Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

2,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.43/cwt +36.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 616 lb · 87 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $238.63/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 428 lb · 47 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $232.34/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 472 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,355	2,501	4,219
Feeder cattle	2,015	1,846	3,267
Slaughter cattle	227	351	712
Replacement cattle	113	304	240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to weaker.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	360.00–370.00	$365.09	$1,059	—
310–325	321	5	332.00–350.00	$341.35	$1,096	+15.68
355–380	370	5	306.00–320.00	$314.50	$1,164	+11.57
410–425	417	3	287.00–315.00	$297.20	$1,239	+1.21
450–475	463	2	280.00–288.00	$284.11	$1,315	+4.49
505–515	510	2	252.00–270.00	$261.09	$1,332	+1.93
570–575	574	4	242.00–255.00	$245.23	$1,408	-1.79
616 value added	616	86	282.00	$282.00	$1,737	+24.50
635	635	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,473	-2.74
656–660	656	9	237.00–245.00	$244.11	$1,601	+13.11
750	750	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,688	+3.00
828 value added	828	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	335.00–340.00	$337.54	$979	—
305–345	325	13	300.00–330.00	$313.42	$1,019	+13.42
355–380	367	10	288.00–312.00	$300.42	$1,103	-0.06
410–425	421	9	266.00–295.00	$278.65	$1,173	-1.59
470–495	483	23	260.00–275.00	$265.24	$1,281	-8.59
505–545	527	20	245.00–260.00	$251.35	$1,325	-0.80
560–590	570	14	238.00–247.00	$241.14	$1,374	+3.72
605–640	625	7	218.00–236.00	$225.07	$1,407	-5.65
650–675	659	4	216.00–230.00	$223.93	$1,476	+0.98
715–725	720	3	212.00–215.00	$213.67	$1,538	-0.30
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	295.00	$295.00	$959	-2.00
360–385	370	10	270.00–292.00	$283.56	$1,049	+3.89
425–445	434	6	247.00–275.00	$255.20	$1,108	—
465–490	483	7	242.00–257.00	$254.21	$1,228	-2.78
520–535	523	7	220.00–240.00	$236.79	$1,238	+6.80
565–595	589	7	222.00–237.00	$226.33	$1,333	-0.67
625	625	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,325	—
690	690	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	±0.00
745	745	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,542	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	11	287.50	$287.50	$1,394	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	290.00	$290.00	$696	—
275–290	283	3	300.00–305.00	$303.32	$858	+11.89
300–345	325	11	255.00–295.00	$270.30	$878	+14.39
350–390	373	21	235.00–280.00	$252.80	$943	+1.62
400–445	428	47	225.00–262.00	$238.63	$1,021	-2.65
455–495	472	45	215.00–246.00	$232.34	$1,097	+8.24
500–545	522	39	205.00–237.00	$221.23	$1,155	+5.39
550–595	579	20	200.00–225.00	$213.32	$1,235	+2.56
605–645	626	7	200.00–215.00	$207.64	$1,300	+1.98
660–690	669	6	190.00–210.00	$197.54	$1,322	+4.23
775	775	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,472	-2.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	3	274.00–295.00	$286.18	$658	—
290–295	293	2	270.00–274.00	$272.02	$797	+2.02
300–340	324	17	230.00–280.00	$245.66	$796	-1.09
360–395	367	35	220.00–265.00	$226.18	$830	-7.29
400–440	428	37	210.00–250.00	$218.94	$937	-4.33
455–495	481	43	200.00–240.00	$216.69	$1,042	+2.70
505–525	517	10	190.00–207.00	$198.70	$1,027	-5.83
550–590	571	7	188.00–215.00	$206.56	$1,179	+11.57
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	+6.32
675–690	681	4	179.00–180.00	$179.75	$1,224	-0.25
705–745	720	3	180.00–186.00	$182.63	$1,315	—
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	+3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	298.00–325.00	$311.38	$897	+9.38
305–345	330	4	275.00–305.00	$294.62	$972	+10.79
355–390	370	12	262.00–297.00	$275.30	$1,019	+7.94
400–405 fancy	403	2	285.00–287.00	$286.01	$1,153	—
400–445	421	20	250.00–275.00	$257.88	$1,086	+7.26
455 fancy	455	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,274	—
470–480	475	7	248.00–257.50	$252.44	$1,199	+13.10
500–536	526	14	224.00–242.00	$233.76	$1,230	+0.53
550–595	571	17	212.00–241.00	$233.52	$1,333	+13.64
615–620 fancy	616	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,478	—
605–640	621	4	208.00–235.00	$220.09	$1,367	+7.25
650–680	667	11	202.00–225.00	$213.26	$1,422	+7.09
670–685 fancy	682	7	230.00–234.00	$230.56	$1,572	—
710 fancy	710	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,562	—
715	715	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,466	+9.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	335.00	$335.00	$804	±0.00
250	250	2	320.00–325.00	$322.50	$806	—
305–345	324	8	300.00–315.00	$304.87	$988	-13.88
360–395	378	18	285.00–300.00	$291.55	$1,102	+0.21
405–445	426	30	262.00–287.00	$276.77	$1,179	+7.59
455–495	471	40	245.00–275.00	$259.78	$1,224	+6.59
505–545	525	22	226.00–250.00	$241.68	$1,269	+6.45
550–585	573	24	215.00–242.50	$231.23	$1,325	+8.89
600–635	612	12	210.00–232.50	$221.36	$1,355	+6.55
655–670	661	7	194.00–220.00	$208.56	$1,379	+1.52
700–745	725	3	191.00–205.00	$196.19	$1,422	-2.55
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	315.00	$315.00	$740	—
250–285	268	5	305.00–310.00	$308.94	$828	+16.94
305–345	322	5	280.00–300.00	$294.94	$950	-5.89
355–395	375	15	262.00–280.00	$270.60	$1,015	-11.43
405–445	431	11	240.00–270.00	$251.42	$1,084	-8.94
450–495	471	30	225.00–260.00	$249.67	$1,176	+6.81
510–545	523	30	210.00–237.00	$226.30	$1,184	+2.97
555–595	571	12	205.00–225.00	$219.48	$1,253	+10.10
610–645	630	13	190.00–220.00	$202.55	$1,276	+3.17
655–680	667	4	200.00–210.00	$203.04	$1,354	+6.32
725	725	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,378	±0.00
765	765	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,415	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	350.00	$350.00	$770	—
255–290	277	5	325.00–345.00	$331.69	$919	+19.69
300–345	321	17	314.00–335.00	$322.85	$1,036	+1.70
350–395	373	11	300.00–320.00	$309.17	$1,153	+7.23
405–430	413	18	274.00–307.50	$295.23	$1,219	+25.83
455–475	470	10	262.00–300.00	$277.21	$1,303	+17.21
500–520	510	2	250.00–255.00	$252.45	$1,287	+15.57
610–635	626	8	224.00–237.00	$231.25	$1,448	+9.25
665–680	670	3	225.00–227.00	$225.66	$1,512	+10.94

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1360	1044	85-90%	13	103.00–116.00	$109.84	$1,147	-3.75
855–1185	1046	85-90%	20	90.00–105.00	$99.78	$1,044	-13.81
825–1265	1082	85-90%	33	96.00–114.00	$106.42	$1,151	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1460	1178	80-85%	22	104.00–115.00	$111.10	$1,309	-15.78
1025–1400	1183	80-85%	24	108.00–120.00	$115.67	$1,368	-11.21
1125–1265	1234	80-85%	7	120.00–129.00	$124.17	$1,532	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1410	1348	75-80%	5	112.00–118.00	$114.60	$1,545	—
1300–1525	1410	75-80%	4	100.00–110.00	$103.65	$1,461	-13.18
1315–1870	1602	75-80%	13	114.00–131.00	$120.74	$1,934	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1905	1658	8	136.00–148.00	$143.29	$2,376	—
1625–1940	1772	3	144.00–150.00	$146.28	$2,592	—
1670–2030	1839	7	149.00–155.00	$152.03	$2,796	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	760.00–900.00	$830.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,136.00–1,554.00	$1,356.86

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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)	16	1,150.00–1,750.00	$1,472.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,825.00–2,225.00	$2,031.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,800.00	$1,650.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,500.00	$1,337.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,820.00	$1,820.00

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)	5	1,080.00–1,250.00	$1,114.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,430.00	$1,403.33

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)	2	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,237.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,541.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–1,075.00	$991.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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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	7	1,625.00–2,300.00	$2,046.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,250.00–2,475.00	$2,325.00	—

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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.