Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

1,967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.13/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 532 lb · 78 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $302.25/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 484 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.00/cwt ≈ $1,643/hd at 589 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,967	2,723	2,003
Feeder cattle	1,503	2,114	1,364
Slaughter cattle	257	373	382
Replacement cattle	207	236	257

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	6	335.00–340.00	$336.85	$1,149	-14.08
365–390	383	12	320.00–330.00	$325.78	$1,248	-4.45
405–435	419	20	307.00–322.00	$313.86	$1,315	-0.51
460–490	484	47	300.00–310.00	$302.25	$1,463	-3.67
505–545	521	27	250.00–300.00	$285.08	$1,485	-8.61
560–595	592	17	271.00–280.00	$274.13	$1,623	-1.83
610–625	614	7	268.00–278.00	$275.09	$1,689	+11.59
655–685	675	3	240.00–250.00	$243.23	$1,642	+10.78
720–745	728	3	235.00–239.00	$237.64	$1,730	-8.57
770–795	783	2	215.00–217.00	$216.02	$1,691	+8.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	33	320.00	$320.00	$1,523	—
589	589	45	279.00	$279.00	$1,643	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	328	9	310.00–329.00	$322.85	$1,059	-6.11
360–395	384	10	290.00–315.00	$298.53	$1,146	-17.81
425–445	440	6	292.00–305.00	$299.50	$1,318	—
465–495	481	8	295.00–300.00	$297.20	$1,430	+7.20
520–535	530	5	270.00–280.00	$277.05	$1,468	-10.95
555–565	562	3	260.00–268.00	$265.36	$1,491	—
615	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,254	-14.90
410–430	423	3	320.00–330.00	$323.23	$1,367	+4.01
455–460	458	4	310.00–315.00	$312.49	$1,431	+7.85
505–546	539	15	295.00–301.00	$300.08	$1,617	+11.93
555–575	559	5	282.00–297.00	$289.74	$1,620	+8.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	335.00	$335.00	$988	+10.00
305–345	329	14	298.00–315.00	$301.77	$993	-0.51
355–395	369	16	270.00–286.00	$281.70	$1,039	-5.17
400–445	428	37	252.00–290.00	$266.89	$1,142	-12.55
460–490	475	26	247.00–272.00	$257.89	$1,225	-6.38
505–545	521	38	237.00–250.00	$243.98	$1,271	-10.04
560–590	574	16	228.00–237.00	$231.93	$1,331	-13.01
615–645	629	8	215.00–225.00	$221.26	$1,392	-10.83
705	705	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	+5.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	325.00	$325.00	$942	+3.00
305–325	315	3	335.00–340.00	$337.30	$1,062	+20.30
370–390	383	8	290.00–298.00	$292.95	$1,122	-11.57
405–435	417	11	270.00–295.00	$280.79	$1,171	-18.18
455–475	461	23	255.00–287.00	$259.19	$1,195	-27.42
510–549	532	78	250.00–266.50	$263.13	$1,400	-8.23
560–585	574	5	236.00–242.00	$240.39	$1,380	-15.10
605–640	622	10	229.00–240.00	$233.45	$1,452	-7.43
660	660	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	-16.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	-20.00
315–345	329	12	255.00–300.00	$281.03	$925	-9.91
355–395	379	16	250.00–290.00	$270.59	$1,026	-1.30
405–445	428	16	242.00–277.00	$261.82	$1,121	-15.64
450–495	474	21	235.00–267.00	$248.54	$1,178	-9.36
505–545	523	8	220.00–245.00	$231.35	$1,210	-11.02
555–595	582	7	215.00–235.00	$224.33	$1,306	-4.85
600–625	613	2	205.00–220.00	$212.35	$1,302	-5.15
655–685	664	6	175.00–215.00	$194.22	$1,290	-10.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	6	330.00–335.00	$333.30	$1,027	-8.53
375–395	383	5	308.00–310.00	$309.17	$1,184	-17.26
415–440	432	16	295.00–302.00	$298.92	$1,291	-0.67
455–495	478	20	275.00–290.00	$281.30	$1,345	-8.29
510–540	526	9	268.00–280.00	$273.73	$1,440	-2.91
565–595	583	13	260.00–272.00	$264.31	$1,541	-5.62
605–645	621	6	250.00–255.00	$251.63	$1,563	+2.63
655–695	670	4	230.00–245.00	$237.39	$1,591	-0.73
765–770	768	2	206.00–210.00	$207.99	$1,597	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	4	300.00–325.00	$315.49	$1,041	-7.77
355–395	382	10	285.00–300.00	$296.16	$1,131	-17.54
405–445	428	19	270.00–297.00	$280.25	$1,199	-14.91
460–480	469	9	250.00–287.00	$260.85	$1,223	-19.14
505–530	514	13	245.00–267.00	$257.98	$1,326	-4.08
560–595	576	6	250.00–260.00	$254.47	$1,466	-4.16
635–645	639	9	230.00–245.00	$240.00	$1,534	-1.31
660–695	678	6	215.00–239.00	$227.05	$1,539	-2.95
760–785	774	5	180.00–207.00	$196.17	$1,518	-3.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	375.00	$375.00	$788	—
320–330	328	4	340.00–345.00	$341.22	$1,119	-7.98
390	390	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,268	-15.58
405	405	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,256	-18.46
460–490	479	11	290.00–310.00	$293.25	$1,405	-21.30
505–540	519	14	278.00–286.00	$282.83	$1,468	-6.16
555–590	562	5	278.00–284.00	$280.79	$1,578	-0.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1425	1180	80-85%	31	113.00–123.00	$118.44	$1,398	+0.50
1000–1410	1242	80-85%	37	116.00–131.00	$124.99	$1,552	+1.15
1180–1340	1266	80-85%	22	123.00–136.00	$131.17	$1,661	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1110	1018	85-90%	20	92.00–108.00	$103.71	$1,056	-12.22
710–1210	1034	85-90%	26	100.00–113.00	$108.81	$1,125	-4.38
895–1145	1054	85-90%	20	108.00–119.00	$114.97	$1,212	+11.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,776	+0.67
1185–1510	1335	75-80%	9	109.00–123.00	$116.97	$1,562	-16.36
1180–1525	1340	75-80%	17	118.00–131.00	$125.83	$1,686	-7.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2140	1534	12	114.00–143.00	$136.13	$2,088	-5.50
1590–2015	1863	5	151.00–166.00	$160.43	$2,989	—
1520–2450	1874	5	144.00–149.00	$146.28	$2,741	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,696.67
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–960.00	$939.00

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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	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,280.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,825.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,062.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,400.00–1,925.00	$1,702.08
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,225.00–1,700.00	$1,493.75

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	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–820.00	$748.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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)	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,350.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,100.00	$1,037.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,387.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,900.00–2,125.00	$2,012.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	1,700.00–2,500.00	$2,052.27	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,583.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.