Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

3,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.16/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 472 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.69/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 524 lb · 75 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.05/cwt -11.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 378 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,425	1,795	3,547
Feeder cattle	2,567	1,407	2,816
Slaughter cattle	519	193	560
Replacement cattle	339	195	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	304	20	345.00–370.00	$347.38	$1,056	—
360–390	369	23	335.00–368.00	$350.64	$1,294	—
410–445	424	6	325.00–355.00	$333.06	$1,412	+0.57
445 fancy	445	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,535	—
450–495	465	18	300.00–330.00	$318.14	$1,479	-6.13
505–548	525	30	285.00–318.00	$310.25	$1,629	-0.83
553–565 value added	562	9	318.00–320.00	$318.44	$1,790	—
550–580	565	14	280.00–310.00	$293.86	$1,660	+1.49
622 value added	622	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,022	—
615–645	624	27	265.00–300.00	$289.76	$1,808	+15.51
655–669	667	9	238.00–245.00	$238.76	$1,593	—
710–720	712	11	225.00–246.00	$242.62	$1,727	+16.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	340.00	$340.00	$935	—
315–340	324	8	338.00–355.00	$347.92	$1,127	-1.44
355–396	382	14	325.00–330.00	$327.50	$1,251	-17.29
425–445	427	11	315.00–325.00	$318.64	$1,361	-1.49
450–490	473	12	295.00–320.00	$308.76	$1,460	-2.74
515–540	533	26	275.00–300.00	$295.46	$1,575	+2.25
555–585	568	7	258.00–282.00	$270.27	$1,535	-15.88
600–648	630	5	240.00–272.00	$256.58	$1,616	-5.08
655–680	666	4	220.00–245.00	$233.88	$1,558	-12.54
673 value added	673	11	252.00	$252.00	$1,696	—
710–715	713	2	200.00–210.00	$204.98	$1,462	-30.74
750–790	766	11	185.00–235.50	$225.73	$1,729	-3.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–345	319	9	315.00–340.00	$325.55	$1,039	—
360–390	379	11	310.00–325.00	$317.30	$1,203	+3.76
420–440	429	5	300.00–318.00	$307.66	$1,320	+5.91
455–480	472	3	285.00–290.00	$286.61	$1,353	—
500–545	522	13	255.00–290.00	$277.88	$1,451	-7.19
550–595	587	24	230.00–276.00	$256.85	$1,508	—
625–635	628	4	220.00–250.00	$237.47	$1,491	+5.90
665–695	683	4	200.00–242.00	$222.44	$1,519	—
720–745	733	2	185.00–190.00	$187.46	$1,374	—
775	775	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,395	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	330.00–332.00	$331.05	$927	—
300–345	316	33	300.00–325.00	$305.17	$964	-3.03
355–395	378	62	290.00–320.00	$298.05	$1,127	-11.85
400–445	421	25	278.00–295.00	$286.54	$1,206	+0.25
450–487	471	47	260.00–285.00	$273.47	$1,288	+3.04
475 value added	475	28	278.00	$278.00	$1,320	—
500–545	523	65	250.00–267.00	$257.62	$1,347	+3.37
525–532 value added	531	10	275.00–282.00	$280.61	$1,490	—
558 value added	558	21	266.00	$266.00	$1,484	—
550–585	568	18	240.00–250.00	$245.72	$1,396	+0.91
600–640	616	60	230.00–246.00	$240.73	$1,483	+2.51
650–680	663	3	230.00–240.00	$235.05	$1,558	+19.87
710–740	719	11	210.00–220.00	$211.71	$1,522	+6.73
765–786	785	14	200.00–207.00	$206.51	$1,621	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	310.00–315.00	$312.64	$860	+12.64
310–345	328	15	285.00–307.00	$298.73	$980	+8.75
360–395	372	22	270.00–305.00	$287.86	$1,071	+7.58
400–446	431	41	260.00–280.00	$271.51	$1,170	-1.45
455–490	471	42	245.00–271.00	$260.25	$1,226	+4.69
510–545	526	25	237.00–253.00	$247.57	$1,302	-0.48
550–595	575	23	230.00–245.00	$235.91	$1,356	+2.66
610–635	623	10	218.00–230.00	$223.52	$1,393	+3.04
650–680	667	15	200.00–215.00	$212.56	$1,418	+15.01
705–747	723	18	185.00–206.00	$201.30	$1,455	+1.30
760–792	783	7	187.00–204.00	$197.68	$1,548	+13.19
875	875	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,592	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	11	265.00–300.00	$277.14	$898	-1.84
355–390	376	4	262.00–290.00	$276.04	$1,038	+7.34
400–440	423	9	240.00–275.00	$253.05	$1,070	+5.57
460–495	480	11	238.00–260.00	$250.01	$1,200	+10.97
510–540	525	11	228.00–242.00	$234.11	$1,229	-0.12
555–590	573	2	220.00–225.00	$222.42	$1,274	+3.61
605–625	621	5	200.00–217.00	$205.73	$1,278	-6.83
720	720	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,382	-0.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	345.00	$345.00	$759	—
260	260	1	335.00	$335.00	$871	—
310–340	326	10	310.00–335.00	$322.50	$1,051	-10.53
350–385	373	12	300.00–320.00	$311.48	$1,162	-7.39
400–445	430	24	285.00–320.00	$303.18	$1,304	-6.42
453–495	463	47	268.00–310.00	$299.34	$1,386	+5.69
505–545	525	35	250.00–297.00	$279.77	$1,469	-2.69
550–595	565	21	235.00–267.00	$257.17	$1,453	+2.04
600–635	613	12	210.00–245.00	$234.90	$1,440	+2.97
670–695	688	5	190.00–238.00	$218.27	$1,502	-4.22
710–740	722	3	175.00–185.00	$180.06	$1,300	-29.94
765–770	768	2	165.00–210.00	$187.57	$1,441	-13.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	15	325.00–370.00	$344.65	$1,134	-8.73
355–385	371	13	315.00–360.00	$330.57	$1,226	-11.94
405–445	421	13	305.00–340.00	$317.60	$1,337	-3.47
455–475	465	14	280.00–320.00	$305.37	$1,420	-9.94
510–545	528	8	260.00–285.00	$273.64	$1,445	-16.67
550–590	564	8	255.00–277.00	$263.65	$1,487	-8.27
600–620	612	3	240.00–250.00	$245.05	$1,500	-2.09
660	660	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,518	-7.48
700–715	708	2	220.00–225.00	$222.53	$1,576	-12.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	330.00–335.00	$332.56	$732	—
280	280	1	320.00	$320.00	$896	-2.00
305–340	318	5	292.00–317.00	$305.36	$971	-11.63
360–375	368	4	282.00–305.00	$293.73	$1,081	-4.90
400–440	423	7	278.00–300.00	$287.33	$1,215	-7.22
460–495	469	9	275.00–295.00	$279.49	$1,311	+3.04
500–530	516	5	260.00–265.00	$262.02	$1,352	+4.93
550–590	575	11	238.00–250.00	$242.08	$1,392	+1.68
605–645	625	2	232.00–235.00	$233.45	$1,459	+8.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1435	1159	80-85%	30	107.00–114.00	$110.70	$1,283	-1.90
920–1550	1221	80-85%	74	114.00–126.00	$117.43	$1,434	-14.67
1015–1720	1284	80-85%	34	121.00–130.00	$125.00	$1,605	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1110	960	85-90%	13	85.00–103.00	$94.36	$906	—
880–1345	1056	85-90%	30	93.00–114.00	$100.62	$1,063	-15.04
930–1225	1080	85-90%	29	101.00–115.00	$105.57	$1,140	-10.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1760	1378	75-80%	28	104.00–123.00	$116.60	$1,607	-1.03
1190–1675	1427	75-80%	16	115.00–130.00	$124.55	$1,777	—
1405–1470	1438	75-80%	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,567	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1805	1499	16	114.00–133.00	$123.25	$1,848	-5.68
1200–2215	1670	30	125.00–139.00	$133.54	$2,230	—
1320–2160	1708	20	136.00–145.00	$139.77	$2,387	—

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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	2,700.00	$2,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	900.00–1,650.00	$1,453.57
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,400.00–2,300.00	$1,822.73
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,460.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,800.00	$1,615.38
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,415.00–1,900.00	$1,671.67

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	875.00–1,025.00	$933.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00

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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	30	1,300.00–2,500.00	$1,993.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,154.55	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,766.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,811.25	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,730.00	—

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	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,143.75	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.