Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

4,474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.50/cwt ≈ $1,661/hd at 640 lb · 72 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $280.97/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 428 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $257.99/cwt -6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 480 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,474	3,796	3,163
Feeder cattle	3,209	2,918	2,476
Slaughter cattle	813	507	501
Replacement cattle	452	371	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 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
315–340	329	9	320.00–370.00	$355.35	$1,169	-18.15
355–380	372	18	300.00–350.00	$336.74	$1,253	-9.76
400–431	422	13	280.00–340.00	$316.71	$1,337	-12.76
453–495	470	19	270.00–328.00	$312.97	$1,471	-0.33
520–540	530	15	260.00–313.00	$297.18	$1,575	-2.50
565–590	576	11	255.00–300.00	$287.98	$1,659	+12.15
610–635	623	15	240.00–280.00	$267.25	$1,665	+13.38
650–685	671	4	230.00–237.00	$233.05	$1,564	-12.55
710–727	727	53	220.00–240.00	$239.41	$1,741	+9.41
753–775	760	22	210.00–231.00	$230.03	$1,748	+10.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	326	7	335.00–345.00	$340.69	$1,111	-14.78
360–375	374	10	330.00–335.00	$331.20	$1,239	+0.27
415–445	430	12	312.00–322.00	$317.70	$1,366	+2.76
460–497	480	40	300.00–315.00	$303.68	$1,458	+3.47
520–525	523	3	280.00–290.00	$286.69	$1,499	+1.81
555–575	570	13	274.00–280.00	$275.01	$1,568	+4.72
605–635	622	6	247.00–270.00	$257.76	$1,603	+12.76
695	695	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,598	±0.00
724	724	4	223.00	$223.00	$1,615	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	390.00	$390.00	$858	—
260	260	1	380.00	$380.00	$988	—
310–340	325	6	355.00–380.00	$370.76	$1,205	—
360–385	372	5	330.00–380.00	$351.30	$1,307	-10.32
400–440	418	15	300.00–355.00	$342.45	$1,431	+1.47
435 value added	435	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,610	—
455–485	474	7	280.00–345.00	$319.84	$1,516	-5.16
510–535	524	7	275.00–330.00	$312.27	$1,636	—
561–580	573	10	264.00–292.50	$273.79	$1,569	-16.21
610–625	618	3	260.00–275.00	$266.70	$1,648	+4.99
655–665	660	3	247.00–253.00	$249.99	$1,650	—
710–743	729	4	235.00–245.00	$238.67	$1,740	—
750–789	771	13	222.00–235.00	$232.45	$1,792	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	72	259.50	$259.50	$1,661	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	327.00	$327.00	$867	—
305–345	321	18	285.00–315.00	$298.77	$959	-5.76
350–397	371	36	270.00–310.00	$291.99	$1,083	+7.00
400–445	428	70	257.00–295.00	$280.97	$1,203	+0.31
450–498	480	58	240.00–285.00	$257.99	$1,238	-6.44
500–545	527	44	235.00–260.00	$247.44	$1,304	-3.07
555–587	573	35	230.00–250.00	$240.73	$1,379	+5.83
600–645	622	19	220.00–240.00	$227.92	$1,418	+4.54
660–675	668	6	210.00–222.00	$217.00	$1,450	+4.83
700–725	713	5	200.00–215.00	$204.55	$1,458	-10.45
755–793	788	14	182.00–201.00	$196.21	$1,546	+24.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	326	17	305.00–320.00	$314.72	$1,026	+0.34
355–385	373	20	290.00–322.00	$308.06	$1,149	+9.83
400–440	413	25	270.00–300.00	$286.44	$1,183	+2.67
450–465	460	12	242.00–288.00	$271.60	$1,249	-14.66
500–537	518	15	245.00–270.00	$256.79	$1,330	-12.61
555–581	571	15	236.00–255.00	$244.00	$1,393	-6.00
600–630	605	23	227.00–249.00	$245.69	$1,486	+14.70
655–678	668	16	220.00–230.00	$225.51	$1,506	+0.89
681–682 value added	681	5	240.00–250.00	$246.00	$1,675	—
700–740	728	21	210.00–220.00	$211.26	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	10	275.00–300.00	$285.60	$917	-2.17
355–395	377	16	270.00–295.00	$280.32	$1,057	+0.39
410–440	428	23	250.00–280.00	$264.24	$1,131	+1.22
450–495	470	30	232.00–270.00	$255.32	$1,200	+1.74
500–543	522	18	230.00–250.00	$239.97	$1,253	+0.44
550–595	577	15	225.00–235.00	$231.66	$1,337	+4.57
615–645	630	14	210.00–232.00	$218.84	$1,379	+7.59
680–695	688	2	197.00–207.00	$202.05	$1,390	-8.93
745	745	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,527	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
492	492	14	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
597	597	9	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
613–635	624	14	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,588.60	—
665–677	674	7	1,625.00–1,750.00	$1,714.74	—
718–742	730	22	1,725.00–1,775.00	$1,743.16	—
826	826	9	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
854–898	869	28	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,818.32	—
905	905	6	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
873	873	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	262	6	320.00–345.00	$330.83	$867	-19.17
310–345	336	8	330.00–350.00	$339.25	$1,140	-19.67
350–395	378	23	315.00–340.00	$326.92	$1,236	-8.87
400–445	422	43	290.00–322.00	$305.11	$1,288	-16.69
455–495	469	18	270.00–310.00	$289.73	$1,359	-3.97
500–545	525	25	250.00–287.00	$266.53	$1,399	+3.41
565–595	574	11	250.00–262.00	$254.75	$1,462	+2.13
600–645	623	17	232.00–252.00	$240.60	$1,499	+10.90
660–670	665	4	220.00–236.00	$230.24	$1,531	+5.77
717–720	718	4	210.00–213.00	$212.25	$1,524	+7.28
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	+25.03
800	800	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	360.00	$360.00	$756	-30.00
275	275	1	350.00	$350.00	$962	—
300–330	321	6	345.00–362.00	$351.92	$1,130	-8.80
355–390	371	9	330.00–350.00	$341.27	$1,266	-3.40
400–445	417	25	310.00–335.00	$321.17	$1,339	-12.19
450–485	461	13	295.00–325.00	$304.84	$1,405	-11.57
505–535	519	10	265.00–285.00	$271.98	$1,412	-14.74
555–585	563	14	257.00–262.00	$260.77	$1,468	-9.88
600–630	608	4	240.00–255.00	$246.30	$1,498	-8.62
660–670	663	3	230.00–242.00	$235.64	$1,562	+0.71
710	710	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,598	+5.00
750	750	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	330.00	$330.00	$891	-7.46
325–340	330	3	320.00–325.00	$323.28	$1,067	-18.88
355–395	381	11	295.00–320.00	$311.70	$1,188	-13.57
400–440	420	13	280.00–310.00	$295.01	$1,239	-5.14
455–495	481	16	257.00–300.00	$277.31	$1,334	-1.44
500–545	518	12	250.00–278.00	$265.24	$1,374	+9.61
550–590	572	13	232.00–255.00	$244.43	$1,398	-4.20
605–645	628	11	227.00–240.00	$234.30	$1,471	+10.93
655–675	665	2	220.00–222.00	$221.02	$1,470	+17.78
720–745	739	4	188.00–212.00	$201.30	$1,488	-1.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1480	1180	80-85%	83	124.00–144.00	$132.64	$1,565	+8.92
875–1455	1223	80-85%	68	118.00–135.00	$127.21	$1,556	-5.22
1130–1705	1283	80-85%	19	135.00–152.00	$143.07	$1,836	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1285	994	85-90%	38	107.00–127.00	$117.18	$1,165	—
845–1250	1016	85-90%	36	97.00–115.00	$106.49	$1,082	-7.84
900–1185	1056	85-90%	27	114.00–127.00	$121.66	$1,285	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	75-80%	4	130.00–139.00	$134.50	$1,843	-0.11
1235–1870	1435	75-80%	37	122.00–137.00	$130.07	$1,867	+2.57
1320–1605	1484	75-80%	14	115.00–131.00	$127.05	$1,885	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1855	1438	17	130.00–150.00	$142.20	$2,045	—
1380–1865	1635	14	140.00–159.00	$153.32	$2,507	—
1665–2220	1926	10	159.00–169.00	$164.32	$3,165	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	950.00–1,275.00	$1,126.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	785.00–900.00	$845.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,420.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,525.00–2,000.00	$1,737.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,618.33

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)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,230.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,487.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,425.00–2,450.00	$1,669.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,625.00–2,800.00	$2,103.70	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,325.00–2,675.00	$2,485.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,075.00	—

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	1,450.00–1,475.00	$1,462.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.