Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

1,574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.77/cwt -15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 533 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $259.61/cwt -12.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 470 lb · 35 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $301.82/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 372 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,574	1,804	2,260
Feeder cattle	1,181	1,428	1,633
Slaughter cattle	335	226	390
Replacement cattle	58	150	237

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	368.00	$368.00	$810	—
300–345	323	2	365.00–370.00	$367.33	$1,186	-0.83
350–395	374	7	340.00–355.00	$347.82	$1,301	-3.40
405–445	421	10	327.00–347.00	$336.00	$1,415	+0.09
455–475	473	10	310.00–325.00	$315.45	$1,492	-6.40
505–530	518	9	305.00–315.00	$308.77	$1,599	-2.17
565–595	585	4	285.00–300.00	$291.29	$1,704	-0.51
610–645	630	3	265.00–275.00	$269.91	$1,700	+1.91
665–680	674	5	252.00–258.00	$254.37	$1,714	-4.19
715–720	718	5	237.00–247.00	$240.98	$1,730	-13.02
780–790	783	3	236.00–237.00	$236.66	$1,853	+4.94
800	800	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	332.00–345.00	$338.34	$1,059	-7.87
355–395	366	6	315.00–350.00	$334.62	$1,225	+4.84
435–440	438	3	305.00–326.00	$312.70	$1,370	-21.78
470–490	478	4	296.00–307.00	$302.46	$1,446	-17.71
505–525	515	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,504	-8.00
625	625	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	—
695	695	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,578	-31.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 value added	315	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,197	—
355–375	369	4	362.00–378.00	$367.38	$1,356	+3.95
515–530	524	4	320.00–340.00	$327.57	$1,716	+6.74
610	610	2	287.00	$287.00	$1,751	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	328.00	$328.00	$935	+4.35
300–340	318	14	275.00–325.00	$312.50	$994	-1.08
350–395	372	27	280.00–314.00	$301.82	$1,123	+5.77
415–430	423	23	260.00–306.00	$274.31	$1,160	-7.53
455–495	470	35	250.00–292.00	$259.61	$1,220	-12.22
500–548	533	43	245.00–260.00	$247.77	$1,321	-15.34
555–580	569	10	220.00–250.00	$241.52	$1,374	-11.65
625–645	635	5	210.00–240.00	$228.37	$1,450	+2.12
655–695	676	5	210.00–222.00	$215.75	$1,458	—
740–745	742	3	200.00–208.00	$202.68	$1,504	-11.38
780–795	788	4	182.00–191.00	$186.46	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	3	270.00–280.00	$273.43	$902	-39.06
360–395	376	13	265.00–302.00	$286.16	$1,076	-9.33
415–440	423	13	250.00–290.00	$263.08	$1,113	-6.25
465–485	479	17	235.00–270.00	$251.72	$1,206	-6.12
515–530	528	21	230.00–244.00	$232.63	$1,228	-20.06
570–595	583	2	214.00–218.00	$216.04	$1,260	-22.56
625	625	4	204.00–225.00	$219.75	$1,373	-0.25
705–710	709	5	187.00–198.00	$189.19	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	334.00	$334.00	$935	+0.22
300–315	303	6	322.00–330.00	$328.28	$995	+3.22
350–355	354	5	315.00–325.00	$316.98	$1,122	+4.31
410–425	418	7	290.00–314.00	$297.63	$1,244	-0.04
455–480	458	14	277.00–295.00	$282.01	$1,292	-10.34
510–545	528	6	260.00–270.00	$263.17	$1,390	-23.79
555–585	575	4	242.00–255.00	$250.49	$1,440	—
610–640	624	10	220.00–255.00	$237.23	$1,480	-7.31
655–660	658	2	200.00–210.00	$205.02	$1,349	-36.64
733	733	8	190.00	$190.00	$1,393	-41.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	5	355.00–370.00	$362.66	$1,161	+5.80
360–380	376	19	335.00–352.00	$344.80	$1,296	+0.62
405–445	428	25	312.00–332.00	$321.40	$1,376	-5.21
460–495	478	19	287.00–312.00	$300.65	$1,437	-9.91
515–530	523	8	275.00–300.00	$292.34	$1,529	+0.61
555–590	575	12	250.00–285.00	$264.74	$1,522	-11.75
625–645	634	6	246.00–257.00	$249.99	$1,585	-1.77
655–695	673	8	230.00–245.00	$238.08	$1,602	-11.92
730–745	742	6	218.00–227.00	$223.52	$1,659	-4.48
785–790	788	2	210.00–215.00	$212.51	$1,675	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	395.00	$395.00	$849	—
255	255	1	376.00	$376.00	$959	-4.00
310–340	328	5	365.00–385.00	$375.63	$1,232	+5.63
360–365	363	4	350.00–370.00	$358.23	$1,300	-3.03
405–425	412	3	330.00–342.00	$337.38	$1,390	+1.42
455–485	476	6	305.00–312.00	$307.26	$1,463	-13.48
510–540	534	10	280.00–300.00	$291.36	$1,556	-10.64
550–560	557	3	260.00–290.00	$273.41	$1,523	-81.59
620	620	2	235.00–245.00	$240.00	$1,488	—
655	655	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,506	-30.00
755	755	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,139	+0.78
380	380	3	315.00–320.00	$316.67	$1,203	-13.58
430–445	437	8	300.00–310.00	$301.90	$1,319	-12.65
465–495	475	13	275.00–298.00	$290.18	$1,378	-10.10
505–545	528	5	265.00–277.00	$272.54	$1,439	+0.56
565–585	575	2	222.00–245.00	$233.70	$1,344	-21.99
605–625	615	2	220.00–236.00	$227.87	$1,401	-15.57
695	695	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,508	-14.35
735	735	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,580	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1490	1201	80-85%	35	123.00–148.00	$135.90	$1,632	—
990–1375	1251	80-85%	35	123.00–142.00	$131.76	$1,648	—
1310–1495	1358	80-85%	11	136.00–154.00	$142.81	$1,939	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1085	942	85-90%	20	99.00–112.00	$108.07	$1,018	—
795–1100	998	85-90%	18	104.00–118.00	$114.38	$1,142	+4.68
905–1170	1117	85-90%	26	114.00–127.00	$123.76	$1,382	+16.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1420	1373	75-80%	5	137.00–150.00	$145.78	$2,002	—
1010–1495	1411	75-80%	18	125.00–140.00	$134.12	$1,892	—
1320–1700	1475	75-80%	3	127.00–133.00	$128.91	$1,901	-6.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1900	1601	13	138.00–145.00	$141.21	$2,261	—
1665–2050	1844	15	143.00–155.00	$150.88	$2,782	—
1550–2295	2004	8	155.00–167.00	$160.32	$3,213	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,704.29
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,429.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium 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	800.00–950.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,170.00	$1,097.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,345.00	$1,345.00

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	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,037.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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	2	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,050.00–2,275.00	$2,150.00	—

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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.