Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

2,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $295.42/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 517 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $331.10/cwt +18.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 426 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $284.50/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 430 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,860	1,810	2,548
Feeder cattle	2,155	1,467	1,963
Slaughter cattle	400	217	414
Replacement cattle	305	126	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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
285	285	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,154	—
300–335	318	3	380.00–395.00	$388.61	$1,236	-1.39
375–395	384	4	365.00–375.00	$372.56	$1,431	—
400–445	428	14	340.00–365.00	$349.80	$1,497	-20.20
485	485	4	330.00–340.00	$337.50	$1,637	-0.03
500–530	510	6	315.00–330.00	$321.66	$1,640	+8.44
565	565	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,667	-7.44
605–610	608	5	275.00–290.00	$284.00	$1,727	-16.50
660–665	663	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,757	-22.51
700	700	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	314	5	355.00–390.00	$373.09	$1,172	+24.29
355–375	365	7	330.00–355.00	$345.82	$1,262	-6.68
415–445	432	6	320.00–345.00	$336.05	$1,452	+13.80
460–485	478	7	310.00–332.00	$323.13	$1,545	+6.72
500–515	510	3	300.00–310.00	$303.27	$1,547	-1.55
560–565	563	2	272.00–282.00	$276.98	$1,559	-11.41
605–645	625	2	265.00–267.00	$265.97	$1,662	-23.52
675–695	685	2	248.00–260.00	$253.91	$1,739	-25.84
710–730	720	2	235.00–240.00	$237.47	$1,710	-4.52
775–780	778	2	227.00–232.00	$229.51	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	5	345.00–360.00	$352.91	$1,154	+107.91
355–385	373	5	330.00–345.00	$336.93	$1,257	-2.51
475–495	485	3	305.00–315.00	$310.03	$1,504	-2.91
520–545	533	2	290.00–295.00	$292.56	$1,559	+1.56
595	595	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,666	-2.46
600–635	618	2	255.00–265.00	$259.86	$1,606	-19.13
690	690	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,690	-13.00
735	735	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–337	328	12	295.00–320.00	$312.58	$1,025	+9.03
355–390	373	17	287.00–310.00	$299.61	$1,118	+5.09
405–445	430	29	277.00–300.00	$284.50	$1,223	-0.96
460–495	475	22	260.00–285.00	$265.54	$1,261	-4.51
500–545	523	12	240.00–275.00	$254.29	$1,330	-7.87
550–575	561	5	225.00–245.00	$237.09	$1,330	-3.22
605–645	623	7	210.00–237.00	$227.21	$1,416	-8.94
655–660	658	2	190.00–200.00	$195.02	$1,283	-21.17
705–745	729	4	170.00–215.00	$185.06	$1,349	-19.90
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	+17.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	335.00	$335.00	$998	—
305–335	322	8	310.00–337.00	$322.56	$1,039	-2.99
335 fancy	335	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,156	—
357 fancy	357	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,196	—
350–395	374	14	305.00–325.00	$315.67	$1,181	+7.28
405–445	420	13	292.00–317.00	$303.17	$1,273	+3.93
423–430 fancy	424	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,378	—
458–475 fancy	464	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,438	—
465–490	476	9	280.00–300.00	$291.80	$1,389	+10.65
500–540	522	19	255.00–290.00	$263.00	$1,373	-8.76
535 fancy	535	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,578	—
550–580	561	8	240.00–260.00	$251.07	$1,409	-9.87
610–640	625	10	225.00–252.00	$238.56	$1,491	+6.10
655–675	663	4	220.00–239.00	$231.49	$1,535	—
705–740	723	3	210.00–227.00	$220.55	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	263	4	320.00	$320.00	$842	+18.00
315–345	326	15	280.00–305.00	$294.39	$960	-1.61
365–395	376	14	265.00–295.00	$284.58	$1,070	+5.09
420–446	434	16	240.00–285.00	$261.57	$1,135	-14.30
450–495	474	16	245.00–275.00	$257.22	$1,219	-0.44
510–540	529	7	225.00–255.00	$232.97	$1,232	-10.32
550–580	563	7	210.00–235.00	$225.30	$1,268	-9.54
605–645	622	5	190.00–225.00	$206.01	$1,281	-17.47
650–690	668	6	170.00–215.00	$198.15	$1,324	-14.35
715	715	2	155.00–162.00	$158.50	$1,133	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	375.00	$375.00	$994	—
310–345	324	7	355.00–375.00	$364.29	$1,180	+20.49
365–390	375	15	342.00–365.00	$350.53	$1,314	+8.76
405–445	426	29	320.00–340.00	$331.10	$1,410	+18.42
450–490	461	20	300.00–320.00	$311.75	$1,437	+10.83
505–545	517	30	285.00–300.00	$295.42	$1,527	+9.36
555–590	575	7	260.00–290.00	$275.74	$1,586	+4.35
605–640	618	6	245.00–260.00	$250.65	$1,549	+5.25
650–695	668	4	229.00–250.00	$242.58	$1,620	+4.03
710–745	729	4	220.00–225.00	$221.76	$1,617	-3.38
765–795	776	4	210.00–217.00	$214.71	$1,666	-6.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	370.00	$370.00	$906	—
265	265	1	360.00	$360.00	$954	+20.00
305–340	321	12	335.00–360.00	$343.25	$1,102	+3.08
355–390	377	14	315.00–350.00	$340.94	$1,285	+17.19
400–440	424	12	300.00–325.00	$317.08	$1,344	+3.74
450–490	475	16	270.00–305.00	$293.78	$1,395	+5.14
505–545	519	12	260.00–290.00	$278.19	$1,444	+4.77
560–575	567	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,474	+5.00
600–645	623	8	245.00–252.00	$248.19	$1,546	+4.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	380.00–385.00	$382.34	$1,063	-22.66
300–335	319	6	370.00–380.00	$375.00	$1,196	+16.79
350–390	368	8	365.00–380.00	$373.04	$1,373	+20.51
405–440	423	8	340.00–360.00	$345.00	$1,459	+15.16
455–495	467	10	320.00–335.00	$327.99	$1,532	+14.06
500–515	510	4	305.00–315.00	$309.23	$1,577	+14.69
550–575	563	3	280.00–290.00	$285.72	$1,609	-4.26
600–630	615	2	255.00–265.00	$259.88	$1,598	-10.97
655–660	658	2	235.00–240.00	$237.51	$1,563	—
705	705	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,586	—
760	760	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1440	1193	80-85%	53	114.00–136.00	$121.68	$1,452	-6.10
920–1525	1243	80-85%	54	121.00–145.00	$129.37	$1,608	-5.22
1005–1500	1255	80-85%	36	129.00–152.00	$136.76	$1,716	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1075	902	85-90%	13	93.00–106.00	$98.91	$892	—
745–1375	990	85-90%	30	100.00–119.00	$108.42	$1,073	—
795–1250	1007	85-90%	32	107.00–125.00	$113.97	$1,148	-4.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1700	1459	75-80%	13	126.00–135.00	$130.99	$1,911	—
1340–1705	1534	75-80%	7	115.00–121.00	$117.70	$1,806	—
1220–1740	1578	75-80%	19	120.00–144.00	$126.68	$1,999	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1770	1492	15	125.00–145.00	$134.15	$2,002	—
1215–1890	1505	25	134.00–155.00	$145.56	$2,191	—
1275–2050	1706	17	140.00–165.00	$152.19	$2,596	—

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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	24	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,091.67

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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)	19	1,600.00–2,150.00	$1,862.11
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,350.00–1,750.00	$1,548.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,125.00–1,500.00	$1,314.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,528.89
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,083.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,265.91

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)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$987.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,345.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,340.91	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,825.00–2,250.00	$1,975.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,237.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,712.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,337.50	—

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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.