Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

4,004 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.50/cwt ≈ $1,879/hd at 750 lb · 200 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.20/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 469 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $216.29/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 475 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,004	2,325	3,249
Feeder cattle	3,243	1,750	2,506
Slaughter cattle	573	350	486
Replacement cattle	188	225	257

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	200	250.50	$250.50	$1,879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	319	8	300.00–345.00	$312.26	$996	-24.74
350–385	368	18	290.00–305.00	$299.83	$1,103	-8.30
410–445	436	13	282.00–300.00	$292.21	$1,274	-7.79
455–485	472	16	247.50–270.00	$258.78	$1,221	-13.04
505–545	526	34	248.00–260.00	$253.30	$1,332	-2.39
575–595	581	13	223.00–241.00	$230.99	$1,342	-17.09
605–645	628	36	215.00–237.00	$228.74	$1,436	+1.52
669–695	676	12	219.00–225.00	$221.09	$1,495	-6.60
725	725	4	215.00–217.00	$216.00	$1,566	-2.69
775–780	778	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,673	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	7	290.00–330.00	$305.80	$1,009	-14.20
360–395	378	26	265.00–295.00	$280.89	$1,062	-10.80
425–435	428	5	260.00–280.00	$268.42	$1,149	-5.65
455–480	470	9	237.00–265.00	$249.03	$1,170	-17.16
505–540	531	8	210.00–240.00	$219.93	$1,168	-30.34
555–565	560	2	205.00–210.00	$207.52	$1,162	-34.25
600–630	612	3	230.00–232.00	$230.66	$1,412	+0.66
660–684	678	8	210.00–222.50	$220.19	$1,493	—
725	725	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,530	—
775	775	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	7	290.00–340.00	$314.55	$1,041	-26.60
355–385	371	5	275.00–315.00	$285.22	$1,058	-44.29
410–445	427	6	270.00–295.00	$283.53	$1,211	-18.03
455–480	476	16	277.00–285.00	$282.45	$1,344	-0.80
505–535	525	3	267.00–275.00	$269.57	$1,415	+7.34
565–580	578	7	255.00–262.00	$255.98	$1,480	+0.37
605–645	633	17	231.00–248.00	$235.20	$1,489	-6.50
655–665	660	2	235.00–240.00	$237.52	$1,568	+4.73
700–740	722	3	220.00–225.00	$223.33	$1,612	—
757–762	759	6	215.00–220.00	$216.67	$1,645	-8.00

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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	290	4	282.00–290.00	$283.90	$823	-8.04
300–340	326	18	250.00–280.00	$263.37	$859	-8.05
355–395	366	33	237.00–270.00	$251.84	$922	-9.46
400–445	422	28	229.00–252.00	$238.58	$1,007	-8.39
450–495	469	51	221.00–235.00	$229.20	$1,075	-1.98
505–545	531	38	210.00–230.00	$219.02	$1,163	-4.60
550–597	577	44	209.00–225.00	$213.51	$1,232	-2.28
605–630	621	32	195.00–215.00	$205.71	$1,277	-4.55
655–680	671	4	198.00–208.00	$201.45	$1,352	-2.07
700–745	717	11	180.00–205.00	$193.97	$1,391	-4.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	260	3	270.00–275.00	$273.24	$710	—
305–335	323	10	230.00–265.00	$243.57	$787	-15.19
355–395	369	25	225.00–257.00	$236.33	$872	-11.02
405–445	434	30	215.00–240.00	$225.15	$977	-9.26
460–495	475	50	210.00–227.50	$216.29	$1,027	-7.22
500–540	524	28	206.00–222.00	$213.50	$1,119	+1.65
560–595	585	20	195.00–210.00	$203.45	$1,190	-2.38
625–640	628	8	190.00–205.00	$199.97	$1,256	-0.37
675	675	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	-11.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	295.00–300.00	$298.33	$820	—
300–335	325	5	277.00–300.00	$284.96	$926	+3.98
355–395	370	6	265.00–270.00	$267.60	$990	-6.33
400–445	428	12	245.00–260.00	$253.05	$1,083	-8.55
460	460	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,127	+8.54
525	525	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,247	+3.52
565–590	578	4	225.00–233.00	$228.91	$1,323	+2.44
600–645	621	14	220.00–233.00	$224.88	$1,397	+2.52
670–690	684	5	200.00–220.00	$213.08	$1,457	+1.08
710–725	714	6	200.00–215.00	$210.30	$1,502	+3.30
767–785	773	3	190.00–195.00	$193.31	$1,494	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	18	265.00–335.00	$308.07	$1,010	-13.86
350–395	379	19	256.00–297.00	$287.43	$1,089	-10.87
405–430	418	27	250.00–280.00	$267.94	$1,120	-12.80
465–485	474	16	240.00–255.00	$246.93	$1,170	-11.67
505–540	524	37	220.00–242.00	$231.08	$1,211	-6.02
555–585	567	24	213.00–225.00	$218.86	$1,241	-8.24
605–640	621	27	209.00–215.00	$211.66	$1,314	-7.45
650–695	669	10	200.00–217.00	$205.73	$1,376	-7.58
705–745	720	4	190.00–202.00	$198.41	$1,429	-7.53
770	770	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,424	-2.00
800	800	2	180.00–195.00	$187.50	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	305.00–310.00	$307.57	$840	—
305–345	331	10	285.00–295.00	$293.19	$970	-17.84
360–395	377	15	275.00–287.50	$284.33	$1,072	+3.41
400–445	423	19	240.00–272.00	$254.17	$1,075	-16.12
450–490	467	16	215.00–255.00	$233.21	$1,089	-11.05
500–543	528	37	205.00–234.00	$225.47	$1,190	-0.42
550–585	569	18	200.00–220.00	$210.44	$1,197	+2.40
600–640	619	9	195.00–210.00	$204.55	$1,266	-0.95
650–690	669	11	192.00–205.00	$199.73	$1,336	—
715–740	725	7	190.00–195.00	$192.85	$1,398	+2.85
760	760	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	207	3	345.00	$345.00	$714	—
315	315	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,024	-7.82
375–390	386	6	270.00–300.00	$279.78	$1,080	-33.25
405–445	420	8	260.00–295.00	$283.37	$1,190	-11.14
585	585	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,433	+10.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1380	1030	85-90%	61	100.00–115.00	$108.49	$1,117	-15.87
860–1305	1043	85-90%	43	113.00–126.00	$120.08	$1,252	-4.28
885–1205	1073	85-90%	56	106.00–122.00	$115.15	$1,236	-3.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1500	1250	80-85%	15	129.00–141.00	$134.81	$1,685	—
1010–1635	1254	80-85%	69	122.00–137.00	$127.29	$1,596	—
1020–1695	1267	80-85%	71	115.00–130.00	$121.74	$1,542	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1640	1433	75-80%	18	115.00–123.00	$119.42	$1,711	-10.06
1200–1655	1466	75-80%	23	121.00–134.00	$127.48	$1,869	-13.08
1730	1730	75-80%	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,232	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2080	1488	21	147.00–165.00	$159.99	$2,381	+15.01
1000–1820	1517	25	130.00–155.00	$146.98	$2,230	—
1420–2220	1720	11	161.00–174.00	$167.68	$2,884	+11.34

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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	21	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,114.29

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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)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,293.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,600.00	$1,508.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,460.00–1,800.00	$1,615.31
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,725.00–2,250.00	$1,851.79
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,350.00	$2,110.00

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)	11	1,275.00–1,320.00	$1,299.55
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,444.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00–1,100.00	$1,018.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,242.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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	5	1,150.00–2,300.00	$1,830.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,550.00–2,800.00	$2,040.63	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–1,800.00	$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.