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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

4,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.10/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 529 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $129.94/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 570 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.29/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 526 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,261 3,208 5,427
Feeder cattle 3,501 2,665 4,310
Slaughter cattle 558 373 571
Replacement cattle 202 170 546

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 327 10 140.00–170.00 $161.87 $529 -2.68
364–397 380 30 152.00–165.00 $158.21 $601 +1.63
400–445 426 7 130.00–152.00 $144.25 $615 -8.46
465–498 490 27 138.00–148.00 $145.29 $712 +5.95
505–548 529 52 130.00–140.00 $135.27 $716 +2.55
554–595 570 61 127.00–132.00 $129.94 $741 +1.13
610–644 631 17 120.00–128.00 $123.42 $779 +8.42
650–695 667 56 106.00–123.00 $121.32 $809 -0.68
725–730 726 5 115.00–118.00 $116.40 $845 -0.60
755–785 773 6 107.00–116.00 $112.82 $872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 165.00–170.00 $167.54 $477 —
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 -2.23
358–395 374 13 147.00–177.00 $167.39 $626 +0.84
410–425 422 10 156.00–167.00 $162.64 $686 -1.26
412–434 value added 422 16 155.00–159.00 $157.20 $663 —
455–475 464 5 137.00–155.00 $149.23 $692 -1.66
460–478 value added 469 19 148.50–152.00 $150.50 $706 —
505–540 525 6 133.00–143.00 $139.19 $731 +0.23
500–532 value added 526 54 138.00–141.25 $140.41 $739 —
555–595 586 40 128.00–136.00 $131.32 $770 -2.56
616 value added 616 10 128.00 $128.00 $788 —
625–630 626 7 128.00–131.00 $129.29 $809 +3.90
650–695 672 19 123.00–130.00 $126.95 $853 +1.86
720–745 735 4 117.00–124.00 $120.22 $884 +7.25
765–790 773 7 116.00–126.00 $121.80 $942 -2.57
866 value added 866 9 112.00 $112.00 $970 —
932 value added 932 5 113.00 $113.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 147.00–155.00 $150.79 $495 +0.13
360–390 372 9 145.00–157.00 $150.05 $558 +4.35
466–483 476 12 130.00–133.00 $131.78 $627 -0.22
525 525 2 124.00 $124.00 $651 —
725–745 732 3 110.00–113.00 $111.98 $820 —
780 780 1 102.00 $102.00 $796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 17 127.00–150.00 $136.46 $448 +1.74
350–395 377 29 123.00–147.00 $135.90 $512 +2.09
400–441 426 34 118.00–140.00 $130.12 $554 -1.48
451–485 467 44 113.00–135.00 $124.66 $582 -1.39
505–545 531 40 105.00–118.00 $114.43 $608 -3.95
566 value added 566 6 114.00 $114.00 $645 —
550–595 568 46 110.00–118.00 $113.69 $646 -0.72
605–645 625 26 108.00–116.00 $112.93 $706 +0.90
655–695 676 10 99.00–112.00 $106.92 $723 +2.76
707–710 value added 709 13 102.00–104.00 $102.92 $730 —
709–745 715 8 100.00–107.00 $104.10 $744 -5.13
755–785 767 3 91.00–106.00 $98.90 $759 -9.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 10 140.00–147.00 $143.70 $467 +18.67
370–395 382 20 106.00–140.00 $125.48 $479 -2.38
401–430 414 25 104.00–130.00 $124.63 $516 +0.41
455–495 470 49 107.00–128.00 $119.42 $561 +0.24
510–545 529 80 110.00–117.00 $113.10 $598 +1.93
550–580 566 32 96.00–114.00 $111.12 $629 +1.48
605–635 623 10 100.00–110.00 $107.30 $668 -2.46
675–695 683 4 100.00–105.00 $103.24 $705 -0.25
705–740 717 5 92.00–103.00 $97.77 $701 -4.23
770 770 1 84.00 $84.00 $647 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 313 7 98.00–130.00 $112.46 $352 -4.47
360–395 380 18 110.00–124.00 $119.05 $452 +4.30
425–440 431 10 105.00–120.00 $110.03 $474 -2.68
480–495 484 21 91.00–115.00 $107.33 $519 -3.66
505–540 521 8 87.00–110.00 $103.08 $537 -2.03
555–575 568 5 85.00–106.00 $100.24 $569 —
605–645 628 6 90.00–104.00 $96.62 $607 +4.62
665–695 685 3 80.00–85.00 $81.62 $559 —
705 705 2 80.00 $80.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 3 165.00–172.00 $167.48 $457 —
305 305 1 156.00 $156.00 $476 -10.31
375–395 386 11 135.00–157.00 $144.60 $558 -16.60
415–445 437 13 129.00–155.00 $143.97 $629 -2.41
455–490 474 34 120.00–144.00 $134.43 $637 -3.43
505–545 523 24 115.00–132.00 $125.03 $654 -1.84
550–595 570 46 102.00–126.00 $120.16 $685 -0.87
625–640 631 6 113.00–122.00 $118.46 $747 +6.46
665–695 680 10 102.00–115.00 $108.58 $738 +1.60
705–735 720 14 89.00–107.00 $98.52 $709 +0.52
760–795 776 9 83.00–105.00 $98.47 $764 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 195.00 $195.00 $410 +6.50
265–290 282 3 170.00–172.00 $170.63 $481 -0.04
305–340 328 20 160.00–182.00 $167.41 $549 -3.18
350–390 371 17 153.00–165.00 $158.81 $589 -13.19
400–435 424 28 150.00–165.00 $155.51 $659 -6.26
455–490 474 21 137.00–150.00 $144.34 $684 -0.47
505–525 515 12 118.00–140.00 $131.31 $676 -2.15
565–595 583 12 112.00–132.00 $121.00 $705 -7.74
600–645 619 10 105.00–125.00 $110.72 $685 -8.34
665 665 2 105.00 $105.00 $698 -8.38
705–745 720 9 90.00–110.00 $100.14 $721 -4.07
755–790 766 8 81.00–115.00 $104.02 $797 +3.02
800 800 1 93.00 $93.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $477 -18.99
360–390 375 2 125.00–130.00 $127.40 $478 -20.89
405–445 435 4 120.00–145.00 $137.65 $599 -0.86
455–495 472 15 115.00–130.00 $120.10 $567 -10.14
505–540 522 20 100.00–122.00 $107.46 $561 —
580 580 1 90.00 $90.00 $522 -16.53
625–645 636 4 87.00–110.00 $98.04 $624 -1.96
665–675 670 4 95.00–105.00 $98.47 $660 —
780 780 1 75.00 $75.00 $585 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1190 1050 85-90% 56 41.00–49.00 $45.23 $475 -0.70
845–1295 1055 85-90% 11 56.00–61.00 $57.84 $610 +11.91
900–1220 1079 85-90% 48 43.50–55.00 $51.37 $554 +5.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1615 1229 80-85% 50 52.00–62.00 $56.45 $694 —
1030–1410 1233 80-85% 38 48.00–55.00 $51.82 $639 —
1090–1385 1260 80-85% 26 57.00–67.00 $61.09 $770 -3.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1545 1401 75-80% 9 45.00–54.00 $50.03 $701 —
1250–1800 1403 75-80% 34 50.50–60.00 $56.60 $794 —
1385–1525 1473 75-80% 5 61.00–63.00 $62.00 $913 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–2105 1346 24 55.00–78.00 $73.06 $983 —
1065–2215 1652 26 70.00–83.50 $78.26 $1,293 —
1770–2155 1884 11 82.00–85.00 $83.82 $1,579 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 450.00–550.00 $525.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 40 575.00–800.00 $687.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 600.00–1,250.00 $881.54
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–825.00 $741.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 500.00–550.00 $525.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 450.00–550.00 $499.55
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 635.00–725.00 $702.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 400.00–825.00 $721.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 725.00–900.00 $841.67 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 550.00–650.00 $600.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $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.