Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

3,921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $287.31/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 419 lb · 55 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $316.45/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 424 lb · 54 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $260.88/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 663 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,921	1,574	4,423
Feeder cattle	2,854	1,181	3,173
Slaughter cattle	756	335	798
Replacement cattle	311	58	452

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	9	348.00–370.00	$361.58	$1,186	-5.75
350–395	374	12	315.00–360.00	$344.92	$1,290	-2.90
410–445	428	19	310.00–345.00	$332.84	$1,425	-3.16
455–495	470	13	280.00–335.00	$316.40	$1,487	+0.95
510–545	525	12	275.00–321.00	$309.76	$1,626	+0.99
550–590	569	12	250.00–307.00	$281.15	$1,600	-10.14
615–630	625	5	235.00–272.00	$252.36	$1,577	-17.55
650–692	663	49	215.00–271.00	$260.88	$1,730	+6.51
705–745	725	2	220.00–240.00	$229.72	$1,665	-11.26
755–760	760	20	230.00–240.00	$239.50	$1,820	+2.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 value added	205	26	385.00	$385.00	$789	—
263	263	25	360.00	$360.00	$947	—
305–345	316	7	345.00–410.00	$369.55	$1,168	—
360–395	376	4	340.00–380.00	$368.33	$1,385	+0.95
400–445	428	8	335.00–365.00	$355.84	$1,523	—
455–485	466	5	310.00–355.00	$329.00	$1,533	—
505–525	513	16	295.00–340.00	$308.46	$1,582	-19.11
560–595	570	12	280.00–312.00	$291.74	$1,663	—
610–623	618	5	262.00–270.00	$266.81	$1,649	-20.19
656–680	660	8	250.00–290.00	$263.75	$1,741	—
737	737	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,710	—
780	780	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,794	—
800	800	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	345.00–350.00	$347.56	$1,157	+9.22
355–375	373	13	330.00–340.00	$334.63	$1,248	+0.01
465–495	484	8	290.00–310.00	$298.24	$1,443	-4.22
590	590	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,475	—
605	605	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,500	-2.00
680	680	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	-7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	268	7	310.00–335.00	$317.63	$851	-10.37
305–345	324	15	300.00–327.00	$308.93	$1,001	-3.57
360–395	376	26	280.00–315.00	$297.65	$1,119	-4.17
400–445	419	55	270.00–300.00	$287.31	$1,204	+13.00
450–490	473	44	250.00–288.00	$269.53	$1,275	+9.92
500–545	529	25	235.00–268.00	$253.57	$1,341	+5.80
550–594	575	36	225.00–250.00	$243.68	$1,401	+2.16
605–640	619	5	220.00–240.00	$232.65	$1,440	+4.28
656–695	670	14	207.00–246.00	$227.19	$1,522	+11.44
700–745	723	14	175.00–220.00	$209.81	$1,517	+7.13
760	760	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,421	+0.54
800	800	6	204.00	$204.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–245	205	20	325.00–350.00	$327.98	$672	—
265–285	267	28	320.00–360.00	$333.23	$890	-0.77
305–345	322	12	313.00–335.00	$320.88	$1,033	-7.40
350–390	376	21	300.00–330.00	$313.07	$1,177	-3.91
400–420 fancy	408	5	320.00–330.00	$325.88	$1,330	—
400–445	418	36	290.00–315.00	$300.54	$1,256	+2.91
455 fancy	455	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,365	—
450–480	465	16	270.00–295.00	$284.93	$1,325	+2.92
500–545	520	34	252.00–281.00	$263.49	$1,370	+0.32
550–580	565	6	250.00–267.00	$255.76	$1,445	+5.27
603–645	621	35	233.00–252.00	$240.70	$1,495	+3.47
650–680	660	22	219.00–250.00	$234.42	$1,547	+29.40
710–714	713	5	220.00–241.00	$236.82	$1,689	+46.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	330.00	$330.00	$710	—
250–295	277	3	295.00–315.00	$307.89	$853	—
310–340	329	7	280.00–310.00	$299.16	$984	+25.73
355–390	376	26	245.00–305.00	$280.03	$1,053	-6.13
405–445	424	24	225.00–290.00	$270.67	$1,148	+7.59
450–490	471	30	220.00–275.00	$261.38	$1,231	+9.66
505–540	527	26	230.00–250.00	$242.55	$1,278	+9.92
560–594	584	30	221.00–246.00	$239.24	$1,397	+23.20
605–625	612	5	213.00–222.00	$217.81	$1,333	-1.94
665–670	668	2	180.00–190.00	$185.02	$1,236	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	279	5	345.00–358.00	$352.19	$983	—
300–340	318	13	330.00–355.00	$340.15	$1,082	-22.51
350–395	377	13	315.00–340.00	$327.40	$1,234	-17.40
405–445	424	54	290.00–330.00	$316.45	$1,342	-4.95
450–495	477	44	275.00–313.00	$296.71	$1,415	-3.94
500–545	526	34	260.00–307.00	$286.10	$1,505	-6.24
555–595	581	21	247.50–295.00	$261.90	$1,522	-2.84
605–645	625	11	240.00–275.00	$252.14	$1,576	+2.15
655–678	671	11	225.00–244.00	$238.87	$1,603	+0.79
710–715	713	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,583	-1.52
760–775	767	3	190.00–210.00	$201.71	$1,547	-10.80
865	865	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	380.00	$380.00	$950	+4.00
305–345	328	11	345.00–377.00	$362.47	$1,189	-13.16
350–390	374	14	335.00–360.00	$344.83	$1,290	-13.40
400–445	422	35	320.00–355.00	$331.27	$1,398	-6.11
455–490	469	17	310.00–326.00	$316.63	$1,485	+9.37
500–540	513	13	280.00–315.00	$303.80	$1,558	+12.44
550–570	558	6	275.00–281.00	$279.65	$1,560	+6.24
610–630	620	2	250.00–260.00	$255.08	$1,581	+15.08
655–677	672	7	245.00–255.00	$248.19	$1,668	+18.19
710–730	720	2	230.00–234.00	$232.03	$1,671	—
766–790	773	5	215.00–235.00	$222.06	$1,717	+2.06
855–890	873	2	190.00–195.00	$192.45	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	330.00–340.00	$334.77	$897	—
300–340	317	9	290.00–330.00	$315.01	$999	-24.99
355–390	373	10	270.00–327.00	$309.17	$1,153	-7.50
410–440	426	9	282.00–305.00	$296.38	$1,263	-5.52
450–490	473	12	240.00–302.00	$277.56	$1,313	-12.62
510–540	524	6	263.00–287.00	$272.45	$1,428	-0.09
550–590	572	15	250.00–281.00	$262.96	$1,504	+29.26
600–645	623	8	215.00–258.00	$243.63	$1,518	+15.76
695	695	2	227.00–234.00	$230.50	$1,602	+13.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1965	1171	80-85%	76	118.00–133.00	$128.36	$1,503	—
935–1415	1206	80-85%	91	126.00–139.00	$131.73	$1,589	-4.17
1070–1435	1245	80-85%	28	133.00–145.00	$138.41	$1,723	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1155	952	85-90%	44	100.00–129.00	$110.75	$1,054	—
880–1170	1038	85-90%	43	109.00–125.00	$117.52	$1,220	—
935–1545	1143	85-90%	23	116.00–124.00	$120.27	$1,375	-3.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1800	1360	75-80%	52	122.00–136.00	$130.89	$1,780	-14.89
1165–1575	1415	75-80%	21	129.00–142.00	$136.78	$1,935	+2.66
1325–1620	1426	75-80%	25	115.00–129.00	$124.82	$1,780	-9.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1810	1413	17	134.00–147.00	$140.67	$1,988	—
1225–2245	1706	37	144.00–158.00	$148.47	$2,533	—
1380–2165	1807	17	152.00–165.00	$158.25	$2,860	—

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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	22	695.00–750.00	$722.50

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,250.00–2,050.00	$1,632.11
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,530.00–2,000.00	$1,831.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,550.00–1,900.00	$1,721.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,550.00–2,100.00	$1,742.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,950.00	$1,683.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,450.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,275.00–1,410.00	$1,320.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,625.00	$1,562.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,020.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,402.00

Small 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	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,400.00

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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	4	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,786.11	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,025.00–2,550.00	$2,301.79	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	60	1,500.00–3,000.00	$2,316.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.