Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

3,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.11/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 525 lb · 68 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.55/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 473 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.23/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 524 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,517	2,132	5,494
Feeder cattle	2,574	1,727	4,242
Slaughter cattle	599	245	892
Replacement cattle	344	160	360

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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
315–345	325	3	345.00–350.00	$348.23	$1,132	-1.77
350–389	373	16	315.00–355.00	$339.89	$1,268	+4.19
410–440	428	8	310.00–338.00	$328.24	$1,405	-0.33
455–485	469	19	300.00–330.00	$317.52	$1,489	+0.66
505–540	514	28	280.00–321.00	$311.57	$1,601	+9.31
555–595	576	7	255.00–294.00	$276.86	$1,595	-9.94
610–645	634	9	240.00–255.00	$246.90	$1,565	-17.25
665–695	683	9	224.00–245.00	$236.08	$1,612	+1.17
720–749	741	19	220.00–238.00	$235.40	$1,744	+10.40
760	760	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,748	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,128	—
354–359	356	10	350.00–365.00	$358.95	$1,278	+3.95
405–425	417	7	325.00–355.00	$342.29	$1,427	+3.31
450–485	462	14	318.00–335.00	$323.63	$1,495	—
503–531	511	12	300.00–328.00	$319.22	$1,631	+12.55
570–580	579	9	280.00–295.00	$292.78	$1,695	-5.00
600–601	601	4	262.00–263.00	$262.25	$1,576	-2.75
660–696	680	9	250.00–265.00	$257.87	$1,754	+7.87
700	700	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,743	±0.00
820–845	837	3	227.00–235.00	$232.39	$1,945	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–340	326	12	330.00–340.00	$337.01	$1,099	+0.83
375–390	376	13	310.00–330.00	$323.80	$1,217	-2.63
405–445	420	7	290.00–322.00	$306.61	$1,288	-7.19
460–490	475	5	285.00–310.00	$297.07	$1,411	-2.47
505–545	522	5	265.00–295.00	$281.01	$1,467	-11.16
560–575	571	5	245.00–280.00	$264.69	$1,511	—
610–645	625	3	252.00–260.00	$256.27	$1,602	-3.73
676	676	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,622	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	11	340.00	$340.00	$1,323	—
599	599	7	277.50	$277.50	$1,662	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	4	310.00	$310.00	$896	—
300–345	323	10	295.00–312.00	$304.81	$985	+3.49
365–395	380	31	272.00–302.00	$290.57	$1,104	+3.74
404–445	422	49	270.00–295.00	$281.23	$1,187	+13.56
450–495	473	60	250.00–280.00	$265.55	$1,256	+8.43
505–545	525	68	235.00–267.00	$254.11	$1,334	+7.72
555–595	571	21	230.00–254.00	$243.82	$1,392	+6.81
600–645	625	20	220.00–240.00	$230.53	$1,441	+8.15
655–690	681	13	200.00–224.00	$209.35	$1,426	-3.03
720–740	732	13	202.00–216.00	$212.93	$1,559	+4.13
800	800	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	277	5	280.00–340.00	$291.48	$807	—
305–325	318	6	315.00–330.00	$322.61	$1,026	+5.09
355–395	370	17	297.00–315.00	$302.53	$1,119	-1.44
400–445	424	29	280.00–310.00	$296.35	$1,257	+18.72
455–490	472	24	265.00–295.00	$281.89	$1,331	+15.64
500–546	524	56	240.00–276.00	$263.23	$1,379	+8.02
555–593	572	22	240.00–271.00	$248.78	$1,423	+0.61
600–640	613	11	232.00–260.00	$243.87	$1,495	+6.84
672–690	679	12	230.00–234.00	$230.34	$1,564	+5.34
720	720	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,584	-0.99
730 value added	730	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,730	—
760	760	6	214.00–218.00	$214.67	$1,631	-0.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	12	275.00–290.00	$279.78	$920	-3.08
360–393	371	18	265.00–290.00	$278.06	$1,032	+14.30
400–445	424	26	247.00–280.00	$261.16	$1,107	+14.10
455–495	474	26	237.00–269.00	$252.47	$1,197	+9.73
505–540	525	13	220.00–250.00	$239.64	$1,258	+0.66
555–590	579	17	202.00–239.00	$227.42	$1,317	+11.45
603–640	621	11	190.00–222.00	$212.82	$1,322	-4.73
675–685	680	2	204.00–215.00	$209.54	$1,425	+0.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	337.00	$337.00	$758	—
300–345	325	10	340.00–370.00	$353.10	$1,148	+7.00
365–390	374	14	300.00–345.00	$332.43	$1,243	+1.51
400–445	419	26	295.00–332.00	$318.90	$1,336	+19.00
455–495	478	39	268.00–313.00	$294.51	$1,408	+5.23
506–545	521	44	255.00–300.00	$284.90	$1,484	+11.42
550–590	572	19	250.00–292.00	$265.08	$1,516	-4.92
605–645	625	13	238.00–258.00	$246.97	$1,544	+3.53
650–685	665	7	210.00–247.00	$227.30	$1,512	+6.05
745	745	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	345.00	$345.00	$914	-35.00
300–345	323	2	360.00–365.00	$362.67	$1,171	—
355–380	362	20	322.00–360.00	$350.31	$1,268	+6.42
400–440	423	25	293.00–345.00	$332.76	$1,408	+4.59
450–490	473	36	278.00–335.00	$317.38	$1,501	+9.82
500–530	516	14	277.00–317.00	$296.96	$1,532	+7.41
550–555	553	5	265.00–287.00	$270.38	$1,495	-9.60
600–640	618	6	250.00–265.00	$261.57	$1,617	—
655–680	661	13	242.00–260.00	$248.91	$1,645	—
720–730	725	2	230.00–235.00	$232.52	$1,686	—
750	750	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	310.00–350.00	$336.67	$943	-3.33
325–335	330	2	335.00–340.00	$337.54	$1,114	-7.77
350–395	371	8	305.00–327.00	$319.16	$1,184	+18.32
405–445	421	28	280.00–310.00	$301.56	$1,270	+15.95
455–490	473	23	260.00–298.00	$282.50	$1,336	+11.56
500–545	528	9	242.00–284.00	$267.77	$1,414	+0.72
570–595	579	19	235.00–270.00	$257.99	$1,494	+14.32
600–645	623	16	230.00–250.00	$244.50	$1,523	+1.66
675–690	680	3	232.00–239.00	$236.63	$1,609	+15.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1420	1124	80-85%	78	111.00–123.00	$118.54	$1,332	—
945–1570	1157	80-85%	92	116.00–130.00	$125.37	$1,451	+3.87
1005–1435	1206	80-85%	47	128.00–138.00	$131.47	$1,586	+3.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1165	960	85-90%	39	94.00–114.00	$105.60	$1,014	-9.64
820–1155	1028	85-90%	42	102.00–121.00	$115.65	$1,189	+0.11
950–1240	1056	85-90%	7	108.00–113.00	$110.34	$1,165	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1590	1378	75-80%	16	114.00–125.00	$121.31	$1,672	—
1210–1625	1385	75-80%	29	119.00–132.00	$127.83	$1,770	—
1270–1700	1396	75-80%	7	129.00–135.00	$133.11	$1,858	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2005	1575	13	124.00–146.00	$138.30	$2,178	—
1200–2190	1694	34	140.00–157.00	$147.98	$2,507	-1.85
1255–2135	1882	15	148.00–167.00	$154.55	$2,909	—

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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	14	750.00–950.00	$850.00

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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	1,825.00–2,000.00	$1,908.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,725.00–2,300.00	$1,989.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,600.00–2,150.00	$1,815.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,365.00–2,050.00	$1,708.89

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,425.00–1,625.00	$1,534.09
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,333.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	985.00–1,150.00	$1,067.50

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)	3	900.00–1,300.00	$1,133.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,731.25

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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	17	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,844.12	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,700.00–2,950.00	$2,866.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	1,950.00–2,450.00	$2,231.82	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,941.67	—

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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.