Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

2,737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.00/cwt ≈ $1,762/hd at 691 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $241.25/cwt -36.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 529 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $237.82/cwt -13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 472 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,737	2,195	2,712
Feeder cattle	2,149	1,729	2,166
Slaughter cattle	377	282	393
Replacement cattle	211	184	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate 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
325–340	333	6	330.00–340.00	$334.55	$1,114	-13.44
355–390	377	8	315.00–330.00	$322.33	$1,215	-17.75
400–440	421	12	282.00–314.00	$297.84	$1,254	-18.26
455–495	470	12	257.00–306.00	$276.70	$1,300	-32.51
500–545	529	29	250.00–280.00	$261.21	$1,382	-33.57
550–565	561	9	240.00–260.00	$252.10	$1,414	-28.50
615–640	626	4	242.00–245.00	$244.26	$1,529	-20.34
660–690	678	9	225.00–242.00	$232.78	$1,578	-17.42
705–735	723	4	220.00–227.00	$221.78	$1,603	-15.64
760–765	762	3	210.00–212.00	$210.67	$1,605	-23.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	268	3	390.00–395.00	$391.58	$1,049	-8.42
310–325	322	5	325.00–335.00	$326.93	$1,053	-52.39
350–375	369	5	325.00–355.00	$344.23	$1,270	-18.52
440	440	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	-30.00
455–475	465	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,348	-26.70
515–530	528	6	270.00–277.00	$271.14	$1,432	-30.85
558–565	559	12	272.00–285.00	$283.07	$1,582	-6.93
628–641	637	10	245.00–260.00	$249.44	$1,589	-34.43
659 value added	659	11	262.50	$262.50	$1,730	—
667–670	668	4	245.00–257.50	$254.36	$1,699	-14.82
708	708	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,487	-49.73
755–793	783	10	218.00–230.00	$224.37	$1,757	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	72	255.00	$255.00	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	327.00	$327.00	$948	—
365–395	386	8	295.00–312.00	$307.35	$1,186	-29.37
405–440	431	11	242.00–308.00	$259.86	$1,120	-45.83
450–490	468	5	280.00–286.00	$283.24	$1,326	-15.21
510–548	536	8	230.00–265.00	$240.38	$1,288	-44.78
555–590	578	14	222.00–253.00	$237.29	$1,372	-27.57
605–620	617	7	214.00–242.50	$237.44	$1,465	-9.77
650–670	660	2	222.00–225.00	$223.52	$1,475	-26.48
797	797	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,654	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	276	5	280.00–300.00	$289.00	$798	-23.00
305–340	324	18	270.00–300.00	$283.28	$918	-19.53
350–395	377	24	250.00–284.00	$266.47	$1,005	-23.98
400–445	423	27	240.00–260.00	$250.20	$1,058	-17.12
450–475	470	27	225.00–247.00	$233.38	$1,097	-23.12
501–545	517	28	225.00–240.00	$234.10	$1,210	-16.32
550–595	574	25	215.00–235.00	$224.70	$1,290	-16.33
600–630	615	20	205.00–225.00	$218.53	$1,344	-12.77
650–685	668	6	205.00–215.00	$212.01	$1,416	-11.77
710–730	720	2	185.00–195.00	$190.07	$1,369	-26.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	280.00	$280.00	$770	-25.00
305–345	323	9	270.00–290.00	$281.10	$908	-18.92
350–395	369	21	232.00–270.00	$249.97	$922	-25.04
400–447	418	23	220.00–250.00	$238.05	$995	-21.03
455–490	472	42	220.00–248.00	$237.82	$1,123	-13.98
505–545	532	15	200.00–230.00	$220.96	$1,176	-13.54
555–590	575	14	210.00–222.00	$215.04	$1,236	-10.95
600–645	622	10	195.00–212.00	$205.12	$1,276	-17.44
655–695	671	6	190.00–208.00	$197.83	$1,327	-16.18
700–725	710	3	185.00–198.00	$191.07	$1,357	-12.64
755	755	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,465	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	306	5	295.00–300.00	$296.01	$906	-20.92
350–380	371	5	270.00–296.00	$280.54	$1,041	-21.14
425–430	427	3	260.00–265.00	$261.68	$1,117	-16.09
520	520	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,342	-6.53
571	571	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,359	-11.41
633 fancy	633	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,519	-17.00
670 fancy	670	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,574	—
680	680	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,537	-13.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	274	5	270.00–328.00	$286.27	$784	-77.73
315–345	332	11	290.00–332.00	$315.96	$1,049	-23.56
350–395	378	16	280.00–320.00	$307.04	$1,161	-25.60
410–440	421	15	260.00–300.00	$283.29	$1,193	-23.75
450–490	464	34	250.00–280.00	$267.77	$1,242	-15.84
505–545	529	53	235.00–258.00	$241.25	$1,276	-36.63
550–595	574	27	225.00–252.00	$234.78	$1,348	-25.84
605–640	621	37	217.00–235.00	$224.09	$1,392	-24.69
650–685	670	12	205.00–222.00	$210.51	$1,410	-31.45
725–735	730	6	200.00–205.00	$203.33	$1,484	-25.19
750–755	753	2	197.00–200.00	$198.50	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	3	320.00–325.00	$321.68	$878	—
310–330	322	3	305.00–315.00	$309.90	$998	-26.57
350–395	378	18	250.00–300.00	$281.35	$1,064	-41.72
415–445	435	21	240.00–290.00	$267.00	$1,161	-24.98
450–490	476	33	230.00–270.00	$252.07	$1,200	-26.39
500–545	520	22	220.00–252.00	$239.52	$1,246	-28.15
555–595	576	12	190.00–240.00	$217.05	$1,250	-40.62
600–635	621	9	175.00–225.00	$206.84	$1,284	-31.51
650–680	668	6	200.00–215.00	$207.40	$1,385	-18.09
700–745	726	4	190.00–200.00	$195.68	$1,421	-9.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	340.00	$340.00	$952	-45.74
305–345	325	8	338.00–345.00	$339.92	$1,105	-20.48
375–380	377	3	314.00–330.00	$324.62	$1,224	-16.25
405	405	5	302.00–308.00	$306.80	$1,243	-12.55
490	490	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,362	-8.72
515–520	519	10	272.00–290.00	$275.57	$1,430	-6.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1450	1179	80-85%	42	120.00–134.00	$128.04	$1,510	+1.39
965–1660	1183	80-85%	50	128.00–145.00	$134.82	$1,595	+8.17
1015–1530	1236	80-85%	19	138.00–154.00	$142.76	$1,765	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1140	942	85-90%	33	105.00–120.00	$112.63	$1,061	—
810–1300	994	85-90%	42	114.00–130.00	$121.07	$1,203	—
725–1195	1046	85-90%	35	120.00–137.50	$126.13	$1,319	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1605	1353	75-80%	12	133.00–139.00	$135.11	$1,828	+12.96
1290–1505	1381	75-80%	14	125.00–133.00	$127.74	$1,764	+5.59
1355–1590	1511	75-80%	6	136.00–140.00	$137.28	$2,074	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1620	1401	11	143.00–157.00	$150.36	$2,107	—
1350–2345	1611	9	150.00–168.00	$160.19	$2,581	—
1730–2115	1831	7	167.00–176.00	$171.98	$3,149	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	765.00–975.00	$870.00

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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)	10	1,350.00–1,650.00	$1,527.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,725.00–1,800.00	$1,775.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,337.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,150.00	$1,900.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,350.00–2,250.00	$1,732.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,325.00–1,650.00	$1,462.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,250.00–2,100.00	$1,710.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,200.00–1,650.00	$1,417.86
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,450.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,480.00	$1,465.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,370.00–1,385.00	$1,373.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,170.00	$1,170.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,350.00	$1,262.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,533.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,237.50

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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	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,425.00–2,250.00	$2,037.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,650.00–3,100.00	$2,916.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,625.00–2,600.00	$2,201.39	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,462.50	—

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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.