Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

1,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $302.32/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 426 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.33/cwt -7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 479 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $273.98/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 428 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,826	3,496	3,202
Feeder cattle	1,250	2,994	2,459
Slaughter cattle	304	402	531
Replacement cattle	272	100	212

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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
320	320	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,056	-12.39
365–385	375	6	320.00–330.00	$324.87	$1,218	-10.23
410–435	423	8	316.00–332.00	$324.13	$1,371	-0.04
465–490	481	9	310.00–317.00	$314.32	$1,512	-2.44
500–545	522	11	290.00–310.00	$300.89	$1,571	-5.09
555–590	565	7	270.00–300.00	$283.70	$1,603	-0.45
605–640	618	6	262.00–280.00	$268.63	$1,660	-3.76
655–680	664	11	252.00–265.00	$258.76	$1,718	+0.31
710–740	728	6	230.00–240.00	$233.72	$1,701	-6.28
775–780	778	3	224.00–225.00	$224.67	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	307.00	$307.00	$1,351	+4.46
470–495	483	6	295.00–305.00	$300.72	$1,452	+18.84
550–595	581	13	260.00–282.00	$269.72	$1,567	+0.71
615–640	634	11	254.00–265.00	$258.72	$1,640	-7.61
658–695	679	8	234.00–250.00	$240.56	$1,633	-12.44
730–740	733	7	222.00–227.00	$224.86	$1,648	-12.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,515	-21.14
530–540	538	4	300.00–304.00	$300.99	$1,619	-7.20
575–585	584	16	273.00–280.00	$273.43	$1,597	-34.31
615–625	622	7	268.00–270.00	$269.44	$1,676	-8.50
655–670	657	9	262.00–264.00	$263.00	$1,728	-4.00
705	705	4	244.00	$244.00	$1,720	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	264	4	320.00–332.00	$323.30	$854	-5.74
305–345	332	11	302.00–327.00	$312.85	$1,039	-0.03
375–390	383	7	290.00–300.00	$294.83	$1,129	-2.01
405–445	428	18	260.00–287.00	$273.98	$1,173	-5.10
460–490	479	19	256.00–267.00	$261.33	$1,252	-7.92
500–540	525	15	237.00–260.00	$250.47	$1,315	-8.23
560–595	574	18	235.00–247.00	$240.90	$1,383	-10.50
605–645	627	17	225.00–234.00	$230.16	$1,443	-6.69
655–695	671	7	208.00–228.00	$217.44	$1,459	-7.56
720–745	728	3	191.00–199.00	$193.73	$1,410	—
780	780	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,607	+6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	225	3	335.00–345.00	$338.48	$762	-26.52
270–295	281	5	325.00–335.00	$329.24	$925	-7.66
305–340	323	3	310.00–322.00	$315.11	$1,018	-19.62
370–390	375	4	300.00–302.00	$300.52	$1,127	-9.41
415	415	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$1,183	-6.13
460–490	479	9	268.00–272.00	$269.46	$1,291	-12.32
515 fancy	515	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,442	—
505–535	522	16	255.00–270.00	$260.12	$1,358	-6.83
570–595	581	12	240.00–257.00	$250.45	$1,455	-7.16
603–635	618	16	237.00–250.00	$240.26	$1,485	-8.83
660	660	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,531	-5.00
735	735	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	305.00–310.00	$307.39	$870	-6.40
305–345	325	4	292.00–307.00	$299.12	$972	+6.60
355–390	374	4	280.00–290.00	$285.89	$1,069	+9.36
400–445	421	5	265.00–272.00	$269.81	$1,136	+3.23
465–495	472	11	247.00–257.00	$253.68	$1,197	-2.00
505–530	513	12	230.00–250.00	$244.51	$1,254	-1.87
550–595	579	10	220.00–235.00	$229.54	$1,329	-14.48
615–640	625	3	215.00–228.00	$221.09	$1,382	-1.20
685	685	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	+2.37
700	700	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,414	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	3	345.00–350.00	$348.40	$777	-21.60
285–295	293	6	335.00–350.00	$340.78	$998	-4.04
315–345	333	13	330.00–345.00	$335.32	$1,117	-1.83
365–370	366	8	322.00–327.00	$324.26	$1,187	-1.74
410–436	426	19	280.00–317.00	$302.32	$1,288	-2.78
450–495	479	11	265.00–292.00	$277.66	$1,330	-9.29
500–545	523	6	255.00–277.00	$269.05	$1,407	+3.00
550–590	563	6	250.00–265.00	$259.56	$1,461	+2.88
600–640	624	7	230.00–258.00	$245.84	$1,534	-14.61
675–695	689	6	230.00–242.00	$234.31	$1,614	-12.98
745	745	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,617	-13.66
770–780	775	2	215.00–216.00	$215.50	$1,670	-9.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	340.00	$340.00	$816	—
265–290	280	9	330.00–340.00	$333.89	$935	+1.37
300–340	330	8	322.00–330.00	$325.16	$1,073	-0.33
350–395	379	9	305.00–317.00	$313.12	$1,187	-1.78
405–445	426	9	290.00–304.00	$299.71	$1,277	+8.02
455–490	477	10	255.00–278.00	$265.79	$1,268	-12.26
520–545	525	7	260.00–262.00	$261.13	$1,371	-3.71
575–595	589	7	248.00–256.00	$252.87	$1,489	-0.70
600–645	631	9	237.00–250.00	$244.20	$1,541	+0.67
650–690	673	6	220.00–230.00	$224.64	$1,512	-1.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	380.00	$380.00	$836	+7.45
315–345	335	6	350.00–360.00	$355.46	$1,191	+4.51
355–385	372	9	330.00–337.00	$333.47	$1,241	-4.59
410–415	412	5	315.00–320.00	$317.00	$1,306	-2.69
450–480	466	8	280.00–288.00	$285.56	$1,331	-16.25
510–520	517	3	270.00–280.00	$276.71	$1,431	+6.36
570	570	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,454	-10.89
615	615	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,611	-2.00
655	655	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1420	1162	80-85%	41	126.00–137.00	$133.44	$1,551	+0.22
905–1390	1175	80-85%	69	132.00–144.00	$139.51	$1,639	+6.29
925–1485	1222	80-85%	19	139.00–150.00	$147.37	$1,801	+5.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1135	944	85-90%	24	105.00–120.00	$115.14	$1,087	—
810–1120	1009	85-90%	29	114.00–127.00	$120.88	$1,220	—
890–1300	1049	85-90%	27	120.00–135.00	$128.05	$1,343	+4.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1610	1460	75-80%	14	125.00–138.00	$134.24	$1,960	-7.38
1230–1705	1522	75-80%	6	135.00–145.00	$141.14	$2,148	—
1485–1785	1628	75-80%	4	138.00–148.00	$143.27	$2,332	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1700	1560	6	148.00–160.00	$153.61	$2,396	—
1515–1875	1694	11	156.00–166.00	$159.27	$2,698	—
1745–2040	1893	2	174.00–178.00	$175.84	$3,329	—

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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	11	903.00–1,073.00	$990.91

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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)	14	1,000.00–1,800.00	$1,619.64
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,150.00–3,100.00	$2,382.14
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,060.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,075.00	$2,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,750.00–2,050.00	$1,898.15

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)	16	1,550.00–1,725.00	$1,626.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,250.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,500.00

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)	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,400.00	$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
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–2,525.00	$2,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,850.00–2,025.00	$2,007.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	1,850.00–2,350.00	$2,041.30	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,300.00–2,750.00	$2,425.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,666.67	—

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	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.