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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

2,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt ≈ $877/hd at 680 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.65/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 474 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $125.20/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 463 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,272 2,883 3,269
Feeder cattle 1,929 2,416 2,604
Slaughter cattle 255 266 334
Replacement cattle 88 201 331

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $499 +5.05
355–395 376 12 135.00–142.50 $137.93 $519 +0.01
405–430 424 8 126.00–140.00 $132.46 $562 +2.45
450–495 463 30 120.00–139.00 $125.20 $580 +1.49
505–545 532 14 115.00–132.00 $122.35 $651 -0.06
555–590 573 18 110.00–125.00 $117.37 $673 +1.11
605–640 619 6 110.00–119.00 $113.14 $700 -0.57
660–695 681 9 107.00–115.00 $109.52 $746 -0.58
740–745 743 4 102.00–104.00 $102.50 $762 —
780 780 2 102.00 $102.00 $796 +1.01
815–840 825 6 100.00–102.00 $100.33 $828 +3.33
850–895 880 3 90.00–95.00 $91.61 $806 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 75 129.00 $129.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 167.50 $167.50 $494 -12.50
305–335 327 5 155.00–160.00 $158.07 $517 +1.24
355 355 1 147.00 $147.00 $522 +2.19
445 445 2 129.00 $129.00 $574 -8.14
505–540 528 3 124.00–125.00 $124.32 $656 +0.16
565–585 576 7 118.00–123.00 $120.00 $691 +0.01
615 615 2 125.00 $125.00 $769 +9.57
655–675 666 7 112.00–114.00 $112.85 $752 -0.95
715–745 727 3 111.00–112.00 $111.67 $812 +1.63
765–775 770 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $851 -0.47
970 970 19 102.00 $102.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $422 —
370–395 385 13 125.00–132.00 $128.93 $496 +0.22
405–440 414 4 120.00–124.00 $121.06 $501 -1.88
460–495 485 12 117.00–120.00 $118.66 $576 +2.17
510–545 534 7 105.00–115.00 $113.27 $605 -1.00
560–580 567 3 95.00–102.00 $97.39 $552 -10.92
715–745 728 3 91.00–96.00 $94.00 $684 -7.01
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 283 6 120.00–127.00 $121.13 $343 —
305–340 332 6 114.00–125.00 $118.60 $394 -2.89
367–395 383 13 115.00–125.00 $120.63 $462 +3.04
405–445 427 22 110.00–120.00 $113.33 $484 +1.05
455–490 474 33 107.00–115.00 $109.65 $520 +2.71
510–545 526 25 102.00–110.00 $105.48 $555 +2.90
550–595 567 22 96.00–105.00 $101.13 $573 +0.79
605–648 629 14 92.00–102.00 $95.18 $599 -4.57
680–695 687 7 90.00–96.00 $92.86 $638 -1.34
725–745 738 3 90.00–95.00 $92.66 $684 -0.59
765–795 780 3 89.00–95.00 $91.33 $712 +8.21
830–845 843 6 84.00–86.00 $85.67 $722 —
870 870 1 80.00 $80.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 273 3 117.50–120.00 $119.15 $325 —
305–345 326 15 100.00–120.00 $109.11 $356 -5.77
355–395 374 12 97.00–115.00 $108.04 $404 -4.27
405–445 419 9 92.00–110.00 $103.93 $435 +0.55
455–495 471 7 102.00–106.00 $104.26 $491 +1.59
505–545 535 11 87.00–101.00 $94.05 $503 -4.74
555–595 569 11 85.00–95.00 $91.37 $520 -1.50
605–645 631 6 82.00–91.00 $87.52 $552 -5.87
675–685 680 2 77.00–85.00 $80.97 $551 -9.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 132.00 $132.00 $482 +9.07
400–435 416 5 116.00–122.00 $118.93 $495 -1.24
455–495 472 7 112.00–116.00 $113.28 $535 -0.53
510–545 529 12 109.00–115.00 $111.32 $589 +0.55
550–595 568 6 108.00–111.00 $109.31 $621 +2.57
605 605 6 107.00 $107.00 $647 -0.19
665–685 674 7 100.00–104.00 $102.84 $693 -16.28
705 705 1 98.00 $98.00 $691 -0.51
760 760 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 —
785 785 1 97.00 $97.00 $761 —
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
920 920 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 278 3 147.00–152.50 $149.07 $414 —
305–345 337 14 138.00–150.00 $141.51 $477 -1.74
365–393 380 14 128.00–143.00 $133.93 $509 +0.21
400–445 429 17 121.00–135.00 $125.43 $538 -0.24
455–490 470 20 118.00–132.00 $120.90 $568 -0.68
500–540 519 12 110.00–125.00 $116.82 $606 +3.45
555–580 571 11 105.00–120.00 $109.12 $623 +2.04
605–645 630 10 99.00–105.00 $101.40 $639 -0.47
655–690 679 7 88.00–110.00 $94.34 $641 -2.80
710–725 718 2 92.00–94.00 $93.01 $668 -0.98
770–775 773 2 91.00–92.00 $91.50 $707 -1.00
805–835 820 2 88.00–90.00 $88.98 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 228 3 140.00–145.00 $141.79 $323 —
255–295 265 8 135.00–137.00 $135.56 $359 -2.73
335–345 341 7 127.00–150.00 $132.37 $451 +2.95
360–375 367 5 117.00–127.00 $123.98 $455 -3.74
415–445 431 13 110.00–125.00 $114.99 $496 -4.04
465–495 478 8 98.00–118.00 $109.69 $524 -3.41
525–545 537 8 105.00–115.00 $109.41 $588 +5.86
560–590 572 7 90.00–104.00 $98.32 $562 -1.64
620 620 1 90.00 $90.00 $558 -0.94
670 670 1 87.00 $87.00 $583 -3.00
710 710 1 82.00 $82.00 $582 -0.45
755–775 765 2 75.00–78.00 $76.52 $585 -3.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 155.00–160.00 $157.34 $437 -4.98
315–335 321 5 145.00–160.00 $154.35 $495 -2.58
365–385 376 7 141.00–150.00 $144.74 $544 +2.51
400–425 416 14 130.00–145.00 $136.41 $567 +2.84
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 +13.30
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 +10.25
555–570 563 8 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $636 -5.91
610–635 618 3 109.00–111.00 $109.68 $678 +0.41
655–675 665 2 108.00–117.00 $112.57 $749 +5.57
755–795 776 7 95.00–102.00 $99.74 $774 -0.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1420 1181 80-85% 14 44.00–49.00 $46.03 $544 -11.86
905–1380 1212 80-85% 16 53.00–63.00 $57.99 $703 —
895–1540 1234 80-85% 61 47.00–59.00 $51.32 $633 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1045 866 85-90% 13 34.00–44.00 $40.79 $353 —
800–1195 990 85-90% 17 40.00–50.00 $44.62 $442 —
950–1065 1002 85-90% 12 47.00–55.00 $52.75 $529 +9.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1585 1478 75-80% 5 47.00–52.00 $50.66 $749 —
1475–1550 1513 75-80% 3 42.00–46.00 $44.37 $671 —
1215–1690 1595 75-80% 5 58.00–60.00 $58.30 $930 +8.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1575 1301 6 61.00–72.00 $68.42 $890 —
1265–2070 1630 5 80.00–89.00 $83.98 $1,369 —
1255–2140 1681 9 73.50–79.00 $75.89 $1,276 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 300.00–400.00 $342.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 375.00–570.00 $468.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 625.00–780.00 $702.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 815.00–885.00 $861.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $862.50
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 580.00–630.00 $605.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00–750.00 $740.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00–525.00 $512.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.