Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.83/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.08/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 523 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.17/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $473/hd at 411 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	578	1,805	4,532
Feeder cattle	456	1,372	3,839
Slaughter cattle	71	187	395
Replacement cattle	51	246	298

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was active with good 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
330–345	338	2	175.00–180.00	$177.44	$600	+13.39
390	390	2	160.00	$160.00	$624	+13.77
405	405	2	142.00–145.00	$143.50	$581	+0.60
455–495	472	3	132.50–137.00	$134.50	$635	-0.13
530–545	541	4	127.00–130.00	$127.99	$692	-1.29
560–595	583	6	123.00–126.00	$124.02	$723	+1.47
635–645	638	11	118.00–120.00	$119.18	$760	+0.20
670–695	685	5	114.00–117.00	$115.59	$792	-2.26
705–710	708	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$800	+2.33
905–930	918	2	93.00–95.00	$93.99	$863	+1.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	152.50	$152.50	$465	+3.85
360–370	365	2	142.50–150.00	$146.20	$534	+6.42
475–495	485	2	128.00–130.00	$129.02	$626	+0.53
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	—
590	590	3	115.00–119.00	$116.33	$686	+0.33
645	645	1	112.00	$112.00	$722	+0.99
705–745	728	3	105.00–109.00	$106.99	$779	—
760–765	763	4	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$797	-0.50
845	845	1	96.00	$96.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$494	+0.73
455–460	458	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$545	-1.98
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$415	-0.75
355–390	374	9	115.00–125.00	$119.94	$449	-0.87
400–440	411	11	114.00–118.00	$115.17	$473	+0.91
450–490	475	17	106.00–112.00	$109.83	$522	-1.88
505–545	516	5	101.00–106.00	$103.24	$533	-3.44
555–595	579	7	100.00–104.00	$101.70	$589	-1.90
605–645	631	6	95.00–100.00	$98.02	$619	±0.00
655–680	666	4	90.00–96.00	$94.22	$628	+4.22
705–745	723	4	91.00–95.00	$92.74	$671	+5.07
850	850	1	82.00	$82.00	$697	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	125.00–129.00	$126.95	$463	+0.76
405–440	418	5	120.00–124.00	$121.02	$506	-0.82
455–490	479	8	114.00–120.00	$116.74	$559	+2.60
505–545	523	11	110.00–115.00	$113.08	$591	+0.73
565–585	575	4	108.00–111.00	$109.23	$628	+1.07
615–640	623	4	105.00–110.00	$108.22	$674	+0.88
705–715	710	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$706	-4.97
770–775	773	2	98.00–99.00	$98.50	$761	+13.50
845	845	1	95.00	$95.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	115.00–117.00	$116.06	$323	-13.94
310–335	318	3	112.00–114.00	$113.30	$360	-4.56
355–395	368	3	108.00–110.00	$109.29	$402	-1.66
440–445	442	3	105.00–108.00	$106.99	$473	-1.14
455–485	470	3	104.00–106.00	$104.69	$492	+1.12
535–540	538	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$533	-1.66
565–590	578	2	97.00–98.00	$97.51	$564	+5.73
645	645	3	90.00–95.00	$92.00	$593	—
790–795	793	2	80.00–83.00	$81.50	$646	+1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	263	3	150.00–172.00	$158.85	$418	-6.93
315–345	331	4	140.00–164.00	$151.75	$502	+6.33
360–395	377	6	135.00–152.00	$142.37	$537	+5.36
415–445	428	7	130.00–136.00	$131.63	$563	+2.58
450–495	476	7	120.00–127.00	$123.43	$588	-3.54
505–525	514	5	120.00–124.00	$122.18	$628	+7.23
565–585	572	3	109.00–120.00	$113.31	$648	+4.84
600–645	627	7	103.00–111.00	$106.07	$665	+3.51
665–690	676	4	97.00–100.00	$98.50	$666	+1.89
705–715	710	2	90.00–94.00	$91.99	$653	-2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	167.50–175.00	$171.25	$505	+7.08
305–345	320	7	150.00–170.00	$160.59	$514	-2.76
365–390	378	2	145.00–150.00	$147.58	$558	-2.24
420–430	425	2	136.00–141.00	$138.47	$588	+5.32
455–475	466	5	128.00–132.00	$129.99	$606	+1.82
520–545	536	4	122.00–126.00	$124.23	$666	+1.00
570–590	580	3	115.00–121.00	$118.32	$686	+2.14
620–645	636	4	111.00–113.00	$112.26	$714	+2.58
675–680	678	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$749	+4.16
815	815	1	99.00	$99.00	$807	+5.00
850	850	1	90.00	$90.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	5	125.00–144.00	$136.16	$511	+11.70
405–445	425	2	125.00–127.00	$126.05	$536	+7.72
465–475	470	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$536	+1.59
540	540	1	117.00	$117.00	$632	+12.35
615–645	630	2	94.00–97.00	$95.46	$601	-0.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1210	1118	80-85%	2	48.00	$48.00	$537	—
830–1415	1168	80-85%	22	50.00–60.00	$55.24	$645	+1.44
980–1340	1181	80-85%	5	56.00–62.00	$58.85	$695	+5.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1020	970	85-90%	2	33.00–35.00	$33.95	$329	-15.21
950–1405	1083	85-90%	7	45.00–55.00	$51.80	$561	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1595	1463	75-80%	4	49.00–56.00	$52.78	$772	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1730	1413	3	73.00–76.00	$74.82	$1,057	—
1255–1895	1589	7	78.00–82.00	$80.46	$1,279	—

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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	5	405.00–495.00	$450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
900–1010	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	780.00–830.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–625.00	$575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–500.00	$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.