Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

3,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.25/cwt ≈ $1,795/hd at 652 lb · 73 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.25/cwt ≈ $1,989/hd at 770 lb · 69 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $258.74/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 477 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,102	2,609	3,803
Feeder cattle	2,333	1,977	2,844
Slaughter cattle	509	385	616
Replacement cattle	260	247	343

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652	652	73	275.25	$275.25	$1,795	—
770	770	69	258.25	$258.25	$1,989	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	3	330.00–332.00	$331.32	$1,070	-31.14
365–370	368	3	318.00–350.00	$339.43	$1,249	—
425–430	428	2	316.00–335.00	$325.44	$1,393	-1.63
450–482	472	9	308.00–335.00	$321.56	$1,518	+1.97
508–545	513	43	280.00–315.00	$309.63	$1,588	+6.79
560–590	583	13	270.00–295.00	$292.40	$1,705	-4.22
617–620	619	8	270.00–274.00	$272.00	$1,684	-5.24
680	680	14	280.00	$280.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	335.00	$335.00	$921	—
305–345	327	10	318.00–355.00	$346.81	$1,134	-3.19
370–395	376	12	310.00–345.00	$332.39	$1,250	-0.67
415–440	428	15	308.00–325.00	$318.63	$1,364	-0.84
475–495	484	11	295.00–312.00	$303.96	$1,471	-8.11
500–545	523	9	280.00–302.00	$295.59	$1,546	+1.02
570–595	583	4	270.00–280.00	$275.11	$1,604	-7.81
615–648	634	7	255.00–270.00	$262.73	$1,666	-4.78
665	665	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,696	-1.56
750	750	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,762	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	325.00–330.00	$327.50	$1,064	—
375	375	6	310.00–320.00	$314.17	$1,178	-5.83
405–415	408	4	295.00–302.00	$296.78	$1,211	-1.75
470–490	476	12	280.00–294.00	$287.42	$1,368	-12.58
525	525	10	275.00–285.00	$278.00	$1,460	-3.15
560–590	574	7	254.00–275.00	$267.34	$1,535	-3.25
605–645	621	4	250.00–260.00	$255.41	$1,586	—
660–685	676	9	245.00–255.00	$249.00	$1,683	+3.96
735	735	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,764	+20.00
765–770	768	2	228.00–236.00	$232.01	$1,782	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	6	300.00–328.00	$317.63	$867	-2.37
310–345	328	8	270.00–326.00	$313.59	$1,029	+5.27
355–395	378	18	260.00–306.00	$292.58	$1,106	+3.55
400–445	424	30	255.00–282.00	$272.71	$1,156	-5.52
455–495	477	49	250.00–272.00	$258.74	$1,234	-6.17
500–545	528	41	240.00–257.00	$249.56	$1,318	-4.57
555–590	568	27	225.00–250.00	$238.36	$1,354	-6.45
605–645	618	18	215.00–245.00	$227.76	$1,408	-8.27
655–690	665	4	210.00–234.00	$216.97	$1,443	-0.03
735	735	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,544	-6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	375.00	$375.00	$862	+32.68
260–295	283	4	330.00–335.00	$333.69	$944	+5.40
300–330	323	25	315.00–365.00	$328.41	$1,061	+11.55
350–375	360	7	307.00–330.00	$315.48	$1,136	+0.90
410–425	415	8	275.00–305.00	$286.52	$1,189	-7.18
450–475	463	19	260.00–285.00	$270.63	$1,253	-6.39
500–530	522	21	255.00–267.50	$260.76	$1,361	-4.49
550–590	572	34	245.00–260.00	$253.66	$1,451	-2.08
605 fancy	605	4	278.00	$278.00	$1,682	—
600–645	627	9	230.00–257.00	$248.60	$1,559	+5.84
708 fancy	708	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	13	235.00–316.00	$303.74	$966	-4.80
355–390	374	11	230.00–305.00	$283.63	$1,061	+1.25
400–445	423	36	220.00–272.00	$258.17	$1,092	-5.50
470–490	476	24	220.00–266.00	$253.67	$1,207	-3.36
525–545	528	6	235.00–245.00	$239.17	$1,263	-4.18
560–585	574	6	220.00–230.00	$225.01	$1,292	-5.49
640–645	645	12	210.00–220.00	$218.00	$1,406	-2.00
670–675	674	6	205.00–220.00	$211.50	$1,426	+3.52
740	740	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,480	+6.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	370.00	$370.00	$832	—
260–295	269	6	340.00–350.00	$344.24	$926	+0.09
300–345	325	6	320.00–362.00	$338.25	$1,099	-2.74
355–395	369	27	300.00–340.00	$320.36	$1,182	-8.72
400–445	428	23	280.00–310.00	$300.45	$1,286	-8.57
455–495	473	23	260.00–295.00	$281.12	$1,330	-3.04
500–545	521	43	260.00–280.00	$268.35	$1,398	-0.51
560–590	580	25	244.00–265.00	$257.54	$1,494	-1.56
605–645	625	19	234.00–251.00	$245.07	$1,532	-5.34
655–690	668	11	216.00–243.00	$232.46	$1,553	-5.04
700–725	715	9	210.00–233.00	$220.28	$1,575	+2.81
785	785	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,633	—
815	815	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,630	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	390.00	$390.00	$956	+26.63
255–280	272	3	334.00–365.00	$343.70	$935	-16.26
310–325	317	5	350.00–380.00	$363.94	$1,154	+15.32
355–390	375	18	326.00–350.00	$338.49	$1,269	+0.46
400–440	427	33	305.00–335.00	$321.71	$1,374	+1.81
452–495	465	23	285.00–317.00	$300.53	$1,397	+7.91
500–525	515	22	280.00–302.00	$285.30	$1,469	+6.96
550–575	564	6	265.00–287.00	$271.21	$1,530	-3.81
600–620	611	4	250.00–260.00	$255.54	$1,561	-8.46
650	650	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	284	4	285.00–310.00	$304.16	$864	-25.84
355–395	381	9	270.00–327.00	$309.04	$1,177	-8.59
425–445	432	5	260.00–280.00	$272.97	$1,179	-25.11
465–495	477	16	230.00–275.00	$258.31	$1,232	-15.33
525	525	10	252.00–262.00	$257.10	$1,350	-4.87
565–595	579	13	232.00–255.00	$247.94	$1,436	-0.02
605–645	622	10	224.00–240.00	$232.97	$1,449	-6.37
685–690	688	3	222.00–232.00	$228.01	$1,569	-3.01
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1435	1164	80-85%	53	128.00–137.00	$132.58	$1,543	-0.16
920–1545	1216	80-85%	57	135.00–146.00	$139.92	$1,701	—
1045–1610	1238	80-85%	48	143.00–160.00	$150.73	$1,866	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1160	964	85-90%	35	110.00–129.00	$115.79	$1,116	—
895–1175	996	85-90%	27	126.00–134.00	$131.70	$1,312	—
895–1210	1082	85-90%	43	117.00–137.00	$122.87	$1,329	-4.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1490	1335	75-80%	10	133.00–145.00	$138.33	$1,847	—
1120–1565	1350	75-80%	26	146.00–159.00	$151.52	$2,046	—
1135–1870	1442	75-80%	35	137.00–152.00	$143.36	$2,067	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1855	1439	12	143.00–158.00	$154.20	$2,219	—
1115–2190	1629	25	157.00–170.00	$164.32	$2,677	—
1555–2275	1828	18	168.00–181.00	$173.51	$3,172	+15.16

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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	14	840.00–990.00	$915.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,040.00–1,390.00	$1,226.36

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,375.00–2,010.00	$1,620.15
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,175.00–1,425.00	$1,312.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,475.00–2,295.00	$1,759.38

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)	2	1,265.00	$1,265.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,395.00–1,435.00	$1,412.14

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)	6	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,291.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,241.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,450.00–2,775.00	$2,578.57	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,600.00–2,800.00	$2,079.69	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,650.00–1,875.00	$1,758.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,900.00–2,075.00	$2,028.57	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,450.00–1,575.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00–1,625.00	$1,575.00	—

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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.