Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

1,939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.86/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 527 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.80/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 535 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.78/cwt -49.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 626 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,939	4,993	3,797
Feeder cattle	1,609	3,987	2,980
Slaughter cattle	235	834	546
Replacement cattle	95	172	271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to weaker.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,052	-0.09
355–395	375	17	270.00–295.00	$281.56	$1,056	-10.03
410–448	423	16	269.00–290.00	$276.59	$1,170	-8.66
455–490	467	12	245.00–265.00	$257.47	$1,202	-2.45
510–545	526	7	235.00–247.00	$241.95	$1,273	-1.29
580–595	588	6	235.00–240.00	$237.32	$1,395	-0.39
625–646	639	13	220.00–235.00	$229.39	$1,466	+0.14
715	715	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,573	+1.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	4	330.00–340.00	$335.04	$1,082	+32.36
380	380	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,205	+3.70
465–490	471	6	270.00–280.00	$274.72	$1,294	+8.89
530–545	535	30	245.00–256.00	$253.80	$1,358	-8.88
555–575	569	7	238.00–245.00	$240.53	$1,369	-11.54
625–640	634	7	229.00–239.00	$230.98	$1,464	-21.13
660–675	671	4	233.00–235.00	$233.49	$1,567	-11.07
735	735	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,632	-8.19
835 value added	835	9	211.00	$211.00	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	260.00–270.00	$265.15	$888	-26.41
370–390	379	10	240.00–278.00	$259.92	$985	-8.67
400–445	436	7	270.00–275.00	$273.84	$1,194	+30.40
490	490	4	248.00–250.00	$249.50	$1,223	+14.50
500–544	529	15	238.00–250.00	$246.22	$1,303	+18.38
550–599	588	12	235.00–240.00	$235.39	$1,384	+7.37
685	685	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	+1.00
725	725	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,522	—
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	360.00	$360.00	$774	—
265–290	280	5	300.00–305.00	$301.89	$845	—
310–345	326	4	270.00–300.00	$285.47	$931	+0.40
370 fancy	370	1	292.00	$292.00	$1,080	—
360–390	376	13	250.00–280.00	$264.91	$996	-5.44
420 fancy	420	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,197	—
405–445	424	24	241.00–265.00	$251.19	$1,065	-5.08
451–490	465	28	235.00–260.00	$250.71	$1,166	+7.05
510–540	527	35	225.00–242.50	$234.86	$1,238	+3.29
560–595	583	3	225.00–229.00	$226.28	$1,319	-3.81
605–640	626	29	213.00–235.00	$224.78	$1,407	+6.38
650–685	680	10	204.00–212.00	$204.86	$1,393	-29.88
770–795	783	2	198.00–201.00	$199.52	$1,562	+7.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	298.00	$298.00	$879	+18.00
305–340	329	8	260.00–280.00	$273.30	$899	+9.55
370–390	380	20	240.00–260.00	$251.09	$954	+0.65
405–445	425	23	235.00–257.00	$243.28	$1,034	+1.50
455–495	472	19	220.00–240.00	$228.15	$1,077	-3.87
500–545	519	22	207.00–235.00	$223.74	$1,161	-6.67
555–590	576	19	202.00–227.50	$217.25	$1,251	-10.66
600–645	618	18	197.00–216.00	$211.03	$1,304	-4.02
660–690	673	6	197.00–202.00	$199.15	$1,340	-13.15
710–730	720	2	192.00–200.00	$196.06	$1,412	+0.02
755–775	769	4	187.00–194.00	$191.51	$1,473	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	5	230.00–270.00	$252.71	$836	+5.92
370–390	384	9	240.00–252.00	$244.14	$937	+9.96
410–445	429	12	212.00–245.00	$229.05	$983	+4.65
450–490	468	8	220.00–237.00	$227.88	$1,066	+6.96
505–548	539	26	210.00–227.00	$220.42	$1,188	+2.14
560–590	583	7	210.00–212.00	$210.55	$1,228	-5.35
640–645	643	2	200.00–205.00	$202.49	$1,302	-1.02
665–690	678	2	195.00–197.00	$196.02	$1,329	+5.12
712–740	726	2	185.00–187.00	$186.02	$1,351	+1.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
861	861	24	201.00	$201.00	$1,731	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,087	+15.08
365–390	374	5	282.00–300.00	$294.21	$1,100	+6.22
405–445	426	19	247.00–277.00	$262.03	$1,116	-8.82
450–480	471	13	230.00–262.00	$245.62	$1,157	-6.92
505–545	519	21	220.00–242.50	$231.97	$1,204	-2.51
550–575	559	7	218.00–232.00	$222.25	$1,242	-5.26
605–645	629	9	197.00–220.00	$207.50	$1,305	-11.50
650–680	660	10	203.00–212.00	$205.80	$1,358	-4.59
730	730	2	189.00–190.00	$189.50	$1,383	-13.35
775	775	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,434	-9.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	289	4	290.00–310.00	$302.55	$874	—
305	305	4	300.00	$300.00	$915	+70.12
355–390	375	5	275.00–280.00	$275.97	$1,035	+12.90
410–445	431	5	232.00–260.00	$248.98	$1,073	-5.34
460–490	474	8	222.00–245.00	$236.46	$1,121	-4.72
500–545	521	13	210.00–237.00	$224.86	$1,172	+4.49
560–595	579	8	210.00–227.00	$216.44	$1,253	+0.10
605–635	616	4	204.00–212.00	$207.51	$1,278	-1.47
655–685	675	4	182.00–201.00	$192.30	$1,298	-9.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	345.00	$345.00	$914	+15.00
300–330	317	5	320.00–330.00	$327.28	$1,037	+20.30
355–375	364	7	295.00–315.00	$308.73	$1,124	+7.63
419–445	426	10	270.00–280.00	$277.91	$1,184	-4.93
450–495	467	6	255.00–282.00	$264.64	$1,236	-10.59
520–545	530	5	234.00–238.00	$236.35	$1,253	-7.43
570–575	573	2	225.00–230.00	$227.51	$1,304	-10.00
655	655	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,402	-9.39
740	740	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,443	-17.00
755	755	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,457	-9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1475	1126	80-85%	29	104.00–115.00	$107.69	$1,213	—
990–1340	1167	80-85%	35	110.00–121.00	$112.78	$1,316	+0.69
1020–1365	1171	80-85%	19	116.00–122.00	$118.79	$1,391	+6.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1215	1046	85-90%	14	96.00–113.00	$106.80	$1,117	—
895–1290	1049	85-90%	12	90.00–106.00	$99.03	$1,039	—
975–1320	1135	85-90%	7	100.00–112.00	$104.97	$1,191	-6.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1670	1435	75-80%	9	111.00–122.00	$117.28	$1,683	-5.29
1310–1770	1473	75-80%	11	105.00–114.00	$108.77	$1,602	—
1470–1480	1475	75-80%	2	119.00–123.00	$120.99	$1,785	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1765	1627	3	137.00–147.00	$143.22	$2,330	—
1310–1880	1668	7	142.00–150.00	$146.03	$2,436	-3.40
1540–2170	1824	8	148.00–161.00	$155.82	$2,842	—

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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	7	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,121.43

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,195.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,300.00–2,325.00	$1,720.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,733.33

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)	7	950.00–1,775.00	$1,371.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,100.00	$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	20	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,860.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,580.00	—

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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.