Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

3,810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.50/cwt ≈ $1,858/hd at 733 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $270.05/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 470 lb · 58 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.25/cwt ≈ $1,438/hd at 577 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,810	2,212	3,448
Feeder cattle	3,074	1,536	2,510
Slaughter cattle	528	406	645
Replacement cattle	208	270	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–345	310	8	340.00–350.00	$346.74	$1,075	-17.40
360–375	372	7	330.00–340.00	$331.42	$1,233	-1.69
400–435	414	13	308.00–332.50	$322.64	$1,336	-4.37
469–498	487	38	296.00–317.50	$304.94	$1,485	-8.80
504–545	530	45	285.00–308.00	$296.90	$1,574	+4.08
560–597	582	13	263.00–285.00	$274.12	$1,595	-2.66
600–646	635	16	250.00–277.00	$268.34	$1,704	+8.94
660–690	675	7	230.00–270.00	$252.83	$1,707	-2.53
705–735	721	4	220.00–248.00	$237.52	$1,713	+4.50
755–790	776	7	210.00–235.00	$224.99	$1,746	+4.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	370.00–380.00	$374.96	$1,136	+29.85
374–390	385	9	350.00–375.00	$366.90	$1,413	+2.82
405–440	426	16	330.00–340.00	$333.96	$1,423	-6.04
462–485	464	16	320.00–322.00	$320.13	$1,485	-1.96
505–528	519	10	302.00–310.00	$307.80	$1,597	+1.73
551–574	567	23	280.00–297.00	$284.45	$1,613	-0.14
605–640	618	22	268.00–274.50	$271.97	$1,681	+10.45
652–659	655	25	260.00–267.50	$264.68	$1,734	+10.81
705–728	714	13	236.00–248.50	$244.39	$1,745	+4.39
764–785	766	10	227.00–236.50	$235.53	$1,804	+5.53
800	800	4	228.00–230.00	$228.50	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	8	320.00–340.00	$331.85	$1,065	-10.61
360–391	385	49	310.00–325.00	$312.58	$1,203	-20.06
410–440	420	9	300.00–307.00	$301.92	$1,268	-22.08
455–495	478	4	290.00–303.00	$297.96	$1,424	-5.76
520–546	540	12	270.00–280.00	$279.20	$1,508	-5.80
560–595	578	8	250.00–276.00	$265.13	$1,532	-9.07
610–647	639	11	230.00–267.00	$256.10	$1,636	+16.10
675–695	682	3	250.00–255.00	$251.70	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
733	733	75	253.50	$253.50	$1,858	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–276	276	8	338.00–348.00	$346.75	$957	+14.02
300–345	325	28	305.00–342.50	$332.03	$1,079	+11.13
370 fancy	370	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,221	—
350–396	380	27	298.00–320.00	$309.44	$1,176	+4.75
404 fancy	404	15	315.00	$315.00	$1,273	-10.00
400–430	419	25	285.00–300.00	$289.09	$1,211	-14.29
450–495	463	21	270.00–288.00	$278.96	$1,292	-7.63
500–545	521	37	257.00–280.00	$264.65	$1,379	-3.66
550–575	563	40	255.00–275.00	$260.54	$1,467	+10.07
606–645	614	23	240.00–246.00	$245.55	$1,508	+3.82
655–675	656	33	230.00–242.00	$239.76	$1,573	+13.36
706–739	722	45	217.00–226.00	$223.71	$1,615	+18.80
789	789	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,673	+22.00
1024	1024	5	131.00	$131.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	325.00	$325.00	$666	-10.00
275–285	281	5	310.00–335.00	$323.86	$910	+8.82
305–348	334	22	290.00–325.00	$305.98	$1,022	+4.54
350–395	371	22	275.00–310.00	$289.41	$1,074	-2.94
400–440	420	33	266.00–285.00	$276.80	$1,163	+2.29
450–495	470	58	255.00–280.00	$270.05	$1,269	-1.22
500–545	524	44	247.00–268.00	$254.86	$1,335	+7.28
550–595	577	46	235.00–257.00	$247.37	$1,427	+9.72
605–645	628	25	225.00–244.00	$233.97	$1,469	+3.69
650–699	689	32	215.00–232.00	$227.31	$1,566	+9.55
700–715	708	2	200.00–209.00	$204.55	$1,448	—
750–785	765	3	190.00–200.00	$194.00	$1,484	+24.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	330.00–335.00	$332.67	$749	—
305–345	332	3	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$913	-19.49
360–392	379	19	265.00–295.00	$276.01	$1,046	-8.37
405–445	423	26	255.00–280.00	$261.63	$1,107	-7.02
455–495	472	31	250.00–267.00	$258.25	$1,219	+6.84
500–545	518	35	236.00–250.00	$241.72	$1,252	+6.68
554–595	568	27	228.00–242.00	$236.85	$1,345	+13.31
610–645	632	5	220.00–227.00	$223.20	$1,411	+5.60
660–675	670	7	200.00–218.00	$210.17	$1,408	+20.17
710–720	715	2	190.00–200.00	$195.03	$1,394	-4.97
795	795	2	185.00–197.00	$191.00	$1,518	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	49	249.25	$249.25	$1,438	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	375.00	$375.00	$862	—
310–345	326	8	318.00–350.00	$330.89	$1,079	-12.40
355–395	375	10	315.00–335.00	$324.98	$1,219	-4.23
400–445	430	36	295.00–320.00	$307.78	$1,323	-2.73
450–495	469	34	282.00–305.00	$294.77	$1,382	-1.74
507–535	517	45	258.00–297.00	$280.25	$1,449	-0.33
550–576	572	38	226.00–284.00	$257.62	$1,474	-12.27
605–645	625	12	238.00–262.00	$248.37	$1,552	+0.14
655–680	668	2	240.00–250.00	$244.91	$1,636	+7.61
705–745	718	6	226.00–236.00	$229.80	$1,650	—
770	770	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,679	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	221	4	350.00–370.00	$359.35	$794	-43.93
290	290	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,044	-8.43
310–345	335	10	325.00–370.00	$347.66	$1,165	-11.53
355–395	371	24	328.00–350.00	$340.56	$1,263	-5.23
405–435	424	30	315.00–335.00	$326.25	$1,383	-6.01
460–495	481	10	310.00–320.00	$312.59	$1,504	-2.41
500–545	521	22	280.00–305.00	$290.48	$1,513	+0.82
550–575	561	4	268.00–290.00	$279.47	$1,568	+11.79
610–630	614	7	250.00–270.00	$260.07	$1,597	+13.33
660–695	680	5	238.00–250.00	$242.53	$1,649	+2.19
700	700	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,596	-11.26
751–776	769	10	228.00–232.00	$229.17	$1,762	—
800	800	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,087	-15.85
350–380	363	7	308.00–320.00	$313.60	$1,138	+2.77
415–445	426	14	285.00–310.00	$298.47	$1,271	-0.31
460–495	478	16	267.00–295.00	$280.76	$1,342	-6.43
500–545	521	14	250.00–275.00	$265.24	$1,382	+7.31
550–595	573	7	240.00–262.00	$251.90	$1,443	-0.37
615–645	633	4	223.00–245.00	$232.93	$1,474	-8.96
655–660	658	2	230.00–235.00	$232.51	$1,530	+10.47
725	725	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,508	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1415	1188	80-85%	51	111.00–123.00	$117.68	$1,398	-6.10
905–1570	1214	80-85%	57	119.00–129.00	$123.98	$1,505	-5.61
925–1465	1242	80-85%	29	123.00–138.00	$128.52	$1,596	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1250	1010	85-90%	16	110.00–122.00	$115.90	$1,171	+8.62
945–1335	1058	85-90%	35	103.00–117.00	$111.29	$1,177	—
810–1225	1063	85-90%	26	96.00–110.00	$106.26	$1,130	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1700	1268	75-80%	6	129.00–134.00	$130.59	$1,656	—
1175–1630	1349	75-80%	41	107.00–129.00	$123.32	$1,664	—
1165–1555	1370	75-80%	26	114.00–122.00	$119.06	$1,631	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2190	1560	22	125.00–141.00	$136.16	$2,124	—
1320–2180	1631	22	139.00–150.00	$143.94	$2,348	-2.67
1500–2160	1855	16	144.00–158.00	$150.57	$2,793	-7.64

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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	5	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,035.00

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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)	2	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,625.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,625.00–1,950.00	$1,778.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,509.09

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)	6	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,104.17

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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	20	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,897.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,787.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,625.00–1,950.00	$1,718.75	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00–1,625.00	$1,575.00	—

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	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.