Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

2,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,758/hd at 748 lb · 72 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.86/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 429 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.13/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 523 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,811	1,891	3,232
Feeder cattle	2,310	1,464	2,516
Slaughter cattle	266	237	510
Replacement cattle	235	190	206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,054	—
355–395	376	7	312.00–340.00	$326.63	$1,228	-13.37
400–445	421	16	302.00–330.00	$312.16	$1,314	+8.56
475–495	484	36	297.00–310.00	$305.58	$1,479	+10.08
505–545	534	28	280.00–295.00	$289.14	$1,544	+18.80
555 value added	555	6	287.50	$287.50	$1,596	—
588–595	592	10	270.00–276.00	$273.01	$1,616	+8.85
620–643	639	8	257.50–272.00	$259.81	$1,660	—
660–690	669	16	245.00–257.50	$250.59	$1,676	—
745	745	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,751	—
760	760	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,718	+2.00
901	901	13	215.00	$215.00	$1,937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	325.00–340.00	$332.30	$957	—
305–345	328	4	315.00–320.00	$316.82	$1,039	-8.18
355–395	373	6	297.00–315.00	$302.90	$1,130	-6.02
405–445	429	16	282.00–300.00	$290.40	$1,246	-2.66
465–495	487	14	270.00–292.00	$279.89	$1,363	-8.05
505–545	523	25	257.00–290.00	$266.80	$1,395	+9.13
565–580	575	15	256.00–267.50	$260.47	$1,498	+9.46
610–625	616	27	240.00–248.00	$245.35	$1,511	—
655–680	671	19	230.00–240.00	$233.73	$1,568	+8.73
705–738	728	11	220.00–232.00	$223.35	$1,626	-6.65
780	780	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,669	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
748	748	72	235.00	$235.00	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	4	300.00–315.00	$305.11	$1,019	-9.89
370–390	380	8	272.00–290.00	$281.35	$1,069	-28.65
430	430	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,204	—
465–495	488	4	255.00–275.00	$259.77	$1,268	-7.13
510–545	531	11	242.00–265.00	$249.45	$1,325	—
560–570	566	4	220.00–255.00	$229.97	$1,302	-5.03
610–640	625	11	220.00–235.00	$225.38	$1,409	—
660	660	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,386	±0.00
780	780	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	-9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	286.00–290.00	$288.62	$808	+18.85
310–340	322	14	256.00–295.00	$278.29	$896	+19.05
352–395	372	30	237.00–270.00	$252.41	$939	-4.02
400–445	429	52	230.00–255.00	$239.86	$1,029	-5.51
450–495	472	45	223.00–247.00	$238.30	$1,125	+2.82
510–545	529	26	218.00–237.00	$229.13	$1,212	+5.18
550–585	572	25	210.00–227.00	$218.63	$1,251	-2.36
600–645	622	21	207.00–220.00	$213.58	$1,328	+3.14
655–690	664	19	194.00–210.00	$197.13	$1,309	-6.15
735	735	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,374	-11.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	310.00	$310.00	$884	+32.52
305–310	308	2	268.00–274.00	$271.02	$835	+1.02
380–385	383	2	264.00–272.00	$267.97	$1,026	+2.29
400–445	422	17	249.00–265.00	$256.44	$1,082	-0.40
465 value added	465	7	267.00	$267.00	$1,242	—
455–495	470	36	236.00–255.00	$242.81	$1,141	-2.91
505–542	523	49	230.00–245.00	$237.13	$1,240	+7.02
550–596	581	33	224.00–235.00	$229.11	$1,331	+1.09
600–640	621	8	217.00–232.00	$224.23	$1,392	+4.93
655 fancy	655	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,539	—
650–680	678	46	210.00–224.00	$223.03	$1,512	+11.83
705–740	719	5	194.00–210.00	$199.94	$1,438	-9.52
826 fancy	826	8	207.50	$207.50	$1,714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	341	10	237.00–267.00	$250.49	$854	+3.23
350–395	370	28	220.00–260.00	$238.02	$881	-2.56
400–445	418	31	210.00–247.00	$226.44	$947	-7.08
460–495	482	12	220.00–237.00	$228.48	$1,101	+4.22
505–548	524	18	200.00–225.00	$213.08	$1,117	-0.40
550–575	563	5	202.00–215.00	$208.54	$1,174	+11.28
605–645	618	6	170.00–180.00	$176.52	$1,091	-25.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	320	15	316.00–327.00	$317.59	$1,016	+6.29
355–395	369	20	300.00–317.00	$308.45	$1,138	+10.16
410–446	430	39	280.00–298.00	$288.50	$1,241	+16.59
450–490	472	19	252.00–280.00	$266.22	$1,257	+2.74
510–540	530	25	242.00–263.00	$248.92	$1,319	+6.35
560–585	573	10	227.00–251.00	$234.58	$1,344	-4.48
600–640	616	7	206.00–230.00	$220.49	$1,358	-0.42
655–690	668	12	202.00–225.00	$207.16	$1,384	-6.00
705–745	730	5	197.00–210.00	$203.72	$1,487	+8.23
755–760	758	2	194.00–200.00	$197.01	$1,493	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	330.00	$330.00	$808	—
250	250	2	315.00	$315.00	$788	—
325–345	337	12	277.00–285.00	$281.78	$950	-16.96
350–398	378	20	270.00–310.00	$289.47	$1,094	+3.21
415–445	431	19	245.00–275.00	$262.67	$1,132	+2.77
460–495	485	15	235.00–260.00	$249.74	$1,211	-7.19
505–545	525	8	220.00–245.00	$234.73	$1,232	+3.69
550–580	566	11	207.00–235.00	$220.34	$1,247	+4.91
605–630	624	4	190.00–200.00	$197.58	$1,233	-10.85
680	680	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,258	-18.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	10	322.00–350.00	$340.06	$1,085	+8.04
350–390	367	8	320.00–335.00	$326.22	$1,197	+12.90
400–445	419	8	295.00–312.00	$301.56	$1,264	+11.03
450–485	470	15	264.00–296.00	$278.11	$1,307	-7.81
500–540	523	13	262.00–270.00	$266.33	$1,393	+5.79
550–590	578	13	236.00–255.00	$245.45	$1,419	-10.54
602–645	625	10	235.00–245.00	$238.57	$1,491	+4.87
660–680	673	6	230.00–240.00	$235.84	$1,587	—
705–735	718	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,580	+3.00
775–790	785	6	202.00–217.00	$206.16	$1,618	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1205	1007	85-90%	28	85.00–100.00	$92.65	$933	—
720–1205	1037	85-90%	22	91.00–108.00	$100.12	$1,038	—
955–1270	1052	85-90%	19	100.00–115.00	$107.48	$1,131	+1.87

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1390	1208	80-85%	33	104.00–118.00	$109.54	$1,323	-8.77
1055–1530	1260	80-85%	32	110.00–123.00	$114.64	$1,444	—
1215–1345	1280	80-85%	4	128.00–130.00	$128.95	$1,651	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1815	1424	75-80%	11	105.00–117.00	$110.56	$1,574	—
1300–1815	1489	75-80%	7	115.00–124.00	$118.98	$1,772	-3.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1895	1568	20	130.00–135.00	$133.10	$2,087	—
1175–2225	1654	12	130.00–145.00	$140.01	$2,316	—
1640–2035	1779	6	140.00–154.00	$148.28	$2,638	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	860.00–1,065.00	$962.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,114.00–1,378.00	$1,221.38

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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)	29	1,400.00–1,950.00	$1,678.45
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,110.71
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,525.00–2,200.00	$1,757.81
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,317.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,246.39
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,489.29
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,137.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,300.00–1,380.00	$1,324.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,090.00–1,175.00	$1,127.19

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)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,425.00	$1,237.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,518.75

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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	4	1,350.00–2,150.00	$1,900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.