Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

3,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.03/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 614 lb · 67 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.77/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 426 lb · 58 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $125.09/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 677 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,208	3,232	5,427
Feeder cattle	2,665	2,791	4,310
Slaughter cattle	373	254	571
Replacement cattle	170	187	546

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady 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
325–345	327	9	169.00–172.00	$170.23	$557	+0.92
360–395	381	6	161.00–174.00	$166.55	$635	+3.47
400–430	419	14	160.00–170.00	$163.90	$687	+8.61
454–480	464	14	149.00–157.00	$150.89	$700	+4.14
510–540	526	17	130.00–146.00	$138.96	$731	+1.06
550 value added	550	22	145.50	$145.50	$800	+8.50
555–580	572	18	130.00–142.00	$133.88	$766	+1.70
605–635	622	31	121.00–131.00	$125.39	$780	-1.48
650–690	677	55	117.00–129.00	$125.09	$847	-2.67
700–730	718	4	111.00–116.00	$112.97	$811	+0.47
765–780	779	20	110.00–126.00	$124.37	$969	+7.72
825	825	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,015	+3.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	167.00–168.00	$167.52	$469	—
320–325	325	11	160.00–166.00	$164.55	$535	+7.26
365–375	372	10	153.00–159.00	$156.58	$582	+7.61
405–445	425	19	148.00–155.00	$152.71	$649	+5.87
455–495	482	13	138.00–143.00	$139.34	$672	+5.19
515–540	528	9	125.00–139.00	$132.72	$701	-4.85
560–590	574	28	122.00–135.00	$128.81	$739	+1.15
645	645	1	115.00	$115.00	$742	-15.28
690	690	1	122.00	$122.00	$842	+4.57
745	745	3	114.00–122.00	$117.00	$872	-1.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	154.00	$154.00	$454	—
305–335	320	2	147.00–154.00	$150.66	$482	—
355–395	380	3	144.00–148.00	$145.70	$554	+3.91
405–425	417	3	142.00–145.00	$143.01	$596	+12.16
465	465	1	132.00	$132.00	$614	—
620–630	625	2	114.00–118.00	$116.02	$725	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	3	135.00–152.00	$140.18	$329	—
255–295	271	4	134.00–147.00	$142.71	$387	—
310–335	317	13	128.00–141.00	$134.72	$427	-1.20
361–395	374	16	130.00–137.00	$133.81	$500	+1.25
400–440	419	34	128.00–136.00	$131.60	$551	+3.06
435 value added	435	24	132.00	$132.00	$574	—
450–485	462	53	125.00–130.00	$126.05	$582	+3.04
500–540	519	18	115.00–125.00	$118.38	$614	-1.31
555–590	573	39	108.00–119.00	$114.41	$656	-2.20
600–645	614	67	106.00–117.00	$112.03	$688	+1.50
655–690	666	6	102.00–106.00	$104.16	$694	-0.89
680 value added	680	11	118.00	$118.00	$802	—
710–740	730	14	102.00–112.00	$109.23	$797	+4.23
750–795	782	19	102.00–109.00	$108.22	$846	-2.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	269	5	120.00–125.00	$123.14	$331	-3.86
310–340	331	12	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$414	-5.53
355–390	370	24	116.00–134.00	$127.86	$473	+2.90
400–445	422	39	120.00–128.00	$124.22	$524	+3.20
455–490	477	39	116.00–124.00	$119.18	$568	+2.43
500–540	525	43	104.00–116.00	$111.17	$584	-3.07
555–595	578	25	103.00–113.00	$109.64	$634	+2.11
615–630	622	13	103.00–111.00	$109.76	$683	+4.44
680–685	683	2	102.00–105.00	$103.49	$707	+2.01
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	116.00–120.00	$117.96	$277	-15.56
265	265	1	114.00	$114.00	$302	-14.94
315–345	324	7	112.00–120.00	$116.93	$379	-2.88
375–395	383	4	113.00–118.00	$114.75	$439	-3.48
405–445	431	9	110.00–118.00	$112.71	$486	-0.84
455–475	471	6	109.00–113.00	$110.99	$523	+2.03
515–545	536	10	101.00–107.00	$105.11	$563	+2.81
645	645	1	92.00	$92.00	$593	-7.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	20	160.00–174.00	$166.31	$541	+8.36
355–390	366	19	150.00–167.00	$161.20	$590	+12.62
400–445	428	37	135.00–158.00	$146.38	$627	+4.99
455–495	468	34	129.00–147.00	$137.86	$645	+6.74
505–545	526	24	120.00–129.00	$126.87	$667	+3.40
565–595	574	7	115.00–126.00	$121.03	$695	+6.38
615–645	629	8	105.00–119.00	$112.00	$704	+4.28
655–675	662	8	104.00–114.00	$106.98	$708	+2.72
730	730	1	98.00	$98.00	$715	-1.60
800	800	1	88.00	$88.00	$704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	211	5	186.00–192.00	$188.50	$398	—
255–290	279	6	155.00–178.00	$170.67	$476	-1.51
300–340	321	7	165.00–175.00	$170.59	$548	+4.38
355–380	365	21	164.00–180.00	$172.00	$628	+12.12
415–442	428	24	152.00–174.00	$161.77	$692	+9.14
455–490	468	13	139.00–150.00	$144.81	$678	+3.88
505–545	522	24	129.00–138.00	$133.46	$697	+5.07
555–585	573	9	127.00–134.00	$128.74	$738	+7.55
605–645	636	13	115.00–123.00	$119.06	$757	+6.93
660–685	677	6	108.00–117.00	$113.38	$768	+4.44
710–745	723	5	101.00–110.00	$104.21	$753	-0.79
775	775	4	101.00	$101.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	150.00–160.00	$154.67	$415	+5.72
320–330	323	4	160.00–162.00	$161.49	$522	+22.94
380–395	386	4	144.00–155.00	$148.29	$572	+15.13
400–445	430	16	130.00–143.00	$138.51	$596	+7.32
455–460	459	4	127.00–134.00	$130.24	$598	+10.69
570–595	583	2	105.00–108.00	$106.53	$621	-3.47
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	-7.00
725	725	5	100.00	$100.00	$725	+7.02
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1405	1163	80-85%	35	46.00–54.00	$50.81	$591	-7.64
880–1405	1185	80-85%	44	52.00–62.00	$58.47	$693	+0.02
1020–1585	1263	80-85%	26	57.00–71.00	$64.38	$813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1265	1008	85-90%	23	30.00–46.00	$42.13	$425	—
920–1140	1034	85-90%	21	49.00–56.00	$53.60	$554	—
775–1295	1050	85-90%	28	41.00–52.00	$45.93	$482	-6.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1615	1569	75-80%	4	61.00–65.00	$61.91	$971	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1810	1421	15	60.00–79.00	$70.70	$1,005	—
1335–2170	1500	11	81.00–94.00	$86.41	$1,296	—
1000–1875	1631	21	74.00–89.00	$79.67	$1,299	-3.30

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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	18	495.00–610.00	$552.50

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	780.00–850.00	$815.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	620.00–760.00	$666.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	560.00–600.00	$568.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	790.00–845.00	$803.75
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–700.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,040.00	$991.25

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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	22	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,290.91	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	900.00–1,075.00	$1,011.36	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–800.00	$775.00	—

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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.