Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

2,751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $108.09/cwt ≈ $560/hd at 518 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $124.45/cwt ≈ $591/hd at 475 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.32/cwt ≈ $609/hd at 520 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,751	3,244	4,013
Feeder cattle	2,340	—	3,346
Slaughter cattle	269	—	426
Replacement cattle	142	—	241

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275–280	278	2	165.00–172.50	$168.72	$469
305–345	323	8	160.00–165.00	$162.99	$526
355–390	380	13	152.50–160.00	$155.90	$592
400–445	426	8	137.50–150.00	$144.11	$614
450–475	465	11	130.00–142.00	$135.40	$630
500–540	510	11	125.00–135.00	$130.15	$664
570 value added	570	30	132.00	$132.00	$752
555–595	575	6	121.00–130.00	$126.01	$725
600–645	621	29	123.00–127.00	$125.25	$778
650–695	670	32	115.00–126.00	$123.57	$828
713–720	714	7	119.00–122.00	$121.57	$868
795	795	1	109.00	$109.00	$867
910	910	1	107.00	$107.00	$974

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–345	333	2	145.00–152.50	$148.89	$496
365–395	374	14	135.00–148.00	$141.14	$528
405–445	421	13	135.00–140.00	$137.66	$580
455–490	467	16	120.00–137.00	$131.04	$612
520–545	537	8	120.00–128.00	$125.41	$673
555–585	562	11	120.00–125.00	$122.19	$687
625–630	626	7	119.00–124.00	$121.14	$758
660–678	670	8	112.00–117.00	$114.47	$767
720–725	723	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$824
770–795	778	6	110.00–113.00	$112.15	$873
820–845	833	2	108.00	$108.00	$900

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
325–345	329	5	131.00–135.00	$134.16	$441
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468
415–445	433	5	130.00–136.00	$132.06	$572
455–495	478	11	120.00–128.00	$124.89	$597
505–545	534	14	105.00–120.00	$111.12	$593
615–630	625	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$692
670–675	673	4	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$734

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265–290	280	10	135.00–160.00	$151.01	$423
310–345	323	28	110.00–134.00	$123.70	$400
350–395	381	35	110.00–137.00	$117.54	$448
403–445	416	42	105.00–127.00	$112.96	$470
450–495	471	39	105.00–122.00	$112.78	$531
500–545	518	58	97.50–114.00	$108.09	$560
550–595	576	17	100.00–110.00	$107.07	$617
600–645	616	20	95.00–107.00	$102.41	$631
675–690	679	8	98.00–102.00	$100.99	$686
705–745	716	4	90.00–97.00	$94.93	$680
810	810	1	90.00	$90.00	$729

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275–295	292	6	144.00–150.00	$145.95	$426
300–345	337	34	127.50–143.00	$137.39	$463
365–395	388	24	122.00–137.00	$130.70	$507
400–440	423	28	115.00–137.00	$123.20	$521
450–495	476	32	112.00–129.00	$119.67	$570
486 value added	486	4	124.50	$124.50	$605
500–540	513	35	110.00–120.00	$114.09	$585
537 value added	537	13	126.00	$126.00	$677
553–595	566	14	101.00–115.00	$112.20	$635
563–598 value added	586	20	117.00–123.50	$121.31	$711
605–635	616	7	108.00–113.00	$110.56	$681
610–619 value added	617	5	120.00–121.00	$120.80	$745
660–690	673	8	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$724
705–725	715	6	105.00–107.50	$105.58	$755
755–790	764	4	97.00–99.00	$98.48	$752

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–295	282	3	128.00–130.00	$128.60	$363
305–345	320	6	115.00–120.00	$119.10	$381
380–395	389	7	105.00–118.00	$113.58	$442
410–445	435	36	92.00–120.00	$110.67	$481
460–495	481	28	100.00–112.00	$109.15	$525
505–545	528	34	94.00–108.00	$105.72	$558
555–595	584	19	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$598
620–640	627	6	96.00–100.00	$98.82	$620
660	660	1	90.00	$90.00	$594

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376
270–295	286	4	138.00–150.00	$144.66	$414
320–345	335	11	140.00–150.00	$146.92	$492
355–395	381	20	132.50–145.00	$139.88	$533
405–445	428	32	122.50–137.00	$134.16	$574
455–495	475	54	116.00–132.00	$124.45	$591
500–545	530	29	100.00–125.00	$118.07	$626
555–595	570	15	98.00–120.00	$113.21	$645
610–645	631	18	92.50–115.00	$104.03	$656
675–695	683	10	95.00–110.00	$104.32	$713
705–735	723	4	104.00–107.00	$105.75	$765
775–785	782	3	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$787

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
220–245	233	2	175.00–177.50	$176.32	$411
255–295	272	7	160.00–172.50	$164.07	$446
300–345	327	11	152.50–165.00	$158.51	$518
350–395	373	11	140.00–152.50	$147.19	$549
405–445	422	19	132.50–145.00	$138.94	$586
455–495	471	16	121.00–140.00	$130.87	$616
500–545	523	20	117.00–135.00	$123.96	$648
555–595	581	17	114.00–123.00	$118.83	$690
600–645	615	12	111.00–120.00	$113.86	$700
650–695	666	4	105.00–115.00	$111.06	$740
710–745	730	5	103.00–110.00	$108.44	$792
750–760	755	5	97.50–108.00	$103.43	$781
805	805	1	105.00	$105.00	$845
860–890	882	5	95.00–105.00	$101.04	$891

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
215–230	223	2	146.00–148.00	$146.97	$328
280	280	3	145.00	$145.00	$406
320–345	329	6	138.00–144.00	$141.32	$465
375–395	388	4	128.00–134.00	$130.54	$506
400–445	427	19	120.00–127.00	$124.87	$533
460–495	485	14	111.00–120.00	$115.08	$558
515–545	528	7	103.00–115.00	$109.10	$576
555–595	575	19	105.00–110.00	$107.74	$620
615–645	626	7	100.00–105.00	$102.05	$639
650	650	1	85.00	$85.00	$552
735	735	3	100.00	$100.00	$735
755–770	763	2	95.00	$95.00	$725
835	835	1	90.00	$90.00	$752
850	850	1	90.00	$90.00	$765

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1590	1145	80-85%	52	47.00–57.00	$53.43	$612
1010–1570	1241	80-85%	26	55.00–62.00	$58.33	$724
1055–1405	1258	80-85%	17	41.00–51.00	$47.42	$597

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1140	938	85-90%	22	35.00–41.00	$38.12	$358
850–1065	968	85-90%	6	49.00–54.00	$50.73	$491
825–1315	1013	85-90%	37	41.00–48.00	$44.08	$447

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1230–1725	1482	75-80%	15	45.00–53.00	$49.65	$736
1325–1730	1535	75-80%	8	43.00–47.00	$45.56	$699
1560	1560	75-80%	2	54.00	$54.00	$842

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
455–1720	1319	5	62.00–73.00	$69.15	$912
1215–1490	1343	4	83.00–86.00	$84.59	$1,136
1215–1945	1607	19	71.00–81.00	$77.59	$1,247

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	750.00–975.00	$873.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	550.00–900.00	$662.69

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)	4	525.00–700.00	$631.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	340.00–540.00	$481.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–525.00	$512.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	480.00–765.00	$624.44
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	405.00	$405.00

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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	875.00–925.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–1,275.00	$981.25
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	590.00–610.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–850.00	$768.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	575.00–615.00	$597.50

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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.