Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

11,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.18/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 528 lb · 169 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.76/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 575 lb · 156 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.00/cwt -5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 474 lb · 146 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,709	12,705	11,136
Feeder cattle	9,519	10,662	8,781
Slaughter cattle	1,550	1,498	1,723
Replacement cattle	640	545	632

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm. Year to date receipts totaled 345,851 compared to 410,288 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
275	275	5	325.00–350.00	$341.00	$938	-11.87
305–345	326	29	292.00–325.00	$309.70	$1,010	-19.26
350–395	379	31	265.00–310.00	$287.86	$1,091	-29.10
405–445	423	28	260.00–300.00	$280.82	$1,188	-12.78
450–495	473	109	250.00–295.00	$267.73	$1,266	-5.98
500–546	528	87	239.00–272.00	$258.29	$1,364	+0.43
550–598	572	118	227.00–267.50	$250.09	$1,431	+5.86
600–649	626	140	223.00–248.00	$234.86	$1,470	-0.87
650–693	678	56	215.00–237.00	$226.71	$1,537	-4.11
710–740	724	25	211.00–228.00	$221.14	$1,601	-4.71
750–775	764	22	214.50–222.00	$218.12	$1,666	-0.39
915	915	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	7	400.00–415.00	$404.29	$910	+29.29
260–295	278	9	310.00–390.00	$363.79	$1,011	-14.16
305–340	323	19	310.00–375.00	$337.71	$1,091	-10.52
350 value added	350	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,260	—
350–385	371	35	300.00–340.00	$315.71	$1,171	-29.06
405–445	425	24	280.00–315.00	$299.86	$1,274	-9.27
455–492	478	34	270.00–291.00	$285.53	$1,365	+0.60
500–545	519	56	250.00–284.00	$268.58	$1,394	-4.35
550–575	562	46	247.00–266.00	$259.57	$1,459	+2.30
603–630	608	93	234.00–260.00	$244.41	$1,486	-1.60
655–695	670	35	227.00–248.00	$243.34	$1,630	+1.47
705–745	726	61	214.00–242.50	$223.73	$1,624	-5.20
765–795	784	6	211.00–228.00	$216.08	$1,694	-21.44
803	803	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,847	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	290.00	$290.00	$768	—
305–340	323	7	280.00–315.00	$289.13	$934	-13.71
355–395	379	21	250.00–292.00	$270.93	$1,027	-27.37
400–445	425	12	247.00–287.00	$265.57	$1,129	-9.46
455–499	482	28	220.00–267.00	$249.60	$1,203	-10.07
500–545	523	63	225.00–257.50	$242.67	$1,269	-4.37
550–590	575	38	218.00–247.00	$231.25	$1,330	-0.61
605–645	622	31	216.00–230.00	$224.19	$1,394	-5.48
655–695	677	7	197.00–220.00	$212.67	$1,440	-10.82
725	725	7	215.00–220.00	$217.57	$1,577	+2.73
755–795	774	5	205.00–216.00	$211.84	$1,640	+5.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	31	277.50	$277.50	$1,734	-9.00
684	684	19	228.00	$228.00	$1,560	—
753	753	128	231.00	$231.00	$1,739	—
800	800	14	216.00	$216.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	18	247.50	$247.50	$1,299	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	281	9	280.00–315.00	$299.97	$843	+9.04
300–345	328	36	257.00–315.00	$274.80	$901	-4.37
355–395	374	91	238.00–292.50	$258.04	$965	-9.08
400–445	424	142	226.00–265.00	$240.30	$1,019	-11.09
450–495	474	146	215.00–255.00	$235.00	$1,114	-5.33
500–547	527	137	215.00–240.00	$225.42	$1,188	-2.42
550–598	575	156	207.00–235.00	$219.76	$1,264	-1.80
600–645	620	70	200.00–225.00	$212.28	$1,316	-5.33
655–695	672	43	195.00–215.00	$207.85	$1,397	-3.76
700–745	715	35	180.00–209.00	$200.55	$1,434	-6.91
755–790	770	10	190.00–200.00	$193.19	$1,488	-2.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	222	3	315.00–330.00	$320.08	$711	—
250–285	273	13	295.00–335.00	$311.37	$850	-2.12
300–345	323	27	270.00–327.00	$295.60	$955	-5.38
350 fancy	350	1	307.00	$307.00	$1,074	-15.00
350–395	367	27	255.00–315.00	$282.57	$1,037	-2.64
400–440	416	31	250.00–285.00	$265.30	$1,104	-2.35
450–495	471	63	234.00–265.00	$252.00	$1,187	+0.80
500–547	528	161	225.00–260.00	$240.64	$1,271	+4.75
531 value added	531	8	252.00	$252.00	$1,338	—
555–590	571	44	215.00–241.00	$227.55	$1,299	-8.50
608–628 value added	615	49	234.00–245.50	$241.66	$1,486	—
600–645	616	53	215.00–239.00	$224.02	$1,380	+0.05
650–670 fancy	660	2	237.00–245.00	$240.94	$1,590	—
650–695	661	52	209.00–227.00	$221.49	$1,464	+5.29
702–730	709	10	208.00–213.00	$211.67	$1,501	+8.30
765–795	782	28	205.00–216.00	$213.47	$1,669	-1.53
845	845	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,606	—
924	924	8	165.00	$165.00	$1,525	—
993	993	5	183.00	$183.00	$1,817	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	300.00–310.00	$305.11	$717	-9.89
255–285	270	3	250.00–290.00	$275.93	$745	-10.64
325–345	333	20	239.00–290.00	$260.81	$868	-2.63
355–390	378	28	230.00–275.00	$241.69	$914	-10.40
410–445	426	66	210.00–252.00	$225.97	$963	-6.96
450–499	474	78	210.00–240.00	$226.49	$1,074	+1.93
500–545	528	57	209.00–230.00	$217.62	$1,149	-3.99
550–590	574	37	200.00–225.00	$211.09	$1,212	-3.25
600–645	623	18	195.00–210.00	$203.54	$1,268	-5.20
670–695	678	7	190.00–200.00	$195.73	$1,327	-7.48
705–745	728	12	175.00–194.00	$188.23	$1,370	-5.00
775–790	777	8	180.00–190.00	$183.27	$1,424	-5.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–615	606	113	239.00–244.50	$240.38	$1,457	+1.38
713	713	70	233.00	$233.00	$1,661	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	230	3	320.00–345.00	$330.51	$760	-24.49
255–290	271	4	330.00	$330.00	$894	-0.17
300–345	329	16	296.00–325.00	$307.57	$1,012	-28.18
350–395	372	27	290.00–315.00	$301.18	$1,120	-8.44
400–445	422	83	250.00–295.00	$273.78	$1,155	-11.38
450–495	474	88	226.00–280.00	$254.28	$1,205	-9.19
500–545	521	124	218.00–260.00	$239.62	$1,248	-9.16
550–595	574	91	214.00–245.00	$228.05	$1,309	-5.81
600–645	620	45	197.00–230.00	$219.49	$1,361	-6.85
650–680	668	28	202.00–220.00	$214.32	$1,432	-6.23
700–745	728	14	199.00–215.00	$209.50	$1,525	+3.35
755–785	771	8	198.00–207.00	$201.12	$1,551	+4.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	225	6	300.00–330.00	$314.00	$706	-21.00
285–295	290	2	310.00–315.00	$312.54	$906	+7.54
305–345	330	11	280.00–300.00	$287.23	$948	-27.58
360–399	389	20	270.00–290.00	$281.78	$1,096	-16.83
400–445	427	38	234.00–280.00	$251.71	$1,075	-16.72
450–495	466	37	230.00–261.00	$244.89	$1,141	-0.78
505–540	523	53	210.00–247.50	$229.13	$1,198	-6.85
550–595	576	43	200.00–237.00	$221.70	$1,277	-3.41
610–645	626	20	202.00–227.00	$213.88	$1,339	-1.13
650–695	671	35	190.00–215.00	$205.20	$1,377	-6.03
700–740	718	9	190.00–210.00	$200.21	$1,438	-1.94
760–795	780	16	182.00–200.00	$190.16	$1,483	+0.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	330.00	$330.00	$726	-15.00
270–295	286	4	300.00–375.00	$345.55	$988	-1.81
305–345	333	13	315.00–345.00	$326.14	$1,086	-3.10
355–390	372	15	300.00–325.00	$311.10	$1,157	-7.22
400–445	421	50	265.00–315.00	$288.66	$1,215	-14.05
450–470	461	21	258.00–295.00	$278.66	$1,285	-0.26
500–545	512	23	239.00–270.00	$261.89	$1,341	-1.59
550–570	562	6	239.00–262.50	$251.89	$1,416	+4.61
600–625	612	10	221.00–240.00	$232.05	$1,420	-9.95
655–660	657	5	214.00–220.00	$218.20	$1,434	—
770–775	773	3	201.00–207.00	$203.34	$1,572	-5.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1420	1162	80-85%	118	118.00–134.00	$125.11	$1,454	-8.41
805–1650	1207	80-85%	181	124.00–144.00	$131.87	$1,592	-7.88
905–1690	1244	80-85%	80	130.00–153.00	$139.86	$1,740	-6.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1165	989	85-90%	74	100.00–122.00	$110.01	$1,088	—
750–1425	1049	85-90%	48	114.00–130.00	$121.20	$1,271	+2.58
760–1345	1050	85-90%	120	108.00–130.00	$117.84	$1,237	-6.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1870	1395	75-80%	53	125.00–143.00	$132.87	$1,854	—
1165–1735	1424	75-80%	42	118.00–135.00	$125.80	$1,791	-6.34
1255–1850	1480	75-80%	24	134.00–151.00	$144.44	$2,138	-0.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1905	1495	37	139.00–164.00	$151.98	$2,272	—
1300–2170	1599	52	146.00–171.00	$159.58	$2,552	—
1560–2215	1774	24	161.00–178.00	$168.80	$2,995	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,530.00–1,767.00	$1,637.43
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	1,006.00–1,473.00	$1,255.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040 fancy	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,768
810–1210	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	150.00–167.00	$158.09	$1,660

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	56	950.00–1,900.00	$1,640.45
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	104	1,325.00–2,950.00	$1,975.72
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,060.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–3,400.00	$2,675.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,950.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,870.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,525.00–2,650.00	$2,209.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,265.00–1,850.00	$1,626.88
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,125.00–1,800.00	$1,490.40
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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)	2	900.00–925.00	$912.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,075.00–1,575.00	$1,382.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,320.00

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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	11	2,300.00–3,300.00	$2,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,250.00	$2,162.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	1,750.00–2,800.00	$2,151.92	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,312.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,625.00–1,900.00	$1,730.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,433.33	—

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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.