Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

5,388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.26/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 525 lb · 123 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.55/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 423 lb · 84 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $102.35/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 573 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,388	3,023	5,091
Feeder cattle	4,591	2,523	4,346
Slaughter cattle	544	324	513
Replacement cattle	253	176	232

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
306–340	316	8	147.00–154.00	$149.94	$474	+8.38
365–375	372	3	140.00–144.00	$141.31	$526	+2.17
430–440	435	2	135.00–145.00	$139.94	$609	+6.97
460–495	477	29	122.50–135.00	$130.65	$623	-0.21
500–549	536	15	120.00–130.00	$124.46	$667	+0.74
550–590	566	34	112.50–129.00	$123.99	$702	+1.43
610–645	623	7	111.00–122.00	$118.81	$740	+5.05
660–695	684	16	110.00–120.00	$113.17	$774	+4.65
710–745	718	35	108.00–116.00	$112.62	$809	+5.76
755–775	768	12	100.00–113.00	$109.30	$839	—
920	920	1	90.00	$90.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	4	147.00–166.00	$157.03	$507	-9.30
375	375	1	142.00	$142.00	$532	-10.52
410–440	434	7	136.00–140.00	$137.29	$596	-5.41
460–495	483	19	127.00–135.00	$132.84	$642	-4.59
525	525	12	131.00	$131.00	$688	-2.59
560–575	567	8	125.00–130.00	$128.36	$728	+0.31
600–610	603	3	120.00–126.00	$123.34	$744	+6.26
650–665	662	5	123.00	$123.00	$814	+7.97
776–786	778	49	115.00–121.00	$120.01	$934	+16.19
802	802	7	115.00	$115.00	$922	—
933 value added	933	6	104.50	$104.50	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	377	8	117.00–138.00	$132.92	$501	+11.72
460–495	484	5	107.00–125.00	$118.37	$573	-4.36
515–540	528	3	119.00–120.00	$119.67	$632	-0.93
555–580	563	4	100.00–116.00	$108.25	$609	-2.88
625–648	646	10	110.00–112.00	$111.81	$722	+2.82
661–695	678	35	100.00–113.00	$109.37	$742	+4.37
725	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652	-7.35
855	855	1	82.00	$82.00	$701	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	323	19	113.00–128.00	$124.12	$401	-0.19
350–395	374	38	103.00–125.00	$120.10	$449	-0.89
400–445	423	84	99.00–122.50	$116.55	$493	-0.66
450–495	478	46	95.00–115.00	$109.52	$524	-3.47
505–545	525	123	95.00–110.00	$106.26	$558	-1.26
550–595	573	52	87.00–107.50	$102.35	$586	-1.22
605–645	618	28	95.00–105.00	$101.35	$626	+1.41
655–695	670	15	90.00–102.00	$94.51	$633	-0.63
705–740	709	13	89.50–99.00	$90.43	$641	-1.40
760–780	768	3	88.00–94.00	$90.69	$696	+0.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
260–295	275	3	120.00–127.50	$124.00	$341	+3.09
305–345	325	22	105.00–123.00	$115.47	$375	-1.04
360–390	373	20	107.50–120.00	$113.97	$425	-1.73
405–445	420	33	100.00–115.00	$109.08	$458	-1.68
450–495	478	28	90.00–112.00	$102.43	$490	-0.13
505–545	528	30	80.00–105.00	$98.05	$518	+2.19
555–595	571	8	75.00–97.00	$88.32	$504	-2.24
600–640	613	3	90.00	$90.00	$552	-3.62
720	720	2	80.00	$80.00	$576	-5.00
765–770	769	4	75.00–80.00	$76.24	$586	-9.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	312	6	120.00–135.00	$128.02	$399	+1.02
355–395	379	4	118.00–127.00	$122.85	$466	-4.88
400–435	410	6	107.00–127.00	$119.50	$490	-4.80
465–488	481	7	112.00–120.00	$117.16	$564	-2.24
515–540	528	11	102.00–115.00	$112.90	$596	-1.76
550–595	567	20	95.00–114.00	$106.51	$604	-1.67
600–645	619	10	96.00–109.00	$105.26	$652	-0.86
620–640	629	5	103.00–126.00	$111.70	$703	+5.58
660	660	1	101.00	$101.00	$667	-2.67
664 value added	664	13	111.00	$111.00	$737	—
650–686	671	15	99.00–111.00	$102.44	$687	-1.23
698 fancy	698	2	108.00	$108.00	$754	—
725–730	727	3	100.00–106.00	$103.99	$756	+3.29
760 value added	760	5	101.00	$101.00	$768	—
755–780	772	3	97.00–101.00	$98.67	$762	-1.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	157.50–160.00	$158.82	$445	+2.28
300–345	319	23	123.00–155.00	$146.77	$468	-2.58
355–395	375	12	124.00–143.00	$135.47	$508	-3.50
400–445	428	31	120.00–134.00	$128.19	$549	+0.34
450–495	471	48	109.00–132.00	$124.39	$586	+2.91
505–547	526	44	102.00–123.00	$117.83	$620	+4.48
551–595	568	39	88.00–120.00	$108.84	$618	+1.50
600–646	623	48	100.00–113.00	$106.47	$663	+2.70
650–691	677	38	70.00–109.00	$99.97	$677	+3.93
720–735	728	2	65.00–66.00	$65.51	$477	-28.34
755–790	768	8	84.00–96.00	$89.92	$691	+2.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	7	165.00–172.50	$168.87	$486	+1.37
300–345	321	10	138.00–170.00	$154.70	$497	-6.09
350–395	373	19	130.00–150.00	$142.93	$533	-7.94
400–445	422	22	126.00–138.00	$132.42	$559	-4.69
450–495	481	35	119.00–135.00	$127.93	$615	-2.87
500–535	517	33	110.00–127.00	$122.99	$636	-0.52
550–595	566	12	99.00–122.00	$112.49	$637	-4.89
600–645	625	11	92.00–114.00	$107.95	$675	-3.38
660–690	681	10	80.00–108.00	$94.38	$643	-12.95
715–730	725	5	78.00–105.00	$90.38	$655	-9.62
730 value added	730	19	124.50	$124.50	$909	—
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	9	116.00–142.50	$136.42	$439	+1.96
355–395	382	13	117.00–136.00	$126.38	$483	-0.86
405–445	437	45	112.00–127.50	$123.31	$539	+2.92
455–495	475	28	109.00–123.00	$116.21	$552	+3.25
505–545	527	18	89.00–115.00	$106.37	$561	+1.27
550–585	570	20	80.00–108.00	$99.12	$565	-4.12
605–645	618	9	85.00–102.50	$94.23	$582	+1.02
660	660	1	60.00	$60.00	$396	-31.88
725–740	732	3	84.00–87.00	$85.33	$625	-0.88
755–790	775	3	70.00–80.00	$76.60	$594	-6.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1460	1157	80-85%	52	40.00–52.00	$45.70	$529	—
955–1510	1202	80-85%	76	44.00–61.00	$52.83	$635	+1.52
1035–1475	1227	80-85%	17	53.00–66.00	$58.24	$715	+6.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1140	951	85-90%	35	30.00–46.00	$40.15	$382	-6.35
795–1125	1018	85-90%	13	48.00–56.00	$51.65	$526	+13.79
835–1335	1037	85-90%	62	40.00–51.00	$45.95	$477	+8.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1700	1444	75-80%	12	51.00–57.00	$53.63	$774	—
1160–1700	1446	75-80%	33	42.50–60.00	$50.77	$734	—
1270–1765	1491	75-80%	8	42.00–52.00	$46.13	$688	-2.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1900	1437	20	65.00–78.00	$71.29	$1,024	—
1250–2245	1758	25	70.00–84.00	$76.40	$1,343	—
1335–2195	1769	9	77.00–84.00	$81.21	$1,437	—

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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	8	375.00–460.00	$417.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	440.00–550.00	$484.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–970	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–775.00	$646.57
900–1045	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–987.00	$913.50
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
960–1315	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	535.00–750.00	$640.55
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	670.00–975.00	$764.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	640.00–925.00	$781.74
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$708.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–625.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	540.00–1,025.00	$751.47
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–750.00	$710.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–840	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–550.00	$470.75
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	510.00–750.00	$626.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	300.00–470.00	$385.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1045	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	820.00–835.00	$827.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–700.00	$583.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	320.00	$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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	800.00–1,235.00	$1,020.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–900.00	$870.83	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00	$450.00	—

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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.