Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

4,284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.58/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 525 lb · 77 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.10/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 571 lb · 75 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $121.58/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 567 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,284	2,272	3,269
Feeder cattle	3,522	1,929	2,604
Slaughter cattle	542	255	334
Replacement cattle	220	88	331

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	336	6	135.00–147.00	$141.21	$474	-3.29
370–375	374	9	130.00–137.00	$132.33	$495	-5.60
405–441	432	8	133.00–135.00	$134.51	$581	+2.05
455–495	473	11	125.00–135.00	$128.07	$606	+2.87
505–547	539	27	121.00–125.00	$124.64	$672	+2.29
550–585	566	67	116.00–132.00	$121.53	$688	+4.16
579	579	8	122.00	$122.00	$706	+4.63
605–645	618	45	111.00–120.00	$117.04	$723	+3.90
654–683	666	43	108.00–118.00	$113.87	$758	+4.35
700–725	714	10	102.50–111.00	$109.04	$779	+6.54
760	760	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$809	+4.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	152.00–160.00	$154.61	$506	-3.46
365–395	387	5	144.00–151.00	$146.13	$566	-0.87
400–448	431	23	133.00–145.00	$138.12	$595	+9.12
460–470	461	7	130.00–135.00	$133.85	$617	—
505–519	513	36	118.00–142.00	$137.89	$707	+13.57
555–576	571	9	123.00–127.50	$123.70	$706	+3.70
610–630	629	25	123.00–133.00	$132.22	$832	+7.22
670–685	676	5	112.00–121.00	$115.80	$783	+2.95
712–745	719	13	112.00–117.00	$113.01	$813	+1.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	1	142.00	$142.00	$416	—
305–340	328	6	110.00–135.00	$126.04	$413	-12.46
370–395	389	5	105.00–127.50	$120.04	$467	-8.89
405–440	416	4	120.00–127.50	$124.40	$518	+3.34
459–475	463	10	120.00–124.00	$122.98	$569	+4.32
500–545	540	17	115.00–116.00	$115.89	$626	+2.62
560–590	579	12	112.00–117.50	$112.51	$651	+15.12
625–645	633	10	105.00–110.00	$107.30	$679	—
675–685	680	5	97.00–107.00	$103.21	$702	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	236	4	130.00–137.50	$132.42	$313	—
255–295	269	5	127.00–137.50	$131.97	$355	+10.84
305–345	320	37	108.00–137.00	$127.12	$407	+8.52
355–395	378	24	101.00–127.00	$120.45	$455	-0.18
413 unweaned	413	16	112.00	$112.00	$463	—
405–445	425	40	100.00–122.50	$114.94	$488	+1.61
454–495	469	66	92.00–117.50	$109.84	$515	+0.19
503 unweaned	503	6	102.00	$102.00	$513	—
500–545	527	71	88.00–112.50	$108.05	$569	+2.57
555–595	573	22	100.00–108.00	$103.91	$595	+2.78
600–631	622	23	95.00–105.00	$101.57	$632	+6.39
655–685	675	5	94.00–96.00	$94.59	$638	+1.73
705–745	725	8	90.00–93.00	$91.88	$666	-0.78
775–786	783	4	82.00–87.00	$85.76	$672	-5.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	140.00	$140.00	$294	—
300–345	325	5	119.00–136.00	$126.18	$410	—
355–390	370	12	113.00–134.00	$121.44	$449	-10.56
405–440	420	34	108.00–132.00	$119.13	$500	+0.20
450–495	470	23	102.00–127.00	$116.92	$550	+3.64
500–540	515	49	101.00–120.00	$114.77	$591	+3.45
520	520	2	111.00	$111.00	$577	-0.32
550	550	1	114.00	$114.00	$627	+4.69
550–595	571	74	99.00–117.00	$110.05	$628	+0.74
600–639	617	38	99.00–113.00	$107.63	$664	+0.63
655	655	7	109.00	$109.00	$714	+6.16
650–690	665	18	96.00–111.00	$106.58	$709	+3.74
667 value added	667	36	118.00	$118.00	$787	—
702–720	716	21	94.00–105.00	$103.26	$739	+5.26
719 value added	719	7	103.00	$103.00	$741	—
790	790	1	95.00	$95.00	$750	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	237	3	117.00–125.00	$119.70	$284	—
285	285	1	127.50	$127.50	$363	+8.35
305–345	328	17	94.00–120.00	$107.35	$352	-1.76
350–395	375	9	106.00–120.00	$112.38	$421	+4.34
410–445	423	32	87.00–115.00	$105.36	$446	+1.43
460–495	473	16	94.00–110.00	$103.62	$490	-0.64
510–540	528	22	91.00–102.00	$96.51	$510	+2.46
550–595	575	9	90.00–97.00	$93.38	$537	+2.01
620–625	624	15	80.00–94.00	$89.03	$556	+1.51
700–745	724	8	70.00–85.00	$77.16	$559	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	+0.93
310–345	327	7	125.00–147.50	$141.48	$463	-0.03
350–395	371	18	119.00–146.00	$135.96	$504	+2.03
400–445	421	23	117.00–135.00	$127.13	$535	+1.70
450–495	477	33	110.00–130.00	$122.43	$584	+1.53
500–542	523	62	94.00–125.00	$118.04	$617	+1.22
554–595	568	34	90.00–116.00	$110.04	$625	+0.92
600–645	627	26	95.00–115.00	$105.97	$664	+4.57
665–695	677	29	92.00–104.00	$95.62	$647	+1.28
710–740	727	10	90.00–97.50	$93.06	$677	+0.05
755	755	2	87.00	$87.00	$657	-4.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	284	9	158.00–167.50	$162.31	$461	+4.97
310–345	329	11	150.00–162.50	$155.07	$510	+0.72
370–390	383	10	125.00–148.00	$136.05	$521	-8.69
400–445	424	21	122.00–140.00	$131.21	$556	-5.20
450–490	463	22	120.00–140.00	$128.25	$594	-8.75
500–545	526	27	104.00–135.00	$120.54	$634	-9.46
560 value added	560	10	130.00	$130.00	$728	—
555–595	575	20	99.00–129.00	$116.96	$673	+3.97
615–635	623	9	101.00–115.00	$108.44	$676	-1.24
670–695	683	4	106.00–108.00	$107.01	$731	-5.56
705–730	720	6	96.00–110.00	$101.82	$733	—
770	770	1	95.00	$95.00	$732	-4.74
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	-1.79
275–285	280	3	137.50–142.50	$140.01	$392	+4.45
315–335	331	7	107.00–135.00	$124.94	$414	-7.43
350–395	372	10	80.00–136.00	$118.65	$441	-5.33
405–445	422	16	100.00–127.00	$116.95	$494	+1.96
460–495	481	25	95.00–120.00	$112.10	$539	+2.41
505–545	527	21	105.00–115.00	$110.09	$580	+0.68
550–590	576	16	100.00–110.00	$103.90	$598	+5.58
605–645	619	9	80.00–103.00	$93.31	$578	+3.31
660–675	665	10	70.00–92.00	$84.77	$564	-2.23
715–745	728	4	79.00–85.00	$82.97	$604	+0.97
775–790	783	2	79.00–82.50	$80.77	$632	+4.25
800	800	1	77.00	$77.00	$616	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1475	1201	80-85%	42	40.00–49.00	$45.28	$544	-12.71
850–1545	1227	80-85%	57	45.00–58.00	$50.34	$618	-0.98
1015–1825	1293	80-85%	33	54.00–63.00	$56.30	$728	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1160	986	85-90%	22	31.00–43.00	$39.54	$390	-5.08
860–1125	986	85-90%	18	50.00–53.00	$51.26	$505	+6.64
815–1220	1003	85-90%	65	40.00–49.00	$45.31	$454	-7.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1395	1341	75-80%	4	47.00–49.00	$48.23	$647	—
1220–1505	1378	75-80%	12	51.00–62.00	$57.01	$786	—
1225–1720	1449	75-80%	38	45.00–55.00	$51.34	$744	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1955	1434	22	67.00–77.00	$72.27	$1,036	—
1045–2395	1666	32	70.00–84.00	$75.90	$1,264	+0.01
1610–1940	1808	7	80.00–87.00	$82.92	$1,499	—

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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	12	375.00–425.00	$400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	480.00	$480.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1050–1105	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–935.00	$917.50
1095–1215	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–750.00	$714.45
985–1440	1216	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00–900.00	$822.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	600.00–960.00	$818.47
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,030.00	$952.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–965	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–600.00	$516.61
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	325.00–600.00	$446.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	540.00–750.00	$637.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	550.00–650.00	$578.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	705.00	$705.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	625.00–675.00	$650.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	580.00	$580.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1530	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,110.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.