Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

5,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $230.60/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 568 lb · 123 head

light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $230.45/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 720 lb · 109 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.95/cwt +11.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 625 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,575	2,811	6,236
Feeder cattle	4,390	2,310	5,271
Slaughter cattle	904	266	656
Replacement cattle	281	235	309

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	230	3	340.00–405.00	$380.72	$876	—
250–285	269	5	320.00–340.00	$326.71	$879	-5.59
325–345	328	10	310.00–325.00	$318.65	$1,045	+1.83
355–395	372	14	300.00–317.00	$308.56	$1,148	+5.66
423–445	433	29	275.00–310.00	$300.83	$1,303	+10.43
453–490	467	36	265.00–300.00	$288.82	$1,349	+8.93
507–549	537	47	255.00–285.00	$273.09	$1,466	+6.29
563–590	582	103	245.00–270.00	$265.92	$1,548	+5.45
605–649	634	51	239.00–260.00	$249.74	$1,583	+4.39
653–681	666	25	235.00–241.00	$237.05	$1,579	+3.32
705–735	720	109	224.00–240.00	$230.45	$1,659	+7.10
755–773	771	22	218.00–235.00	$231.75	$1,787	+17.75
811	811	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,849	—
871	871	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,890	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	228	3	430.00–440.00	$435.07	$992	—
280–285	283	2	345.00–350.00	$347.48	$983	—
325	325	7	330.00–340.00	$334.29	$1,086	-5.71
405–437	431	11	308.00–320.00	$316.89	$1,366	+4.73
460–475	472	5	306.00–315.00	$311.23	$1,469	+5.65
505–532	521	24	270.00–310.00	$284.56	$1,483	-4.58
575	575	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,564	-1.01
600–625	606	19	250.00–265.00	$251.68	$1,525	-8.13
715	715	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,609	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	300.00	$300.00	$705	—
320–325	324	5	290.00–300.00	$298.02	$966	-7.09
375–395	379	9	250.00–292.00	$283.06	$1,073	+1.71
410–445	428	5	267.00–290.00	$282.23	$1,208	+2.23
465–475	470	4	272.00–282.00	$276.49	$1,300	+16.72
525	525	14	255.00–270.00	$262.93	$1,380	+13.48
575	575	7	250.00–260.00	$254.86	$1,465	+24.89
615–625	623	6	232.00–240.00	$235.33	$1,466	+9.95
675–690	680	4	217.00–228.00	$223.22	$1,518	+13.22
705–725	713	3	214.00–220.00	$217.31	$1,549	—
750–773	762	2	206.00–208.00	$207.02	$1,577	+17.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	310.00	$310.00	$760	—
275–290	283	9	270.00–295.00	$282.98	$801	-5.64
310–345	327	22	258.00–280.00	$270.25	$884	-8.04
355–390	374	46	245.00–272.00	$259.71	$971	+7.30
400–445	424	80	230.00–260.00	$248.51	$1,054	+8.65
450–495	479	83	232.00–257.00	$243.34	$1,166	+5.04
505–546	527	71	215.00–242.00	$231.62	$1,221	+2.49
555–595	568	123	210.00–243.50	$230.60	$1,310	+11.97
600–645	625	105	210.00–230.00	$224.95	$1,406	+11.37
657–696	681	72	200.00–232.00	$221.96	$1,512	+24.83
700–725	714	29	192.00–225.00	$218.77	$1,562	+31.77
750–789	778	8	188.00–220.00	$211.17	$1,643	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	320.00	$320.00	$656	—
255–280	268	8	290.00–320.00	$300.65	$806	-9.35
305–325	313	5	275.00–290.00	$280.85	$879	+9.83
355–381	371	13	270.00–280.00	$274.95	$1,020	+6.98
409–445	423	26	252.00–270.00	$260.90	$1,104	+4.46
455–490	468	31	240.00–274.00	$255.80	$1,197	+12.99
505–545	521	23	230.00–254.00	$239.30	$1,247	+2.17
551–597	569	42	225.00–248.00	$234.64	$1,335	+5.53
600–625	619	9	220.00–228.00	$224.13	$1,387	-0.10
680–690	681	8	200.00–216.00	$213.97	$1,457	-9.06
715–732	730	8	203.00–214.00	$212.65	$1,552	+12.71
750–770	762	3	190.00–197.00	$193.36	$1,473	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	234	4	250.00–300.00	$286.22	$670	—
270–290	277	7	275.00–290.00	$282.18	$782	—
320–345	332	11	245.00–262.00	$253.03	$840	+2.54
355–395	378	29	220.00–255.00	$235.04	$888	-2.98
400–440	427	26	205.00–245.00	$227.96	$973	+1.52
450–495	478	23	224.00–235.00	$230.56	$1,102	+2.08
505–540	524	24	218.00–227.00	$221.99	$1,163	+8.91
550–595	576	24	190.00–218.00	$210.06	$1,210	+1.52
620–645	638	6	190.00–210.00	$202.62	$1,293	+26.10
675–695	684	6	190.00–200.00	$196.97	$1,347	—
740	740	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594	594	92	250.50	$250.50	$1,488	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	264	7	320.00–335.00	$324.42	$856	—
305–320	312	3	315.00–330.00	$320.58	$1,000	+2.99
355–388	371	18	285.00–322.00	$297.12	$1,102	-11.33
400–445	428	38	265.00–295.00	$278.79	$1,193	-9.71
455–480	469	46	245.00–280.00	$267.86	$1,256	+1.64
500–549	531	66	228.00–272.00	$253.76	$1,347	+4.84
555–590	573	38	220.00–254.00	$238.83	$1,368	+4.25
610–645	630	16	220.00–238.00	$230.18	$1,450	+9.69
650–690	662	14	210.00–225.00	$215.40	$1,426	+8.24
705–735	719	9	200.00–216.00	$204.99	$1,474	+1.27
760–775	769	6	192.00–212.00	$203.33	$1,564	+6.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	340.00–400.00	$370.00	$851	—
265–275	272	3	335.00–350.00	$339.88	$924	—
305–345	322	6	325.00–345.00	$331.79	$1,068	-8.27
330 fancy	330	2	365.00–370.00	$367.50	$1,213	—
360–380	371	11	300.00–335.00	$321.18	$1,192	-5.04
400–440	424	15	280.00–307.00	$286.53	$1,215	-15.03
450–490	468	16	265.00–290.00	$272.95	$1,277	-5.16
500–540	525	33	233.00–278.00	$262.91	$1,380	-3.42
550–580	562	11	230.00–255.00	$247.39	$1,390	+1.94
600–630	608	18	231.00–250.00	$246.70	$1,500	+8.13
650–665	658	4	235.00–240.00	$237.47	$1,563	+1.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	335.00	$335.00	$754	+5.00
255–285	270	2	315.00–320.00	$317.64	$858	+2.64
310–340	324	12	295.00–310.00	$302.04	$979	+20.26
360–395	381	17	280.00–300.00	$293.53	$1,118	+4.06
400–445	424	7	258.00–275.00	$267.00	$1,132	+4.33
455–495	471	16	240.00–266.00	$253.69	$1,195	+3.95
510–545	528	17	222.00–248.00	$239.75	$1,266	+5.02
560–595	576	14	215.00–238.00	$228.29	$1,315	+7.95
600–625	620	12	210.00–220.00	$215.02	$1,333	+17.44
655–695	684	9	180.00–205.00	$195.51	$1,337	+10.51
725–745	734	4	195.00–200.00	$197.72	$1,451	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1345	1167	80-85%	9	116.00–127.00	$121.77	$1,421	—
845–1600	1217	80-85%	46	110.00–124.00	$115.20	$1,402	+5.66
1020–1555	1241	80-85%	43	104.00–115.00	$109.18	$1,355	-0.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1420	1140	85-90%	38	90.00–108.00	$101.85	$1,161	—
855–1460	1149	85-90%	30	90.00–117.00	$107.78	$1,238	—
1110–1320	1228	85-90%	8	98.00–120.00	$107.24	$1,317	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1735	1418	75-80%	16	109.00–122.00	$115.82	$1,642	+5.26
1315–1550	1421	75-80%	7	121.00–129.00	$126.50	$1,798	+15.94
1275–1710	1456	75-80%	13	102.00–115.00	$107.62	$1,567	-11.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2395	1568	19	124.00–141.00	$131.80	$2,067	-1.30
1320–1890	1605	2	153.00–155.00	$154.18	$2,475	—
1160–2170	1811	15	136.00–149.00	$142.08	$2,573	—

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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	19	1,027.00–1,382.00	$1,183.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	860.00	$860.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,950.00–2,250.00	$2,137.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,425.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,025.00–1,650.00	$1,343.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,850.00–2,650.00	$2,233.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,450.00–2,250.00	$1,790.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,725.00–2,125.00	$1,925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	800.00–1,325.00	$1,147.06
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	900.00–1,675.00	$1,382.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–1,000.00	$966.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,414.29

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Bred Heifers

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$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	12	1,750.00–3,000.00	$2,150.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,825.00–2,400.00	$2,020.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.