-3.96
803	803	7	215.00	$215.00	$1,726	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	310.00–315.00	$312.46	$1,047	-5.86
370–395	379	9	307.00–325.00	$315.24	$1,195	+13.33
415–440	425	5	290.00–295.00	$292.07	$1,241	+1.50
492–495	493	4	258.00–275.00	$262.27	$1,293	-17.73
500–540	520	2	242.00–260.00	$251.35	$1,307	-3.65
695	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	+5.99
715	715	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,466	—
785	785	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,531	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	3	280.00–290.00	$283.60	$774	-2.89
300–345	329	10	280.00–300.00	$287.61	$946	-0.44
350–395	374	23	270.00–285.00	$275.87	$1,032	+2.20
400–445	419	24	255.00–278.00	$265.12	$1,111	-3.93
455 fancy	455	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,174	—
450–490	466	33	245.00–276.00	$259.11	$1,207	+5.26
501–545	509	69	240.00–268.00	$258.25	$1,314	+16.31
555–575	569	84	232.00–255.00	$250.61	$1,426	+12.14
600–645	609	22	218.00–230.00	$223.16	$1,359	+2.37
665–690	672	5	212.00–220.00	$214.84	$1,444	-2.76
713–732	714	78	209.00–217.00	$209.53	$1,496	+9.51
790–795	793	2	202.00–205.00	$203.50	$1,614	+15.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	280.00	$280.00	$686	—
265–290	283	4	270.00	$270.00	$764	-3.99
305–345	326	15	260.00–280.00	$271.54	$885	-2.23
350–395	383	32	245.00–275.00	$258.08	$988	-10.12
400–445	423	38	240.00–267.00	$254.40	$1,076	+3.38
450–495	470	37	235.00–256.00	$244.73	$1,150	+2.27
520–545	528	65	227.00–248.00	$240.97	$1,272	+4.13
550–590	568	16	217.00–235.00	$225.34	$1,280	+3.29
600–645	626	9	205.00–220.00	$212.64	$1,331	+0.63
650–695	668	15	198.00–295.00	$212.17	$1,417	+3.60
715–740	726	8	190.00–200.00	$195.86	$1,422	+1.89
790	790	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,422	-4.97

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	+3.00
305–340	314	6	250.00–260.00	$257.37	$808	+8.24
365–395	378	13	235.00–258.00	$244.67	$925	+1.94
410–445	429	17	230.00–255.00	$245.19	$1,052	+11.23
465–490	478	3	220.00–235.00	$229.54	$1,097	-0.25
505–545	533	9	195.00–230.00	$213.72	$1,139	-2.93
640	640	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,280	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	350.00	$350.00	$998	+25.00
325–340	333	2	290.00–340.00	$314.44	$1,047	-4.63
350–395	376	27	295.00–330.00	$312.85	$1,176	+9.28
405–445	426	33	265.00–300.00	$287.36	$1,224	-0.43
465–495	486	16	250.00–277.00	$267.98	$1,302	-4.75
505–545	530	31	235.00–272.00	$257.54	$1,365	-0.62
565–595	578	13	225.00–250.00	$238.63	$1,379	-8.81
600–645	623	14	210.00–238.00	$224.44	$1,398	-5.61
660–680	670	2	200.00–207.00	$203.55	$1,364	-10.03
705–745	721	5	188.00–204.00	$192.34	$1,387	-13.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	365.00	$365.00	$803	—
250–295	278	6	310.00–362.00	$345.17	$960	+16.13
305–340	320	15	320.00–360.00	$342.87	$1,097	+9.37
350–395	379	14	300.00–348.00	$322.69	$1,223	+1.95
415 fancy	415	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,286	—
400–445	417	22	280.00–317.00	$305.22	$1,273	-1.17
450–495	471	20	279.00–297.00	$284.03	$1,338	-1.80
500–535	523	18	265.00–282.00	$272.19	$1,424	+6.89
550–580	562	17	242.00–270.00	$253.59	$1,425	+0.45
610–620	615	3	230.00–240.00	$235.32	$1,447	-6.32
650–680	660	5	215.00–236.00	$225.61	$1,489	-3.63
710–730	720	2	200.00–210.00	$204.93	$1,475	-12.07
760–775	768	2	190.00–195.00	$192.52	$1,479	-13.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	340.00–342.00	$340.98	$938	+35.98
320–345	333	2	330.00–335.00	$332.59	$1,108	+36.38
370–395	378	6	287.00–300.00	$294.44	$1,113	+16.84
425–445	433	9	255.00–280.00	$267.25	$1,157	-4.87
457–485	464	6	247.00–250.00	$249.48	$1,158	-8.28
515–535	529	7	240.00–250.00	$242.89	$1,285	+6.23
580–590	586	4	220.00–230.00	$224.99	$1,318	-2.64
650–690	670	2	198.00–200.00	$199.03	$1,334	-17.97
725	725	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,378	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1365	1110	80-85%	32	86.00–104.00	$97.86	$1,086	—
945–1580	1190	80-85%	29	95.00–110.00	$103.68	$1,234	+3.89
1080–1405	1239	80-85%	21	104.00–116.00	$111.92	$1,387	+5.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1290	1019	85-90%	18	76.00–98.00	$89.44	$911	—
845–1210	1019	85-90%	15	70.00–88.00	$84.66	$863	—
1015–1210	1098	85-90%	13	95.00–105.00	$98.46	$1,081	+5.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1715	1436	75-80%	14	109.00–116.00	$112.10	$1,610	+12.56
1245–1665	1442	75-80%	15	100.00–110.00	$106.75	$1,539	+7.21
1530	1530	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,576	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1735	1555	2	105.00–118.00	$110.75	$1,722	-2.07
1335–2030	1630	15	115.00–127.00	$121.94	$1,988	—
1680–1970	1857	3	126.00–134.00	$129.45	$2,404	—

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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	1	865.00	$865.00

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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)	6	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,412.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,975.00	$1,445.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,900.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00–1,100.00	$991.67

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)	5	900.00–1,225.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$837.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,000.00	$966.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,450.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	725.00–900.00	$841.67
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,188.89

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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	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,487.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00–2,400.00	$1,937.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,440.74	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.