Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 25, 2024

3,299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $277.90/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 431 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $251.37/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 519 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $288.18/cwt +13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 569 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,299	3,102	6,322
Feeder cattle	2,409	2,333	4,829
Slaughter cattle	643	509	1,192
Replacement cattle	247	260	301

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Breaking and boning slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, lean slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–297	295	5	362.00–375.00	$370.45	$1,093	+35.45
305–325	320	9	350.00–360.00	$354.54	$1,135	+7.73
360–375	371	9	330.00–345.00	$335.43	$1,244	+3.04
420–445	427	43	303.00–324.00	$318.01	$1,358	-0.62
473–498	482	31	295.00–320.00	$311.09	$1,499	+7.13
505–545	524	29	295.00–315.00	$306.50	$1,606	+10.91
555–595	569	58	240.00–300.00	$288.18	$1,640	+13.07
605–643	627	25	228.00–279.00	$260.84	$1,635	-1.89
665–695	684	19	223.00–266.00	$251.12	$1,718	-3.88
705–715	708	3	232.00–256.00	$245.38	$1,737	—
765–785	775	2	210.00–227.00	$218.61	$1,694	-16.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–346	341	16	320.00–335.00	$332.59	$1,134	+5.09
370–399	386	23	310.00–337.00	$323.83	$1,250	+9.66
465–495	481	10	270.00–305.00	$293.09	$1,410	+5.67
525–545	528	8	277.00–290.00	$283.24	$1,496	+5.24
570–578	576	13	230.00–280.00	$271.65	$1,565	+4.31
625–645	632	3	225.00–256.00	$245.45	$1,551	-9.96
660–690	679	4	246.00–250.00	$248.52	$1,687	-0.48
775	775	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	-12.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	5	347.00–365.00	$353.83	$1,153	+22.51
355–390	368	3	332.00–367.00	$351.39	$1,293	+11.96
405–427	423	22	310.00–347.00	$328.63	$1,390	+3.19
455–495	470	18	312.00–325.00	$317.33	$1,491	-4.23
505–540	516	13	278.00–322.00	$310.38	$1,602	+0.75
625–645	638	3	238.00–275.00	$261.53	$1,669	-10.47
655–685	670	2	235.00–269.00	$252.38	$1,691	-27.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	16	300.00–332.00	$316.18	$1,028	+2.59
355–399	387	38	282.00–305.00	$286.72	$1,110	-5.86
400–449	431	62	270.00–285.00	$277.90	$1,198	+5.19
455–495	479	56	255.00–272.00	$262.45	$1,257	+3.71
505–545	519	60	238.00–264.00	$251.37	$1,305	+1.81
555–595	571	45	235.00–254.00	$243.62	$1,391	+5.26
605–645	619	5	225.00–242.00	$234.29	$1,450	+6.53
670–685	677	3	218.00–224.00	$221.01	$1,496	+4.04
745	745	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,490	-10.00
785	785	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	328	6	287.00–300.00	$296.56	$973	-7.18
370–395	379	9	265.00–277.00	$268.25	$1,017	-15.38
405–445	426	32	250.00–268.00	$258.50	$1,101	+0.33
460–495	473	38	240.00–255.00	$248.95	$1,178	-4.72
500–545	524	20	230.00–250.00	$243.01	$1,273	+3.84
555–595	572	16	205.00–240.00	$223.76	$1,280	-1.25
610–645	626	8	219.00–227.00	$222.23	$1,391	+4.23
660–690	670	7	197.00–218.00	$208.25	$1,395	-3.25
725–740	730	3	209.00–210.00	$209.66	$1,531	+9.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	335.00	$335.00	$704	-40.00
275	275	1	350.00	$350.00	$962	+16.31
300–330	322	17	318.00–340.00	$325.07	$1,047	-3.34
355–375	367	20	304.00–322.00	$306.50	$1,125	-8.98
405–445	428	13	290.00–304.00	$295.34	$1,264	+8.82
455–490	469	12	262.00–289.00	$274.45	$1,287	+3.82
505–530	516	10	245.00–277.00	$263.23	$1,358	+2.47
555–585	572	11	250.00–265.00	$256.52	$1,467	+2.86
615–630	623	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,514	-5.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	330.00	$330.00	$874	-14.24
320–345	337	5	350.00–356.00	$352.12	$1,187	+13.87
360–395	377	5	320.00–347.00	$329.20	$1,241	+8.84
400–445	425	26	300.00–320.00	$307.34	$1,306	+6.89
460–495	475	25	260.00–307.00	$286.48	$1,361	+5.36
500–545	523	27	270.00–294.00	$279.29	$1,461	+10.94
555–590	572	11	245.00–282.00	$262.30	$1,500	+4.76
605–645	631	11	230.00–260.00	$246.11	$1,553	+1.04
660–695	672	7	242.00–252.00	$245.30	$1,648	+12.84
705–725	715	2	210.00–212.00	$211.01	$1,509	-9.27
755–785	770	2	227.00–230.00	$228.47	$1,759	+20.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	4	342.00–348.00	$344.98	$1,087	—
400–445	429	4	288.00–297.00	$292.42	$1,254	+19.45
455–495	472	13	250.00–280.00	$268.37	$1,267	+10.06
505–535	521	22	240.00–270.00	$257.49	$1,342	+0.39
555–590	573	22	225.00–260.00	$247.95	$1,421	+0.01
610–645	625	12	222.00–250.00	$237.70	$1,486	+4.73
665–675	673	7	210.00–235.00	$229.91	$1,547	+1.90
705–725	718	3	205.00–220.00	$211.59	$1,519	—
755–775	769	5	200.00–210.00	$203.56	$1,565	+3.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	390.00–395.00	$392.63	$915	+2.63
280–295	290	5	358.00–368.00	$360.73	$1,046	+17.03
300–335	318	8	340.00–367.00	$358.72	$1,141	-5.22
350–390	371	8	330.00–337.00	$333.23	$1,236	-5.26
400–445	417	16	314.00–329.00	$320.62	$1,337	-1.09
455–490	471	13	268.00–310.00	$298.52	$1,406	-2.01
500–540	519	14	275.00–295.00	$287.14	$1,490	+1.84
560–590	570	4	250.00–270.00	$260.34	$1,484	-10.87
600–615	608	2	257.00–262.00	$259.47	$1,578	+3.93
650	650	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,651	+4.00
700	700	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,771	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1189	80-85%	61	135.00–147.00	$139.74	$1,662	+7.16
1070–1470	1218	80-85%	39	129.00–136.00	$132.05	$1,608	-7.87
1075–1425	1228	80-85%	19	142.00–157.00	$147.20	$1,808	-3.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1190	1043	85-90%	39	121.00–135.00	$128.60	$1,341	—
830–1220	1095	85-90%	50	113.00–125.00	$120.74	$1,322	-2.13
1020–1170	1115	85-90%	11	132.00–139.00	$136.03	$1,517	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1645	1370	75-80%	18	130.00–142.00	$137.26	$1,880	-14.26
1320–1545	1416	75-80%	10	146.00–151.00	$148.11	$2,097	+4.75
1220–1785	1454	75-80%	36	136.00–149.00	$141.54	$2,058	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–2065	1632	9	160.00–168.00	$164.89	$2,691	+0.57
1640–2200	1794	7	170.00–189.00	$181.67	$3,259	—

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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	11	840.00–940.00	$885.45

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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	1,575.00–2,100.00	$1,705.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,534.21

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)	7	1,195.00–1,300.00	$1,250.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,390.00	$1,357.50

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)	4	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,087.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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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	5	1,900.00–2,025.00	$1,950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,150.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,329.17	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	1,575.00–2,575.00	$1,777.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,393.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.