Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

6,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.56/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 569 lb · 95 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.53/cwt +9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 723 lb · 87 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.73/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 623 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,312	4,272	5,789
Feeder cattle	5,420	3,363	4,562
Slaughter cattle	750	647	787
Replacement cattle	142	262	440

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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
305	305	1	181.00	$181.00	$552	-9.32
350–365	358	2	183.00–190.00	$186.43	$667	+6.43
408–415	410	4	169.00–172.00	$169.76	$696	—
473–485	477	18	166.00–170.00	$168.40	$803	+0.37
508–545	518	17	160.00–167.00	$164.24	$851	+4.63
550–585	560	17	150.00–163.00	$159.27	$892	+7.83
565–570 value added	570	21	167.00	$167.00	$952	—
610–640	629	57	148.00–159.50	$153.56	$966	+10.44
635 value added	635	6	163.00	$163.00	$1,035	—
650–675	660	25	137.00–156.00	$147.40	$973	+11.40
660–672 value added	662	35	160.00–164.00	$160.58	$1,063	—
710 value added	710	45	147.00–154.50	$151.00	$1,072	—
715–745	737	42	132.00–143.50	$141.75	$1,045	+4.75
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	—
810	810	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	-17.81
350–390	368	13	164.00–180.00	$171.18	$630	-4.53
405–435	415	11	160.00–177.00	$163.28	$678	-3.81
455–495	482	22	155.00–167.00	$158.41	$764	+8.57
500–545	525	20	142.00–156.00	$150.60	$791	+0.52
550–595	564	26	140.00–153.00	$149.14	$841	+6.19
605–647	620	37	136.00–149.00	$145.42	$902	+7.83
635–645 value added	638	19	148.00–150.00	$149.47	$954	—
660 value added	660	5	148.00	$148.00	$977	—
650–675	664	9	122.00–140.00	$132.48	$880	-0.52
710–740	725	4	130.00–134.00	$131.73	$955	+3.06
765–795	783	17	126.00–132.00	$131.58	$1,030	-1.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	170.00–172.00	$171.31	$569	-8.69
375–390	384	13	163.00–168.00	$164.58	$632	-2.36
420–445	434	8	142.00–167.00	$155.46	$675	-2.85
450–490	480	13	140.00–155.00	$151.07	$725	+7.09
510–535	517	13	140.00–145.00	$144.52	$747	+5.30
565–590	576	4	130.00–140.00	$135.95	$783	—
755–795	775	2	118.00–120.00	$118.97	$922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	20	174.50	$174.50	$937	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	9	152.00–162.00	$156.16	$653	-3.84
450–495	471	29	145.00–152.00	$145.83	$687	+1.91
500–545	517	18	130.00–145.00	$136.43	$705	-5.90
541 value added	541	24	156.00	$156.00	$844	—
556–571 value added	564	43	143.00–153.50	$148.88	$840	—
555–595	574	52	127.00–149.00	$139.16	$799	-2.74
605–635	621	7	122.00–147.00	$134.79	$837	-3.35
612–635 value added	623	79	134.00–149.50	$147.79	$921	—
655–690	675	30	115.00–137.00	$132.47	$894	+6.25
705–730	718	16	119.00–135.00	$132.89	$954	+9.55
741–746 value added	743	38	140.50–144.00	$142.89	$1,062	—
753–760	754	9	125.00–126.00	$125.89	$949	+5.89
815–830	825	3	115.00–123.00	$117.63	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	13	146.00–158.00	$151.01	$495	-10.65
360–390	375	21	144.00–156.00	$149.91	$562	-3.05
400–445	426	73	135.00–152.00	$145.41	$619	+5.31
450–495	472	44	128.00–147.00	$139.95	$661	+4.64
500–545	518	53	122.00–147.00	$138.44	$717	+5.68
550–595	569	24	121.00–144.00	$132.43	$754	-0.57
600–640	622	26	113.00–139.00	$128.11	$797	+6.96
660–695	673	16	110.00–130.00	$123.19	$829	+0.48
715–745	741	20	120.00	$120.00	$889	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	128.00–132.00	$130.64	$376	—
305–340	313	9	140.00–148.00	$141.59	$443	-1.81
355–395	366	30	120.00–155.00	$137.33	$503	-3.59
400–445	423	29	117.00–147.00	$133.79	$566	-1.36
460–495	484	24	115.00–142.00	$132.51	$641	+2.11
510–545	526	9	117.00–135.00	$129.35	$680	+2.04
570–590	580	10	108.00–125.00	$119.14	$691	-2.90
600–645	626	9	105.00–125.00	$116.71	$731	+1.44
670–690	680	3	112.00–117.00	$113.69	$773	+3.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	7	158.00–185.00	$166.23	$552	-15.00
355–390	367	8	170.00–178.00	$170.97	$627	-2.87
405–444	425	45	152.00–167.00	$160.68	$683	-5.31
450–495	468	63	140.00–160.00	$151.67	$710	-2.41
505–545	527	52	135.00–155.00	$143.07	$754	-2.52
550–595	573	22	134.00–146.00	$137.99	$791	-0.05
591	591	15	131.00	$131.00	$774	-7.04
600–640	622	24	123.00–140.00	$129.76	$807	-3.25
650–695	671	8	120.00–138.00	$125.54	$842	-3.54
705–740	726	8	114.00–134.00	$118.02	$857	-6.10
795	795	1	116.00	$116.00	$922	+2.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	150.00–154.00	$152.67	$496	-15.09
350–390	375	13	146.00–167.00	$158.08	$593	-1.59
415–445	431	14	142.00–157.00	$149.61	$645	-4.06
455–495	485	20	130.00–147.00	$139.24	$675	-4.83
505–535	522	15	130.00–142.00	$136.88	$715	+3.01
550–595	571	30	120.00–133.00	$125.58	$717	-2.72
605–645	627	15	110.00–127.00	$120.30	$754	-3.21
655–685	669	7	110.00–120.00	$116.56	$780	-2.16
745	745	1	109.00	$109.00	$812	-5.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	180.00	$180.00	$612	-10.94
360–393	384	12	175.00–183.00	$177.61	$682	-6.15
410–448	430	19	167.00–172.50	$170.48	$733	-3.53
450–480	465	3	157.00–165.00	$159.58	$742	+2.58
505–540	518	25	142.00–158.00	$152.42	$790	-2.55
550–590	562	19	142.00–150.00	$146.86	$825	+6.78
605–630	614	4	140.00–142.00	$140.75	$864	+3.75
650–670	658	4	132.00–138.00	$135.02	$888	—
705–745	725	2	130.00	$130.00	$942	+2.52
750–760	755	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$925	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1495	1138	80-85%	91	63.00–75.00	$68.13	$775	—
905–1440	1162	80-85%	29	71.00–84.00	$74.50	$866	+10.82
865–1525	1177	80-85%	75	57.00–69.00	$63.98	$753	-2.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1145	1050	85-90%	23	55.00–80.00	$64.97	$682	—
720–1200	1059	85-90%	52	38.00–65.00	$58.46	$619	—
765–1285	1072	85-90%	44	45.00–71.00	$63.90	$685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1610	1356	75-80%	44	65.00–69.00	$66.41	$901	—
1100–1760	1356	75-80%	41	66.00–77.00	$72.79	$987	—
1180–1695	1398	75-80%	3	72.00–80.00	$76.21	$1,065	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1890	1476	16	72.00–92.00	$85.79	$1,266	—
1155–2185	1713	26	89.00–99.00	$93.97	$1,610	—
1500–2115	1721	10	96.00–110.00	$101.78	$1,752	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–875	749	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	425.00–610.00	$534.98

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	415.00–550.00	$492.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1295	1243	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–860.00	$821.90
1315 fancy	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015 fancy	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1000–1085	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	670.00–950.00	$806.09
1005–1265	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,025.00	$921.17
1130–1560	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,097.69
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,050.00	$926.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00–675.00	$625.00
800–910	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–650.00	$579.82
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–890	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$711.09
990–1055	1023	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.79

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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
1280–1320	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,391.06	—

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	625.00–650.00	$637.50	—

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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.