Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

3,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $268.87/cwt ≈ $1,707/hd at 635 lb · 72 head

light 8-weight M&L 2 steers $225.00/cwt ≈ $1,836/hd at 816 lb · 70 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.67/cwt +35.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 764 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,198	1,309	4,575
Feeder cattle	2,390	890	3,571
Slaughter cattle	473	257	717
Replacement cattle	335	162	287

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. 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
275	275	1	350.00	$350.00	$962	—
315–345	327	6	340.00–350.00	$345.17	$1,129	-6.88
360–395	389	12	320.00–339.00	$335.60	$1,305	+3.08
400–440	429	13	300.00–325.00	$311.53	$1,336	-1.61
468–495	477	13	285.00–320.00	$302.80	$1,444	-4.03
510–545	528	13	270.00–310.00	$293.84	$1,551	+2.64
550–590	573	11	258.00–290.00	$277.83	$1,592	+7.83
601–646	635	72	255.00–280.00	$268.87	$1,707	—
665–696	685	21	218.00–262.00	$253.33	$1,735	+9.62
700–745	718	5	215.00–240.00	$230.37	$1,654	-9.63
755–795	774	6	214.00–222.50	$219.41	$1,698	—
806–825	816	70	213.00–227.00	$225.00	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,148	-4.00
368	368	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,251	—
415–437	432	6	315.00–330.00	$324.14	$1,400	—
475–495	482	3	301.00–324.00	$316.12	$1,524	-5.88
505–548	535	37	298.00–324.00	$315.52	$1,688	+12.52
550–578	572	23	280.00–309.00	$291.53	$1,668	—
615–640	636	47	263.00–268.00	$264.38	$1,681	—
660–680	676	13	257.00–272.00	$267.41	$1,808	—
740–745	743	2	222.00–228.00	$225.01	$1,672	—
760–775	762	7	218.00–249.00	$244.50	$1,863	—
823	823	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,893	—
850–875	867	3	200.00–226.00	$208.50	$1,808	—
965	965	12	194.25	$194.25	$1,875	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	319	7	300.00–330.00	$320.03	$1,021	-6.70
355–380	369	14	305.00–320.00	$314.73	$1,161	+0.90
425–445	435	2	300.00–302.00	$301.02	$1,309	+28.60
455–490	475	3	270.00–291.00	$280.91	$1,334	-16.42
525–540	533	2	260.00–265.00	$262.54	$1,399	+2.54
555–595	573	6	248.00–280.00	$268.75	$1,540	—
605–645	630	12	261.00–271.00	$264.51	$1,666	—
675–690	678	5	208.00–255.00	$243.84	$1,653	—
710–740	725	4	203.00–238.00	$228.67	$1,658	—
780–795	788	2	195.00–215.00	$204.90	$1,615	+11.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	4	340.00–345.00	$342.39	$969	+30.39
300–345	326	17	277.00–300.00	$292.30	$953	-3.03
355–395	379	24	270.00–296.00	$287.55	$1,090	+7.47
400–440	420	45	257.00–287.00	$272.98	$1,147	+8.88
455–495	472	53	247.00–277.00	$260.82	$1,231	+6.35
500–545	524	36	235.00–262.00	$246.34	$1,291	-4.47
555–595	575	36	230.00–260.00	$240.68	$1,384	+0.30
605–640	630	41	225.00–245.00	$236.95	$1,493	-5.87
669–694	677	34	225.00–234.00	$229.96	$1,557	+22.64
725–745	736	5	213.00–220.00	$215.81	$1,588	+26.91
758–770	764	59	204.00–217.00	$215.67	$1,648	+35.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	365.00	$365.00	$894	+6.50
265	265	1	355.00	$355.00	$941	+30.98
300–333	318	11	310.00–335.00	$322.10	$1,024	+16.10
355–395	384	20	295.00–315.00	$303.98	$1,167	—
400–440	424	27	270.00–300.00	$284.35	$1,206	-0.54
455–485	470	21	260.00–278.00	$269.79	$1,268	-3.03
500–545	525	16	247.00–270.00	$254.91	$1,338	+1.65
550–595	568	56	240.00–268.00	$257.08	$1,460	—
605–634	625	37	234.00–245.00	$240.64	$1,504	-5.10
665	665	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,496	—
706–740	721	10	224.00–230.00	$226.49	$1,633	—
775	775	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,720	—
880	880	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	378	4	267.00–274.00	$270.32	$1,022	+9.72
405–445	424	14	250.00–270.00	$260.72	$1,105	-7.52
465–485	474	7	246.00–260.00	$251.42	$1,192	+7.85
520–540	530	9	230.00–247.00	$237.00	$1,256	+16.53
555–575	569	12	215.00–236.00	$228.62	$1,301	-13.38
605–640	626	13	202.00–224.00	$218.70	$1,369	—
655–695	680	3	203.00–210.00	$207.28	$1,410	—
720–745	729	4	200.00–205.00	$203.72	$1,485	—

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Feeder Bulls

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	-45.00
305–340	328	3	310.00–330.00	$323.81	$1,062	-12.68
355–395	376	8	317.00–347.00	$325.23	$1,223	-7.34
400–448	431	35	285.00–310.00	$298.94	$1,288	-3.13
455–495	473	26	270.00–304.00	$285.29	$1,349	-6.00
500–545	520	39	248.00–297.00	$276.59	$1,438	-5.91
555–590	572	28	245.00–285.00	$264.25	$1,512	+11.88
600–635	613	8	240.00–275.00	$252.54	$1,548	+17.56
665–695	682	7	238.00–248.00	$242.29	$1,652	+16.29
705	705	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	348.00–410.00	$379.70	$835	—
255	255	2	375.00	$375.00	$956	-25.00
300–320	309	12	328.00–356.00	$340.67	$1,053	-21.05
355–375	364	6	328.00–335.00	$332.13	$1,209	-10.01
400–440	418	21	305.00–324.00	$317.50	$1,327	+0.20
450–485	472	7	292.00–300.00	$295.50	$1,395	-12.53
500–530	515	8	265.00–290.00	$275.61	$1,419	-15.41
550–585	567	6	260.00–285.00	$269.36	$1,527	+1.97
600–635	612	12	250.00–260.00	$253.69	$1,553	+2.03
695	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,000	-25.56
355–370	363	2	310.00–315.00	$312.45	$1,134	+23.93
420–445	435	10	275.00–297.00	$287.63	$1,251	+4.14
475–490	481	8	268.00–287.00	$276.28	$1,329	+3.03
500–535	523	7	270.00–282.00	$275.33	$1,440	+7.33
560–595	579	6	245.00–270.00	$252.62	$1,463	+20.02
610–625	616	5	240.00–254.00	$247.66	$1,526	+27.66
675	675	5	220.00–230.00	$226.00	$1,526	+16.00
725–745	737	3	200.00–210.00	$203.35	$1,499	+1.35
780–785	783	2	190.00–200.00	$194.98	$1,527	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1445	1187	80-85%	44	114.00–129.00	$121.01	$1,436	+1.07
860–1480	1201	80-85%	77	120.00–138.00	$129.42	$1,554	+1.87
925–1540	1225	80-85%	46	129.00–149.00	$137.42	$1,683	+9.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1105	1029	85-90%	9	119.00–129.00	$122.53	$1,261	—
810–1195	1030	85-90%	43	107.00–128.00	$115.93	$1,194	—
735–1270	1034	85-90%	61	100.00–116.00	$108.44	$1,121	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1500	1354	75-80%	17	120.00–126.00	$122.89	$1,664	—
1155–1530	1355	75-80%	18	131.00–147.00	$137.65	$1,865	—
1160–1770	1406	75-80%	34	126.00–138.00	$131.82	$1,853	+9.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2035	1633	13	129.00–146.00	$138.56	$2,263	-11.11
1350–2005	1739	9	136.00–154.00	$146.34	$2,545	—
1520–2080	1799	4	150.00–157.00	$153.58	$2,763	-6.52

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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	9	750.00–950.00	$838.89

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,200.00	$1,990.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,135.00	$1,105.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,550.00–1,950.00	$1,713.24
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,600.00	$1,362.50

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	950.00–1,150.00	$1,083.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,445.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,291.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,485.00–1,650.00	$1,550.00

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)	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,275.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,175.00–2,325.00	$2,265.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	1,550.00–2,550.00	$2,044.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,333.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,125.00–2,900.00	$2,418.75	—

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	1,800.00–1,975.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,907.14	—

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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.