Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

2,883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.89/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 577 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $124.16/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 520 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.32/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 469 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,883	5,388	4,118
Feeder cattle	2,416	4,591	3,481
Slaughter cattle	266	544	389
Replacement cattle	201	253	248

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold steady to 2 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
300–340	316	7	152.00–165.00	$156.83	$496	-0.20
360–385	378	16	137.50–150.00	$144.81	$547	+2.81
400–430	413	12	133.00–140.00	$137.14	$566	-0.15
455–485	473	33	127.50–135.00	$130.78	$619	-2.06
500–540	520	43	119.00–138.00	$124.16	$646	-6.84
550–575	564	30	115.00–124.00	$119.99	$677	-8.37
600–645	630	21	112.00–118.00	$115.43	$727	-7.91
650–695	683	21	109.00–117.50	$113.80	$777	-9.20
705–748	731	5	107.00–111.00	$110.04	$804	—
765–795	775	3	109.00–112.00	$110.97	$860	-9.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	264	4	147.00–152.50	$149.19	$394	—
320–340	330	15	130.00–145.00	$139.45	$460	-10.49
350–395	369	12	132.00–142.00	$137.92	$509	-3.39
415–445	429	24	125.00–137.50	$130.01	$558	-9.93
470–495	487	26	115.00–128.00	$123.71	$602	-6.94
505–545	528	27	117.00–125.00	$122.41	$646	-2.05
550–590	567	16	110.00–123.00	$116.26	$659	-7.73
610–643	639	37	110.00–115.00	$113.71	$727	-5.10
658–685	670	7	105.00–113.00	$110.10	$738	-3.07
775–785	780	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$788	-8.31
805	805	1	97.00	$97.00	$781	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	270	3	140.00–147.00	$143.99	$389	—
335–345	342	3	132.00–135.00	$134.02	$458	—
355–390	369	7	125.00–130.00	$128.71	$475	-4.21
405–445	414	12	118.00–127.50	$122.94	$509	—
455–480	472	3	115.00–117.50	$116.49	$550	-1.88
510–545	526	7	112.00–115.00	$114.27	$601	-5.40
565–595	577	6	106.00–114.00	$108.31	$625	+0.06
715–735	728	3	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$735	+11.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	142.00	$142.00	$405	—
300–345	313	12	123.00–135.00	$126.72	$397	-1.30
355–395	379	26	120.00–128.00	$122.93	$466	+0.08
390	390	1	134.00	$134.00	$523	+11.15
400–445	424	36	115.00–128.00	$120.17	$510	+0.67
455	455	1	132.50	$132.50	$603	+15.34
450–495	469	36	107.00–118.00	$113.81	$534	-3.35
500	500	1	115.00	$115.00	$575	+2.10
505–545	527	35	105.00–115.00	$110.77	$584	-2.13
550	550	1	116.00	$116.00	$638	+9.49
550–595	577	59	103.00–112.50	$106.74	$616	+0.23
600–635	624	15	100.00–119.00	$107.19	$669	+1.93
633–645	635	5	122.50–132.00	$124.43	$790	+12.73
663–693	674	11	110.00–124.00	$119.12	$803	+16.68
660–695	680	10	100.00–108.00	$102.91	$700	+0.47
715–745	730	2	98.00–99.00	$98.51	$719	-5.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	12	117.50–128.00	$121.49	$389	-2.63
350–395	370	25	110.00–127.50	$117.59	$435	-2.51
400–445	429	32	101.00–122.50	$112.28	$482	-4.27
450–495	474	33	95.00–118.00	$106.94	$507	-2.58
510–545	521	23	95.00–107.50	$102.58	$534	-3.68
555–595	570	18	90.00–107.50	$100.34	$572	-2.01
605–645	619	15	95.00–103.00	$99.75	$617	-1.60
645	645	2	120.00	$120.00	$774	+18.65
670–675	674	5	92.50–96.00	$94.20	$635	-0.31
710–730	715	4	90.00–95.00	$93.25	$667	+2.82
750–785	771	7	80.00–87.00	$83.12	$641	-7.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	326	11	100.00–118.00	$114.88	$375	-0.59
360–390	377	11	110.00–117.50	$112.31	$423	-1.66
405–445	424	21	90.00–113.00	$103.38	$438	-5.70
450–495	476	23	100.00–107.50	$102.67	$489	+0.24
505–545	530	23	85.00–102.50	$98.79	$524	+0.74
555–595	569	10	85.00–98.00	$92.87	$528	+4.55
625–645	637	5	92.00–96.00	$93.39	$595	+3.39
680–695	683	6	90.00–92.00	$90.34	$617	—
745	745	3	85.00	$85.00	$633	+5.00
775	775	1	75.00	$75.00	$581	-1.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	16	135.00–150.00	$143.25	$471	-3.52
355–385	365	12	128.00–140.00	$133.72	$488	-1.75
401–445	417	25	120.00–130.00	$125.67	$524	-2.52
450–495	480	29	117.00–126.00	$121.58	$584	-2.81
505–540	521	27	105.00–121.00	$113.37	$591	-4.46
560–590	573	26	101.00–113.00	$107.08	$614	-1.76
600–635	622	18	100.00–106.00	$101.87	$634	-4.60
655–685	668	7	94.00–101.00	$97.14	$649	-2.83
735–740	738	2	90.00–98.00	$93.99	$694	+28.48
775	775	1	92.50	$92.50	$717	+2.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	160.00–165.00	$162.32	$446	-6.55
300–335	315	10	150.00–160.00	$156.93	$494	+2.23
355–393	371	29	132.00–150.00	$142.23	$528	-0.70
400–445	423	19	130.00–137.00	$133.57	$565	+1.15
455–498	479	20	118.00–130.00	$123.70	$593	-4.23
505–535	519	18	115.00–125.00	$119.75	$622	-3.24
550–595	578	3	110.00–125.00	$118.90	$687	+6.41
610–645	629	4	108.00–110.00	$109.27	$687	+1.32
680	680	3	107.00	$107.00	$728	+12.62
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	258	3	135.00–140.00	$138.29	$357	—
305–335	324	5	125.00–132.00	$129.42	$419	-7.00
350–395	379	11	125.00–130.00	$127.72	$484	+1.34
400–445	426	13	115.00–125.00	$119.03	$507	-4.28
455–495	481	18	109.00–118.00	$113.10	$544	-3.11
510–545	524	11	100.00–109.00	$103.55	$543	-2.82
555–595	567	13	95.00–103.00	$99.96	$567	+0.84
600–640	618	12	80.00–98.00	$90.94	$562	-3.29
690	690	2	90.00	$90.00	$621	+30.00
710–740	725	2	80.00–85.00	$82.45	$598	-2.88
750–765	764	11	80.00–85.00	$80.45	$615	+3.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1055	1035	80-85%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.49	$564	—
910–1505	1136	80-85%	26	38.00–62.00	$47.28	$537	—
1130–1175	1145	80-85%	3	55.00–57.00	$55.68	$638	—
925–1510	1153	80-85%	36	44.00–57.00	$50.81	$586	+5.11
960–1435	1176	80-85%	15	51.00–63.00	$57.89	$681	+12.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–985	933	85-90%	3	48.00–52.00	$49.94	$466	—
820–1110	952	85-90%	12	35.00–41.00	$38.80	$369	-1.35
870–1245	1027	85-90%	23	35.00–47.00	$43.08	$442	-8.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1615	1444	75-80%	8	56.00–59.00	$57.16	$825	+3.53
1280–2020	1550	75-80%	3	35.00–45.00	$40.80	$632	—
1290–2020	1576	75-80%	11	45.00–54.00	$50.08	$789	—
1605–1680	1643	75-80%	2	55.00–56.00	$55.49	$912	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2085	1449	13	65.00–78.00	$71.64	$1,038	+0.35
1260–1990	1586	9	65.00–76.00	$70.10	$1,112	—
1615–1735	1702	5	78.00–83.00	$80.20	$1,365	—

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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	21	410.00–650.00	$553.10

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
1270–1360	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	635.00–830.00	$735.84
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	560.00–775.00	$667.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	900.00–1,050.00	$958.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	800.00–900.00	$813.46

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1040	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	340.00–480.00	$412.26
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	180.00–600.00	$413.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	710.00–800.00	$757.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–700.00	$643.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	480.00–570.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	675.00–1,225.00	$895.22

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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	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	800.00–1,100.00	$931.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	550.00–710.00	$629.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.