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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

1,891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.02/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 643 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.68/cwt -7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 421 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.84/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 526 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,891 3,517 1,909
Feeder cattle 1,373 2,574 1,378
Slaughter cattle 294 599 326
Replacement cattle 224 344 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 355.00 $355.00 $994 —
325 325 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,112 -6.23
355–390 383 9 337.00–348.00 $341.49 $1,308 +1.60
405–445 430 12 321.00–330.00 $325.08 $1,398 -3.16
485–490 489 10 310.00–318.00 $311.59 $1,524 -5.93
505–545 535 21 292.00–300.00 $293.62 $1,571 -17.95
575–585 580 9 286.00–289.00 $286.56 $1,662 +9.70
635 635 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 +33.10
670–695 673 11 245.00–266.00 $250.99 $1,689 +14.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 426 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,427 -7.29
475–490 479 4 324.00–326.00 $325.49 $1,559 +1.86
505–535 528 22 310.00–312.00 $311.09 $1,643 -8.13
555 555 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 +2.22
610–620 613 3 267.00–277.00 $273.63 $1,677 +11.38
655 655 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,716 +4.13
735 735 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 -9.00
825–835 832 17 218.00–219.00 $218.29 $1,816 -14.10
1050 1050 15 188.50 $188.50 $1,979 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 12 327.00–340.00 $332.91 $1,082 -4.10
355–380 369 20 317.00–330.00 $321.63 $1,187 -2.17
415–430 421 8 307.00–317.00 $312.83 $1,317 +6.22
455–495 473 8 290.00–300.00 $295.57 $1,398 -1.50
505 505 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,464 +8.99
595 595 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,666 +15.31
630 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 -6.27
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 281 4 306.00–312.00 $308.48 $867 -1.52
310–340 328 10 295.00–320.00 $302.81 $993 -2.00
355–397 373 21 285.00–300.00 $292.04 $1,089 +1.47
405–435 420 22 260.00–290.00 $278.99 $1,172 -2.24
475–495 489 38 250.00–270.00 $258.22 $1,263 -7.33
510–545 526 43 245.00–256.00 $247.84 $1,304 -6.27
560–595 578 21 234.00–245.00 $238.76 $1,380 -5.06
625–640 632 9 222.00–235.00 $229.54 $1,451 -0.99
660–695 681 6 215.00–224.00 $218.82 $1,490 +9.47
710–745 728 4 204.00–206.00 $204.98 $1,492 -7.95
755 755 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 276 5 315.00–320.00 $318.04 $878 +26.56
320–335 331 4 330.00–335.00 $333.79 $1,105 +11.18
370–390 378 6 297.00–302.00 $299.30 $1,131 -3.23
420 value added 420 20 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 —
405–440 422 23 270.00–300.00 $291.88 $1,232 -4.47
460–490 471 9 260.00–285.00 $275.29 $1,297 -6.60
510–525 521 12 253.00–265.00 $257.02 $1,339 -6.21
555–580 566 11 242.00–250.00 $245.79 $1,391 -2.99
610–645 643 50 235.00–242.00 $240.02 $1,543 -3.85
670–690 680 2 226.00–229.00 $227.52 $1,547 -2.82
905 905 9 185.50 $185.50 $1,679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 333 13 289.00–300.00 $291.48 $971 +11.70
350–395 375 26 270.00–290.00 $278.15 $1,043 +0.09
410–445 432 11 250.00–280.00 $270.37 $1,168 +9.21
450–490 483 13 242.00–267.00 $253.96 $1,227 +1.49
515–540 532 7 227.00–242.00 $238.86 $1,271 -0.78
565–570 567 3 190.00–200.00 $196.65 $1,115 -30.77
615 615 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 +7.18
730–740 738 5 175.00–185.00 $176.98 $1,306 —
770–785 776 6 165.00–185.00 $171.64 $1,332 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 340.00 $340.00 $952 —
320–345 334 7 330.00–370.00 $338.11 $1,129 -14.99
355–390 377 16 316.00–347.00 $326.47 $1,231 -5.96
400–445 435 11 308.00–320.00 $311.48 $1,355 -7.42
455–495 466 16 285.00–300.00 $290.54 $1,354 -3.97
515–545 528 7 270.00–280.00 $275.92 $1,457 -8.98
555–595 571 21 260.00–282.00 $267.01 $1,525 +1.93
615–635 625 2 255.00–257.00 $256.02 $1,600 +9.05
675 675 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,512 -3.30
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 331 12 317.00–327.00 $321.31 $1,064 -16.23
360–395 383 12 300.00–310.00 $305.39 $1,170 -13.77
410–445 431 18 280.00–305.00 $292.60 $1,261 -8.96
450–495 475 9 267.00–288.00 $279.12 $1,326 -3.38
500–545 524 7 260.00–275.00 $263.96 $1,383 -3.81
555–580 569 5 237.00–257.00 $249.28 $1,418 -8.71
605–640 632 8 232.00–247.00 $238.66 $1,508 -5.84
660 660 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,485 -11.63
770–775 773 3 188.00–204.00 $193.31 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 4 370.00–380.00 $374.73 $873 —
255 255 1 355.00 $355.00 $905 +10.00
325–345 334 7 345.00–350.00 $346.12 $1,156 -16.55
365–385 369 8 330.00–340.00 $334.55 $1,234 -15.76
400–445 417 7 318.00–332.00 $324.20 $1,352 -8.56
475–480 477 7 310.00–318.00 $313.45 $1,495 -3.93
515–540 520 10 280.00–295.00 $288.90 $1,502 -8.06
565–570 568 4 280.00–285.00 $283.51 $1,610 +13.13
605–635 625 3 265.00–270.00 $268.39 $1,677 +6.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1365 1140 80-85% 38 111.00–119.00 $115.40 $1,316 -3.14
915–1530 1167 80-85% 48 118.00–126.00 $122.47 $1,429 -2.90
975–1520 1257 80-85% 6 124.00–129.00 $127.55 $1,603 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1185 1019 85-90% 38 105.00–114.00 $109.21 $1,113 -6.44
920–1185 1044 85-90% 14 110.00–115.00 $113.01 $1,180 -2.64
780–1255 1066 85-90% 31 98.00–111.00 $102.74 $1,095 -7.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1675 1409 75-80% 10 122.00–126.00 $124.16 $1,749 —
1450–1695 1598 75-80% 3 113.00–119.00 $116.58 $1,863 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–2090 1664 7 137.00–141.00 $139.21 $2,316 -8.77
1205–2210 1736 20 126.00–148.00 $143.64 $2,494 —
1490–2045 1772 7 138.00–157.00 $146.28 $2,592 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 918.00–1,158.00 $1,046.40
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,228.00–1,380.00 $1,275.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 830.00–950.00 $894.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,375.00–1,775.00 $1,563.93
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,700.00 $1,675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,425.00–1,700.00 $1,595.83
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,180.00 $1,128.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,125.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 37 1,600.00–2,000.00 $1,781.76 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,625.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 2,150.00–2,500.00 $2,338.64 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,500.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 18 1,350.00–1,550.00 $1,472.22 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,200.00–1,650.00 $1,380.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00–1,700.00 $1,662.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.