Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

3,549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $223.45/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 579 lb · 69 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $220.04/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 622 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $242.20/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 467 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,549	2,330	3,123
Feeder cattle	2,771	1,757	2,448
Slaughter cattle	483	342	461
Replacement cattle	295	231	214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	355.00–365.00	$359.87	$1,036	—
300–345	330	6	270.00–350.00	$333.56	$1,101	+2.33
375	375	9	320.00–330.00	$323.33	$1,212	+0.18
400–435	423	24	260.00–315.00	$299.02	$1,265	-7.94
460–490	469	32	267.00–285.00	$271.80	$1,275	-18.24
500–542	521	16	255.00–267.00	$261.09	$1,360	-6.30
555–585	568	15	245.00–260.00	$249.50	$1,417	+0.16
605–645	624	24	232.00–255.00	$237.38	$1,481	-10.20
655–690	666	20	228.00–240.00	$235.40	$1,568	+1.63
715–730	723	6	224.00–230.00	$227.33	$1,644	-0.67
750–790	768	3	200.00–220.00	$210.75	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,088	±0.00
355–395	374	10	305.00–315.00	$310.20	$1,160	+8.98
425–445	429	5	270.00–280.00	$277.93	$1,192	-20.07
460–490	478	11	245.00–282.00	$260.23	$1,244	-25.37
525–545	534	15	235.00–255.00	$245.44	$1,311	-17.00
555–590	576	8	230.00–250.00	$235.55	$1,357	-15.90
615–635	624	8	228.00–242.00	$233.14	$1,455	—
660–685	676	6	220.00–230.00	$225.34	$1,523	-1.66
705–720	710	3	215.00–227.00	$222.94	$1,583	—
770	770	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,671	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–295	281	3	345.00–395.00	$377.95	$1,062	—
310 value added	310	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,240	—
315–345	330	13	310.00–380.00	$352.00	$1,162	-8.13
355–370	359	4	340.00–362.00	$352.28	$1,265	+18.73
400–440	413	10	290.00–320.00	$306.96	$1,268	-15.34
450–480	460	6	275.00–285.00	$279.08	$1,284	—
555–565	559	5	260.00–265.00	$263.39	$1,472	+1.61
615–645	633	4	240.00–265.00	$247.38	$1,566	+3.38
655–680	666	4	238.00–257.00	$244.46	$1,628	+5.66

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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	285.00–310.00	$297.06	$847	-6.79
305–345	328	15	275.00–290.00	$283.51	$930	+4.35
350–395	372	41	257.00–290.00	$269.71	$1,003	-3.19
400–440	425	30	249.00–272.00	$256.03	$1,088	+0.67
455–495	467	48	231.00–255.00	$242.20	$1,131	-3.14
500–545	528	39	218.00–245.00	$233.69	$1,234	+1.67
550–595	579	69	218.00–235.00	$223.45	$1,294	-3.18
600–645	622	56	215.00–227.00	$220.04	$1,369	+0.40
655–695	670	20	160.00–217.00	$206.09	$1,381	-8.47
700–725	713	6	200.00–210.00	$202.49	$1,444	—
760–785	773	4	197.00–206.00	$202.31	$1,564	-3.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	278	3	295.00–300.00	$296.74	$825	—
305–345	327	5	235.00–280.00	$266.77	$872	-16.02
355–395	377	20	245.00–280.00	$259.72	$979	-1.92
410–447	423	29	235.00–255.00	$240.55	$1,018	-1.30
450–495	474	45	227.00–247.00	$236.77	$1,122	+5.31
500–545	524	31	220.00–237.00	$229.54	$1,203	+3.54
550–595	571	22	215.00–225.00	$219.88	$1,256	-0.30
600–645	632	10	207.00–217.00	$210.84	$1,333	+4.18
665–685	679	5	200.00–206.00	$202.42	$1,374	+7.42
710–735	724	4	190.00–200.00	$196.23	$1,421	-6.26
765–795	785	4	180.00–195.00	$188.83	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	3	320.00–325.00	$321.59	$910	+6.59
300–345	324	14	290.00–317.00	$308.15	$998	+11.52
335 fancy	335	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,106	—
350 fancy	350	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,127	—
350–375	362	3	300.00–310.00	$306.54	$1,110	+27.49
400–435	413	11	275.00–285.00	$277.71	$1,147	+15.22
450–460	455	2	262.00–265.00	$263.48	$1,199	+6.09
575	575	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	-7.26
625	625	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	-8.20
650–670	660	2	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$1,468	+3.73
740	740	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,406	—
755	755	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,623	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	355.00	$355.00	$710	—
250–290	270	2	335.00–350.00	$341.94	$923	+1.94
305–340	319	16	320.00–365.00	$347.39	$1,108	+1.18
355–395	374	18	290.00–345.00	$321.13	$1,201	-0.52
405–445	422	23	260.00–307.00	$291.18	$1,229	-1.45
450–480	468	29	240.00–287.50	$266.08	$1,245	-2.63
500–540	517	21	240.00–262.00	$252.16	$1,304	-1.42
555–590	579	9	226.00–232.00	$229.65	$1,330	-9.79
605–635	617	29	220.00–245.00	$232.54	$1,435	+0.77
650–695	673	19	215.00–235.00	$221.58	$1,491	-8.92
725	725	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,573	-1.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	335.00	$335.00	$787	—
310–320	315	3	315.00	$315.00	$992	-5.41
365–390	385	19	295.00–325.00	$311.25	$1,198	+4.67
400–440	425	28	260.00–297.00	$282.34	$1,200	+1.69
450–495	475	25	240.00–270.00	$255.79	$1,215	-8.24
505–540	524	27	230.00–255.00	$239.39	$1,254	-2.95
550–590	566	16	216.00–245.00	$232.55	$1,316	-0.45
610–645	629	11	200.00–232.00	$216.55	$1,362	-7.68
650–685	668	3	197.00–220.00	$210.61	$1,407	-11.17
705–740	720	3	195.00–210.00	$205.10	$1,477	—
775	775	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,488	-16.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,010	—
305–315	307	11	300.00–382.00	$324.73	$997	-42.84
355–380	367	10	310.00–330.00	$315.91	$1,159	-10.87
400–445	424	10	295.00–320.00	$309.24	$1,311	+3.68
465–490	481	5	265.00–276.00	$269.08	$1,294	-11.17
510–530	520	2	250.00–268.00	$258.83	$1,346	-6.81
570	570	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,436	+1.61
625	625	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,512	+3.26
725	725	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,595	—
755–765	760	2	207.50–210.00	$208.74	$1,586	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1510	1164	80-85%	79	128.00–140.00	$132.98	$1,548	-11.49
1005–1520	1250	80-85%	34	142.00–153.00	$145.93	$1,824	—
935–1700	1251	80-85%	82	135.00–151.00	$140.17	$1,754	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1190	1019	85-90%	29	110.00–128.00	$120.21	$1,225	-12.67
850–1315	1046	85-90%	57	116.00–135.00	$125.38	$1,311	-7.50
850–1270	1089	85-90%	47	123.00–138.00	$130.97	$1,426	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1515	1427	75-80%	6	137.00–142.00	$139.03	$1,984	-9.20
1235–1690	1435	75-80%	13	123.00–130.00	$127.41	$1,828	-20.82
1225–1720	1456	75-80%	26	131.00–160.00	$140.25	$2,042	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2280	1589	13	148.00–165.00	$158.87	$2,524	—
1200–2010	1634	17	161.00–175.00	$168.29	$2,750	—
1435–2250	1831	8	174.00–185.00	$179.12	$3,280	—

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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	16	800.00–1,000.00	$900.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,825.00–2,250.00	$1,965.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,720.00–2,190.00	$1,858.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	1,475.00–1,850.00	$1,673.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,925.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,367.86

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,262.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,540.00–1,600.00	$1,555.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,160.00	$1,145.00

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)	5	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,145.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–1,150.00	$1,033.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,410.00	$1,355.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,630.00	$1,630.00

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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)	3	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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	23	1,300.00–2,800.00	$2,010.87	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,300.00–2,675.00	$2,412.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,850.00–2,300.00	$2,050.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,518.75	—

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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.