Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

4,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $277.77/cwt +15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 577 lb · 85 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $258.06/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 432 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.67/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 525 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	4,498	3,848
Feeder cattle	3,636	3,272
Slaughter cattle	526	369
Replacement cattle	336	207

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	328	8	315.00–340.00	$323.06	$1,060	+5.34
369–395	376	40	305.00–337.00	$318.44	$1,197	+14.40
400–445	418	36	280.00–326.00	$312.23	$1,305	+13.59
455–487	473	28	280.00–300.00	$295.67	$1,399	+7.18
500–545	533	42	252.00–280.00	$267.34	$1,425	-10.53
555–595	578	41	250.00–275.00	$263.47	$1,523	+7.89
620–647	630	15	235.00–254.00	$240.75	$1,517	-4.77
650–695	673	28	226.00–255.00	$240.90	$1,621	+16.06
725–730	727	3	225.00–228.00	$227.00	$1,650	—
750–760	752	13	201.00–235.50	$226.00	$1,700	—
898	898	12	222.50	$222.50	$1,998	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	338	3	335.00–380.00	$356.45	$1,205	—
355–375	371	7	325.00–340.00	$330.73	$1,227	+9.22
405–435	422	18	305.00–330.00	$323.15	$1,364	+15.12
455–495	474	11	305.00–320.00	$310.80	$1,473	+3.37
508–525	519	14	290.00–308.00	$297.17	$1,542	+15.17
553–585	577	85	261.50–288.00	$277.77	$1,603	+15.86
600–637	628	49	250.00–264.00	$255.82	$1,607	+0.17
658 value added	658	5	262.00	$262.00	$1,724	—
655–689	671	49	240.00–266.00	$248.79	$1,669	-10.59
710–740	723	3	232.00–240.00	$234.95	$1,699	-4.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	275.00	$275.00	$632	—
325	325	4	300.00	$300.00	$975	-2.61
375	375	5	290.00–300.00	$296.00	$1,110	-6.74
425–445	429	7	275.00–290.00	$282.12	$1,210	+7.02
495	495	2	265.00–274.00	$269.50	$1,334	-4.11
515–520	518	2	250.00–260.00	$254.98	$1,321	-2.47
560–595	581	7	230.00–247.00	$236.45	$1,374	-0.86
625–630	627	3	230.00–234.00	$232.66	$1,459	+1.14
660–695	675	4	215.00–230.00	$221.24	$1,493	+7.88
755	755	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	305.00–307.00	$306.07	$689	+2.69
274–275	274	5	285.00–290.00	$287.00	$786	-5.00
305–345	328	24	250.00–290.00	$277.34	$910	-0.84
350–385	369	35	260.00–285.00	$267.44	$987	-1.64
400–445	432	75	240.00–268.00	$258.06	$1,115	+2.90
450–498	480	70	236.00–260.00	$248.55	$1,193	+2.11
500–546	525	72	228.00–250.00	$239.67	$1,258	+3.14
550–595	567	32	220.00–244.00	$229.19	$1,300	+5.70
608–642	633	43	214.00–239.00	$228.17	$1,444	+16.44
650–695	674	8	204.00–213.00	$208.00	$1,402	+1.27
712–745	726	16	189.00–229.00	$216.73	$1,573	+10.25
763	763	6	232.00	$232.00	$1,770	+38.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	320.00	$320.00	$752	—
240 fancy	240	1	355.00	$355.00	$852	—
255 fancy	255	1	330.00	$330.00	$842	—
305–315	311	5	295.00–300.00	$296.96	$924	+15.34
355–395	370	31	278.00–290.00	$282.26	$1,044	+3.96
400–445	422	42	270.00–282.00	$274.08	$1,157	+4.59
455–495	473	33	260.00–276.00	$265.28	$1,255	+9.67
500–535	514	37	241.00–270.00	$246.14	$1,265	+5.69
555–590	561	49	230.00–246.00	$239.66	$1,344	+7.14
600–645	614	32	220.00–240.00	$230.99	$1,418	-4.32
672 fancy	672	10	227.00	$227.00	$1,525	—
665–690	674	7	218.00–222.00	$219.58	$1,480	-10.15
715–745	726	17	201.00–216.00	$211.95	$1,539	-13.10
775–785	776	8	192.00–210.00	$207.23	$1,608	-16.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	280.00	$280.00	$742	-3.36
320–340	326	12	250.00–275.00	$264.05	$861	+5.76
355–390	377	10	235.00–265.00	$250.42	$944	-4.71
400–440	427	9	222.00–255.00	$238.12	$1,017	+0.67
455–495	477	18	218.00–245.00	$230.83	$1,101	+3.25
505–545	531	25	218.00–227.00	$222.59	$1,182	+3.72
560–595	581	7	210.00–220.00	$215.88	$1,254	+1.04
605–645	630	11	193.00–214.00	$205.90	$1,297	+1.08
650–675	667	3	200.00–216.00	$205.20	$1,369	+10.50
725–745	734	4	180.00–190.00	$184.28	$1,353	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	380.00	$380.00	$931	—
255–285	276	7	320.00–355.00	$332.34	$917	-2.66
300–345	330	16	308.00–340.00	$322.14	$1,063	+1.97
350–395	379	27	290.00–325.00	$307.43	$1,165	+2.65
410–445	427	48	280.00–304.00	$293.69	$1,254	+6.18
460–495	475	34	265.00–287.00	$276.25	$1,312	+6.10
500–545	526	45	243.00–277.00	$258.89	$1,362	-4.58
560–595	578	22	230.00–252.00	$242.30	$1,400	-5.72
600–645	625	15	217.00–240.00	$229.92	$1,437	-0.50
650–695	669	14	210.00–227.00	$217.59	$1,456	+0.45
710	710	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,534	+10.16
750–775	767	3	196.00–202.00	$197.96	$1,518	-6.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	3	360.00–430.00	$382.44	$860	+5.65
250–280	265	2	335.00–380.00	$356.23	$944	-8.77
300–325	314	10	315.00–360.00	$334.63	$1,051	+1.40
355–380	370	14	308.00–337.00	$321.50	$1,190	+3.08
400–445	423	24	295.00–316.00	$305.41	$1,292	-3.07
450–485	466	23	280.00–310.00	$291.93	$1,360	+8.99
500–530	514	17	250.00–287.00	$267.90	$1,377	+4.35
555–595	575	10	243.00–265.00	$254.72	$1,465	+8.87
600–640	617	7	222.00–245.00	$235.59	$1,454	+2.40
650–675	663	3	230.00–235.00	$232.30	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	273	3	300.00–320.00	$311.31	$850	-6.97
325–345	336	7	295.00–310.00	$301.78	$1,014	-3.32
350–395	378	8	265.00–300.00	$285.12	$1,078	-7.43
415–435	427	10	260.00–280.00	$273.26	$1,167	-0.03
450–495	469	13	235.00–272.00	$259.56	$1,217	+8.32
505–535	518	4	240.00–250.00	$245.52	$1,272	+2.87
555	555	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,221	-10.40
605–645	624	14	205.00–225.00	$219.30	$1,368	+3.34
655–675	666	8	194.00–212.00	$201.17	$1,340	-8.82
700–730	715	2	197.00–200.00	$198.47	$1,419	+3.51
800	800	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,480	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1380	1179	80-85%	43	106.00–125.00	$117.33	$1,383	—
945–1560	1215	80-85%	31	102.00–119.00	$111.91	$1,360	-9.15
1030–1790	1286	80-85%	14	115.00–130.00	$121.69	$1,565	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1220	1054	85-90%	33	84.00–107.00	$102.31	$1,078	-2.06
860–1330	1087	85-90%	28	95.00–119.00	$109.11	$1,186	+4.74
830–1200	1124	85-90%	11	98.00–126.00	$109.16	$1,227	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1695	1401	75-80%	28	107.00–130.00	$117.88	$1,651	-1.69
1255–1525	1435	75-80%	5	115.00–134.00	$127.22	$1,826	+2.36
1295–1595	1488	75-80%	10	110.00–123.00	$118.98	$1,770	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2400	1599	20	125.00–139.00	$132.19	$2,114	—
1200–2260	1758	19	135.00–144.00	$139.77	$2,457	-9.61
1775–2015	1878	5	145.00–149.00	$148.00	$2,779	—

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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	21	1,019.00–1,500.00	$1,305.10
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,000.00–1,145.00	$1,081.56

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,866.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	1,130.00–1,975.00	$1,603.81
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,300.00–2,750.00	$2,126.09

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)	6	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,725.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,360.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,700.00	$1,537.50

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,975.00–2,900.00	$2,561.54	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–2,275.00	$2,179.17	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,120.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.