Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 15, 2024

4,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $255.32/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 577 lb · 115 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.28/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 532 lb · 95 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $246.34/cwt +9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 627 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,733	3,343	4,945
Feeder cattle	3,876	2,633	4,378
Slaughter cattle	687	370	474
Replacement cattle	170	340	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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
225	225	4	335.00–340.00	$337.50	$759	—
250–295	273	2	320.00–335.00	$326.88	$892	-23.12
321–345	326	14	290.00–320.00	$309.95	$1,010	-13.28
360–385	370	11	282.00–306.00	$300.70	$1,113	-4.80
410–440	420	35	272.00–311.00	$293.57	$1,233	-2.94
460–495	475	23	260.00–283.00	$272.19	$1,293	-1.75
507–540	521	30	245.00–274.00	$259.62	$1,353	+2.27
552–598	577	115	233.00–265.00	$255.32	$1,473	-0.92
605–648	627	85	238.00–254.00	$246.34	$1,545	+9.88
654–696	678	59	224.00–248.00	$238.48	$1,617	+14.64
705–738	716	56	218.00–235.00	$227.18	$1,627	+18.18
760–775	765	28	207.00–223.00	$219.90	$1,682	—
800	800	16	212.00–220.00	$219.50	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	400.00	$400.00	$900	—
325–345	337	6	325.00–350.00	$339.83	$1,145	-17.70
375–385	377	7	310.00–330.00	$323.53	$1,220	-1.46
410–425	417	5	300.00–330.00	$309.50	$1,291	-9.72
453–495	462	33	286.00–300.00	$296.70	$1,371	-33.30
505–542	515	43	273.00–276.00	$274.92	$1,416	+20.45
551–585	557	17	266.00–276.00	$269.47	$1,501	—
657	657	9	249.50	$249.50	$1,639	—
705	705	14	233.00	$233.00	$1,643	—
761	761	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	323	5	295.00–300.00	$299.02	$966	-1.66
365–385	374	11	240.00–312.00	$281.77	$1,054	-12.92
415–445	427	6	258.00–268.00	$263.79	$1,126	-19.82
455–490	472	9	242.00–265.00	$255.07	$1,204	-16.38
515–535	525	14	205.00–254.00	$247.02	$1,297	-4.69
570–595	581	8	215.00–248.00	$233.28	$1,355	-7.72
605–645	621	21	229.00–236.00	$230.34	$1,430	+4.01
660–675	670	5	218.00–224.00	$220.81	$1,479	+10.81
725–745	733	3	190.00–205.00	$198.36	$1,454	—
755–795	775	4	188.00–215.00	$204.23	$1,583	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	300.00	$300.00	$705	+18.70
283–285	283	5	270.00–275.00	$273.99	$775	+4.99
305–345	325	11	258.00–287.00	$265.75	$864	-11.99
350–396	374	51	250.00–277.00	$262.97	$984	+1.78
400–445	423	66	228.00–256.00	$243.43	$1,030	-8.59
450–495	477	72	220.00–258.00	$240.84	$1,149	-0.85
505–547	532	95	213.00–244.00	$234.28	$1,246	+6.06
560–595	579	77	215.00–239.00	$225.31	$1,305	+1.66
600–643	632	68	195.00–226.00	$217.40	$1,374	+5.55
660–690	673	20	195.00–215.00	$211.23	$1,422	+15.24
703–740	709	7	185.00–208.00	$202.03	$1,432	+14.03
760–795	782	8	188.00–210.00	$195.31	$1,527	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	335.00	$335.00	$871	—
310–345	328	6	275.00–280.00	$276.82	$908	-7.42
355–390	374	16	265.00–277.00	$272.72	$1,020	-13.98
400–435	413	16	237.00–270.00	$257.48	$1,063	-9.07
415 fancy	415	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	—
450–485	464	61	230.00–257.00	$248.64	$1,154	-7.08
505–510 fancy	508	2	250.00–255.00	$252.51	$1,283	—
500–540	520	27	225.00–246.00	$236.88	$1,232	-10.17
550–590	566	37	226.00–236.00	$230.91	$1,307	-4.20
609 fancy	609	7	232.50	$232.50	$1,416	—
600–645	627	31	217.00–230.00	$219.73	$1,378	-3.03
660–670	662	18	210.00–216.00	$210.56	$1,394	-12.50
700–733	721	7	200.00–218.00	$209.88	$1,513	+13.45
750	750	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,478	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	287.00	$287.00	$804	+2.00
320–335	326	7	240.00–255.00	$249.23	$812	-1.03
355–395	381	15	230.00–260.00	$240.82	$918	+9.24
425–445	433	17	215.00–245.00	$225.80	$978	-6.03
455–495	481	29	213.00–238.00	$219.31	$1,055	-2.92
505–545	527	22	207.00–229.00	$217.85	$1,148	+0.63
555–595	575	11	200.00–216.00	$208.26	$1,197	+6.73
600–645	625	13	180.00–210.00	$199.40	$1,246	+12.10
665–675	670	2	170.00–188.00	$179.07	$1,200	-0.93
705–710	707	3	160.00–167.00	$162.34	$1,148	-15.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	282	3	320.00–325.00	$323.31	$912	-15.84
325–345	332	3	315.00–335.00	$323.57	$1,074	+2.40
355–395	378	14	285.00–305.00	$292.19	$1,104	-15.68
400–445	430	71	257.00–290.00	$273.24	$1,175	-3.61
455–495	476	40	240.00–275.00	$262.70	$1,250	-3.68
500–545	521	37	237.00–257.00	$247.43	$1,289	-2.75
550–596	568	44	218.00–245.00	$235.56	$1,338	-4.37
600–640	623	24	208.00–237.00	$228.81	$1,425	-0.26
665–690	674	5	195.00–225.00	$212.90	$1,435	-4.55
700–735	716	13	204.00–219.00	$213.32	$1,527	+12.65
750	750	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,538	+10.22
800	800	3	180.00–200.00	$192.67	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	325.00	$325.00	$708	-5.00
255–280	268	2	300.00–317.00	$308.90	$828	-9.03
300–345	323	12	290.00–325.00	$304.94	$985	-7.76
355–385	378	6	250.00–310.00	$283.05	$1,070	-11.69
415–445	427	13	250.00–275.00	$263.62	$1,126	-7.39
460–485	474	10	230.00–265.00	$245.79	$1,165	-8.16
505–535	519	14	223.00–249.00	$236.75	$1,229	-1.58
555–598	577	16	205.00–238.00	$225.81	$1,303	+5.20
605–648	628	13	198.00–222.00	$210.11	$1,319	+0.55
660–670	663	3	190.00–205.00	$195.05	$1,293	-5.33
705–730	718	2	195.00–200.00	$197.46	$1,418	—
755–785	770	2	185.00–187.00	$186.02	$1,432	+0.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	330.00	$330.00	$924	+5.92
315–335	325	5	320.00–330.00	$324.94	$1,056	+4.94
350–380	366	8	298.00–332.00	$310.20	$1,135	-15.69
400–435	421	17	272.00–307.00	$294.69	$1,241	-4.73
455–485	470	10	270.00–290.00	$281.86	$1,325	-5.61
500–535	517	20	257.00–270.00	$261.46	$1,352	—
562–570	566	3	250.00–255.00	$251.66	$1,424	+15.66
625–630	628	2	232.00–242.00	$236.98	$1,488	+18.99
665	665	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,513	+9.51
715	715	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,573	+3.59
775	775	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,628	+7.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1250	1017	85-90%	55	90.00–111.00	$105.23	$1,070	—
865–1375	1107	85-90%	62	98.00–122.00	$112.89	$1,250	—
945–1290	1264	85-90%	145	106.00–124.00	$122.60	$1,550	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1435	1187	80-85%	55	102.00–120.00	$115.20	$1,367	+2.55
1015–1490	1246	80-85%	51	108.00–128.00	$122.04	$1,521	—
1115–1470	1287	80-85%	18	128.00–136.00	$130.60	$1,681	+2.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1540	1327	75-80%	17	113.00–125.00	$120.58	$1,600	—
1250–1570	1351	75-80%	16	126.00–141.00	$136.02	$1,838	+8.02
1130–1635	1375	75-80%	18	119.00–135.00	$127.09	$1,747	-0.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2150	1518	16	128.00–145.00	$136.17	$2,067	—
1350–1865	1598	11	137.00–152.00	$144.43	$2,308	-5.15
1580–2205	1882	6	153.00–166.00	$159.26	$2,997	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	900.00–1,600.00	$1,112.08
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,425.00–1,980.00	$1,721.25
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,180.00–2,150.00	$1,690.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,315.00–1,550.00	$1,385.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,238.33

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)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,075.00–1,575.00	$1,321.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,387.50

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,237.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,825.00–2,400.00	$2,075.00	—

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	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.