Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

2,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.23/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 524 lb · 54 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.68/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 430 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.12/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 528 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,576	578	4,532
Feeder cattle	2,089	456	3,839
Slaughter cattle	355	71	395
Replacement cattle	132	51	298

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 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
295	295	3	174.00–176.00	$175.00	$516	—
315–345	325	10	165.00–190.00	$178.74	$581	+1.30
355–375	373	12	155.00–177.00	$168.64	$629	+8.64
400–445	411	13	143.00–170.00	$151.53	$623	+8.03
455–475	469	9	135.00–150.00	$143.07	$671	+8.57
502 value added	502	5	144.00	$144.00	$723	—
505–535	521	9	133.00–149.00	$140.12	$730	+12.13
555–592	580	20	120.00–142.00	$134.89	$782	+10.87
605–610 value added	608	5	121.00–125.00	$122.59	$745	—
615–640	625	3	122.50–132.00	$125.81	$786	+6.63
660–695	666	19	115.00–131.00	$129.75	$864	+14.16
660–693 value added	685	4	126.00–130.00	$126.96	$870	—
883 value added	883	7	107.00	$107.00	$945	—
915	915	1	102.00	$102.00	$933	+8.01
1010	1010	1	90.00	$90.00	$909	—
1059 value added	1059	10	101.00	$101.00	$1,070	—
1185	1185	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	320	12	136.00–170.00	$150.38	$481	-2.12
360–390	375	11	150.00–162.00	$152.48	$572	+6.28
405–445	423	13	140.00–155.00	$145.67	$616	—
455–495	475	10	132.50–142.00	$135.95	$646	+6.93
515–545	532	9	117.50–146.00	$129.31	$688	+4.31
555–595	581	8	112.50–136.00	$127.68	$742	+11.35
615–640	627	6	113.00–126.00	$120.64	$756	+8.64
675	675	2	120.00	$120.00	$810	—
755	755	1	103.00	$103.00	$778	-1.50
870	870	1	91.00	$91.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	4	133.00	$133.00	$332	—
325–345	329	5	148.00–155.00	$151.56	$499	—
360–395	379	4	135.00–144.00	$139.75	$530	+7.27
445	445	1	122.00	$122.00	$543	—
455–465	460	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$563	+3.46
505–528	523	6	110.00–117.00	$112.64	$589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	—
255–295	283	15	121.00–140.00	$128.58	$364	—
305–342	332	29	112.00–132.00	$128.50	$427	+4.02
355–395	372	11	118.00–135.00	$124.01	$461	+4.07
400–445	430	43	112.50–128.00	$119.68	$515	+4.51
455–490	474	24	110.00–125.00	$118.48	$562	+8.65
505–545	524	54	103.00–116.00	$110.23	$578	+6.99
555–595	578	15	105.00–115.00	$109.59	$633	+7.89
620–645	633	8	104.00–110.00	$107.53	$681	+9.51
655–680	663	6	102.00–105.00	$103.03	$683	+8.81
720	720	1	100.00	$100.00	$720	+7.26
760–790	772	3	89.00–100.00	$93.75	$724	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	137.50–138.00	$137.75	$355	—
310–345	320	14	121.00–138.00	$128.86	$412	—
360–395	379	26	124.00–142.00	$129.95	$493	+3.00
405–449	431	29	120.00–135.00	$124.85	$538	+3.83
455–495	477	31	114.00–130.00	$121.44	$579	+4.70
505–545	528	37	110.00–125.00	$119.12	$629	+6.04
550–595	568	11	107.00–121.00	$112.45	$639	+3.22
600–645	624	29	103.00–118.00	$110.31	$688	+2.09
675–690	680	4	102.00–113.00	$106.24	$722	—
770–775	773	3	97.00–98.00	$97.33	$752	-1.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	122.50–124.00	$123.24	$333	+7.18
320–345	335	6	113.00–118.00	$115.12	$386	+1.82
365–395	379	8	102.00–115.00	$111.36	$422	+2.07
405–445	428	12	105.00–120.00	$109.75	$470	+2.76
455–495	480	11	97.00–116.00	$104.13	$500	-0.56
505–545	521	8	94.00–107.00	$99.72	$520	+0.72
555–575	570	6	91.00–101.00	$96.14	$548	-1.37
610–645	628	3	95.00–99.00	$96.98	$609	+4.98
670	670	2	92.00	$92.00	$616	—
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	—
795	795	1	85.00	$85.00	$676	+3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	293	5	162.50–170.00	$165.52	$485	-5.73
320–345	335	5	152.50–175.00	$158.61	$531	-1.98
355–395	379	17	141.00–175.00	$151.42	$574	+3.84
404–445	423	25	138.00–152.00	$148.12	$627	+9.65
443 fancy	443	3	167.50	$167.50	$742	—
455–490	475	28	130.00–150.00	$140.55	$668	+10.56
505–545	530	20	122.00–142.00	$133.49	$707	+9.26
555–590	569	21	116.00–135.00	$123.64	$704	+5.32
605–635	624	9	114.00–120.00	$117.00	$730	+4.74
660–695	685	12	108.00–118.00	$113.64	$778	+3.14
705–745	716	4	99.00–112.00	$105.58	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	—
260–275	270	5	155.00–162.00	$157.33	$425	-1.52
315–345	329	7	142.50–160.00	$153.02	$503	+1.27
360–395	377	13	133.00–157.00	$146.39	$552	+4.02
400–446	429	19	125.00–147.00	$139.48	$598	+7.85
455–495	473	23	123.00–137.00	$132.12	$625	+8.69
500–545	525	16	120.00–132.00	$126.99	$667	+4.81
555–595	569	26	102.00–126.00	$119.34	$679	+6.03
605–645	623	12	107.00–116.00	$112.10	$698	+6.03
655–696	675	14	98.00–112.00	$104.74	$707	+6.24
755–780	768	2	95.00–102.00	$98.56	$757	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	135.00–140.00	$137.35	$446	—
355–395	384	5	127.00–145.00	$132.39	$508	-3.77
405–445	435	12	118.00–135.00	$124.42	$541	-1.63
460–485	473	15	107.00–127.00	$118.53	$561	+4.52
505–525	518	4	92.00–122.00	$108.09	$560	-8.91
555–595	576	6	92.00–114.00	$102.90	$593	—
605–645	623	6	90.00–104.00	$99.37	$619	+3.91
705–730	718	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$643	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1195	1040	85-90%	22	34.00–49.00	$43.62	$454	—
800–1165	1044	85-90%	46	37.00–55.00	$48.66	$508	—
995–1190	1067	85-90%	26	48.00–61.00	$54.80	$585	+3.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1235	1138	80-85%	11	43.00–52.00	$48.63	$553	+0.63
1005–1435	1245	80-85%	46	47.50–62.00	$54.74	$682	—
1105–1595	1298	80-85%	22	54.00–67.00	$60.04	$779	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1715	1394	75-80%	4	56.00–66.00	$61.30	$855	—
1130–1635	1461	75-80%	8	49.00–54.00	$51.72	$756	-1.06
1285–1685	1468	75-80%	16	49.00–60.00	$55.34	$812	+2.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1905	1506	11	61.00–75.00	$70.94	$1,068	—
1275–2265	1739	13	70.00–81.00	$77.23	$1,343	—
1450–2170	1855	12	81.00–85.00	$83.49	$1,549	—

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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	6	375.00–475.00	$425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1005	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	835.00–875.00	$855.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,010.00	$965.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	700.00–1,000.00	$807.06
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	525.00–950.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	450.00–650.00	$588.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	350.00–400.00	$375.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	455.00–775.00	$631.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–600.00	$520.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	675.00–775.00	$708.33

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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)	Open	11	810.00–950.00	$869.55	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	740.00–950.00	$888.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	525.00–675.00	$600.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–835.00	$720.00	—

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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.