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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

4,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.60/cwt ≈ $1,546/hd at 612 lb · 126 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.29/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 478 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $271.76/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 477 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,135 2,619 3,710
Feeder cattle 3,450 1,993 2,595
Slaughter cattle 520 266 719
Replacement cattle 165 360 396

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 12 372.00–395.00 $388.45 $1,274 -2.44
350–395 374 21 340.00–400.00 $375.00 $1,402 +11.15
380–395 value added 388 2 400.00–411.00 $405.39 $1,573 —
400–435 418 24 327.00–380.00 $353.44 $1,477 +5.92
425 value added 425 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 —
465–475 value added 472 3 355.00–360.00 $358.36 $1,691 —
455–495 480 34 320.00–350.00 $337.84 $1,622 +8.13
500–540 520 11 310.00–330.00 $320.21 $1,665 +10.92
534–545 value added 537 8 336.00–345.00 $337.65 $1,813 —
555–580 559 11 290.00–300.00 $296.88 $1,660 +0.78
560–575 value added 563 20 319.00–332.00 $320.11 $1,802 —
600–625 616 4 270.00–300.00 $287.65 $1,772 +12.40
650–690 676 12 260.00–288.00 $269.32 $1,821 —
701–725 706 9 244.00–254.00 $252.64 $1,784 +8.64
765–790 777 3 220.00–230.00 $224.05 $1,741 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 378.00 $378.00 $1,096 -2.00
325 325 6 335.00–380.00 $365.83 $1,189 +3.25
350–385 375 14 332.00–375.00 $354.34 $1,329 +2.87
405–445 429 10 315.00–335.00 $326.41 $1,400 -18.66
465–483 477 9 315.00–320.00 $317.67 $1,515 +2.68
510–548 535 10 299.00–310.00 $305.30 $1,633 +11.23
590–595 591 11 300.00–306.00 $301.00 $1,779 +26.01
615–635 628 22 250.00–284.00 $270.60 $1,699 +5.56
660–685 673 2 270.00–275.00 $272.55 $1,834 +22.55
708–740 714 9 245.00–248.00 $246.11 $1,757 +11.76
775–776 776 18 242.00–245.00 $242.17 $1,879 +5.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 350.00–360.00 $352.86 $1,147 +11.19
375–390 380 5 322.00–340.00 $332.33 $1,263 +11.02
405–445 430 4 310.00–320.00 $314.91 $1,354 +13.20
530–538 536 4 290.00–297.00 $291.73 $1,564 —
617–619 618 14 260.00–269.00 $263.85 $1,631 —
721 721 26 240.00 $240.00 $1,730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 276 4 290.00–325.00 $298.87 $825 -19.61
300–346 323 31 290.00–350.00 $320.25 $1,034 +11.74
350–395 375 41 280.00–330.00 $300.31 $1,126 +10.81
400–446 429 56 269.00–315.00 $288.09 $1,236 +10.62
455–499 477 57 255.00–295.00 $271.76 $1,296 +9.96
500–545 520 57 240.00–270.00 $257.63 $1,340 +9.18
555–595 574 26 230.00–252.00 $244.01 $1,401 +9.89
600–640 624 17 222.00–240.00 $230.55 $1,439 +6.99
650–690 661 8 220.00–230.00 $223.36 $1,476 +14.48
705 705 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 +17.66
775 775 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,550 +20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 318.00 $318.00 $890 -16.26
300–345 324 23 307.00–385.00 $333.19 $1,080 +11.82
335–345 value added 340 2 330.00–335.00 $332.46 $1,130 —
350–395 375 33 290.00–360.00 $314.58 $1,180 +5.96
375–395 value added 382 3 325.00–335.00 $331.55 $1,267 —
400–440 415 41 282.00–330.00 $300.97 $1,249 +7.10
455–499 477 58 270.00–320.00 $283.85 $1,354 +6.96
495 value added 495 2 295.00–299.00 $297.00 $1,470 —
500–530 516 31 255.00–290.00 $267.76 $1,382 +6.70
520–545 value added 528 5 285.00–290.00 $286.43 $1,512 —
550–587 578 33 250.00–270.00 $261.13 $1,509 +10.82
611–635 624 24 232.00–248.00 $242.60 $1,514 +7.06
650–690 663 15 227.00–244.00 $237.29 $1,573 +14.82
700–740 727 15 207.50–230.00 $218.60 $1,589 -1.13
790–795 793 2 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $1,646 -0.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 126 252.60 $252.60 $1,546 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 315.00 $315.00 $898 +7.53
305–345 338 6 270.00–330.00 $300.25 $1,015 +20.70
360–395 374 8 265.00–325.00 $290.02 $1,085 +8.98
405–445 424 19 240.00–300.00 $276.46 $1,172 +25.22
460–490 478 27 247.00–280.00 $263.26 $1,258 +12.49
515–545 531 8 222.00–255.00 $245.38 $1,303 +16.36
560–595 580 11 220.00–240.00 $229.22 $1,329 +4.22
610–625 622 14 210.00–227.00 $218.04 $1,356 +9.37
660–690 680 4 200.00–215.00 $208.73 $1,419 +11.69
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 -6.98
770–775 773 2 185.00–190.00 $187.49 $1,449 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 350.00 $350.00 $788 -15.00
290 290 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 -3.54
305–340 323 10 335.00–385.00 $351.70 $1,136 -3.69
360–385 368 23 335.00–380.00 $362.70 $1,335 +26.18
400–445 421 21 315.00–350.00 $328.73 $1,384 +8.52
455–495 474 25 295.00–320.00 $307.78 $1,459 +5.64
500–540 524 28 260.00–300.00 $278.92 $1,462 -10.20
550–595 571 19 245.00–287.00 $266.65 $1,523 +0.91
615–645 633 16 230.00–262.00 $248.53 $1,573 +4.26
670–690 678 13 230.00–242.00 $239.14 $1,621 +3.66
700–740 720 5 205.00–240.00 $223.92 $1,612 +5.04
755–795 782 5 180.00–212.00 $197.96 $1,548 -5.75
865–875 870 4 195.00–200.00 $197.49 $1,718 —
925 925 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 360.00 $360.00 $936 -5.00
310–345 333 8 350.00–395.00 $379.59 $1,264 +3.45
350–395 365 25 340.00–390.00 $361.99 $1,321 -0.81
383 fancy 383 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,446 —
405–445 422 25 325.00–380.00 $339.52 $1,433 +7.57
450–490 470 27 303.00–360.00 $327.19 $1,538 +13.66
500–545 517 19 280.00–340.00 $291.36 $1,506 -10.65
555–590 571 8 265.00–310.00 $280.04 $1,599 -3.77
600–640 616 5 247.00–280.00 $259.39 $1,598 -4.64
650–690 666 5 244.00–255.00 $247.57 $1,649 +3.57
720–740 730 2 220.00–230.00 $224.93 $1,642 -5.07
760–775 768 2 200.00–210.00 $205.05 $1,575 -12.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 345.00–365.00 $355.27 $1,005 +18.61
320–330 323 16 335.00–380.00 $370.51 $1,197 +43.73
350–395 369 11 320.00–360.00 $332.67 $1,228 +0.82
405–435 423 10 300.00–330.00 $312.52 $1,322 +17.43
450–498 475 17 280.00–300.00 $289.68 $1,376 +0.28
515–545 532 8 250.00–287.00 $275.83 $1,467 +1.69
555–595 578 8 245.00–275.00 $255.71 $1,478 -0.08
610–640 626 7 230.00–255.00 $241.49 $1,512 +3.15
655–680 665 3 205.00–215.00 $209.95 $1,396 -2.49
710–745 721 4 200.00–225.00 $214.75 $1,548 +19.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1515 1180 80-85% 41 105.00–128.00 $116.25 $1,372 -11.34
970–1585 1216 80-85% 76 114.00–134.00 $123.85 $1,506 —
1055–1695 1274 80-85% 46 127.00–144.00 $130.35 $1,661 -2.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1220 1043 85-90% 28 98.00–122.00 $113.08 $1,179 +1.79
875–1280 1064 85-90% 17 89.00–108.00 $102.75 $1,093 —
940–1700 1077 85-90% 29 95.00–118.00 $109.58 $1,180 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1545 1290 75-80% 31 119.00–133.00 $129.06 $1,665 —
1250–1455 1365 75-80% 16 111.00–125.00 $119.55 $1,632 —
1180–1685 1404 75-80% 12 122.00–138.00 $132.73 $1,864 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–2200 1444 18 120.00–135.00 $126.97 $1,833 —
1265–2000 1698 15 140.00–149.00 $144.06 $2,446 —
1370–2105 1722 21 130.00–141.00 $136.09 $2,343 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 545.00–690.00 $641.67

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,025.00–1,600.00 $1,246.88
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,400.00–2,200.00 $1,625.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,200.00–1,625.00 $1,438.89
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,600.00–2,000.00 $1,810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 975.00–1,100.00 $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 8 2,350.00–2,500.00 $2,425.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,575.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 1,350.00–2,100.00 $1,892.11 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,820.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,333.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,733.33 —

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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.