Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

9,514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $251.47/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 526 lb · 208 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $260.00/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 475 lb · 150 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $278.09/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 581 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,514	12,148	8,143
Feeder cattle	7,429	9,735	6,526
Slaughter cattle	1,681	1,906	1,133
Replacement cattle	404	507	484

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 273,446 compared to 322,389 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
255–295	280	9	330.00–375.00	$349.55	$979	-10.19
300–345	325	28	312.00–360.00	$342.25	$1,112	-4.95
350–395	374	39	320.00–350.00	$333.93	$1,249	+2.30
400–445	421	59	292.00–330.00	$319.84	$1,347	-0.73
455–495	476	34	285.00–320.00	$305.90	$1,456	+0.61
500–548	532	86	262.00–310.00	$293.44	$1,561	-3.53
550–597	581	118	248.00–295.00	$278.09	$1,616	+0.05
602–646	619	108	243.00–277.00	$268.98	$1,665	+5.63
655–693	676	50	238.00–263.00	$253.94	$1,717	-3.59
710–730	715	11	230.00–247.00	$236.54	$1,691	-7.89
775–795	782	5	220.00–250.00	$231.82	$1,813	-2.26
800	800	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	355.00–388.00	$372.58	$857	-37.42
270–275	273	3	405.00–410.00	$406.65	$1,110	—
300–340	321	7	320.00–380.00	$354.42	$1,138	-19.32
355–361	360	5	355.00–380.00	$373.06	$1,343	+21.13
405–440	420	29	310.00–355.00	$331.79	$1,394	-2.12
420 fancy	420	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,575	—
450–495	477	33	315.00–330.00	$318.65	$1,520	-7.31
500–535	518	32	300.00–320.00	$312.94	$1,621	-5.05
550–590	572	25	280.00–309.00	$291.57	$1,668	-3.35
615–645	630	67	278.00–288.00	$279.38	$1,760	+6.28
655–682	668	7	262.50–270.00	$267.81	$1,789	+5.82
706–741	719	24	245.00–259.00	$251.12	$1,806	+1.33
755	755	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,752	-8.00
812	812	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,908	—

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	323	19	315.00–340.00	$326.43	$1,054	+0.74
350–395	374	34	285.00–335.00	$311.86	$1,166	-6.71
420–445	431	16	300.00–310.00	$304.85	$1,314	+5.63
455–490	474	19	270.00–300.00	$291.32	$1,381	+0.45
515–545	534	21	252.00–290.00	$275.25	$1,470	-2.95
560–590	578	19	238.00–276.00	$268.64	$1,553	+2.57
615–645	627	9	225.00–265.00	$249.74	$1,566	-2.48
665–680	671	6	225.00–250.00	$242.06	$1,624	+0.11
700–706	705	10	225.00–239.00	$237.61	$1,675	+26.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	236	6	295.00–345.00	$315.23	$744	-29.77
270–295	285	15	298.00–325.00	$312.75	$891	-6.28
300–345	324	56	275.00–317.00	$298.46	$967	-8.17
355–385	371	61	265.00–305.00	$288.22	$1,069	-0.54
400–445	421	108	257.00–292.00	$272.62	$1,148	-2.03
450–497	475	150	247.00–275.00	$260.00	$1,235	-3.91
500–547	526	208	232.00–265.00	$251.47	$1,323	-4.12
550–595	570	110	228.00–251.00	$240.58	$1,371	-5.05
601–648	618	80	215.00–245.00	$232.08	$1,434	-4.90
650–685	666	23	219.00–228.00	$223.25	$1,487	-3.35
700–745	721	35	190.00–228.00	$220.50	$1,590	+3.48
750–795	761	13	200.00–216.00	$207.16	$1,576	-2.84
800	800	9	209.00	$209.00	$1,672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	325.00	$325.00	$796	-10.00
290	290	1	315.00	$315.00	$914	+3.43
305–345	324	22	270.00–307.00	$291.83	$946	+11.63
355–399	381	54	260.00–295.00	$274.66	$1,046	+7.38
400–445	426	79	245.00–282.00	$260.84	$1,111	+2.41
450–497	471	74	243.00–265.00	$255.59	$1,204	+0.79
505–545	528	30	235.00–250.00	$241.54	$1,275	-0.48
555–595	575	37	220.00–240.00	$231.47	$1,331	+0.24
610–645	629	24	210.00–231.00	$217.04	$1,365	-2.71
650–695	675	11	204.00–222.00	$212.55	$1,435	+1.84
705–730	718	2	200.00–205.00	$202.54	$1,454	+3.32
750	750	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,425	-8.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	212	3	345.00–355.00	$351.38	$745	-2.72
215 fancy	215	1	375.00	$375.00	$806	—
270–280	273	3	330.00–335.00	$331.71	$906	-5.93
300–345	320	24	312.00–330.00	$318.96	$1,021	-12.89
370 fancy	370	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,276	—
350–390	371	15	298.00–315.00	$303.50	$1,126	-11.71
400–440	416	27	280.00–310.00	$296.37	$1,233	-2.00
455–495	470	19	270.00–292.50	$277.82	$1,306	-4.90
500–549	532	98	243.00–275.00	$266.27	$1,417	+1.01
550–585	568	60	248.00–270.00	$257.42	$1,462	+1.95
575 fancy	575	5	282.00	$282.00	$1,622	—
600–645	613	28	225.00–252.50	$240.00	$1,471	-6.44
657–659	658	20	233.00–246.00	$238.86	$1,572	-3.74
700–725	713	3	220.00–233.00	$224.34	$1,600	+4.05
760	760	3	215.00–220.00	$216.67	$1,647	-28.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	80	281.50	$281.50	$1,506	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	340.00	$340.00	$765	-27.53
255–295	277	11	340.00–357.00	$350.20	$970	+2.60
300–345	320	21	325.00–360.00	$343.09	$1,098	+0.83
350–395	377	46	305.00–340.00	$323.85	$1,221	-3.02
400–445	425	75	280.00–320.00	$305.66	$1,299	+0.36
450–495	475	85	265.00–305.00	$291.15	$1,383	+2.61
500–545	525	88	250.00–285.00	$271.46	$1,425	-1.20
550–595	575	63	236.00–273.00	$259.46	$1,492	-4.94
600–645	624	64	228.00–260.00	$246.50	$1,538	-4.29
655–695	674	18	235.00–250.00	$242.65	$1,635	+0.79
705–745	727	18	220.00–240.00	$227.50	$1,654	-4.14
770–795	789	10	209.00–218.00	$214.91	$1,696	+3.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	5	335.00–346.00	$342.66	$949	+7.31
300–345	327	17	300.00–335.00	$323.06	$1,056	-5.28
350–395	375	31	290.00–330.00	$310.44	$1,164	-6.02
400–447	424	43	275.00–306.00	$293.04	$1,242	+3.96
455–495	476	55	262.00–291.00	$278.98	$1,328	+1.94
500–545	525	54	242.00–275.00	$263.48	$1,383	+2.10
550–595	570	28	230.00–264.00	$253.03	$1,442	+3.39
600–645	625	15	232.00–250.00	$244.03	$1,525	+7.90
665–687	681	12	220.00–235.00	$230.01	$1,566	+0.85
710–740	730	4	210.00–217.00	$212.97	$1,555	—
775–795	788	6	190.00–207.00	$196.32	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	405.00	$405.00	$810	—
240	240	1	380.00	$380.00	$912	+7.54
250–290	274	12	350.00–386.00	$369.10	$1,011	+7.68
300–345	319	26	328.00–370.00	$346.96	$1,107	-10.10
355–385	366	34	325.00–355.00	$336.14	$1,230	-4.39
400–430	417	41	302.00–330.00	$319.24	$1,331	-6.62
450–490	468	31	283.00–322.50	$305.49	$1,430	+2.11
500–545	513	33	270.00–290.00	$276.77	$1,420	-12.32
555–590	567	14	260.00–280.00	$271.35	$1,539	-5.36
600–645	621	9	235.00–275.00	$244.06	$1,516	—
678	678	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,526	—
705–715	710	2	220.00–237.00	$228.44	$1,622	—
750–795	774	4	226.00–230.00	$229.02	$1,773	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1475	1171	80-85%	152	124.00–139.00	$131.86	$1,544	-0.62
790–1660	1198	80-85%	266	131.00–148.00	$138.41	$1,658	-0.33
1000–1585	1230	80-85%	91	137.00–156.00	$144.16	$1,773	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1375	992	85-90%	80	105.00–132.00	$116.92	$1,160	—
735–1405	1058	85-90%	106	112.00–134.00	$123.42	$1,306	-5.39
815–1325	1082	85-90%	78	119.00–140.00	$128.08	$1,386	-0.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1680	1385	75-80%	24	137.00–162.00	$147.48	$2,043	+0.01
1100–1770	1403	75-80%	76	130.00–153.00	$140.66	$1,973	-1.88
1200–1690	1410	75-80%	38	124.00–141.00	$134.49	$1,896	-8.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2030	1477	37	144.00–158.00	$151.41	$2,236	-4.41
1140–2175	1678	49	151.00–173.00	$162.78	$2,731	-0.86
1405–2335	1813	24	161.00–184.00	$171.01	$3,100	-2.20

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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	13	900.00–1,040.00	$964.62
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,027.00–1,362.00	$1,267.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,370.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00–1,950.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	1,275.00–2,975.00	$1,789.81
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	1,150.00–2,800.00	$1,795.93
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	1,425.00–2,050.00	$1,767.71

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)	3	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,766.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,246.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,575.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,615.00	$1,457.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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)	3	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,316.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,525.00

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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	4	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,525.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,180.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	1,525.00–3,575.00	$2,296.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,400.00–2,475.00	$2,118.75	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,425.00–1,900.00	$1,540.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.