Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

3,788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $234.00/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 745 lb · 370 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.70/cwt ≈ $1,474/hd at 620 lb · 139 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.85/cwt ≈ $1,473/hd at 585 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,788	2,010	2,201
Feeder cattle	3,162	1,611	1,693
Slaughter cattle	382	244	277
Replacement cattle	244	155	231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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
210 value added	210	1	400.00	$400.00	$840	—
260–270	265	2	360.00	$360.00	$954	—
265–270 value added	268	2	385.00–390.00	$387.52	$1,039	—
325–330	326	4	355.00–385.00	$371.69	$1,212	+3.05
355–395	375	6	330.00–360.00	$341.13	$1,279	-13.67
405 value added	405	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,397	—
400–435	424	6	325.00	$325.00	$1,378	-20.26
450–495	469	17	306.00–325.00	$314.36	$1,474	-4.38
505–535	518	15	290.00–315.00	$301.72	$1,563	-5.08
560–585	571	18	285.00–297.00	$289.81	$1,655	+10.41
605–649	633	9	265.00–285.00	$270.58	$1,713	+7.44
675–680	678	2	242.00–244.00	$243.00	$1,648	-4.51
745	745	370	234.00	$234.00	$1,743	—
765–780	770	3	225.00–227.00	$226.32	$1,743	-6.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	340.00	$340.00	$765	—
302–345	317	18	330.00–370.00	$347.34	$1,101	+1.48
360–375	372	6	332.00–350.00	$340.29	$1,266	+11.83
405–445	423	13	310.00–340.00	$322.90	$1,366	+2.97
475–490	478	6	295.00–300.00	$298.34	$1,426	-5.81
500–545	525	18	274.00–295.00	$287.92	$1,512	+12.71
580–595	588	4	272.00–280.00	$275.95	$1,623	-0.19
605–645	624	4	257.00–267.00	$262.30	$1,637	-1.58
675	675	2	236.00–245.00	$240.50	$1,623	-1.08
720–745	733	3	216.00–222.00	$218.68	$1,603	-12.74
775	775	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,612	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,138	-1.77
370–380	375	8	315.00–325.00	$321.49	$1,206	+4.76
435–445	440	2	300.00–302.00	$301.01	$1,324	-8.99
480–495	489	6	280.00–295.00	$290.18	$1,419	+0.18
505–540	523	5	260.00–285.00	$270.88	$1,417	-14.69
550–590	573	3	258.00–270.00	$262.51	$1,504	-1.45
630	630	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,487	-18.63
670–675	673	2	210.00–224.00	$217.03	$1,461	-10.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694	694	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	81	251.85	$251.85	$1,473	—
600–633	620	139	234.25–243.25	$237.70	$1,474	—
859	859	27	190.00	$190.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	1	350.00	$350.00	$735	—
200–225	213	3	330.00–340.00	$336.64	$717	—
255–295	269	6	308.00–320.00	$314.32	$846	+20.83
255–285 fancy	270	2	335.00–340.00	$337.64	$912	—
305–345	325	15	292.00–320.00	$305.45	$993	+21.42
335 fancy	335	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,089	—
357–390	373	20	277.00–312.00	$293.52	$1,095	+13.02
400–417 fancy	411	3	305.00–310.00	$306.62	$1,260	—
400–445	426	23	268.00–300.00	$279.48	$1,191	+3.26
450–495	478	44	258.00–282.00	$269.80	$1,290	+5.80
510–545	524	18	248.00–270.00	$257.61	$1,350	+2.47
558–595	572	14	232.00–258.00	$249.63	$1,428	+7.62
605–645	634	23	232.00–245.00	$233.03	$1,477	+7.25
655–682	677	5	230.00–232.50	$232.02	$1,571	+12.02
700–745	726	6	206.00–217.00	$210.22	$1,526	—
765–780	770	25	198.00–211.00	$210.04	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	320.00–325.00	$322.36	$719	—
265–291	283	6	310.00–315.00	$310.82	$880	+21.87
320–345	335	16	272.00–307.50	$296.10	$992	+16.13
355–395	380	22	260.00–300.00	$276.84	$1,052	+5.05
415–445	428	25	255.00–290.00	$266.38	$1,140	+5.58
450–490	473	32	242.00–270.00	$251.28	$1,189	-2.54
505–540	522	21	240.00–255.00	$248.76	$1,299	-4.99
550–595	575	13	226.00–242.00	$236.39	$1,359	+2.43
605–645	625	22	220.00–230.00	$221.21	$1,383	-8.06
715–720	718	2	187.00–192.00	$189.49	$1,361	-0.51
755–785	770	2	190.00–200.00	$194.90	$1,501	+1.32
825	825	6	172.50	$172.50	$1,423	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	310.00	$310.00	$713	—
250	250	1	300.00	$300.00	$750	—
325	325	3	265.00–295.00	$275.00	$894	-2.15
375–395	382	6	245.00–290.00	$262.49	$1,003	+4.45
400–445	433	13	240.00–275.00	$253.89	$1,099	-4.39
455–490	473	13	235.00–260.00	$241.71	$1,143	-3.76
505–545	530	11	230.00–240.00	$234.27	$1,242	-4.45
570–590	580	11	210.00–225.00	$215.59	$1,250	-4.54
605–610	608	3	212.00–222.00	$216.35	$1,315	-1.66
705–745	725	2	182.00–190.00	$186.11	$1,349	—
765	765	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,415	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	345.00	$345.00	$811	—
255–275	266	4	330.00–335.00	$331.24	$881	—
310–340	321	8	320.00–370.00	$345.26	$1,108	-13.06
355–395	374	17	305.00–355.00	$317.64	$1,188	-25.52
400–445	424	15	295.00–342.00	$315.55	$1,338	+1.11
450–495	473	13	280.00–295.00	$286.14	$1,353	-12.73
505–545	518	13	270.00–285.00	$276.44	$1,432	+6.24
575	575	3	250.00–260.00	$253.33	$1,457	-11.40
605–635	620	6	232.00–242.00	$236.46	$1,466	-1.28
655–675	667	5	210.00–235.00	$228.07	$1,521	+2.30
715–720	718	2	217.00–222.00	$219.51	$1,576	+14.60
755–765	763	4	204.00–220.00	$207.96	$1,587	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	360.00	$360.00	$810	—
255–280	269	4	340.00–345.00	$341.19	$918	-48.81
315–345	333	7	335.00–385.00	$366.77	$1,221	-4.81
350–395	373	6	320.00–370.00	$342.05	$1,276	-17.27
415–445	430	5	310.00–326.00	$321.13	$1,381	-5.30
450–490	471	9	295.00–322.00	$304.56	$1,434	-10.36
500–545	522	26	280.00–295.00	$287.15	$1,499	-6.57
550–597	574	12	255.00–285.00	$269.33	$1,546	+0.56
715–725	720	2	214.00–237.00	$225.42	$1,623	—
765	765	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	330.00	$330.00	$792	—
275	275	1	325.00	$325.00	$894	—
300–340	331	5	305.00–315.00	$310.11	$1,026	-33.91
355–395	378	7	290.00–345.00	$322.38	$1,219	-5.78
415–448	435	21	280.00–330.00	$299.18	$1,301	-7.05
450–495	480	16	267.00–295.00	$275.77	$1,324	-10.56
500–545	526	12	246.00–270.00	$258.64	$1,360	-11.39
575–595	585	3	236.00–255.00	$245.72	$1,437	—
605–635	619	7	222.00–240.00	$232.90	$1,442	+1.87
650–690	670	2	215.00–220.00	$217.57	$1,458	—
715–730	723	3	205.00–212.00	$208.02	$1,504	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1505	1187	80-85%	45	101.00–116.00	$109.66	$1,302	+4.40
940–1570	1236	80-85%	50	95.00–108.00	$103.68	$1,281	—
1070–1580	1286	80-85%	26	111.00–125.00	$117.46	$1,511	+5.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1195	959	85-90%	32	79.00–94.00	$86.82	$833	—
880–1365	972	85-90%	26	93.00–105.00	$100.61	$978	—
745–1345	999	85-90%	28	88.00–97.00	$92.82	$927	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1655	1329	75-80%	10	113.00–119.00	$115.93	$1,541	—
1220–1700	1420	75-80%	9	94.00–105.00	$98.85	$1,404	-4.95
1235–1635	1422	75-80%	15	104.00–114.00	$108.93	$1,549	+5.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1905	1625	20	107.00–129.00	$121.63	$1,976	+12.05
1345–2300	1766	26	120.00–139.00	$128.26	$2,265	—
1690–2105	1851	9	130.00–151.00	$140.86	$2,607	—

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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	8	720.00–780.00	$750.00

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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)	13	1,300.00–1,750.00	$1,490.38
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,550.00–1,950.00	$1,675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,290.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	900.00–1,200.00	$1,110.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,625.00–1,775.00	$1,678.33

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)	4	960.00–1,095.00	$1,061.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,160.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	950.00–1,100.00	$1,028.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,050.00	$975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,318.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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)	6	1,050.00–2,275.00	$1,883.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	1,300.00–2,450.00	$2,317.24

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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	16	1,950.00–2,625.00	$2,178.13	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,481.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00–2,250.00	$1,925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,225.00–1,900.00	$1,693.75	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,433.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.