Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 16, 2024

5,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.29/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 527 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $275.68/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 584 lb · 87 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $269.06/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,665/hd at 619 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,207	2,729	4,148
Feeder cattle	3,797	2,146	3,388
Slaughter cattle	1,193	445	481
Replacement cattle	217	138	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
255–294	278	5	345.00–375.00	$359.48	$999	+22.93
325	325	11	340.00–350.00	$344.09	$1,118	-1.65
350–385	372	11	330.00–350.00	$339.82	$1,264	+4.77
407–445	423	29	292.00–330.00	$320.57	$1,356	+2.48
455–495	478	24	285.00–320.00	$305.73	$1,461	+3.99
510–546	531	57	262.00–310.00	$294.91	$1,566	+8.25
550–597	584	87	248.00–294.00	$275.68	$1,610	-1.97
602–646	619	86	243.00–277.00	$269.06	$1,665	+7.06
655–693	679	37	238.00–262.00	$253.08	$1,718	-0.19
711–715	712	6	230.00–237.00	$235.83	$1,679	+5.83
775–795	785	2	237.00–250.00	$243.42	$1,911	+23.42
800	800	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	4	320.00–380.00	$348.79	$1,102	-11.13
355–361	360	5	355.00–380.00	$373.06	$1,343	—
410–440	427	11	322.00–355.00	$337.84	$1,443	+9.76
455–495	477	11	316.00–330.00	$319.05	$1,522	-3.52
500–532	519	16	305.00–320.00	$312.59	$1,622	-0.59
555–575	567	9	281.50–309.00	$293.33	$1,663	+5.53
615–645	631	63	278.00–280.00	$278.84	$1,759	—
675	675	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,822	+7.50
706–741	718	23	245.00–259.00	$251.39	$1,805	+6.39
755	755	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,752	—
812	812	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	7	320.00–335.00	$324.40	$1,054	-4.36
350–380	370	16	285.00–335.00	$307.22	$1,137	-10.28
425–440	429	7	300.00–308.00	$303.40	$1,302	-2.14
455–490	471	5	290.00–300.00	$295.01	$1,389	+9.04
523–545	526	9	252.00–288.00	$262.80	$1,382	-20.40
560–590	575	13	238.00–276.00	$268.79	$1,546	—
625–645	637	5	225.00–258.00	$237.95	$1,516	—
700–706	705	10	225.00–239.00	$237.61	$1,675	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	318.00–325.00	$321.62	$917	+12.23
300–345	322	34	283.00–317.00	$300.06	$966	+8.00
355–385	373	26	275.00–305.00	$295.27	$1,101	+12.30
404–445	423	57	257.00–285.00	$272.28	$1,152	-1.29
455–497	476	84	249.00–274.00	$260.02	$1,238	-0.49
500–545	527	91	232.00–265.00	$252.29	$1,330	+0.13
550–590	570	55	228.00–251.00	$240.48	$1,371	-2.05
601–648	618	55	215.00–245.00	$232.77	$1,439	+5.39
650–685	669	12	219.00–226.00	$221.99	$1,485	+0.01
700–745	718	26	212.00–228.00	$223.06	$1,602	+13.06
753–795	762	5	205.00–210.00	$208.36	$1,588	+8.36
800	800	9	209.00	$209.00	$1,672	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	330.00	$330.00	$891	—
305–345	318	10	312.00–330.00	$319.45	$1,016	-1.87
350–375	367	6	300.00–315.00	$308.18	$1,131	+6.93
370 fancy	370	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,276	—
405–415	411	12	295.00–310.00	$301.26	$1,238	+4.91
455–495	471	16	270.00–292.50	$279.26	$1,315	+9.26
500–540	518	31	243.00–275.00	$265.68	$1,376	-5.67
555–581	568	38	250.00–266.00	$261.05	$1,483	+8.03
600–615	607	15	225.00–240.00	$235.80	$1,431	-7.46
657–659	658	20	233.00–246.00	$238.86	$1,572	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	315.00	$315.00	$914	—
305–325	313	3	270.00–305.00	$285.35	$893	-7.74
355–399	381	31	264.00–285.00	$272.50	$1,038	-7.91
400–445	421	42	247.00–272.00	$258.13	$1,087	-7.57
455–489	474	20	243.00–262.00	$249.89	$1,184	-9.61
505–545	524	16	235.00–250.00	$241.57	$1,266	-0.34
555–595	573	21	220.00–240.00	$232.44	$1,332	+3.11
615–645	631	7	215.00–220.00	$217.44	$1,372	+2.43
650–695	677	6	207.00–215.00	$211.98	$1,435	+7.98
705–730	718	2	200.00–205.00	$202.54	$1,454	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	80	281.50	$281.50	$1,506	—

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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	1	340.00	$340.00	$765	—
280	280	1	350.00	$350.00	$980	+2.73
305–345	316	6	327.00–355.00	$341.05	$1,078	+2.30
355–395	378	24	312.00–337.00	$324.44	$1,226	+3.32
400–445	424	30	295.00–305.00	$300.27	$1,273	-10.69
450–490	476	32	265.00–300.00	$288.12	$1,371	-3.76
500–545	522	51	260.00–285.00	$270.60	$1,413	-1.58
555–590	573	28	250.00–272.00	$257.80	$1,477	+0.51
600–640	622	24	232.00–254.00	$243.27	$1,513	-2.40
660–690	674	11	235.00–250.00	$243.24	$1,639	-1.72
705–745	725	8	220.00–240.00	$232.05	$1,682	+6.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	335.00	$335.00	$904	—
300–325	311	6	300.00–320.00	$314.84	$979	-9.34
350–395	374	12	290.00–310.00	$301.10	$1,126	-13.90
415–447	439	11	279.00–295.00	$285.32	$1,253	-13.30
455–495	476	30	263.00–285.00	$275.85	$1,313	-6.80
500–540	528	36	242.00–275.00	$260.79	$1,377	-8.08
565–585	575	5	240.00–262.00	$250.78	$1,442	-0.94
610–645	631	8	232.00–250.00	$244.18	$1,541	+0.32
687	687	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,580	-1.98
785–795	790	4	190.00–192.00	$191.01	$1,509	-15.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	265	4	350.00–380.00	$359.43	$952	-26.57
300–345	316	7	335.00–370.00	$351.94	$1,112	+13.63
355–380	365	21	325.00–355.00	$336.15	$1,227	+2.59
400–430	415	23	302.00–330.00	$318.03	$1,320	-3.35
450–460	453	11	283.00–322.50	$307.13	$1,391	-2.78
500–525	511	20	270.00–280.00	$273.65	$1,398	-16.35
555–585	570	4	260.00–265.00	$262.24	$1,495	—
715	715	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,573	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1550	1190	80-85%	114	131.00–147.00	$139.32	$1,658	—
905–1470	1193	80-85%	73	124.00–138.00	$132.13	$1,576	—
1000–1585	1246	80-85%	37	137.00–156.00	$146.29	$1,823	+3.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1375	1011	85-90%	43	105.00–132.00	$117.57	$1,189	-6.07
815–1295	1076	85-90%	32	119.00–135.00	$127.30	$1,370	—
825–1405	1082	85-90%	56	112.00–131.00	$123.03	$1,331	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1635	1378	75-80%	28	124.00–141.00	$134.90	$1,859	-3.40
1185–1770	1410	75-80%	48	130.00–153.00	$141.26	$1,992	—
1250–1570	1410	75-80%	11	144.00–162.00	$148.98	$2,101	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2030	1455	17	145.00–157.00	$150.80	$2,194	—
1140–2065	1721	28	154.00–170.00	$163.23	$2,809	-9.21
1405–2335	1840	15	161.00–184.00	$171.18	$3,150	—

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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	900.00–1,040.00	$962.22
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,027.00–1,362.00	$1,267.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,370.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	1,150.00–2,800.00	$1,875.76
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,750.00–1,950.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,275.00–2,975.00	$1,947.22

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)	4	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,246.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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	8	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	1,600.00–3,575.00	$2,542.24	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,475.00	$1,450.00	—

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	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,775.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	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.