Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Weekly Wtd Avg, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

8,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.38/cwt +13.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 562 lb · 167 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $286.87/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 474 lb · 152 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $269.33/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 522 lb · 128 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,325	8,399	3,211
Feeder cattle	6,981	6,842	2,453
Slaughter cattle	826	1,043	479
Replacement cattle	518	514	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 17,380 compared to 13,906 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235 fancy	218	2	470.00–475.00	$472.70	$1,030	—
210–245	221	4	430.00–460.00	$447.80	$990	-7.90
260–295	281	12	415.00–455.00	$437.66	$1,230	-3.47
295 fancy	295	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,180	—
305–345	322	31	360.00–435.00	$399.51	$1,286	-13.26
350 value added	350	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,400	+25.00
355 fancy	355	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,349	—
350–395	373	52	350.00–402.00	$386.53	$1,442	+13.63
400–445	416	62	337.00–385.00	$361.77	$1,505	+2.11
450–495	474	59	313.00–355.00	$341.61	$1,619	+8.40
500–548	520	53	315.00–342.00	$324.89	$1,689	+6.08
550–595	560	97	273.00–324.00	$309.87	$1,735	+6.81
600–648	628	67	280.00–300.00	$290.83	$1,826	+11.77
659–677 value added	663	15	286.50–293.00	$287.83	$1,908	-2.17
655–690	668	68	255.00–290.00	$275.03	$1,837	+1.26
705–745	722	51	255.00–272.00	$265.05	$1,914	+10.79
750–787	773	75	242.00–266.00	$257.20	$1,988	+13.90
805–810	805	27	251.00–255.00	$254.85	$2,052	—
943	943	2	267.00	$267.00	$2,518	+55.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	400.00	$400.00	$920	-10.00
260–295	274	7	385.00–440.00	$411.01	$1,126	-2.20
305–345	330	22	350.00–395.00	$380.50	$1,256	-0.35
355–395	377	48	330.00–380.00	$358.12	$1,350	+9.86
400–445	426	35	310.00–370.00	$343.67	$1,464	+11.82
450–495	473	65	300.00–337.00	$319.34	$1,510	-5.32
505–545	529	36	285.00–330.00	$312.13	$1,651	+12.02
553–598	576	81	270.00–310.00	$292.29	$1,684	+1.39
600–645	622	20	265.00–290.00	$278.06	$1,730	-1.95
655–693	679	57	250.00–270.00	$263.24	$1,787	+6.87
701–748	730	52	240.00–260.00	$247.62	$1,808	+2.28
785–795	786	11	232.00–234.00	$233.00	$1,831	-1.10
911–943	927	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,947	-9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	355.00	$355.00	$994	—
305–340	324	13	320.00–370.00	$342.77	$1,111	-2.44
355–395	377	20	310.00–345.00	$327.25	$1,234	+0.62
400–449	430	25	315.00–345.00	$328.28	$1,412	+22.35
455–495	477	9	300.00–324.00	$312.73	$1,492	+9.24
500–545	526	22	230.00–308.00	$300.38	$1,580	+12.52
555–590	575	12	256.00–292.00	$280.55	$1,613	+17.24
605–645	629	20	240.00–274.00	$261.50	$1,645	+7.44
660	660	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,624	+2.48
700–745	718	5	226.00–232.00	$230.40	$1,654	—
805	805	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	61	324.00	$324.00	$1,756	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	6	370.00–400.00	$387.08	$875	+14.45
265 fancy	265	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,020	±0.00
255–290	273	14	340.00–405.00	$373.30	$1,019	+28.97
300–345	323	50	325.00–375.00	$347.10	$1,121	+9.84
350–395	371	77	315.00–365.00	$337.84	$1,253	+14.26
400–445	418	95	305.00–350.00	$321.76	$1,345	+12.57
450–495	469	84	290.00–315.00	$300.62	$1,410	+9.88
500–545	523	112	265.00–297.00	$285.83	$1,495	+9.24
552 fancy	552	24	294.00	$294.00	$1,623	+14.00
550–596	564	143	250.00–279.00	$272.26	$1,536	+12.31
600–646	620	69	240.00–267.00	$254.10	$1,575	+4.28
605–644 fancy	638	30	256.00–270.00	$265.33	$1,693	—
651–667 fancy	663	15	255.00–257.50	$255.65	$1,695	—
650–694	675	43	235.00–267.00	$246.27	$1,662	+5.69
700 fancy	700	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,750	—
700–737	726	56	221.00–245.00	$235.31	$1,708	+3.64
750–761	759	7	220.00–250.00	$243.19	$1,846	+15.19
804–832	811	23	192.00–219.00	$209.83	$1,702	-19.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	270	5	348.00–365.00	$353.64	$955	+31.09
300–345	329	63	300.00–355.00	$331.82	$1,092	+13.21
350–398	376	77	300.00–335.00	$321.16	$1,208	+14.73
400–447	431	127	282.00–325.00	$299.41	$1,290	+6.34
455–495	474	152	275.00–297.00	$286.87	$1,360	+8.09
500–548	522	128	250.00–292.00	$269.33	$1,406	+3.17
550–594	569	77	235.00–268.00	$251.28	$1,430	-1.76
600–647	631	58	227.00–249.00	$241.85	$1,526	-3.53
655–695	676	37	225.00–240.00	$234.32	$1,584	+2.68
705–745	723	20	214.00–242.00	$224.33	$1,622	-2.92
755–775	765	10	204.00–222.00	$211.92	$1,621	-5.73
815	815	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,834	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	320.00–330.00	$324.86	$903	-11.09
305–345	325	14	260.00–333.00	$317.50	$1,032	+21.26
355–395	377	33	290.00–318.00	$298.77	$1,126	+8.37
405–445	432	60	270.00–304.00	$288.68	$1,247	+16.73
450–495	478	60	260.00–287.00	$269.79	$1,290	+5.73
500–545	524	40	230.00–265.00	$253.22	$1,327	+9.10
550–595	576	38	220.00–246.00	$236.58	$1,363	+4.05
600–645	621	31	225.00–239.00	$234.03	$1,453	+9.36
650–695	672	8	205.00–225.00	$216.82	$1,457	-5.40
710	710	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,541	+9.69
770–795	794	22	207.00–210.00	$209.87	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	42	263.00	$263.00	$1,510	—
626	626	92	272.75	$272.75	$1,707	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	277	14	375.00–445.00	$415.52	$1,151	+27.33
300–345	328	29	350.00–414.00	$378.06	$1,240	+21.12
350–395	377	50	300.00–375.00	$342.58	$1,292	+6.87
400–445	429	78	305.00–354.00	$332.24	$1,425	+9.70
455–498	473	80	290.00–332.00	$314.59	$1,488	+8.29
500–548	523	87	260.00–310.00	$292.39	$1,529	+5.63
555–595	578	61	258.00–300.00	$276.70	$1,599	+3.94
600–645	620	50	240.00–270.00	$258.60	$1,603	+3.27
655–695	675	34	235.00–256.00	$247.52	$1,671	+8.20
700–740	724	9	220.00–237.00	$229.03	$1,658	-0.63
755–771	768	7	230.00–243.00	$240.03	$1,843	+26.78
810	810	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,685	±0.00
895	895	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	235	8	385.00–470.00	$425.76	$1,001	+8.51
265–290	279	13	370.00–460.00	$422.65	$1,179	+27.13
300–345	322	35	365.00–425.00	$392.65	$1,264	+13.79
350–395	371	43	340.00–390.00	$370.28	$1,374	+18.83
400–445	425	64	328.00–374.00	$350.80	$1,491	+10.83
450–495	473	67	315.00–347.00	$332.13	$1,571	+7.34
500–540	518	71	300.00–335.00	$312.10	$1,617	+15.33
550–595	569	34	268.00–300.00	$289.44	$1,647	+12.07
600–640	618	27	258.00–280.00	$268.97	$1,662	+7.44
650–685	661	8	243.00–270.00	$256.16	$1,693	+14.90
700–745	722	3	245.00–250.00	$246.96	$1,783	-8.04
787	787	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,928	+35.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	286	5	345.00–425.00	$383.39	$1,096	-2.20
305–345	330	16	340.00–404.00	$366.91	$1,211	+18.01
355–395	382	9	325.00–335.00	$331.66	$1,267	+8.83
405–445	426	28	300.00–340.00	$317.51	$1,353	+19.72
455–495	479	39	287.00–320.00	$299.52	$1,435	+3.10
500–540	524	23	270.00–294.00	$281.80	$1,477	+2.94
555–595	573	26	242.00–279.00	$264.12	$1,513	+7.63
605–645	625	12	247.00–258.00	$252.02	$1,575	+7.66
655–690	670	11	220.00–245.00	$232.88	$1,560	+3.85
745	745	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	-3.89
770–790	778	4	205.00–215.00	$208.78	$1,624	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1660	1184	80-85%	70	115.00–141.00	$123.95	$1,468	-0.18
980–1730	1214	80-85%	106	122.00–149.00	$133.14	$1,616	—
1035–1710	1289	80-85%	73	128.00–158.00	$139.47	$1,798	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1315	1022	85-90%	67	93.00–122.00	$113.35	$1,158	+10.47
865–1425	1038	85-90%	34	108.00–139.00	$127.32	$1,322	+16.04
830–1615	1063	85-90%	63	102.00–130.00	$119.43	$1,270	+3.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1700	1412	75-80%	29	121.00–161.00	$140.49	$1,984	+14.81
1285–1815	1463	75-80%	26	127.00–168.00	$141.84	$2,075	+10.75
1380–1955	1545	75-80%	6	116.00–133.00	$126.87	$1,960	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2080	1563	25	132.00–160.00	$145.00	$2,266	+6.41
1400–2155	1716	23	150.00–179.00	$168.38	$2,889	—
1035–2300	1748	52	139.00–169.00	$156.47	$2,735	—

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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	65	825.00–1,830.00	$1,078.15
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,512.00–1,800.00	$1,629.17
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	1,100.00–1,940.00	$1,361.57

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,191.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–2,400.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	1,530.00–2,600.00	$2,041.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	1,425.00–2,380.00	$1,875.68
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	1,310.00–1,650.00	$1,425.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,125.00–1,800.00	$1,615.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,900.00–2,150.00	$2,031.25

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)	14	925.00–1,450.00	$1,271.07
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,456.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,295.00–2,000.00	$1,565.38

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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	9	1,125.00–3,000.00	$1,975.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,475.00	$2,418.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	1,825.00–2,700.00	$2,402.59	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,900.00–3,250.00	$3,075.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.