Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

2,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.64/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 528 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $123.65/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 529 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $101.05/cwt -8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 581 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,239	3,849	800
Feeder cattle	1,728	3,357	655
Slaughter cattle	199	372	93
Replacement cattle	312	120	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	5	139.00–152.00	$146.66	$494	—
380–395	387	6	136.00–145.00	$142.34	$551	-0.26
420–435	429	13	136.00–142.00	$139.39	$598	-2.65
455–495	472	17	125.00–140.00	$130.57	$616	-8.48
505–545	529	49	117.00–131.00	$123.65	$654	-5.82
555–590	569	11	115.00–125.00	$119.43	$680	-5.18
605–645	622	11	110.00–120.00	$116.44	$724	-2.46
660–695	683	6	113.00–119.00	$116.31	$794	+0.03
720	720	2	113.00	$113.00	$814	-1.85
820–825	823	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$872	—
990	990	1	90.00	$90.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	3	140.00–142.00	$140.63	$471	—
375	375	7	119.00–125.00	$121.00	$454	-14.89
405–445	426	15	124.00–135.00	$129.07	$550	—
460–495	479	18	118.00–130.00	$123.88	$593	+0.89
505–510	508	3	112.00–115.00	$114.01	$579	-3.47
565–595	580	4	108.00–110.00	$108.97	$632	-9.03
625–630	629	24	114.00–116.00	$115.71	$728	+5.71
655–695	675	2	105.00–112.00	$108.40	$732	—
705–715	712	5	100.00–109.00	$107.21	$763	—
795	795	1	103.00	$103.00	$819	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	160.00–168.00	$163.94	$533	+1.55
365–395	389	5	147.00–150.00	$147.77	$575	-7.23
405–420	413	10	144.00–149.00	$146.29	$604	-3.56
505–535	520	7	125.00–130.00	$126.84	$660	-8.09
705–710	708	3	115.00–116.00	$115.33	$817	-2.20
761–770	762	7	108.00–115.00	$113.99	$869	-10.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	326	5	126.00–129.00	$127.44	$415	+1.42
355–395	375	24	120.00–134.00	$125.87	$472	+1.94
400–445	424	36	113.00–126.00	$119.53	$507	+5.26
455–495	476	20	108.00–119.00	$111.39	$530	-0.13
505–545	528	57	102.00–109.00	$106.64	$563	+0.66
555–595	581	44	100.00–105.00	$101.05	$587	-8.84
615–630	624	11	95.00–100.00	$99.00	$618	-2.26
655–690	667	3	95.00–100.00	$96.73	$645	-0.27
735	735	1	94.00	$94.00	$691	-1.98
755–760	758	2	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$690	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	125.00–128.00	$126.61	$348	+16.61
315–345	325	10	105.00–122.00	$115.82	$376	-3.84
355–390	368	3	105.00–115.00	$111.15	$409	+6.85
400–445	440	10	102.00–111.00	$108.18	$476	+4.09
460–495	473	18	102.00–108.00	$104.53	$494	-4.15
505–545	528	29	100.00–103.00	$101.00	$533	-1.58
555–590	577	9	85.00–97.00	$93.76	$541	-2.24
615–620	618	3	90.00–93.00	$90.99	$562	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	323	5	132.00–136.00	$133.56	$431	-9.08
355–395	377	18	127.00–137.00	$130.29	$491	+0.80
405–445	421	14	122.00–129.00	$126.18	$531	+1.37
460–490	472	10	115.00–124.00	$118.79	$561	+7.30
505–510	508	2	110.00	$110.00	$559	-5.11
555–575	561	16	105.00–110.00	$107.93	$605	+10.90
605–645	621	6	101.00–108.00	$104.32	$648	-5.98
705–715	712	3	100.00–102.00	$101.34	$722	-3.32
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	3	154.00–158.00	$155.72	$358	—
305–335	328	6	145.00–148.00	$146.15	$479	-5.85
350–370	360	11	138.00–145.00	$141.43	$509	+7.79
400–445	425	20	128.00–143.00	$132.21	$562	-0.91
455–495	477	25	120.00–130.00	$124.72	$595	+1.61
505–540	523	23	112.00–124.00	$117.18	$613	-4.22
555–595	572	13	108.00–118.00	$111.14	$636	-0.86
605–645	620	10	105.00–112.00	$106.19	$658	-2.38
660–685	664	9	102.00–105.00	$103.44	$687	+5.22
705–735	722	7	100.00–103.00	$101.30	$731	+7.13
760–785	774	4	92.00–96.00	$93.99	$727	+1.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	289	5	140.00–144.00	$140.73	$407	—
315–335	323	5	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$436	+2.63
355–395	380	5	129.00–132.00	$130.39	$495	+6.78
400–445	434	10	120.00–127.00	$123.57	$536	+4.54
455–495	478	13	110.00–120.00	$115.24	$551	-2.43
500–545	533	6	108.00–115.00	$110.83	$591	-0.66
565–595	590	10	102.00–105.00	$104.61	$617	+11.72
605–635	626	11	85.00–102.00	$98.60	$617	+3.28
665–675	670	7	95.00–100.00	$97.56	$654	+14.07
725–730	727	3	90.00–95.00	$93.33	$679	—
775–780	778	2	85.00–90.00	$87.51	$681	+10.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	177.00	$177.00	$504	+11.00
305–335	322	6	152.00–165.00	$155.07	$499	-3.03
355–385	370	13	145.00–160.00	$149.74	$554	-0.53
405–430	415	14	135.00–147.00	$140.47	$583	-1.77
455–485	471	6	130.00–137.00	$133.11	$627	-3.94
500–545	519	13	120.00–130.00	$122.77	$637	-6.67
555–585	568	6	115.00–118.00	$116.51	$662	-6.35
685	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	+0.56
730–735	733	2	101.00–104.00	$102.49	$751	+8.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1335	1148	80-85%	12	51.00–60.00	$55.52	$637	—
945–1650	1181	80-85%	44	45.00–54.00	$49.79	$588	-5.63
1045–1425	1212	80-85%	19	40.00–48.00	$44.79	$543	-1.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1150	945	85-90%	13	21.00–38.00	$30.57	$289	-8.48
960–1075	1004	85-90%	4	46.00–48.00	$46.98	$472	+2.31
750–1165	1009	85-90%	18	35.00–46.00	$41.37	$417	-3.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1595	1460	75-80%	5	55.00–61.00	$57.58	$841	—
1040–2025	1476	75-80%	9	48.00–54.00	$50.25	$742	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2475	1441	8	55.00–70.00	$64.00	$922	—
1025–2335	1738	19	65.00–77.00	$73.14	$1,271	—
1805	1805	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,444	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	600.00–700.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	430.00–560.00	$498.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	800.00–950.00	$881.25
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	975.00–1,000.00	$985.71
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,280.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	650.00–800.00	$727.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–825.00	$793.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	600.00–725.00	$661.11

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–850.00	$820.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–700.00	$683.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	320.00–400.00	$362.50

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,458.33
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,100.00	$2,100.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	940.00–1,100.00	$1,048.33

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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	32	975.00–1,175.00	$1,087.19	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	900.00–1,000.00	$962.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–925.00	$835.00	—

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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.