Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

4,993 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.74/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 669 lb · 137 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.91/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 584 lb · 125 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.50/cwt ≈ $1,442/hd at 585 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,993	1,890	7,621
Feeder cattle	3,987	1,497	6,469
Slaughter cattle	834	267	864
Replacement cattle	172	126	288

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good 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
325–345	328	7	300.00–315.00	$305.09	$1,001	+3.81
375–380	375	11	254.00–302.00	$291.59	$1,093	-1.78
420–445	427	15	280.00–297.00	$285.25	$1,218	+14.19
458–495	481	36	250.00–270.00	$259.92	$1,250	+5.55
515–546	526	22	235.00–260.00	$243.24	$1,279	-5.47
550–595	569	37	220.00–248.00	$237.71	$1,353	-2.27
602–645	634	45	222.00–242.00	$229.25	$1,453	-4.23
660–690	671	53	220.00–238.00	$228.73	$1,535	+4.86
701–740	721	34	215.00–227.00	$218.38	$1,575	—
767–791	773	49	210.00–222.00	$215.15	$1,663	+14.12
800	800	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,736	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	77	247.00	$247.00	$1,675	—
746	746	33	230.25	$230.25	$1,718	—
886	886	61	227.35	$227.35	$2,014	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–336	326	7	280.00–336.00	$302.68	$987	-29.63
375–385	378	3	310.00–315.00	$313.30	$1,184	-1.18
402–430	408	10	282.00–300.00	$290.19	$1,184	-10.14
475–478	478	18	265.00–280.00	$265.83	$1,271	—
525–535	527	6	260.00–266.00	$262.68	$1,384	+1.68
570–575	573	32	249.00–260.00	$252.07	$1,444	-1.38
625–645	629	13	243.00–256.00	$252.11	$1,586	+10.71
675	675	9	241.00–249.00	$244.56	$1,651	+4.56
715–740	727	12	222.50–243.00	$230.19	$1,673	+2.41
752–777	767	17	217.00–237.00	$229.81	$1,763	+17.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	6	280.00–295.00	$291.56	$948	+14.90
360–375	373	6	230.00–280.00	$268.59	$1,002	+2.19
400–435	418	2	242.00–245.00	$243.44	$1,018	-33.22
495	495	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,163	-10.99
505–549	536	12	220.00–249.00	$227.84	$1,221	-23.87
555–575	564	7	227.00–230.00	$228.02	$1,286	-4.14
680	680	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,455	-1.00
775	775	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,628	—
800	800	5	204.00	$204.00	$1,632	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	280.00	$280.00	$742	—
310–345	329	10	235.00–277.00	$263.75	$868	+5.03
350–395	373	27	234.00–269.00	$250.44	$934	+0.52
400–445	426	29	233.00–247.50	$241.78	$1,030	+7.21
455–495	473	41	217.00–242.00	$232.02	$1,097	+5.73
500–545	526	74	212.00–239.00	$230.41	$1,212	+12.81
550–598	584	125	207.00–234.00	$227.91	$1,331	+12.01
605–640	616	29	210.00–222.00	$215.05	$1,325	+7.05
650–698	687	78	200.00–215.00	$212.30	$1,459	+12.30
703–745	724	17	190.00–204.00	$196.04	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	319	8	270.00–297.00	$285.07	$909	+15.79
350–395	379	14	258.00–300.00	$270.35	$1,025	+10.83
400–445	420	29	242.00–268.00	$256.27	$1,076	+9.43
425–440 value added	433	3	270.00–277.00	$274.38	$1,188	—
451–485	467	26	240.00–250.00	$243.66	$1,138	-1.65
500–545	521	12	227.00–242.00	$231.57	$1,206	+5.07
555–585	572	13	223.00–234.00	$230.09	$1,316	+7.92
600–635	617	17	213.00–226.00	$218.40	$1,348	-4.05
635 fancy	635	37	300.00	$300.00	$1,905	+63.00
655–695	669	137	214.00–240.00	$234.74	$1,570	+9.74
700–725	705	36	202.00–215.00	$212.76	$1,500	—
725 value added	725	14	225.00	$225.00	$1,631	—
765–775	770	2	191.00–193.00	$191.99	$1,478	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	95	246.50	$246.50	$1,442	—
601–641	615	32	221.00–226.50	$224.53	$1,381	—
715–743	720	30	212.00–215.75	$215.10	$1,549	—
789	789	43	215.00	$215.00	$1,696	—
829 fancy	829	16	217.00	$217.00	$1,799	—
851 fancy	851	24	214.00	$214.00	$1,821	—
945	945	28	195.00	$195.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	7	223.00–260.00	$246.79	$802	-2.13
355–395	378	8	228.00–240.00	$234.18	$885	-3.75
400–445	427	13	220.00–234.00	$224.40	$958	-1.71
465–490	477	17	211.00–236.00	$220.92	$1,054	+4.52
505–545	529	20	205.00–225.00	$218.28	$1,155	+16.76
550–590	576	13	212.00–220.00	$215.90	$1,244	+0.57
606–645	618	11	190.00–209.00	$203.51	$1,258	+6.32
655–695	674	4	180.00–197.00	$190.90	$1,287	+20.90
730	730	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,350	—
755–785	770	2	180.00–184.00	$181.96	$1,401	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	320.00	$320.00	$880	-5.00
310–330	321	4	295.00–305.00	$299.92	$963	+0.07
355–390	379	9	282.00–295.00	$287.99	$1,091	+4.10
400–445	425	28	260.00–279.00	$270.85	$1,151	+10.26
455–495	473	41	223.00–269.00	$252.54	$1,195	+9.95
505–540	522	32	222.00–249.00	$234.48	$1,224	+3.98
550–595	571	22	218.00–236.00	$227.51	$1,299	+7.70
600–645	621	15	200.00–229.00	$219.00	$1,360	+6.54
650–690	671	12	198.00–218.00	$210.39	$1,412	+6.38
700–740	721	8	200.00–209.00	$202.85	$1,463	+14.40
765–795	779	4	190.00–198.00	$194.75	$1,517	+4.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	375.00	$375.00	$806	-10.00
250–260 fancy	255	2	360.00–380.00	$369.80	$943	—
270–280	275	2	330.00	$330.00	$908	-13.71
300–345	328	12	275.00–327.00	$306.98	$1,007	-5.48
360 fancy	360	2	310.00–315.00	$312.50	$1,125	—
355–395	375	11	295.00–310.00	$301.10	$1,129	-0.33
405 fancy	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
405–445	427	21	280.00–295.00	$282.84	$1,208	+7.27
450–475	460	21	254.00–285.00	$275.23	$1,266	-1.77
510–525	516	9	238.00–250.00	$243.78	$1,258	-1.22
555–560	558	4	235.00–240.00	$237.51	$1,325	—
600–630	613	3	227.00–231.00	$229.30	$1,406	—
650–670	657	5	221.00–226.00	$223.39	$1,468	—
705	705	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,495	—
750	750	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,515	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	245.00	$245.00	$576	—
315–330	323	2	225.00–235.00	$229.88	$743	-43.79
355–395	385	6	220.00–275.00	$263.07	$1,013	-1.04
410–445	428	9	242.00–267.00	$254.32	$1,088	+2.48
455–490	476	19	223.00–259.00	$241.18	$1,148	+3.61
500–540	520	20	200.00–239.00	$220.37	$1,146	-3.96
550–595	578	12	205.00–229.00	$216.34	$1,250	+1.40
615–640	628	8	200.00–217.00	$208.98	$1,312	-0.37
655–685	671	5	196.00–206.00	$201.60	$1,353	+1.11
700–745	724	11	186.00–196.00	$190.17	$1,377	-1.10

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1320	1063	85-90%	21	107.00–126.00	$115.32	$1,226	+0.77
915–1300	1076	85-90%	46	93.00–113.00	$102.00	$1,098	-12.55
910–1450	1130	85-90%	69	100.00–123.00	$111.82	$1,264	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1485	1177	80-85%	40	104.00–126.00	$112.09	$1,319	-9.77
910–1470	1195	80-85%	72	110.00–133.00	$120.75	$1,443	-1.11
905–1460	1229	80-85%	23	124.00–139.00	$130.66	$1,606	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1600	1423	75-80%	9	107.00–126.00	$115.23	$1,640	—
1220–1815	1445	75-80%	32	115.00–133.00	$122.57	$1,771	—
1285–1755	1506	75-80%	8	124.00–140.00	$132.43	$1,994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2020	1475	18	131.00–158.00	$146.38	$2,159	—
1110–1830	1487	13	125.00–151.00	$136.60	$2,031	—
1320–2005	1684	10	138.00–165.00	$149.43	$2,516	-15.38

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,027.00–1,255.00	$1,136.75

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,425.00–2,200.00	$1,796.74
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,033.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,366.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,492.50

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)	3	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,333.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,237.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,400.00	$1,108.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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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	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,650.00–2,150.00	$1,872.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,566.67	—

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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.