Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

4,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.89/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 616 lb · 94 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $248.69/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 524 lb · 81 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $271.87/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 430 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,990	3,560	5,050
Feeder cattle	3,825	2,795	4,188
Slaughter cattle	977	511	590
Replacement cattle	188	254	272

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. 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
240	240	2	335.00–340.00	$337.50	$810	—
310–340	326	4	350.00–360.00	$353.68	$1,153	-6.18
355–396	386	20	315.00–345.00	$334.86	$1,293	-2.67
410–445	431	25	285.00–330.00	$308.91	$1,331	-13.13
450–496	478	57	270.00–320.00	$307.06	$1,468	-0.27
510–548	528	34	268.00–308.00	$291.47	$1,539	+0.37
565–594	577	47	250.00–290.00	$277.73	$1,603	+5.36
605–645	628	40	245.00–278.00	$264.21	$1,659	-1.67
650–677	660	54	238.00–264.00	$256.10	$1,690	+7.09
703–735	719	16	236.00–249.00	$238.12	$1,712	-0.89
795	795	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,828	+4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	390.00–395.00	$392.54	$1,119	-14.11
325	325	6	370.00–375.00	$372.50	$1,211	+9.34
355–380	369	12	340.00–375.00	$354.81	$1,309	-12.95
400–440	420	4	318.00–330.00	$324.00	$1,361	-13.98
450–495	457	11	320.00–331.00	$328.93	$1,503	+6.52
503–547	516	31	285.00–318.00	$305.16	$1,575	-6.16
550–560	555	33	278.00–300.00	$291.73	$1,619	+0.73
611–648	618	25	260.00–273.00	$270.24	$1,670	-1.38
650–670	658	3	267.00–274.00	$270.30	$1,779	+2.84
715–730	723	8	240.00–252.00	$245.59	$1,776	-1.95
760	760	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
786	786	63	264.50	$264.50	$2,079	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	379	5	308.00–327.00	$320.16	$1,213	-4.18
460–475	472	5	297.00–300.00	$299.42	$1,413	+3.47
505–545	524	7	275.00–292.00	$283.27	$1,484	+2.52
560–585	575	21	238.00–275.00	$267.09	$1,536	+0.38
610–635	623	6	250.00–265.00	$258.29	$1,609	+2.77
680–695	687	3	230.00–246.00	$238.61	$1,639	-0.06
700–735	717	16	234.00–242.00	$234.62	$1,682	+7.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	264	5	297.00–307.00	$301.32	$795	-22.69
305–345	322	23	290.00–322.00	$302.31	$973	-6.86
350–390	372	28	275.00–312.00	$293.13	$1,090	+5.06
400–447	430	71	250.00–302.00	$271.87	$1,169	+0.90
450–495	471	70	240.00–277.00	$258.78	$1,219	+1.55
500–547	524	81	235.00–260.00	$248.69	$1,303	+3.20
550–597	569	65	225.00–246.00	$239.18	$1,361	+2.70
602–640	616	94	227.00–242.00	$235.89	$1,453	+4.60
655–690	671	24	220.00–230.00	$224.13	$1,504	+1.44
702–725	718	16	210.00–216.00	$212.39	$1,525	-2.30
790	790	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,580	-8.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	323	10	307.00–325.00	$313.47	$1,013	-4.16
355–375	361	9	295.00–325.00	$307.87	$1,111	+10.91
405–435	412	17	277.00–315.00	$290.58	$1,197	-5.50
456–475	462	32	268.00–287.00	$276.54	$1,278	-8.65
500–545	522	40	245.00–270.00	$260.86	$1,362	-3.17
550–590	563	24	240.00–256.00	$250.15	$1,408	—
605–610 value added	608	2	250.00–252.00	$251.00	$1,526	—
603–645	638	47	237.00–248.00	$246.30	$1,571	+6.30
650–675	661	5	225.00–230.00	$227.81	$1,506	-7.19
710–715	710	20	223.00–229.00	$228.70	$1,624	—
760–790	777	3	214.00–224.00	$217.60	$1,691	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	3	310.00–315.00	$313.30	$862	+0.45
305–345	335	10	272.00–305.00	$290.56	$973	-2.54
350–395	376	17	260.00–297.00	$286.44	$1,077	+8.02
400–445	423	18	250.00–280.00	$259.55	$1,098	+2.96
460–495	481	21	240.00–267.00	$254.58	$1,225	+8.94
510–545	528	12	225.00–247.00	$237.52	$1,254	-1.14
555–595	568	12	223.00–237.00	$231.11	$1,313	-0.17
600–645	625	8	215.00–225.00	$221.79	$1,386	+3.79
670	670	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,487	+12.00
720	720	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,490	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	360.00	$360.00	$882	-15.00
250–275	263	2	345.00	$345.00	$907	-18.89
305–320	313	2	345.00–350.00	$347.56	$1,088	-13.62
355–395	387	10	322.00–350.00	$335.80	$1,300	+2.81
400–445	425	32	297.00–322.00	$309.60	$1,316	+12.65
455–492	479	47	277.00–309.00	$287.78	$1,378	+1.27
500–545	523	59	255.00–288.00	$272.65	$1,426	+3.64
570–590	579	18	238.00–278.00	$256.63	$1,486	-1.86
600–640	619	17	235.00–262.00	$251.93	$1,559	+14.46
650–695	668	15	220.00–246.00	$233.02	$1,557	+6.77
705–745	716	5	212.00–232.00	$223.47	$1,600	-0.25
750–760	755	2	222.00–227.00	$224.52	$1,695	-2.48
800	800	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	$1,660	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	360.00–365.00	$363.33	$1,054	-18.32
305–345	325	11	340.00–395.00	$369.91	$1,202	+17.62
350–395	369	12	335.00–380.00	$353.14	$1,303	-4.22
405–440	420	30	320.00–355.00	$337.37	$1,417	+15.53
455–495	472	16	288.00–320.00	$304.06	$1,435	-14.10
510–540	516	33	272.00–300.00	$281.67	$1,453	+4.26
550–560	557	7	265.00–287.00	$278.40	$1,551	+6.24
605–635	618	4	250.00–265.00	$258.42	$1,597	—
650–675	661	6	246.00–255.00	$249.65	$1,650	—
715	715	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,716	+6.69
788	788	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	5	335.00–345.00	$339.41	$944	-8.00
310–345	334	7	322.00–355.00	$342.53	$1,144	-0.51
355–390	375	7	315.00–325.00	$319.30	$1,197	-3.83
405–440	419	20	280.00–305.00	$295.98	$1,240	+4.73
455–495	471	14	270.00–295.00	$277.06	$1,305	-1.89
505–535	523	10	252.00–275.00	$260.01	$1,360	-6.14
555–595	577	24	235.00–266.00	$254.10	$1,466	-0.69
600–640	616	13	227.00–252.00	$242.99	$1,497	+5.58
650–695	674	7	225.00–236.00	$229.94	$1,550	+1.17
740–745	743	3	200.00–205.00	$201.66	$1,498	-13.27
760	760	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,573	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1195	1032	85-90%	49	98.00–121.00	$113.23	$1,169	-8.20
875–1290	1079	85-90%	63	105.00–128.00	$116.93	$1,262	+1.78
925–1295	1112	85-90%	54	112.00–129.00	$119.46	$1,328	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1380	1170	80-85%	74	118.00–132.00	$126.01	$1,474	+0.04
1015–1590	1212	80-85%	62	126.00–139.00	$132.89	$1,611	—
970–1575	1239	80-85%	26	134.00–146.00	$139.96	$1,734	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1680	1407	75-80%	28	117.00–133.00	$126.98	$1,787	—
1210–1730	1436	75-80%	20	126.00–138.00	$133.12	$1,912	+1.47
1305–1720	1494	75-80%	7	131.00–145.00	$134.58	$2,011	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1785	1351	16	133.00–150.00	$143.80	$1,943	—
1275–2160	1746	16	146.00–161.00	$155.04	$2,707	—
1355–2260	1801	13	159.00–169.00	$163.20	$2,939	-8.41

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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	6	825.00–1,025.00	$925.00

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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)	6	1,000.00–1,870.00	$1,424.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,605.00–1,900.00	$1,747.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,315.00–2,160.00	$1,533.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,040.00–1,700.00	$1,370.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,483.33

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)	6	1,450.00–1,675.00	$1,525.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–850.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,825.00–3,000.00	$2,103.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,341.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,850.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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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.