Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

1,309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $282.50/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,472/hd at 521 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $302.07/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 427 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.10/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 420 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,309	1,967	2,916
Feeder cattle	890	1,503	2,111
Slaughter cattle	257	257	545
Replacement cattle	162	207	260

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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
325–335	327	5	350.00–360.00	$352.05	$1,151	+15.20
360–365	363	2	330.00–335.00	$332.52	$1,207	+6.74
420–440	427	6	310.00–320.00	$313.14	$1,337	-0.72
465–495	478	6	300.00–312.00	$306.83	$1,467	+4.58
505–525	513	6	275.00–310.00	$291.20	$1,494	+6.12
590	590	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,593	-4.13
665–690	677	3	240.00–247.00	$243.71	$1,650	+0.48
740	740	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,776	+2.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	328	6	325.00–335.00	$326.73	$1,072	+3.88
375–380	377	9	300.00–325.00	$313.83	$1,183	+15.30
410–445	432	3	265.00–282.00	$272.42	$1,177	-27.08
470–475	473	3	295.00–300.00	$297.33	$1,406	+0.13
525	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	-17.05
795	795	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,534	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	354.00	$354.00	$1,080	—
465	465	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,497	+9.51
505–520	517	6	300.00–310.00	$303.00	$1,567	+2.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	312.00	$312.00	$858	-23.00
315–330	324	12	290.00–302.00	$295.33	$957	-6.44
355–390	372	17	260.00–304.00	$280.08	$1,042	-1.62
405–445	420	25	247.00–286.00	$264.10	$1,109	-2.79
455–495	476	25	237.00–280.00	$254.47	$1,211	-3.42
500–540	526	18	240.00–258.00	$250.81	$1,319	+6.83
555–595	570	10	225.00–260.00	$240.38	$1,370	+8.45
615–630	627	5	238.00–244.00	$242.82	$1,522	+21.56
655–660	658	3	205.00–212.00	$207.32	$1,364	—
705–740	728	3	186.00–195.00	$188.90	$1,375	-21.10
780	780	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	307	3	260.00–270.00	$266.63	$819	-14.40
355–395	370	21	240.00–294.00	$260.60	$964	-9.99
420–440	430	12	250.00–274.00	$268.24	$1,153	+6.42
455–495	475	11	215.00–272.00	$243.57	$1,157	-4.97
505–545	523	13	180.00–248.00	$220.47	$1,153	-10.88
575	575	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,392	+17.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	355.00–362.00	$358.50	$807	—
290–295	293	2	322.00–326.00	$324.02	$949	-0.98
310	310	2	300.00–312.00	$306.00	$949	-31.30
405–445	421	8	270.00–298.00	$284.89	$1,199	+4.10
455–485	473	18	255.00–290.00	$272.82	$1,290	+13.63
505–525	517	16	248.00–268.00	$253.26	$1,309	-9.87
605–635	610	6	230.00–260.00	$245.74	$1,499	+12.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,064	—
305–345	321	4	320.00–355.00	$336.49	$1,080	+3.19
355–395	369	10	320.00–345.00	$332.57	$1,227	+23.40
415–445	427	27	295.00–310.00	$302.07	$1,290	+3.15
455–490	475	13	285.00–297.00	$291.29	$1,384	+9.99
515–545	521	28	265.00–288.00	$282.50	$1,472	+8.77
550–590	578	16	246.00–267.00	$252.37	$1,459	-11.94
615–625	620	2	232.00–238.00	$234.98	$1,457	-16.65
675	675	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,526	-11.39
785	785	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,633	+0.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	262	3	390.00–410.00	$400.00	$1,048	—
300–340	320	2	350.00–375.00	$361.72	$1,158	+20.50
350–380	367	6	335.00–345.00	$342.14	$1,256	+17.14
410–435	423	9	310.00–320.00	$317.30	$1,342	+7.30
450–485	466	9	300.00–312.00	$308.03	$1,435	+14.78
510–545	525	7	285.00–297.00	$291.02	$1,528	+8.19
550–575	563	4	260.00–275.00	$267.39	$1,505	-13.40
600–640	618	3	250.00–255.00	$251.66	$1,555	—
670	670	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,642	—
780	780	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,716	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	11	310.00–320.00	$315.56	$1,067	+0.07
355–385	365	3	285.00–295.00	$288.52	$1,053	-7.64
415–440	429	10	275.00–290.00	$283.49	$1,216	+3.24
455–495	473	12	265.00–280.00	$273.25	$1,292	+12.40
520	520	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,394	+10.02
555–585	578	4	225.00–235.00	$232.60	$1,344	-21.87
635	635	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,397	-20.00
690	690	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	-17.05
705	705	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,424	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1335	1194	80-85%	25	111.00–129.00	$119.94	$1,432	+1.50
900–1510	1204	80-85%	31	119.00–140.00	$127.55	$1,536	—
1020–1470	1342	80-85%	15	126.00–144.00	$133.94	$1,797	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1200	940	85-90%	16	98.00–107.00	$100.35	$943	—
900–1175	1066	85-90%	27	107.00–116.00	$110.97	$1,183	-4.00
1040–1145	1118	85-90%	27	116.00–121.00	$119.79	$1,339	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,743	—
1305–1430	1347	75-80%	11	123.00–129.00	$124.79	$1,681	-1.04
1245–1565	1414	75-80%	6	118.00–128.00	$122.13	$1,727	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2025	1481	17	130.00–143.00	$133.82	$1,982	—
1200–1925	1629	13	139.00–157.00	$149.67	$2,438	—
1550–2160	1776	5	154.00–167.00	$160.10	$2,843	—

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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	32	640.00–1,100.00	$753.13

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Bred Cows

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)	10	1,210.00–1,385.00	$1,332.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,100.00–1,180.00	$1,134.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,685.00–1,950.00	$1,778.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–1,575.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,900.00	$1,534.50

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)	5	825.00–1,290.00	$989.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,525.00	$1,330.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,437.50

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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	8	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,637.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,625.00–1,950.00	$1,793.75	—
— fancy	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,725.00–1,950.00	$1,837.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,150.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,335.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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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.