Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

8,415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $267.54/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 475 lb · 118 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $256.48/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 524 lb · 109 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.91/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 430 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,415	7,165	13,142
Feeder cattle	6,523	5,740	10,481
Slaughter cattle	1,197	1,094	2,044
Replacement cattle	695	331	617

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 227,020 compared to 271,624 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,044	-22.03
305–345	321	9	330.00–345.00	$340.77	$1,094	-1.94
355–399	380	23	320.00–345.00	$332.63	$1,264	+1.41
405–445	423	31	308.00–332.00	$321.89	$1,362	+0.71
472 unweaned	472	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,369	—
450–495	477	68	283.00–329.00	$316.16	$1,508	+3.75
500–545	524	33	270.00–319.00	$302.20	$1,584	+3.66
555–595	575	37	259.00–305.00	$278.19	$1,600	-3.19
595 unweaned	595	16	262.50	$262.50	$1,562	—
605–645	617	38	255.00–285.00	$270.46	$1,669	+10.52
655–699	677	66	223.00–275.00	$258.23	$1,748	+1.10
705–740	725	10	230.00–240.00	$235.21	$1,705	+4.24
755–780	773	4	224.00–232.00	$226.46	$1,751	+5.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	390.00	$390.00	$858	—
275	275	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,114	+7.70
340	340	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,207	+0.87
350–370	361	4	345.00–360.00	$352.42	$1,272	+7.14
400–449	415	38	318.00–355.00	$350.04	$1,453	+18.23
455–493	486	41	310.00–346.00	$336.43	$1,635	+11.44
510–545	524	19	297.50–334.00	$306.63	$1,607	-2.51
555–585	579	22	273.00–312.00	$281.75	$1,631	-10.92
605–643	628	33	268.00–290.00	$276.15	$1,734	+5.55
655–674	666	20	262.00–267.00	$265.23	$1,766	+1.29
702–705	703	25	244.00–265.00	$258.32	$1,816	—
865	865	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,644	-21.05
1030	1030	3	168.00	$168.00	$1,730	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,047	—
305–345	321	24	310.00–335.00	$326.66	$1,049	-4.10
370–395	377	25	306.00–330.00	$322.93	$1,217	+3.63
400–440	427	7	294.00–310.00	$302.96	$1,294	-2.31
460–495	480	13	270.00–305.00	$292.93	$1,406	-8.96
505–545	526	7	265.00–303.00	$288.73	$1,519	+2.48
550–595	579	44	230.00–286.00	$267.81	$1,551	+0.86
600–640	628	21	254.00–270.00	$261.79	$1,644	+9.56
658–695	678	20	230.00–255.00	$241.05	$1,634	+5.30
715–740	730	10	222.00–238.00	$228.46	$1,668	+8.46
786–790	786	10	222.00–233.00	$231.89	$1,823	+14.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	10	297.00	$297.00	$1,601	—
711	711	80	245.50	$245.50	$1,746	—
821	821	62	236.00	$236.00	$1,938	—
861	861	26	231.00	$231.00	$1,989	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	340.00	$340.00	$809	+2.85
255–295	274	12	320.00–332.00	$326.74	$895	+1.57
300–345	328	40	295.00–330.00	$313.35	$1,028	-1.87
350–397	377	52	278.00–305.00	$296.49	$1,118	-2.52
400–445	428	85	260.00–292.00	$276.84	$1,185	-3.90
445 unweaned	445	11	260.00	$260.00	$1,157	—
450–495	475	118	255.00–285.00	$267.54	$1,271	-2.14
500–545	524	106	237.00–277.00	$256.95	$1,346	-1.00
525 unweaned	525	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	—
550–595	570	67	235.00–262.00	$247.83	$1,413	+2.47
605–645	625	38	225.00–250.00	$233.85	$1,462	-9.84
655–695	672	11	208.00–228.00	$218.01	$1,465	+1.38
720–745	728	3	191.00–199.00	$193.73	$1,410	-21.74
775–795	781	4	200.00–216.00	$209.43	$1,636	+19.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	223	7	335.00–365.00	$350.34	$781	-19.66
250–295	274	23	325.00–356.00	$335.86	$920	-16.86
300–347	323	31	310.00–345.00	$329.53	$1,064	-2.81
355–396	382	44	300.00–320.00	$309.21	$1,181	-1.95
400–440	424	36	275.00–300.00	$290.42	$1,231	-6.79
450–490	466	57	265.00–292.00	$277.97	$1,295	-5.27
515 fancy	515	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,442	—
500–545	520	35	255.00–280.00	$263.86	$1,372	-3.42
550–595	566	62	240.00–266.00	$255.80	$1,448	+2.18
603–645	610	73	237.00–250.00	$246.79	$1,505	-8.39
615–625 fancy	620	2	257.00	$257.00	$1,593	—
660–667 fancy	665	4	252.50–253.00	$252.62	$1,680	—
655–695	670	3	230.00–237.00	$232.94	$1,561	-11.30
735	735	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,668	-13.00
755–760	758	3	210.00–215.00	$211.67	$1,604	-6.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	284	6	305.00–320.00	$311.67	$885	-1.63
305–345	328	14	290.00–307.00	$294.78	$967	-2.98
350–395	378	47	265.00–290.00	$278.47	$1,053	-3.89
400–445	421	66	253.00–280.00	$266.28	$1,121	-1.59
450–495	468	75	245.00–268.00	$254.84	$1,193	-1.50
500–545	522	46	230.00–257.00	$243.38	$1,270	-2.01
550–595	568	43	220.00–249.00	$239.55	$1,361	+2.96
605–645	630	33	200.00–235.00	$222.45	$1,401	-6.22
655–695	681	20	200.00–220.00	$210.59	$1,434	-2.54
700–745	727	9	190.00–206.00	$198.78	$1,445	-12.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	340.00–355.00	$345.00	$828	-0.17
260–295	280	16	330.00–340.00	$334.70	$937	-9.25
300–345	331	22	315.00–330.00	$322.70	$1,068	-3.57
350–395	379	32	285.00–333.00	$312.73	$1,185	+1.59
400–445	424	60	278.00–314.00	$295.50	$1,253	+6.23
450–495	472	56	252.00–290.00	$274.75	$1,297	-0.01
500–545	524	54	248.00–280.00	$262.23	$1,374	-3.82
550–595	577	76	232.00–265.00	$253.28	$1,461	+0.72
600–645	627	30	223.00–250.00	$242.22	$1,519	±0.00
650–695	674	13	220.00–240.00	$226.84	$1,529	-7.49
725–740	729	4	210.00–217.00	$213.01	$1,553	+3.43
785–795	790	4	205.00–216.00	$208.26	$1,645	+5.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	225	5	345.00–370.00	$357.13	$804	-10.32
265–295	283	15	335.00–360.00	$343.03	$971	-8.26
305–345	324	28	320.00–345.00	$334.32	$1,083	-4.88
350–395	367	51	302.00–335.00	$322.93	$1,185	-5.11
400–445	421	76	280.00–326.00	$303.46	$1,278	-0.66
450–495	472	55	265.00–314.00	$283.49	$1,338	-7.27
500–545	522	40	255.00–280.00	$267.37	$1,396	-11.26
550–590	569	21	250.00–272.00	$257.10	$1,463	-4.96
600–640	618	23	230.00–264.00	$251.25	$1,553	-6.22
665–695	681	15	230.00–250.00	$239.33	$1,630	+0.65
705–745	727	6	217.00–232.00	$226.75	$1,648	-0.60
760–780	767	15	210.00–225.00	$221.71	$1,701	+2.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	229	6	365.00–395.00	$374.93	$859	-5.23
250–290	266	9	354.00–400.00	$372.73	$991	+5.69
300–345	319	29	340.00–362.00	$352.18	$1,123	-3.58
355–395	374	24	320.00–347.00	$335.06	$1,253	-7.10
400–425	411	33	295.00–332.00	$314.88	$1,294	-2.31
450–490	470	20	280.00–310.00	$290.24	$1,364	-7.58
505–545	523	21	265.00–284.00	$273.76	$1,432	-11.57
550–585	570	9	255.00–280.00	$264.81	$1,509	-8.49
610–615	613	3	250.00–264.00	$258.69	$1,586	-9.01
655–685	670	2	240.00–250.00	$245.11	$1,642	—
725	725	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,784	-2.00
750	750	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,792	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1715	1166	80-85%	140	126.00–139.00	$132.87	$1,549	-1.22
905–1505	1203	80-85%	190	132.00–149.00	$140.31	$1,688	—
925–1545	1264	80-85%	70	139.00–159.00	$147.89	$1,869	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1175	991	85-90%	86	105.00–126.00	$116.83	$1,158	—
730–1315	1006	85-90%	102	114.00–133.00	$121.19	$1,219	+3.80
865–1300	1040	85-90%	79	120.00–135.00	$125.84	$1,309	+8.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1665	1448	75-80%	42	125.00–140.00	$134.56	$1,948	-8.45
1170–1785	1460	75-80%	27	138.00–158.00	$147.30	$2,151	—
1140–1890	1501	75-80%	51	134.00–148.00	$140.33	$2,106	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–2035	1549	46	149.00–166.00	$158.55	$2,456	—
1150–2180	1643	35	140.00–160.00	$150.03	$2,465	—
1475–2245	1799	17	160.00–178.00	$168.90	$3,039	—

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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	16	903.00–1,290.00	$1,045.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	885.00–950.00	$917.50

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	1,000.00–1,800.00	$1,508.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,800.00–3,100.00	$2,250.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,765.00–2,200.00	$2,010.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	1,375.00–2,075.00	$1,821.40
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,738.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,212.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	1,265.00–1,725.00	$1,499.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,448.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,485.00–1,650.00	$1,570.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,206.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00–1,400.00	$1,290.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,300.00–2,750.00	$2,468.42	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,375.00–2,150.00	$1,958.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,425.00–2,625.00	$2,525.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	84	1,525.00–2,600.00	$2,084.52	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,825.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	1,900.00–2,525.00	$2,180.77	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,550.00–2,050.00	$1,812.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,688.89	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,662.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.00	—

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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.