Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

1,778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $285.93/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 475 lb · 47 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.47/cwt +7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 674 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.71/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 524 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,778	2,145	1,083
Feeder cattle	1,440	1,744	919
Slaughter cattle	234	257	133
Replacement cattle	104	144	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	450.00–460.00	$455.38	$1,038	—
275–295	283	4	430.00–447.00	$438.20	$1,240	+0.20
295 fancy	295	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,180	—
305–345	322	15	360.00–420.00	$396.00	$1,275	+15.96
350 value added	350	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,400	+25.00
355 fancy	355	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,349	—
355–375	363	6	350.00–390.00	$371.71	$1,349	+10.99
405–445	427	17	340.00–370.00	$350.69	$1,497	+8.10
450–480	468	15	335.00–355.00	$344.72	$1,613	+15.21
510–535	519	11	315.00–327.00	$321.27	$1,667	+0.59
550–585	564	11	300.00–310.00	$305.57	$1,723	-2.99
600–631	613	10	290.00–300.00	$295.77	$1,813	+14.50
655	655	8	286.00	$286.00	$1,873	+17.00
710–740	715	10	255.00–269.00	$266.26	$1,904	+13.72
780–787	786	31	242.00–257.50	$254.71	$2,002	+11.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	330	7	370.00–387.00	$376.63	$1,243	+31.33
375–390	378	9	357.00–367.00	$363.68	$1,375	+37.11
405–445	427	8	310.00–342.00	$333.19	$1,423	+2.39
455–495	473	16	300.00–332.00	$321.96	$1,523	-0.61
510–545	529	13	310.00–322.00	$313.73	$1,660	+2.48
555–595	581	18	285.00–302.00	$295.55	$1,717	+10.30
605–645	619	6	272.00–282.00	$276.79	$1,713	+1.29
655–685	669	11	259.00–264.00	$262.45	$1,756	+7.50
705–745	724	5	240.00–250.00	$244.13	$1,768	-0.50
785–795	786	11	232.00–234.00	$233.00	$1,831	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	3	350.00–360.00	$353.40	$1,159	+23.40
355–395	370	5	330.00–340.00	$332.95	$1,232	-6.24
400–445	427	10	315.00–332.00	$323.51	$1,381	+3.51
455–475	466	4	300.00–318.00	$306.15	$1,427	-11.85
525–530	527	3	290.00–305.00	$298.34	$1,572	+3.09
560–575	570	5	280.00–292.00	$283.94	$1,618	+3.94
612–645	631	10	240.00–268.00	$259.35	$1,636	-1.92
720–745	733	2	226.00–232.00	$229.05	$1,679	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	370.00	$370.00	$814	-5.00
255–285	268	5	340.00–395.00	$370.17	$992	+16.80
305–345	334	18	325.00–362.00	$343.58	$1,148	+3.14
350–395	373	29	315.00–340.00	$326.97	$1,220	-1.33
400–445	419	31	310.00–327.00	$317.40	$1,330	+7.87
450–495	468	21	292.50–310.00	$299.13	$1,400	+4.85
500–545	524	33	270.00–297.00	$286.71	$1,502	+8.00
555–590	565	7	260.00–277.00	$265.57	$1,500	+1.42
605 fancy	605	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,603	—
600–645	634	18	242.00–260.00	$253.76	$1,609	+1.52
651–667 fancy	663	15	255.00–257.50	$255.65	$1,695	—
665–690	682	20	235.00–251.00	$246.58	$1,682	+4.07
700 fancy	700	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,750	—
700–737	725	3	237.00–237.50	$237.34	$1,721	+12.34
804–805	804	16	208.00–219.00	$214.87	$1,728	-14.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	355.00–365.00	$359.91	$990	+31.66
315–345	333	21	320.00–340.00	$330.04	$1,099	+4.57
355–395	376	14	300.00–325.00	$315.17	$1,185	+6.51
400–445	427	23	290.00–312.00	$299.87	$1,280	+6.50
460–495	475	47	280.00–296.00	$285.93	$1,358	+1.35
500–540	520	28	260.00–280.00	$268.61	$1,397	+5.50
550–590	568	21	240.00–262.00	$250.66	$1,424	+0.11
610–635	616	9	237.00–247.00	$241.24	$1,486	+1.67
660–695	668	8	227.00–238.00	$235.11	$1,571	+3.40
705–745	713	5	216.00–224.00	$217.67	$1,552	+1.42
760	760	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,550	-9.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	320.00	$320.00	$912	-15.95
305–340	324	8	305.00–330.00	$318.12	$1,031	+23.82
355–390	380	9	290.00–300.00	$293.71	$1,116	-10.98
420–445	431	14	280.00–290.00	$287.24	$1,238	+8.76
455–490	475	14	260.00–277.00	$269.94	$1,282	-2.14
510–540	521	14	230.00–265.00	$246.70	$1,285	+3.75
560–595	581	12	227.00–245.00	$235.76	$1,370	-1.15
615–645	624	7	225.00–235.00	$230.58	$1,439	+5.38
655–675	665	2	205.00–225.00	$214.85	$1,429	-10.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	272	9	375.00–430.00	$407.69	$1,109	+10.20
325–345	335	2	362.00–372.00	$367.15	$1,230	-10.57
350–395	381	11	330.00–355.00	$344.07	$1,311	+4.00
410–445	430	14	320.00–340.00	$329.66	$1,418	+11.33
455–490	466	18	307.00–320.00	$314.82	$1,467	+7.72
500–545	525	22	285.00–310.00	$294.32	$1,545	+11.20
555–595	584	21	270.00–300.00	$279.80	$1,634	+4.94
600–630	615	14	254.00–267.00	$259.78	$1,598	+4.35
660–690	680	13	240.00–252.00	$246.38	$1,675	-0.93
700–740	724	6	220.00–232.00	$226.57	$1,640	-8.43
755	755	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,774	+24.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	410.00	$410.00	$984	-40.00
290	290	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	-17.08
300–330	314	8	380.00–400.00	$390.08	$1,225	-3.19
355–385	365	9	340.00–375.00	$361.01	$1,318	+0.74
400–445	426	18	335.00–350.00	$344.27	$1,467	+12.02
455–490	476	16	326.00–347.00	$334.08	$1,590	+8.38
500–535	517	24	302.00–322.00	$312.08	$1,613	+17.54
555–595	569	4	285.00–300.00	$296.24	$1,686	+17.48
605	605	2	270.00–272.00	$271.00	$1,640	+7.33
655	655	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,716	+2.00
787	787	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,928	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	315	3	340.00–350.00	$343.54	$1,082	-22.25
355–395	378	5	325.00–335.00	$330.99	$1,251	+7.16
405–445	431	12	300.00–322.00	$313.08	$1,349	—
455–490	469	11	295.00–306.00	$298.94	$1,402	-0.58
500–530	517	5	276.00–280.00	$279.18	$1,443	-2.81
555–595	574	9	260.00–279.00	$268.33	$1,540	-6.34
605–645	627	6	250.00–258.00	$253.36	$1,589	-1.28
655–690	668	5	220.00–240.00	$229.79	$1,535	-0.21
745	745	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	-10.00
790	790	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,698	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1420	1206	80-85%	34	122.00–137.00	$131.23	$1,583	—
1085–1660	1229	80-85%	28	115.00–131.00	$121.91	$1,498	—
1130–1460	1297	80-85%	18	129.00–144.00	$139.32	$1,807	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1115	950	85-90%	11	108.00–135.00	$127.80	$1,214	—
800–1315	972	85-90%	21	96.00–116.00	$111.30	$1,082	—
945–1400	1045	85-90%	18	104.00–125.00	$118.00	$1,233	+0.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1700	1392	75-80%	6	121.00–139.00	$129.40	$1,801	+1.24
1415–1680	1551	75-80%	5	127.00–139.00	$133.66	$2,073	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–2080	1660	11	135.00–146.00	$140.57	$2,333	-0.31
1645–1870	1718	5	150.00–170.00	$159.69	$2,743	—
1355–2140	1733	22	139.00–159.00	$151.05	$2,618	—

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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	21	940.00–1,830.00	$1,092.38
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,204.00–1,940.00	$1,557.93

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,385.00–1,475.00	$1,423.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,650.00–1,875.00	$1,765.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,530.00–1,925.00	$1,738.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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	1,295.00–1,320.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,425.00

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)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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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	2	1,825.00–1,950.00	$1,887.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,075.00–2,450.00	$2,352.78	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,900.00–3,250.00	$3,075.00	—

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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.