Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

4,379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.50/cwt ≈ $1,507/hd at 572 lb · 165 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $291.92/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 416 lb · 55 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $340.37/cwt ≈ $1,620/hd at 476 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,379	1,939	4,152
Feeder cattle	3,330	1,403	2,995
Slaughter cattle	631	307	783
Replacement cattle	418	229	374

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
295	295	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	—
300–340	319	7	365.00–425.00	$397.31	$1,267	+4.81
350–385	370	17	350.00–415.00	$381.80	$1,413	+7.18
401–435	418	23	340.00–400.00	$361.59	$1,511	+1.59
450–495	476	54	320.00–368.00	$340.37	$1,620	—
500–545	523	33	300.00–342.50	$319.60	$1,672	+9.60
554–595	572	19	285.00–334.00	$304.46	$1,742	-0.54
611–640	618	37	270.00–300.00	$291.60	$1,802	+9.91
652–690	662	13	255.00–285.00	$267.10	$1,768	—
710–745	724	14	240.00–245.00	$244.03	$1,767	—
775	775	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	—
814–835	816	22	218.00–221.00	$218.28	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	12	340.00–365.00	$349.58	$1,136	-15.35
350–395	368	12	325.00–365.00	$348.55	$1,283	-2.86
420–445	432	12	320.00–340.00	$327.23	$1,414	—
450–497	480	17	300.00–330.00	$317.41	$1,524	+0.78
520–535	527	9	285.00–323.00	$305.93	$1,612	+2.95
554–588	567	40	260.00–291.00	$274.51	$1,556	-10.60
615–645	626	24	225.00–265.00	$256.11	$1,603	-7.80
655–690	665	4	240.00–265.00	$249.86	$1,662	-0.19
715–745	738	29	235.00–242.00	$240.92	$1,778	-4.14
755	755	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,699	±0.00
875	875	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,223	—
405–440	425	3	325.00–327.00	$326.36	$1,387	-8.56
470–490	480	2	310.00–317.00	$313.43	$1,504	-0.40
505–510	508	2	285.00–287.00	$286.00	$1,453	-4.00
590–595	593	2	268.00–270.00	$269.00	$1,595	—
690	690	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,635	-3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	268	5	340.00–348.00	$344.62	$924	+8.62
300–345	321	43	310.00–372.00	$340.75	$1,094	+6.75
360 fancy	360	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,242	—
350–398	371	40	300.00–335.00	$317.05	$1,176	-6.93
400–445	422	53	287.50–322.00	$308.41	$1,301	-8.77
450–490	468	53	270.00–305.00	$280.48	$1,313	-13.58
504–525	506	9	289.00–290.00	$289.12	$1,463	+14.12
500–548	529	38	253.00–282.00	$267.11	$1,413	-7.89
559	559	10	273.00	$273.00	$1,526	+12.17
550–595	573	26	247.50–270.00	$254.19	$1,457	-6.64
600–635	620	30	238.50–252.00	$242.79	$1,505	+3.45
655–699	671	44	220.00–248.00	$235.31	$1,579	+9.46
700–718	713	23	205.00–228.00	$222.96	$1,590	+20.45
755–787	785	30	209.00–219.50	$218.86	$1,718	+3.86
876	876	9	206.00	$206.00	$1,805	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	335.00	$335.00	$838	—
302–345	325	29	280.00–330.00	$309.78	$1,007	-11.47
350–395	375	33	250.00–317.00	$301.86	$1,132	-9.12
400–445	416	55	247.50–305.00	$291.92	$1,214	-2.75
450–490	472	39	240.00–290.00	$267.14	$1,261	-14.44
500–545	523	46	225.00–272.00	$256.22	$1,340	-5.71
550–595	566	28	220.00–257.00	$244.70	$1,385	+3.80
600–640	620	10	210.00–243.00	$226.37	$1,403	-0.91
660–685	668	18	200.00–227.00	$214.01	$1,430	—
715–745	722	8	175.00–210.00	$194.12	$1,402	-15.88
770–790	780	2	197.00–200.00	$198.48	$1,548	—
890	890	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	165	263.50	$263.50	$1,507	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	320.00	$320.00	$880	+3.25
300–346	336	17	250.00–315.00	$292.95	$984	-17.89
350–395	372	15	275.00–300.00	$290.63	$1,081	-4.20
400–445	430	16	272.00–290.00	$282.85	$1,216	+4.37
455–485	472	16	230.00–280.00	$266.32	$1,257	+1.28
500–540	523	12	245.00–257.00	$250.27	$1,309	+5.28
555–598	585	13	232.00–243.00	$237.89	$1,392	+13.01
610–640	625	2	210.00–220.00	$215.12	$1,344	-2.40
655–665	660	2	200.00–215.00	$207.44	$1,369	-7.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	370.00–405.00	$387.29	$825	—
275–290	283	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,019	—
305–335	319	18	340.00–380.00	$359.08	$1,145	-14.37
355–395	374	35	320.00–352.00	$335.95	$1,256	-14.62
400–445	421	29	290.00–340.00	$316.98	$1,334	-12.43
455–497	477	42	270.00–330.00	$295.12	$1,408	-18.39
500–545	529	31	260.00–297.00	$273.12	$1,445	-19.38
555–595	574	35	247.50–280.00	$259.77	$1,491	-8.46
600–625	617	12	225.00–255.00	$241.77	$1,492	-7.37
655–695	671	10	210.00–250.00	$228.28	$1,532	-10.29
710–745	730	3	220.00–227.00	$224.73	$1,641	-5.86
775	775	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,628	-9.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	3	420.00–445.00	$427.62	$1,005	—
260–295	278	10	370.00–435.00	$413.07	$1,148	+30.50
300–345	329	22	350.00–420.00	$386.12	$1,270	+5.83
350–380	365	21	340.00–385.00	$358.65	$1,309	-8.36
414 fancy	414	11	350.00	$350.00	$1,449	—
400–445	431	26	318.00–375.00	$331.85	$1,430	-16.74
458 fancy	458	7	331.00	$331.00	$1,516	—
450–485	469	28	297.00–350.00	$328.65	$1,541	-3.78
500–540	514	38	275.00–324.00	$295.95	$1,521	-6.65
555–595	580	16	265.00–310.00	$290.09	$1,683	+14.11
600–640	616	17	255.00–277.50	$260.52	$1,605	+1.08
660–690	680	5	247.00–255.00	$248.96	$1,693	-4.55
710–735	724	4	231.00–235.00	$232.74	$1,685	-7.26
755–765	760	2	216.00–222.00	$219.02	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	4	235.00–345.00	$289.59	$964	-66.35
355–395	373	13	300.00–330.00	$317.46	$1,184	-17.57
405–445	426	14	245.00–315.00	$288.25	$1,228	-25.31
455–495	471	4	290.00–300.00	$296.13	$1,395	-4.38
515–545	530	7	257.00–280.00	$267.13	$1,416	-11.08
555–590	578	3	248.00–265.00	$258.20	$1,492	-2.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1360	1128	80-85%	55	118.00–135.00	$127.36	$1,437	+2.88
890–1545	1184	80-85%	136	125.00–141.00	$134.31	$1,590	+1.52
975–1660	1229	80-85%	49	136.00–147.00	$141.93	$1,744	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1260	999	85-90%	22	98.00–109.00	$102.88	$1,028	—
815–1280	1018	85-90%	88	106.00–122.00	$113.94	$1,160	-1.98
890–1290	1065	85-90%	41	113.00–127.00	$116.82	$1,244	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1650	1250	75-80%	42	122.00–144.00	$130.29	$1,629	—
1180–1485	1331	75-80%	7	120.00–135.00	$125.91	$1,676	+0.85
1255–1755	1437	75-80%	19	131.00–143.00	$138.06	$1,984	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1760	1483	16	137.00–150.00	$143.48	$2,128	—
880–2375	1727	23	144.00–159.00	$150.70	$2,603	-3.41
1615–2200	1850	11	154.00–166.00	$159.38	$2,949	—

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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	3	600.00–725.00	$641.67

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	1,000.00–1,850.00	$1,271.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,475.47
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,850.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,775.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	1,475.00–1,850.00	$1,689.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,925.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–950.00	$850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,420.00	$1,380.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,055.00–1,280.00	$1,172.86

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	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–1,075.00	$795.00

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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	23	1,200.00–2,050.00	$1,871.74	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	1,575.00–2,400.00	$2,013.97	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	2,175.00–2,675.00	$2,305.95	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,450.00–2,800.00	$2,540.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,557.14	—

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

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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.