Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

1,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.17/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 484 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.16/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 576 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $129.28/cwt -8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 526 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,805	4,284	3,269
Feeder cattle	1,372	3,522	2,604
Slaughter cattle	187	542	334
Replacement cattle	246	220	331

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeders. 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
285	285	1	164.00	$164.00	$467	—
300–335	315	6	157.50–169.00	$164.05	$517	+9.44
355–395	382	8	142.00–150.00	$146.23	$559	+0.10
405–445	428	12	135.00–162.00	$142.90	$612	+4.78
455–495	474	12	129.00–160.00	$134.63	$638	+0.78
513–545	526	27	125.00–133.00	$129.28	$680	-8.61
555–595	571	9	118.00–129.00	$122.55	$700	-1.15
610–625	619	4	116.00–124.00	$118.98	$736	-13.24
640 value added	640	2	127.00	$127.00	$813	—
655–675	667	6	115.00–120.00	$117.85	$786	+2.05
720–745	735	3	109.00–113.00	$110.67	$813	-2.34
940	940	1	92.00	$92.00	$865	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	154.00–158.00	$156.04	$406	—
320–335	330	3	148.00–150.00	$148.65	$491	+7.44
370–395	379	4	138.00–143.00	$139.78	$530	+7.45
420–421	421	10	130.00–138.00	$136.60	$575	+2.09
455–495	483	6	122.50–130.00	$128.49	$621	+0.42
575–590	581	4	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$674	-6.00
625–640	633	4	110.00–113.00	$111.01	$703	-6.03
655–680	665	3	108.00–111.00	$109.65	$729	-4.22
770	770	2	105.00	$105.00	$808	-1.50
990	990	1	88.00	$88.00	$871	—
1025	1025	1	85.00	$85.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$447	+11.54
370–375	371	4	130.00–133.00	$131.75	$489	+11.71
475–480	478	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$578	-1.99
620	620	1	107.50	$107.50	$666	+0.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	140.00	$140.00	$413	—
300–335	321	7	130.00–139.00	$135.05	$434	+8.87
360–398	385	16	115.00–132.00	$126.19	$486	+4.75
400–445	430	15	111.00–135.00	$121.84	$524	+2.71
455–495	468	23	108.00–125.00	$114.14	$534	-2.78
505–545	531	18	106.00–125.00	$112.35	$597	+1.35
550–590	576	28	105.00–115.00	$108.16	$623	-1.89
600–640	627	17	102.00–112.00	$107.34	$673	-0.29
670	670	1	94.00	$94.00	$630	-12.58
675	675	1	107.00	$107.00	$722	+0.42
660–692	685	14	100.00–106.00	$102.93	$705	-3.65
700–735	713	3	102.50–107.00	$104.47	$745	+1.21
755	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	319	7	115.00–132.00	$125.23	$399	-1.89
355–395	376	19	105.00–130.00	$120.81	$454	+0.36
400	400	1	100.00	$100.00	$400	-14.94
400–445	418	23	105.00–122.00	$114.26	$478	-0.68
455–490	474	15	107.00–117.00	$111.71	$530	+1.87
500–545	529	21	104.00–112.50	$106.68	$564	-1.37
555–595	564	11	100.00–110.00	$103.60	$584	-0.31
600–645	617	3	95.00–100.00	$98.02	$605	-3.55
695	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	-4.59
715–745	728	3	75.00–96.00	$87.67	$638	-4.21
770–775	773	2	85.00–87.00	$86.00	$665	+0.24
810	810	1	85.00	$85.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	+2.50
305–345	328	3	115.00–122.50	$117.86	$387	+10.51
350–390	370	14	102.50–117.50	$110.95	$411	-1.43
410–440	428	16	95.00–112.50	$108.13	$463	+2.77
455–495	480	8	100.00–107.50	$103.57	$497	-0.05
505–545	535	12	97.50–102.00	$100.66	$539	+4.15
565–590	582	5	75.00–97.00	$91.78	$534	-1.60
680	680	1	70.00	$70.00	$476	—
745	745	2	65.00–85.00	$75.00	$559	-2.16
760	760	1	80.00	$80.00	$608	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350	—
255–290	264	8	160.00–180.00	$164.17	$433	+1.86
300–345	322	15	145.00–182.00	$163.35	$526	+8.28
355–395	372	10	135.00–170.00	$149.82	$557	+13.77
410–440	419	18	125.00–142.00	$133.15	$558	+1.94
455–495	484	29	115.00–132.00	$128.17	$620	-0.08
510–545	531	18	115.00–128.00	$123.23	$654	+2.69
555–595	573	10	112.00–121.00	$116.18	$666	-0.78
615–635	625	8	107.50–115.00	$109.68	$686	+1.24
665–685	675	6	102.00–112.00	$106.34	$718	-0.67
710–740	726	4	97.00–105.00	$100.99	$733	-0.83
755–780	768	3	95.00–97.50	$96.16	$739	+1.16
820	820	1	94.00	$94.00	$771	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	284	4	154.00–177.00	$165.78	$471	+15.78
305–340	327	15	135.00–170.00	$145.42	$476	+3.94
355–395	380	13	130.00–155.00	$137.01	$521	+1.05
410–445	419	21	122.50–135.00	$129.05	$541	+1.92
455–470	460	6	118.00–130.00	$126.97	$584	+4.54
500–546	533	21	105.00–122.50	$114.95	$613	-3.09
555–590	568	14	105.00–117.00	$108.47	$616	-1.57
600–635	618	15	99.00–110.00	$102.56	$634	-3.41
653–685	665	10	95.00–100.00	$96.61	$642	+0.99
700–715	711	7	92.50–97.50	$94.49	$672	+1.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	150.00	$150.00	$352	+10.00
285	285	1	140.00	$140.00	$399	-0.01
300–340	320	2	130.00–155.00	$141.72	$454	+16.78
350–380	368	10	120.00–140.00	$124.46	$458	+5.81
405–445	426	21	102.50–127.00	$118.33	$504	+1.38
465–490	474	17	110.00–120.00	$112.42	$533	+0.32
505–520	514	11	100.00–108.00	$104.65	$538	-5.44
555	555	1	97.50	$97.50	$541	-6.40
610–645	634	4	92.50–100.00	$95.65	$606	+2.34
660–675	668	2	87.50–92.50	$90.03	$601	+5.26
750–795	774	4	75.00–87.50	$83.71	$648	+2.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1240	1091	80-85%	22	41.00–56.00	$51.40	$561	—
925–1435	1158	80-85%	12	52.00–67.00	$58.65	$679	—
960–1445	1161	80-85%	35	46.00–62.00	$53.80	$625	—
1210	1210	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$666	+9.72
1235	1235	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$655	+2.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1045	910	85-90%	12	34.00–43.00	$39.47	$359	—
950	950	85-90%	1	48.00	$48.00	$456	—
810–1210	985	85-90%	4	46.00–52.00	$49.16	$484	+9.62
780–1335	1022	85-90%	27	40.00–49.00	$44.11	$451	-1.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1260	1250	75-80%	2	58.00	$58.00	$725	—
1090–1465	1277	75-80%	11	45.00–60.00	$53.66	$685	—
1180–1625	1394	75-80%	7	64.00–67.00	$65.43	$912	+8.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1910	1496	10	65.00–76.00	$71.89	$1,075	—
1525–1825	1635	4	80.00–81.00	$80.51	$1,316	—
1190–2075	1695	12	70.00–80.00	$76.64	$1,299	+0.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–800.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	380.00–535.00	$444.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
430–1290	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	430.00–660.00	$612.55
990–1223	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	470.00–660.00	$551.55
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
995–1725	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	600.00–1,050.00	$773.97
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	700.00–1,050.00	$791.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	535.00–700.00	$628.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00
865–1105	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	450.00–640.00	$508.97
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	305.00–450.00	$353.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	475.00–600.00	$542.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,775.00–1,875.00	$1,825.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,401.11
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,160.00

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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
975–1225	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–850.00	$783.52	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.