Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

1,810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.76/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 530 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.15/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 478 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $270.05/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 479 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,810	4,135	1,898
Feeder cattle	1,467	3,450	1,514
Slaughter cattle	217	520	222
Replacement cattle	126	165	162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	9	390.00	$390.00	$1,287	+1.55
405	405	2	365.00–375.00	$370.00	$1,498	+16.56
455–490	463	16	330.00–360.00	$337.53	$1,563	-0.31
515–540	536	35	308.00–340.00	$313.22	$1,679	-6.99
555–580	566	11	300.00–306.00	$302.44	$1,712	+5.56
605–610	608	2	300.00–301.00	$300.50	$1,827	+12.85
675–680	678	2	284.00–291.00	$287.51	$1,949	+18.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	17	285.50	$285.50	$1,593	—
692	692	32	254.00	$254.00	$1,758	—
767	767	17	230.50	$230.50	$1,768	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	4	340.00–360.00	$348.80	$1,179	-17.03
355–380	369	6	330.00–365.00	$352.50	$1,301	-1.84
410–425	421	6	317.00–346.00	$322.25	$1,357	-4.16
470–495	488	13	311.00–330.00	$316.41	$1,544	-1.26
500–540	521	10	295.00–312.00	$304.82	$1,588	-0.48
565–595	581	6	282.00–295.00	$288.39	$1,676	-12.61
635–640	638	2	288.00–291.00	$289.49	$1,847	+18.89
655–660	656	4	279.00–280.00	$279.75	$1,835	+7.20
725–735	730	2	240.00–244.00	$241.99	$1,767	-4.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	245.00	$245.00	$796	-107.86
365–375	374	7	330.00–348.00	$339.44	$1,270	+7.11
425	425	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,381	+10.09
470–490	480	2	310.00–316.00	$312.94	$1,502	—
545	545	1	291.00	$291.00	$1,586	-0.73
570–590	580	2	280.00–285.00	$282.46	$1,638	—
615–630	623	2	278.00–280.00	$278.99	$1,738	+15.14
675	675	1	258.00	$258.00	$1,742	—
745	745	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,714	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	260	3	328.00–345.00	$333.88	$868	+15.88
305–325	320	13	308.00–337.00	$325.55	$1,042	-7.64
350–390	373	16	300.00–320.00	$308.39	$1,150	-6.19
405–435	416	17	290.00–306.00	$299.24	$1,245	-1.73
455–493	478	39	278.00–285.00	$281.15	$1,344	-2.70
510–542	530	56	260.50–283.00	$271.76	$1,440	+4.00
575	575	18	260.00–261.00	$260.94	$1,500	-0.19
630–645	641	4	230.00–240.00	$232.46	$1,490	-10.14
772	772	8	208.50	$208.50	$1,610	+0.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	315.00	$315.00	$914	+16.13
300–340	318	20	299.00–315.00	$303.55	$965	-16.70
355–395	381	23	288.00–305.00	$294.52	$1,122	-5.79
405–440	420	20	280.00–292.00	$285.46	$1,199	-2.63
460–493	479	37	255.00–277.00	$270.05	$1,294	-1.71
505–545	526	18	245.00–272.00	$262.16	$1,379	+4.53
550–590	569	20	228.00–252.00	$240.31	$1,367	-3.70
605–635	621	8	215.00–248.00	$236.15	$1,466	+5.60
660–675	665	4	205.00–230.00	$216.19	$1,438	-7.17
705–745	723	4	190.00–218.00	$204.96	$1,482	-10.04
775–790	783	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$1,429	-17.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	302.00	$302.00	$891	-13.00
330	330	2	296.00	$296.00	$977	-4.25
355–390	377	10	265.00–286.00	$279.49	$1,054	-10.53
420–445	436	8	270.00–280.00	$275.87	$1,203	-0.59
460–490	485	14	252.50–267.00	$257.66	$1,250	-5.60
510–530	520	5	227.00–253.00	$243.29	$1,265	-2.09
561–583	572	18	233.00–242.00	$234.84	$1,343	+5.62
619–645	623	7	222.00–232.00	$223.48	$1,392	+5.44
653	653	3	212.50	$212.50	$1,388	+3.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	35	225.50	$225.50	$1,504	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	321	8	320.00–355.00	$343.80	$1,104	-7.90
350–390	367	11	330.00–355.00	$341.77	$1,254	-20.93
410–440	423	15	290.00–330.00	$312.68	$1,323	-16.05
455–485	474	19	284.00–317.00	$300.92	$1,426	-6.86
510–535	523	8	260.00–297.00	$286.06	$1,496	+7.14
555–595	581	10	247.00–284.00	$271.39	$1,577	+4.74
612–630	621	10	228.00–259.00	$245.40	$1,524	-3.13
655–680	670	11	210.00–247.00	$238.55	$1,598	-0.59
710–745	732	3	208.00–240.00	$225.14	$1,648	+1.22
760–765	763	2	220.00–222.00	$221.00	$1,686	+23.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	-15.27
315–345	335	6	335.00–342.00	$340.17	$1,140	-30.34
355–395	378	13	310.00–332.00	$323.75	$1,224	-8.92
410–445	433	10	295.00–320.00	$313.34	$1,357	+0.82
455–495	481	7	275.00–299.00	$288.64	$1,388	-1.04
500–535	519	4	265.00–280.00	$273.42	$1,419	-2.41
595	595	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,517	-0.71
615–645	628	5	235.00–249.00	$243.61	$1,530	+2.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,033	+45.00
315–340	327	3	345.00–380.00	$358.21	$1,171	-21.38
350–390	371	8	335.00–365.00	$352.53	$1,308	-9.46
420–445	430	4	320.00–340.00	$329.84	$1,418	-9.68
455–490	478	8	300.00–323.00	$313.93	$1,501	-13.26
510–545	530	11	290.00–300.00	$294.54	$1,561	+3.18
555–560	558	2	285.00–295.00	$289.98	$1,618	+9.94
605–645	629	7	270.00–272.00	$270.85	$1,704	+11.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1390	1070	80-85%	22	109.00–123.00	$117.83	$1,261	—
925–1475	1180	80-85%	31	115.00–139.00	$127.78	$1,508	+11.53
1120–1320	1215	80-85%	20	128.00–144.00	$134.59	$1,635	+10.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1070	864	85-90%	8	100.00–105.00	$101.90	$880	—
865–1140	1031	85-90%	13	110.00–128.00	$117.97	$1,216	+4.89
915–1205	1038	85-90%	6	104.00–109.00	$106.05	$1,101	-7.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1390	1365	75-80%	7	124.00–129.00	$128.03	$1,748	+8.48
1240–1555	1429	75-80%	12	131.00–140.00	$133.79	$1,912	+1.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1905	1573	7	117.00–134.00	$127.02	$1,998	—
1100–2040	1593	12	126.00–148.00	$139.70	$2,225	—
1315–2130	1867	8	140.00–165.00	$151.42	$2,827	—

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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	15	815.00–875.00	$843.00

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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)	3	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,466.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,150.00–1,600.00	$1,313.33

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	950.00–1,100.00	$1,012.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00–1,350.00	$1,143.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00

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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	9	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,469.44	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,866.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,075.00–1,575.00	$1,257.14	—

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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.