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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 22, 2025

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.00/cwt ≈ $1,642/hd at 528 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.22/cwt +14.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 670 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.90/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 606 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 941 3,258
Feeder cattle 547 798 2,633
Slaughter cattle 24 96 416
Replacement cattle 119 47 209

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 +14.48
405–435 425 3 360.00–375.00 $369.88 $1,572 +9.14
500–540 528 7 325.00–345.00 $339.32 $1,792 +14.37
550–595 590 15 315.00–321.00 $320.62 $1,892 +11.14
620 value added 620 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 —
622–643 632 6 292.00–315.00 $305.51 $1,931 +19.01
650–680 665 2 287.00–295.00 $290.91 $1,935 +15.91
700–705 704 16 260.00–275.00 $273.75 $1,927 —
824 824 13 258.50 $258.50 $2,130 —
858 858 2 258.00 $258.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,248 —
510–520 515 2 315.00–320.00 $317.48 $1,635 +14.18
560–580 570 2 290.00–300.00 $294.91 $1,681 +10.43
600–640 613 3 280.00–290.00 $286.52 $1,756 +14.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,461 —
520–540 530 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 —
590–595 593 2 275.00–280.00 $277.49 $1,646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,029 +17.71
315–320 318 2 350.00–360.00 $355.04 $1,129 -8.17
350–355 353 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,218 +14.71
400–435 419 5 300.00–325.00 $311.31 $1,304 -12.16
455–470 462 7 285.00–320.00 $307.92 $1,423 +7.37
510 fancy 510 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,591 —
500–536 526 12 280.00–307.00 $295.49 $1,554 +21.69
555–565 560 4 262.00–300.00 $277.96 $1,557 +10.98
603–635 606 20 252.00–270.00 $267.90 $1,623 +14.14
669 value added 669 25 261.00 $261.00 $1,746 —
652–677 671 12 250.00–260.00 $252.43 $1,694 +8.92
735 735 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 —
763 value added 763 14 245.00 $245.00 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 72 311.00 $311.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 -12.23
410–440 419 14 280.00–312.00 $288.04 $1,207 -13.65
455–490 468 15 275.00–302.00 $287.96 $1,348 +4.19
500–545 524 10 260.00–285.00 $271.94 $1,425 +6.27
550 thin fleshed 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 —
560–590 580 3 245.00–267.00 $255.85 $1,484 +5.50
635–640 638 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,576 +2.05
665–680 673 2 232.00–240.00 $235.96 $1,588 +4.74
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 -1.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 ±0.00
535–543 540 5 260.00–265.00 $260.99 $1,409 —
560 560 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,358 +2.50
605–615 610 2 232.00–240.00 $235.97 $1,439 —
670 670 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,521 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,044 -38.08
300–330 308 5 355.00–410.00 $368.77 $1,136 -18.59
350–370 360 2 340.00–345.00 $342.57 $1,233 -29.15
400–430 413 6 330.00–370.00 $344.50 $1,423 +6.37
455–485 470 2 320.00–335.00 $327.74 $1,540 +2.24
500–535 514 6 300.00–325.00 $312.84 $1,608 -0.57
630 630 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,827 +16.06
720 720 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,706 —
765 765 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 365.00 $365.00 $840 —
345 345 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 -37.48
355–390 384 7 335.00–360.00 $338.30 $1,299 -26.70
400–445 426 6 315.00–327.00 $322.91 $1,376 +2.15
465–470 468 2 305.00–310.00 $307.51 $1,439 -3.64
500–525 510 5 280.00–292.00 $286.47 $1,461 -3.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,188 —
605 605 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,585 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1460 1153 80-85% 6 132.00–140.00 $134.03 $1,545 -1.93
1025–1395 1239 80-85% 5 141.00–148.00 $143.87 $1,783 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,716 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1490 1278 75-80% 2 143.00–150.00 $147.08 $1,880 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,898 —
1495 1495 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,362 —
1530–1605 1568 2 161.00–164.00 $162.54 $2,549 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,650.00–2,200.00 $1,994.44
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,733.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,800.00–2,950.00 $2,875.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00–2,550.00 $2,475.00 —

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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.