Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

3,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.40/cwt ≈ $897/hd at 715 lb · 70 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $130.28/cwt +5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 623 lb · 60 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $129.86/cwt +10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 792 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,232	4,835	2,581
Feeder cattle	2,791	4,095	2,013
Slaughter cattle	254	574	206
Replacement cattle	187	166	362

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
273	273	3	177.00	$177.00	$483	—
310–345	334	20	167.00–175.00	$169.31	$565	—
355–395	370	31	155.00–170.00	$163.08	$603	-2.70
405–445	422	24	149.00–158.00	$155.29	$655	-5.77
460–480	468	17	140.00–150.00	$146.75	$687	-1.31
500–535	520	18	132.00–142.00	$137.90	$717	+0.92
563 value added	563	9	137.00	$137.00	$771	—
550–595	568	29	125.00–141.00	$132.18	$751	-3.22
600–645	615	16	121.00–132.00	$126.87	$780	-3.13
650–675	661	25	118.00–134.00	$127.76	$844	+4.59
685 value added	685	11	130.50	$130.50	$894	—
725	725	1	112.50	$112.50	$816	—
755–782	776	9	110.00–125.00	$116.65	$905	-2.86
795 value added	795	45	132.50	$132.50	$1,053	—
811–825	814	9	114.00–121.00	$119.42	$972	+1.42
948 value added	948	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	321	5	152.50–165.00	$157.29	$505	-10.13
375–395	383	3	145.00–154.00	$148.97	$571	-6.93
405–441	428	29	135.00–152.00	$146.84	$628	-0.29
455–495	473	20	127.50–139.00	$134.15	$635	-12.71
515–545	538	35	125.00–142.25	$137.57	$740	-0.23
565–595	584	12	125.00–130.00	$127.66	$746	-5.54
605–643	623	60	112.50–133.75	$130.28	$812	+5.74
656–685	668	13	115.00–121.00	$117.43	$784	-4.29
700–747	721	11	112.00–123.00	$118.58	$855	-0.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	362	7	136.00–147.00	$141.79	$513	+9.54
405–445	421	5	130.00–132.00	$130.85	$551	-11.18
505–535	520	4	120.00–124.00	$121.94	$634	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	140.00	$140.00	$301	—
280	280	3	127.00	$127.00	$356	-6.85
300–345	326	40	125.00–135.00	$130.56	$426	-3.43
355–395	376	39	115.00–128.00	$124.96	$470	-8.04
410–445	425	49	112.50–128.00	$121.02	$514	-5.97
455–495	480	40	112.50–125.00	$116.75	$560	-0.20
500–547	528	46	105.00–122.00	$114.24	$603	+0.94
555–595	574	43	105.00–116.00	$107.53	$617	-2.54
605–640	620	20	102.00–111.00	$105.32	$653	-2.68
625	625	1	112.50	$112.50	$703	+4.50
675–695	688	8	98.00–106.00	$101.48	$698	-3.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	22	130.00–142.00	$135.92	$435	-3.64
350–395	380	48	129.00–135.00	$132.56	$504	-1.68
400–445	425	44	124.00–134.00	$128.54	$546	-3.38
455–485	465	35	118.00–130.00	$123.01	$572	+0.09
505–540	521	17	115.00–125.00	$119.69	$624	+0.73
530	530	1	141.00	$141.00	$747	+22.04
550–590	571	27	109.00–125.00	$116.61	$666	-0.19
605–635	619	25	107.00–113.00	$110.53	$684	-0.42
655–680	666	18	98.00–110.00	$105.05	$700	-5.34
710	710	2	105.00	$105.00	$746	-17.99
750	750	14	111.00	$111.00	$832	+5.50
783 value added	783	16	120.00	$120.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	4	132.00–135.00	$133.52	$304	—
255–290	273	6	128.00–130.00	$128.94	$352	—
305–340	322	15	107.50–126.00	$119.81	$386	+10.81
355–375	371	17	112.50–120.00	$118.23	$439	+9.01
420–445	433	21	110.00–122.00	$113.55	$492	+2.71
460–495	486	19	97.50–118.00	$108.96	$530	-0.17
505–540	522	20	88.00–113.00	$102.30	$534	-1.60
550–565	561	6	100.00–110.00	$102.30	$574	+0.56
625–645	632	3	99.00–100.00	$99.66	$630	+14.66
725	725	2	90.00	$90.00	$652	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715 value added	715	70	125.40	$125.40	$897	—

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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	269	13	160.00–164.00	$161.06	$433	-6.13
300–345	327	16	152.00–167.00	$157.95	$516	+4.20
350–395	379	22	145.00–167.00	$148.58	$563	+0.51
400–445	430	42	134.00–152.00	$141.39	$608	-3.05
455–495	473	44	124.00–144.00	$131.12	$620	-4.03
510–545	528	28	116.00–132.00	$123.47	$652	-2.07
555–595	584	17	110.00–125.00	$114.65	$670	-8.96
605–640	632	22	98.00–117.00	$107.72	$681	+1.01
660–695	681	7	100.00–110.00	$104.26	$710	-3.21
715–725	721	5	99.00–100.00	$99.60	$718	-5.40
765	765	2	95.00	$95.00	$727	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	7	168.00–180.00	$172.18	$477	-5.08
300–345	331	36	137.50–175.00	$166.21	$550	-1.08
350–395	375	22	155.00–170.00	$159.88	$600	+2.35
400–445	425	38	142.50–166.00	$152.63	$649	+0.95
450–495	472	30	134.00–152.00	$140.93	$665	+3.29
505–545	521	26	125.00–135.00	$128.39	$669	-3.13
560–585	572	16	117.00–125.00	$121.19	$693	-3.13
600–640	627	13	107.50–115.00	$112.13	$703	+4.96
670–675	671	8	107.50–110.00	$108.94	$731	-2.12
715–730	724	6	103.00–106.00	$105.00	$760	-7.00
840	840	2	85.00	$85.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	217	5	155.00–160.00	$157.03	$341	+16.08
255–275	262	3	147.00–150.00	$148.95	$390	—
325–335	331	9	137.00–140.00	$138.55	$459	+2.34
380–395	389	10	130.00–145.00	$133.16	$518	-1.04
400–440	421	21	124.00–137.00	$131.19	$552	-0.22
455–490	473	15	115.00–128.00	$119.55	$565	-5.15
500–525	519	5	110.00–120.00	$118.00	$612	+7.44
555–590	571	4	105.00–113.00	$110.00	$628	+0.44
615	615	1	107.00	$107.00	$658	-2.98
695	695	2	99.00	$99.00	$688	-3.36
715–745	730	2	92.00–94.00	$92.98	$679	-7.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1435	1170	80-85%	75	50.00–63.00	$58.45	$684	+7.78
980–1400	1201	80-85%	19	48.00–56.50	$54.47	$654	—
1030–1390	1208	80-85%	22	57.00–69.00	$64.45	$779	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1355	944	85-90%	12	33.00–43.00	$39.90	$377	—
790–1095	956	85-90%	19	43.00–51.00	$47.67	$456	—
1080	1080	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$562	-5.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	75-80%	1	53.00	$53.00	$665	—
1025–1735	1447	75-80%	16	51.00–63.00	$57.38	$830	—
1755–1775	1765	75-80%	2	69.00–71.00	$69.99	$1,235	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1855	1468	10	71.00–77.00	$74.81	$1,098	—
1050–1965	1622	3	81.00–84.00	$82.97	$1,346	—
1260–2095	1812	11	74.00–86.00	$81.14	$1,470	—

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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	9	400.00–575.00	$450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	730.00–750.00	$740.00
995–1015	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–860.00	$830.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	700.00–950.00	$816.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	600.00–750.00	$661.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	975.00–1,100.00	$1,036.36
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,065.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–675.00	$625.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–725.00	$700.00

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)	2	340.00–500.00	$420.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	660.00–890.00	$775.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	910.00–1,275.00	$1,032.59	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	590.00–875.00	$763.53	—

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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.