Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

3,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.92/cwt -12.81 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 627 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.48/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 521 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $150.90/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 478 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,090	6,312	2,496
Feeder cattle	2,376	5,420	1,890
Slaughter cattle	538	750	322
Replacement cattle	176	142	284

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	375	4	171.00–181.00	$176.74	$663	+5.56
415–445	430	8	160.00–172.00	$163.44	$703	+0.16
450–495	476	19	153.00–160.00	$155.70	$741	-2.71
505–540	530	22	145.00–152.00	$148.22	$786	-2.38
550–595	572	20	139.00–149.00	$144.71	$828	-4.43
600–645	626	9	135.00–150.00	$142.50	$892	-2.92
650–690	672	6	130.00–137.00	$134.09	$901	+1.61
755–790	773	4	126.00–133.00	$129.42	$1,000	-2.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	187.00	$187.00	$683	+0.57
405–433	429	11	173.50–180.00	$174.80	$750	+5.04
450	450	1	167.00	$167.00	$752	-1.40
515–525	522	5	155.00–160.00	$156.39	$816	-7.85
550–584	578	7	147.00–155.00	$148.86	$860	-10.41
610–630	619	20	145.00–157.50	$152.04	$941	-1.52
650–695	672	23	135.00–153.00	$141.51	$951	-5.89
705–735	717	5	134.00–145.00	$139.42	$1,000	-2.33
760–795	785	4	128.00–131.00	$129.50	$1,017	+9.50
820–830	825	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,006	-11.00
865	865	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,081	—
865 value added	865	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	167.00	$167.00	$593	+2.42
425–435	431	13	147.00–162.00	$154.94	$668	-0.52
455–465	459	6	145.00–155.00	$150.32	$690	-0.75
500–525	517	8	139.00–148.00	$144.00	$744	-0.52
555–585	568	8	135.00–146.00	$138.89	$789	+2.94
605–645	626	9	130.00–143.00	$138.82	$869	—
655–670	661	7	122.00–140.00	$133.85	$885	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	4	147.00–150.00	$148.43	$475	-2.58
360–390	380	4	140.00–152.00	$143.87	$547	-6.04
400–440	420	30	137.00–150.00	$143.70	$604	-1.71
455–495	478	27	128.00–145.00	$135.54	$648	-4.41
500–545	524	27	120.00–140.00	$130.06	$682	-8.38
555–590	568	18	118.00–132.00	$127.10	$722	-5.33
600–640	613	14	110.00–130.00	$118.65	$727	-9.46
660–695	673	10	111.00–125.00	$118.51	$798	-4.68
700–740	727	5	105.00–121.00	$114.32	$831	-5.68
755–795	772	7	105.00–120.00	$114.84	$887	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	334	14	155.00–160.00	$157.29	$525	—
359–395	378	12	152.00–160.00	$156.37	$591	—
405–445	425	7	145.00–152.00	$148.30	$630	-7.86
460–485	474	8	140.00–152.00	$143.48	$680	-2.35
500–545	528	18	127.00–140.00	$134.01	$708	-2.42
555–595	567	21	133.00–144.00	$137.35	$779	-1.81
605–645	627	36	122.00–141.00	$133.75	$839	-1.04
635 fancy	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	—
655–675	672	12	115.00–138.00	$130.46	$877	-2.01
740	740	1	115.00	$115.00	$851	-17.89
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	-5.89
768 value added	768	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	328	9	135.00–145.00	$138.65	$455	-2.94
365–390	377	13	140.00–145.00	$142.61	$538	+5.28
405–445	425	25	130.00–141.00	$134.80	$573	+1.01
460–495	478	15	127.00–135.00	$130.67	$625	-1.84
540–545	544	5	115.00–125.00	$123.01	$669	-6.34
560–595	574	9	115.00–120.00	$119.10	$684	-0.04
610–648	628	5	110.00–117.00	$112.94	$709	-3.77
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	+1.31
795	795	3	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	175.00–177.00	$176.01	$542	+9.78
355–395	380	24	165.00–175.00	$168.12	$639	-2.85
400–445	430	26	152.00–170.00	$157.08	$675	-3.60
450–495	478	34	140.00–158.00	$150.90	$721	-0.77
500–545	521	36	130.00–150.00	$141.48	$737	-1.59
565–595	579	14	125.00–137.00	$131.22	$760	-6.77
600–645	622	26	120.00–139.00	$129.09	$803	-0.67
655–690	672	13	120.00–128.00	$124.47	$836	-1.07
710–740	719	7	107.00–116.00	$113.86	$819	-4.16
750–785	760	4	103.00–115.00	$108.30	$823	-7.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	9	162.00–170.00	$164.48	$539	+11.81
350–395	387	17	152.00–168.00	$162.54	$629	+4.46
415–445	427	21	146.00–155.00	$151.02	$645	+1.41
450–495	478	26	135.00–145.00	$140.31	$671	+1.07
510–545	522	14	132.00–137.00	$134.51	$702	-2.37
550–585	573	14	125.00–130.00	$126.85	$727	+1.27
605–645	619	17	115.00–123.00	$120.27	$744	-0.03
665–675	672	7	100.00–120.00	$112.13	$754	-4.43
775	775	5	106.00	$106.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	5	182.00–184.00	$182.81	$625	+2.81
355–380	363	6	175.00–182.00	$179.88	$653	+2.27
400–445	420	9	162.00–177.00	$172.44	$724	+1.96
450–465	460	4	157.00–160.00	$157.98	$727	-1.60
510	510	2	145.00	$145.00	$740	-7.42
565–590	576	7	138.00–140.00	$138.85	$800	-8.01
615–645	630	3	130.00–137.00	$132.39	$834	-8.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	8	147.00	$147.00	$791	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1350	1092	80-85%	46	59.00–68.00	$65.56	$716	—
880–1485	1176	80-85%	123	60.00–74.00	$69.12	$813	+5.14
980–1490	1195	80-85%	63	60.00–80.00	$75.64	$904	+11.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1225	1021	85-90%	45	50.00–67.00	$60.16	$614	—
850–1305	1029	85-90%	26	45.00–61.00	$56.65	$583	—
800–1180	1081	85-90%	28	53.00–73.00	$64.39	$696	+0.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1695	1445	75-80%	16	64.00–74.00	$69.75	$1,008	—
1150–1820	1496	75-80%	26	72.00–79.00	$74.94	$1,121	—
1360–1600	1512	75-80%	16	62.00–68.00	$63.85	$965	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1715	1404	6	80.00–89.00	$82.56	$1,159	—
1260–1930	1643	6	92.00–109.00	$101.44	$1,667	—
1425–2285	1761	11	82.00–100.00	$89.33	$1,573	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	575.00–750.00	$683.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1355	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–900.00	$829.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$987.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	825.00–1,075.00	$955.15
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,105.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	650.00–725.00	$697.73
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–900.00	$864.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–800.00	$746.43
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–700	693	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	250.00–300.00	$287.36
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

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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
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-391.06
1415	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	925.00–1,250.00	$1,104.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–1,050.00	$950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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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.