Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

3,206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $255.60/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 372 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $260.34/cwt -11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 478 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $231.81/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 478 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,206	3,406	2,297
Feeder cattle	2,543	2,840	1,869
Slaughter cattle	482	425	340
Replacement cattle	181	141	88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Lighter weight feeder calves sold sharply lower with heavier weight feeder calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	325.00–340.00	$335.00	$921	—
305–345	327	7	292.00–325.00	$306.67	$1,003	+13.67
350–395	382	15	265.00–310.00	$282.40	$1,079	—
425–445	428	8	260.00–300.00	$278.96	$1,194	-4.41
455–495	478	39	250.00–295.00	$260.34	$1,244	-11.28
500–546	527	28	239.00–262.00	$248.30	$1,309	-10.39
555–590	575	20	231.00–257.00	$243.10	$1,398	+0.39
600–649	632	28	223.00–247.50	$233.01	$1,473	+2.82
650–675	667	9	221.00–237.00	$226.25	$1,509	+5.16
710–740	723	8	215.00–228.00	$219.33	$1,586	-2.81
750–775	770	6	215.00–220.00	$216.50	$1,667	-0.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	276	6	365.00–390.00	$372.25	$1,027	—
305–340	323	6	345.00–375.00	$355.00	$1,147	+39.00
350 value added	350	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,260	—
355–385	375	19	300.00–340.00	$314.65	$1,180	—
405–445	419	4	280.00–315.00	$298.30	$1,250	—
455–475	472	7	270.00–280.00	$274.83	$1,297	—
505–535	531	13	250.00–260.00	$251.32	$1,335	-21.61
550–575	554	14	247.00–265.00	$261.26	$1,447	+8.99
603–625	606	29	234.00–260.00	$249.34	$1,511	+4.09
655–695	680	7	240.00–247.50	$246.06	$1,673	+18.06
705–725	716	14	218.00–242.50	$228.56	$1,636	+7.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	8	250.00–292.00	$268.72	$1,029	+3.63
400–445	421	8	247.00–287.00	$267.17	$1,125	-6.57
470–492	481	9	235.00–265.00	$247.66	$1,191	-12.24
500–532	518	18	230.00–257.50	$243.47	$1,261	-2.74
560–585	573	12	220.00–245.00	$231.46	$1,326	+1.04
625–645	631	4	216.00–221.00	$219.22	$1,383	-0.77
675–690	680	3	209.00–219.00	$215.62	$1,466	+8.60
755–770	763	2	205.00–210.00	$207.48	$1,583	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	18	247.50	$247.50	$1,299	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	279	7	300.00–315.00	$305.79	$853	—
325–345	333	6	257.00–305.00	$269.71	$898	+0.92
355–395	372	41	240.00–285.00	$255.60	$951	-5.24
400–435	423	32	230.00–260.00	$242.65	$1,026	+0.47
450–495	478	38	221.00–255.00	$231.81	$1,108	-1.84
500–545	530	37	218.00–240.00	$223.53	$1,185	+6.55
550–595	571	35	210.00–235.00	$222.16	$1,269	+9.96
616–645	624	18	209.00–225.00	$214.85	$1,341	+3.15
670–690	678	6	195.00–215.00	$203.64	$1,381	-1.85
700–745	723	5	180.00–200.00	$194.33	$1,405	-16.36
755–775	765	3	190.00–195.00	$192.68	$1,474	+5.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	300.00–310.00	$305.11	$717	—
255	255	1	290.00	$290.00	$740	+27.54
325–345	329	9	239.00–290.00	$261.04	$859	+15.50
360–390	375	9	230.00–275.00	$244.15	$916	+3.38
410–445	423	21	218.00–252.00	$233.11	$986	+11.84
450–499	476	34	215.00–240.00	$231.75	$1,103	+20.22
505–545	529	28	209.00–230.00	$221.31	$1,171	+2.35
550–590	574	14	205.00–225.00	$213.89	$1,228	+6.15
600–645	623	5	205.00–210.00	$207.98	$1,296	+2.85
680	680	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,360	+12.06
725	725	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,378	+6.46
775	775	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	330.00	$330.00	$742	—
255–285	273	6	295.00–335.00	$313.90	$857	—
300–345	321	8	288.00–327.00	$314.34	$1,009	+30.23
355–370	359	4	272.00–315.00	$283.09	$1,016	+8.27
440	440	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,109	-8.20
455–470	461	5	250.00–255.00	$252.04	$1,162	+6.21
545	545	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,254	-2.69
565–575	572	7	220.00–225.00	$223.30	$1,277	-4.66
600–645	621	12	216.00–239.00	$230.56	$1,432	+15.13
650 fancy	650	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,592	—
650–695	675	3	218.00–220.00	$219.33	$1,480	+5.14

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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	1	345.00	$345.00	$845	—
300–315	308	2	320.00–325.00	$322.44	$993	+2.96
352–395	374	13	294.00–310.00	$301.14	$1,126	-8.43
400–445	426	19	250.00–292.00	$274.73	$1,170	-0.40
455–495	477	19	240.00–280.00	$257.58	$1,229	+3.00
500–545	528	31	230.00–260.00	$242.32	$1,279	+0.72
550–590	571	27	219.00–241.00	$230.97	$1,319	+2.37
605–630	621	9	215.00–230.00	$222.32	$1,381	+4.78
660–675	667	7	207.00–220.00	$214.15	$1,428	+0.68
700–745	725	6	202.00–215.00	$212.33	$1,539	+19.21
755–785	770	2	202.00–207.00	$204.55	$1,575	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	330.00	$330.00	$776	—
360–399	391	10	280.00–290.00	$283.13	$1,107	-7.98
400–445	426	12	245.00–280.00	$259.45	$1,105	+11.95
450–490	467	18	230.00–260.00	$243.83	$1,139	+7.09
505–540	522	20	219.00–247.50	$236.25	$1,233	+6.82
550–595	580	15	215.00–237.00	$227.08	$1,317	+12.14
610–640	627	7	202.00–227.00	$215.53	$1,351	+16.54
650–695	673	9	190.00–215.00	$210.67	$1,418	—
700–710	705	2	200.00–210.00	$205.04	$1,446	+13.04
775–790	781	6	182.00–200.00	$190.33	$1,486	+0.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,106	+34.46
305–345	334	4	330.00–345.00	$338.99	$1,132	+0.19
360–370	365	5	316.00–325.00	$319.39	$1,166	-2.98
400–440	419	12	290.00–300.00	$293.28	$1,229	+1.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1345	1155	80-85%	42	121.00–133.00	$126.42	$1,460	-13.42
805–1650	1178	80-85%	64	126.00–142.00	$131.32	$1,547	-8.52
1030–1690	1256	80-85%	24	132.00–150.00	$139.46	$1,752	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1165	952	85-90%	25	104.00–122.00	$111.95	$1,066	—
760–1290	1023	85-90%	49	110.00–130.00	$119.44	$1,222	—
750–1425	1043	85-90%	28	117.00–130.00	$122.06	$1,273	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1870	1406	75-80%	20	126.00–141.00	$133.06	$1,871	-15.11
1310–1735	1476	75-80%	15	120.00–134.00	$128.03	$1,890	—
1340–1770	1504	75-80%	10	134.00–151.00	$141.76	$2,132	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1905	1456	12	145.00–164.00	$154.21	$2,245	-2.82
1405–2170	1744	17	154.00–171.00	$164.31	$2,866	—
1590–2215	1815	13	165.00–178.00	$170.66	$3,097	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,885.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,463.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,525.00–2,350.00	$1,887.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,400.00–1,875.00	$1,600.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,533.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,385.00	$1,307.00

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)	4	1,525.00–1,575.00	$1,543.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,250.00	$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	2	2,050.00–2,150.00	$2,100.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,387.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,750.00–2,500.00	$2,116.96	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00	—

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

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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.