Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

3,485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.27/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 623 lb · 84 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $256.86/cwt +12.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 576 lb · 74 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $281.86/cwt +13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,781/hd at 632 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,485	2,769	4,807
Feeder cattle	2,878	2,220	3,944
Slaughter cattle	433	353	598
Replacement cattle	174	196	265

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets closed during the Christmas and New Years holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	14	355.00–420.00	$397.81	$1,293	+31.33
353–395	375	21	340.00–375.00	$354.98	$1,331	+8.75
405–445	425	17	325.00–345.00	$331.82	$1,410	-2.08
450–495	475	31	302.00–337.00	$330.33	$1,569	+17.24
500–545	526	34	285.00–324.00	$307.44	$1,617	+38.00
550–590	575	56	270.00–303.00	$291.57	$1,677	+1.80
602–648	632	74	248.00–290.00	$281.86	$1,781	+13.42
655–680	674	23	250.00–270.00	$256.29	$1,727	-1.24
701–710	703	9	240.00–260.00	$246.94	$1,736	+5.61
750–790	779	18	223.00–237.50	$234.87	$1,830	+4.87
811	811	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,906	—
889	889	5	227.00	$227.00	$2,018	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	220	3	430.00–490.00	$464.85	$1,023	+34.85
250–295	271	8	400.00–470.00	$439.00	$1,190	-4.40
305 fancy	305	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,464	—
325–345	330	8	414.00–440.00	$426.17	$1,406	+11.22
350–390	368	10	350.00–445.00	$380.08	$1,399	+7.07
395 fancy	395	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,876	—
400–435	415	14	343.00–435.00	$368.08	$1,528	+7.86
455–480	466	7	325.00–345.00	$335.75	$1,565	-8.35
500–525	516	5	315.00–330.00	$325.89	$1,682	+11.60
550–595	570	14	285.00–308.00	$297.03	$1,693	+0.41
605–620	614	6	280.00–296.00	$285.18	$1,751	+22.11
655–683	681	13	275.00–278.00	$275.22	$1,874	+4.70
705–721	718	5	250.00–260.00	$258.04	$1,853	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	340.00–365.00	$348.67	$1,158	-3.35
355–395	379	13	306.00–330.00	$318.53	$1,207	-12.64
405–445	431	13	277.00–320.00	$299.59	$1,291	-40.41
460–495	485	8	290.00–315.00	$301.77	$1,464	—
500–525	513	3	262.00–285.00	$275.69	$1,414	-12.05
555–590	580	14	235.00–290.00	$263.90	$1,531	+12.92
605–645	621	10	232.00–270.00	$254.08	$1,578	+9.96
664	664	8	249.00	$249.00	$1,653	+10.67
873	873	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,571	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	16	305.00–340.00	$319.95	$1,043	+5.19
350–394	368	25	300.00–320.00	$305.69	$1,125	+0.55
400–445	423	49	277.00–310.00	$291.51	$1,233	-3.40
450–495	471	36	255.00–292.00	$274.76	$1,294	-3.73
500–545	521	46	245.00–281.00	$268.49	$1,399	+4.80
555–598	576	74	235.00–270.00	$256.86	$1,480	+12.16
600–645	623	84	228.00–260.00	$247.27	$1,540	+5.87
655–698	684	28	220.00–252.00	$231.62	$1,584	—
700–745	715	21	213.00–234.50	$230.42	$1,648	+25.42
755–784	771	4	212.00–230.00	$223.11	$1,720	+7.73
810	810	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 fancy	265	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,020	—
270–298	289	11	330.00–355.00	$345.10	$997	+8.04
300–345	323	9	320.00–365.00	$332.93	$1,075	-7.07
350–390	365	16	310.00–335.00	$321.80	$1,175	+1.90
405–445	418	22	297.00–330.00	$307.14	$1,284	-3.11
455–495	468	17	275.00–302.00	$286.00	$1,338	-3.54
500–535	518	17	255.00–296.00	$270.55	$1,401	-7.82
555–590	570	21	250.00–270.00	$254.03	$1,448	-6.68
600–625	615	11	240.00–245.00	$240.63	$1,480	-2.65
655–680	672	9	230.00–240.00	$235.11	$1,580	-10.22
705–710	708	4	232.00–240.00	$234.99	$1,664	+1.01
756	756	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	8	290.00–310.00	$298.72	$983	+1.24
350–395	372	16	265.00–295.00	$288.38	$1,073	+3.12
400–440	424	8	270.00–285.00	$276.47	$1,172	+10.81
455–495	477	18	230.00–270.00	$260.61	$1,243	+3.81
500–545	522	23	220.00–260.00	$241.46	$1,260	-6.14
550–590	574	11	230.00–240.00	$234.37	$1,345	+6.05
605–645	625	9	219.00–227.00	$222.14	$1,388	-7.55
660–690	683	4	210.00–217.00	$213.46	$1,458	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	3	360.00–375.00	$366.75	$1,045	—
300–340	323	12	345.00–365.00	$354.79	$1,146	+10.57
355–390	375	15	320.00–350.00	$333.44	$1,250	-0.58
405–440	426	25	310.00–350.00	$326.77	$1,392	+5.99
450–495	482	21	290.00–330.00	$307.00	$1,480	+1.54
505–545	526	23	260.00–330.00	$284.59	$1,497	-6.05
550–595	571	25	250.00–300.00	$270.71	$1,546	-3.85
605–640	623	35	240.00–260.00	$256.06	$1,595	+2.16
650–684	668	8	220.00–240.00	$234.17	$1,564	-10.80
730	730	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,679	+2.27
755–775	769	4	202.00–215.00	$211.74	$1,628	-13.26
800	800	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	400.00	$400.00	$932	—
255	255	2	375.00–400.00	$387.50	$988	+19.49
300–345	328	10	360.00–375.00	$370.44	$1,215	+2.31
350–385	370	12	315.00–365.00	$347.32	$1,285	+5.60
400–445	425	27	320.00–365.00	$339.24	$1,442	-8.00
460–480	470	16	310.00–340.00	$321.51	$1,511	-5.71
510–545	528	21	280.00–320.00	$292.69	$1,545	-17.09
560–585	574	7	265.00–285.00	$272.44	$1,564	-8.87
605	605	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,543	—
652	652	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,548	—
755	755	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	370.00	$370.00	$851	—
280–290	285	2	340.00–350.00	$345.09	$984	-29.54
330–340	334	7	340.00–345.00	$342.82	$1,145	+5.97
360–395	385	11	315.00–330.00	$319.03	$1,228	-7.68
405–440	414	8	295.00–310.00	$300.02	$1,242	+4.70
465–495	488	25	285.00–310.00	$299.65	$1,462	+14.74
505–545	523	11	268.00–290.00	$278.91	$1,459	+1.53
550–590	574	17	228.00–260.00	$245.16	$1,407	-15.42
605–645	616	9	225.00–250.00	$237.06	$1,460	-10.82
680	680	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,428	-27.50
700–745	724	7	200.00–215.00	$209.23	$1,515	-11.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1590	1155	80-85%	51	111.00–129.00	$122.18	$1,411	—
955–1490	1201	80-85%	44	107.00–118.00	$114.38	$1,374	-4.33
810–1755	1217	80-85%	24	125.00–140.00	$130.01	$1,582	+5.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1785	1431	75-80%	41	118.00–131.00	$126.64	$1,812	—
1265–1770	1435	75-80%	30	110.00–124.00	$119.74	$1,718	—
1245–1775	1440	75-80%	15	124.00–135.00	$130.37	$1,877	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1255	995	85-90%	21	90.00–113.00	$105.43	$1,049	—
840–1275	1050	85-90%	29	98.00–121.00	$113.44	$1,191	+4.92
825–1405	1141	85-90%	19	105.00–129.00	$116.33	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1880	1560	18	130.00–143.00	$137.41	$2,144	—
1475–2240	1816	20	143.00–153.00	$147.25	$2,674	—
1455–2190	1857	13	150.00–162.00	$155.31	$2,884	—

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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	20	1,107.00–1,492.00	$1,300.05
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,526.00–1,692.00	$1,599.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,165.00	$1,132.50

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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)	13	1,340.00–2,550.00	$1,887.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,025.00–2,300.00	$2,162.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,705.00

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)	2	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,275.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,100.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–875.00	$787.50

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

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,825.00	$1,787.50	—

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	2	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.