Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

12,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.56/cwt -10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 576 lb · 218 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $235.73/cwt -11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 625 lb · 212 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.84/cwt -9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 526 lb · 190 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,705	9,718	11,654
Feeder cattle	10,662	7,625	9,300
Slaughter cattle	1,498	1,538	1,669
Replacement cattle	545	555	685

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold sharply lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 331,198 compared to 398,100 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
265–295	277	7	345.00–365.00	$352.87	$977	+13.84
300–345	327	22	270.00–350.00	$328.96	$1,076	-9.56
375–396	384	38	308.00–330.00	$316.96	$1,217	-4.55
400–445	423	50	260.00–315.00	$293.60	$1,242	-9.92
450–490	472	87	250.00–300.00	$273.71	$1,292	-19.01
500–545	525	109	237.00–282.00	$257.86	$1,354	-14.76
552–590	569	130	236.00–270.00	$244.23	$1,390	-17.17
602–646	625	212	222.00–255.00	$235.73	$1,473	-11.97
653–695	669	160	210.00–250.00	$230.82	$1,544	-8.97
710–745	723	82	217.00–232.00	$225.85	$1,633	-6.78
750–795	775	72	200.00–229.00	$218.51	$1,693	-7.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	325	11	270.00–325.00	$302.84	$984	-19.55
355–395	375	30	260.00–315.00	$298.30	$1,119	-8.99
405–445	429	27	225.00–287.00	$275.03	$1,180	-17.18
452–496	477	58	235.00–282.00	$259.67	$1,239	-19.35
510–545	527	63	227.00–257.50	$247.04	$1,302	-19.41
550–595	578	71	210.00–250.00	$231.86	$1,340	-22.13
602–646	620	62	200.00–242.00	$229.67	$1,424	+0.45
660–695	677	43	195.00–230.00	$223.49	$1,513	-3.82
705–725	719	13	200.00–227.00	$214.84	$1,545	—
750–770	763	3	185.00–217.00	$206.52	$1,576	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	375.00	$375.00	$900	-64.95
258–295	281	3	345.00–395.00	$377.95	$1,062	-14.44
310 value added	310	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,240	—
315–345	331	17	310.00–380.00	$348.23	$1,153	-18.47
355–370	361	6	330.00–362.00	$344.77	$1,245	+6.98
400–440	413	12	290.00–320.00	$309.13	$1,277	-8.34
450–480	460	8	275.00–305.00	$284.93	$1,311	-13.00
505–545	527	40	256.00–295.00	$272.93	$1,438	-17.40
555–575	565	11	245.00–275.00	$257.27	$1,454	-8.25
615–645	627	17	239.00–265.00	$246.01	$1,542	-14.47
655–685	669	7	228.00–257.00	$241.87	$1,618	-4.99
705–725	712	17	221.00–248.00	$228.93	$1,630	-8.06
745 value added	745	68	234.50	$234.50	$1,747	—
759–775	759	51	214.00–238.00	$237.52	$1,803	+7.55
800	800	8	227.00	$227.00	$1,816	+1.00
858	858	11	207.00	$207.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	75	286.50	$286.50	$1,751	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	280.00	$280.00	$616	—
275–295	289	4	280.00–310.00	$290.93	$841	-8.88
305–345	325	45	250.00–305.00	$279.17	$907	-9.08
350–395	375	85	240.00–292.00	$267.12	$1,002	-3.81
400–449	424	114	225.00–272.00	$251.39	$1,066	-5.42
450–496	473	125	210.00–255.00	$240.33	$1,137	-8.83
500–545	526	190	210.00–245.00	$227.84	$1,198	-9.17
550–595	576	218	200.00–235.00	$221.56	$1,276	-10.87
600–645	620	162	190.00–228.00	$217.61	$1,349	-0.74
651–698	671	109	160.00–218.00	$211.61	$1,420	-11.24
700–745	716	59	190.00–212.50	$207.46	$1,485	+1.56
755–785	770	10	180.00–206.00	$195.62	$1,506	-10.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	315.00	$315.00	$724	—
255–290	282	6	260.00–305.00	$286.57	$808	-3.29
305–345	328	21	230.00–292.00	$263.44	$864	-7.87
350–398	379	57	225.00–280.00	$252.09	$955	-6.45
405–447	430	86	215.00–255.00	$232.93	$1,002	-11.39
450–495	476	131	202.00–247.00	$224.56	$1,069	-10.15
500–546	530	104	210.00–237.00	$221.61	$1,175	-3.21
550–595	573	98	197.00–228.00	$214.34	$1,228	+1.25
600–645	626	52	190.00–218.00	$208.74	$1,307	+3.34
660–694	686	33	180.00–206.00	$203.21	$1,394	+4.21
710–736	727	10	180.00–200.00	$193.23	$1,405	-7.79
760–795	778	6	180.00–195.00	$188.88	$1,469	-6.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	5	300.00–325.00	$313.49	$853	-0.03
285 fancy	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	+5.00
300–345	323	31	278.00–320.00	$300.98	$972	+2.60
325–345 fancy	334	4	327.00–337.00	$332.16	$1,109	—
350 fancy	350	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,127	—
350–390	363	19	265.00–310.00	$285.21	$1,035	-7.08
400–435	414	32	245.00–285.00	$267.65	$1,108	-7.53
450–495	472	37	235.00–265.00	$251.20	$1,186	-10.54
500–545	523	46	217.00–255.00	$235.89	$1,234	-15.87
550–575	560	13	215.00–245.00	$236.05	$1,322	-5.55
600–643	629	29	208.00–235.00	$223.97	$1,409	-4.27
650–695	676	45	208.00–230.00	$216.20	$1,462	-39.80
700–740	719	4	190.00–210.00	$203.37	$1,462	-12.09
755	755	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,623	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	60	267.50	$267.50	$1,260	—
617	617	80	239.00	$239.00	$1,475	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	355.00	$355.00	$710	+6.54
250–290	277	5	320.00–350.00	$330.17	$915	-4.72
300–345	321	30	315.00–365.00	$335.75	$1,078	+0.32
350–395	376	45	282.00–345.00	$309.62	$1,164	-6.12
405–445	424	72	260.00–307.00	$285.16	$1,209	-5.76
450–495	471	79	240.00–287.50	$263.47	$1,241	-2.90
500–545	525	91	225.00–266.00	$248.78	$1,306	-2.62
550–595	568	51	220.00–252.00	$233.86	$1,328	-6.22
600–645	619	86	210.00–245.00	$226.34	$1,401	-3.84
650–695	672	36	208.00–235.00	$220.55	$1,482	-8.83
700–745	722	6	187.00–222.00	$206.15	$1,488	-9.00
750–776	768	7	192.00–205.00	$196.96	$1,513	-10.28
800	800	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	335.00	$335.00	$787	—
270–295	283	2	305.00	$305.00	$863	—
310–345	322	12	292.00–327.00	$314.81	$1,014	-5.06
355–390	374	44	277.00–325.00	$298.61	$1,117	-1.83
400–445	427	59	240.00–297.00	$268.43	$1,146	-4.35
450–495	476	67	230.00–270.00	$245.67	$1,169	-10.62
500–545	524	80	215.00–255.00	$235.98	$1,237	-0.91
550–590	572	51	200.00–245.00	$225.11	$1,288	-4.25
601–645	623	37	182.00–232.00	$215.01	$1,340	-4.94
650–695	669	16	197.00–220.00	$211.23	$1,413	-4.95
705–740	716	13	190.00–210.00	$202.15	$1,447	-12.85
760–795	774	7	184.00–194.00	$189.57	$1,467	-13.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	345.00	$345.00	$759	-13.78
250–295	277	11	330.00–370.00	$347.36	$962	-16.89
300–340	312	19	300.00–382.00	$329.24	$1,027	-30.76
310–315 fancy	312	3	340.00–345.00	$342.33	$1,068	—
350–380	363	24	310.00–335.00	$318.32	$1,156	-7.68
400–445	423	40	270.00–320.00	$302.71	$1,280	-1.26
455–495	472	36	256.00–300.00	$278.92	$1,317	-0.49
500–540	518	20	234.00–285.00	$263.48	$1,365	-6.82
550–590	564	13	238.00–260.00	$247.28	$1,395	-6.00
625	625	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,512	-3.48
715–725	720	2	213.00–220.00	$216.52	$1,559	-15.48
755–765	760	2	207.50–210.00	$208.74	$1,586	-6.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,114	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1935	1162	80-85%	146	128.00–140.00	$133.52	$1,552	—
905–1700	1210	80-85%	227	134.00–151.00	$139.75	$1,691	-3.47
945–1520	1247	80-85%	71	140.00–156.00	$145.99	$1,820	-3.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1390	1046	85-90%	81	110.00–128.00	$118.62	$1,241	—
850–1315	1073	85-90%	146	115.00–140.00	$124.43	$1,335	-3.67
805–1270	1092	85-90%	86	123.00–140.00	$130.29	$1,423	+2.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1815	1421	75-80%	37	120.00–139.00	$132.14	$1,878	-8.76
1215–1725	1437	75-80%	61	130.00–160.00	$140.80	$2,023	-0.10
1305–1770	1469	75-80%	32	134.00–155.00	$144.63	$2,125	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–2280	1530	40	136.00–165.00	$156.88	$2,400	—
1200–2195	1669	57	152.00–178.00	$168.34	$2,810	+2.26
1435–2250	1830	25	163.00–187.00	$176.43	$3,229	—

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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	4	1,203.00–1,310.00	$1,267.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	800.00–1,100.00	$954.89

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,025.00–2,150.00	$2,087.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,825.00–3,050.00	$2,120.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,700.00–2,190.00	$1,864.05
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,908.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	1,025.00–1,700.00	$1,435.23
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	68	1,400.00–2,550.00	$1,805.96

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,288.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,540.00–1,600.00	$1,555.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,160.00	$1,145.00

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)	7	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,103.57
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	925.00–1,150.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,300.00–1,825.00	$1,667.78
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,630.00	$1,630.00

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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)	3	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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	48	1,300.00–2,800.00	$2,119.79	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,650.00	$2,350.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,300.00–2,950.00	$2,478.57	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,850.00–2,300.00	$2,075.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,518.75	—

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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.