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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

4,603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.80/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 524 lb · 85 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $255.28/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 582 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $232.17/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 479 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,603 3,602 3,976
Feeder cattle 4,015 2,967 3,091
Slaughter cattle 434 410 641
Replacement cattle 154 225 244

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate to 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 350.00 $350.00 $788 —
260–290 278 3 320.00–345.00 $330.09 $918 —
320–335 327 9 300.00–330.00 $311.77 $1,019 +1.97
355–390 378 18 280.00–310.00 $303.75 $1,148 -0.41
405–444 427 20 258.00–300.00 $289.71 $1,237 +4.11
455–495 479 35 248.00–285.00 $275.82 $1,321 +4.79
500–545 523 38 240.00–278.00 $265.43 $1,388 +8.05
565–595 582 75 248.00–258.00 $255.28 $1,486 +6.96
603–645 626 45 218.00–251.00 $239.82 $1,501 +8.18
655–680 671 16 229.00–238.00 $233.96 $1,570 +6.32
719–725 721 26 220.00–227.75 $226.36 $1,632 +3.86
750–775 771 9 217.00–222.00 $220.79 $1,702 +8.79
850–890 869 8 200.00–210.00 $204.94 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 285.00 $285.00 $727 —
315–325 323 6 260.00–300.00 $291.83 $943 —
355–375 369 10 270.00–295.00 $283.99 $1,048 -0.12
404–445 416 6 254.00–285.00 $259.58 $1,080 -8.32
475–495 481 7 230.00–270.00 $256.16 $1,232 -8.02
515–548 534 16 220.00–260.00 $240.84 $1,286 -7.04
550–595 575 12 230.00–246.00 $238.28 $1,370 +11.14
605–635 622 10 210.00–234.00 $226.50 $1,409 +7.72
660–698 684 4 214.00–225.00 $220.58 $1,509 +16.27
725 725 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,566 +24.00
775–794 783 7 200.00–210.00 $207.17 $1,622 —
800 800 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 380.00 $380.00 $855 -3.40
275–295 285 2 340.00–350.00 $344.82 $983 -15.01
325–340 327 7 320.00–330.00 $322.90 $1,056 -13.85
410–445 422 3 312.00–318.00 $315.41 $1,331 +10.37
455–465 461 4 268.00–304.00 $282.36 $1,302 -9.95
505–535 520 27 250.00–285.00 $261.74 $1,361 -15.61
565–575 574 8 260.00–270.00 $264.00 $1,515 -1.21
605–615 609 6 245.00–264.00 $253.19 $1,542 -0.98
758 758 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 295.00–300.00 $297.55 $714 —
260–275 272 6 260.00–290.00 $273.80 $745 —
310–330 324 8 254.00–280.00 $263.52 $854 -10.93
355–395 374 15 240.00–260.00 $250.77 $938 -9.46
401–445 420 37 224.00–252.00 $239.27 $1,005 -7.40
450–495 479 74 215.00–250.00 $232.17 $1,112 -4.36
505–542 524 85 212.00–242.00 $226.80 $1,188 -0.38
550–595 572 58 198.00–235.00 $221.68 $1,268 +2.26
600–645 625 52 192.00–227.00 $218.39 $1,365 +8.40
650–681 673 31 185.00–228.00 $210.39 $1,416 +10.75
715–740 724 7 188.00–200.00 $194.87 $1,411 +4.09
760 760 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,421 +2.35
800 800 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 240.00–270.00 $255.00 $714 -25.00
325–345 328 7 242.00–252.00 $248.03 $814 -14.12
370–395 379 18 230.00–256.00 $240.69 $912 -1.35
400–445 425 31 215.00–240.00 $225.21 $957 -15.30
450–490 475 38 210.00–232.00 $220.39 $1,047 -4.90
510–545 529 27 200.00–225.00 $211.18 $1,117 -9.16
550–590 572 16 190.00–218.00 $207.12 $1,185 -2.14
615–640 628 9 180.00–207.00 $194.52 $1,222 -5.55
660–695 675 5 170.00–195.00 $180.52 $1,219 -8.48
720 720 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,246 -7.67
760–770 767 3 168.00–170.00 $168.66 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 280.00–285.00 $282.55 $735 -14.58
305–325 319 7 270.00–280.00 $272.36 $869 -13.10
360 360 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,008 -7.46
500–530 518 13 234.00–270.00 $241.42 $1,251 +3.87
555–595 578 27 208.00–237.00 $223.11 $1,290 -6.30
605–635 623 11 206.00–226.00 $219.87 $1,370 -4.62
655–680 673 6 210.00–223.00 $213.12 $1,434 +7.26
691 fancy 691 22 222.50 $222.50 $1,537 —
705–715 710 3 200.00–206.00 $202.68 $1,439 -4.32
760 760 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,497 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 295.00 $295.00 $944 -5.47
350–390 370 3 295.00–300.00 $296.58 $1,097 +1.58
405–445 423 32 250.00–290.00 $271.76 $1,150 -4.38
450–490 473 40 235.00–278.00 $257.01 $1,216 -6.54
500–535 522 23 234.00–270.00 $244.70 $1,277 -4.87
550–585 570 37 220.00–262.00 $234.60 $1,337 -3.47
600–645 627 22 200.00–238.00 $211.80 $1,328 -4.88
655–699 669 22 190.00–227.00 $215.03 $1,439 +0.80
700–735 719 10 200.00–222.00 $207.60 $1,493 +9.54
752–780 762 6 190.00–216.00 $206.24 $1,572 +20.21
820 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 322 8 278.00–300.00 $284.53 $916 -16.65
350–395 375 7 265.00–290.00 $276.36 $1,036 -13.16
405–445 428 14 230.00–270.00 $243.61 $1,043 -19.61
450–480 473 22 220.00–257.00 $237.46 $1,123 -10.05
500–545 530 27 210.00–247.00 $229.91 $1,219 -0.92
550–595 574 19 205.00–235.00 $219.65 $1,261 -6.18
605–630 623 15 195.00–223.00 $203.49 $1,268 -4.20
650–684 670 16 180.00–210.00 $194.77 $1,305 -3.28
700–725 721 8 186.00–190.00 $188.99 $1,363 -7.87
750–755 753 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,355 -7.62
810 810 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,555 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,040 +3.70
405–410 408 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $1,193 +3.47
450 450 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,251 -0.29
505–520 516 4 243.00–263.00 $247.89 $1,279 -7.21
615–625 620 2 208.00–210.00 $209.01 $1,296 —
725 725 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,392 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1330 1119 85-90% 20 90.00–112.00 $103.05 $1,153 —
960–1295 1149 85-90% 31 97.00–119.00 $112.53 $1,293 —
985–1380 1175 85-90% 16 105.00–126.00 $116.58 $1,370 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1520 1216 80-85% 12 109.00–118.00 $114.18 $1,388 -8.63
1110–1520 1268 80-85% 14 122.00–132.00 $125.60 $1,593 —
1130–1450 1289 80-85% 29 114.00–126.00 $120.50 $1,553 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1635 1500 75-80% 6 111.00–115.00 $113.81 $1,707 —
1320–1710 1530 75-80% 6 122.00–124.00 $123.35 $1,887 —
1390–1685 1569 75-80% 8 115.00–120.00 $117.57 $1,845 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1905 1743 5 130.00–146.00 $138.87 $2,421 —
1610–1895 1778 10 140.00–154.00 $145.27 $2,583 —
2035 2035 1 157.00 $157.00 $3,195 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 1,008.00–1,386.00 $1,209.08

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,202.78
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,307.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,500.00–2,400.00 $1,852.27
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,503.13
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,475.00–1,725.00 $1,558.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,525.00 $1,487.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,218.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,650.00–2,350.00 $1,828.57 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,575.00 $2,575.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.