Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

3,866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.40/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 519 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.27/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 475 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $136.68/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 475 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,866	3,090	4,090
Feeder cattle	3,029	2,376	3,398
Slaughter cattle	624	538	411
Replacement cattle	213	176	281

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 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
355–375	365	2	198.00–199.00	$198.49	$724	+11.49
415	415	1	180.00	$180.00	$747	+5.20
450–469	461	8	172.00–177.00	$174.60	$805	+7.60
515–525	524	24	155.00–165.00	$160.83	$843	+4.44
555 value added	555	7	162.00–167.00	$166.29	$923	—
555–595	569	11	150.00–157.00	$151.73	$863	+2.87
610–630	622	9	138.00–150.00	$142.67	$887	-9.37
675–680	677	5	137.00–138.00	$137.80	$933	-3.71
790	790	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,043	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	323	3	180.00–195.00	$188.45	$609	—
380–390	383	3	175.00–180.00	$178.35	$683	+1.61
415–445	422	18	164.00–177.00	$169.11	$714	+5.67
455–475	468	3	160.00–167.00	$163.01	$763	+7.31
510–545	537	18	148.00–158.00	$151.86	$815	+3.64
575–580	578	2	147.00	$147.00	$850	+2.29
610–645	628	8	134.00–143.00	$138.63	$871	-3.87
655–670	660	6	130.00–134.00	$130.68	$862	-3.41
725	725	5	130.00	$130.00	$942	—
775	775	1	128.00	$128.00	$992	-1.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	152.00	$152.00	$517	—
375–385	382	3	168.00–172.00	$170.00	$649	+3.00
415–445	430	11	150.00–167.00	$159.67	$687	+4.73
450–490	464	8	146.00–155.00	$150.29	$697	-0.03
510–545	530	3	140.00–145.00	$141.60	$750	-2.40
570–592	582	7	130.00–141.00	$134.28	$782	-4.61
655–660	658	2	117.00–122.00	$119.51	$786	-14.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	8	139.00–157.00	$150.34	$502	+1.91
350–395	381	27	135.00–152.00	$145.74	$555	+1.87
400–445	421	17	128.00–146.00	$134.89	$568	-8.81
455–495	475	44	123.00–147.00	$135.27	$643	-0.27
500–545	528	26	120.00–139.00	$130.30	$688	+0.24
560–595	574	24	117.50–132.00	$125.13	$718	-1.97
600–615	607	8	110.00–120.00	$116.50	$707	-2.15
655–690	671	7	110.00–125.00	$120.01	$805	+1.50
725–730	729	5	102.00–116.00	$111.21	$811	-3.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	374	5	144.00–150.00	$146.14	$547	-10.23
400–434	422	11	140.00–155.00	$147.36	$622	-0.94
470–495	486	7	135.00–140.00	$136.40	$663	-7.08
500–545	519	45	130.00–149.00	$142.40	$739	+8.39
560 value added	560	2	150.00	$150.00	$840	—
552–595	566	26	125.00–142.00	$136.57	$773	-0.78
605–640	616	16	122.00–141.00	$132.47	$816	-1.28
660 fancy	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	—
650–690	665	6	120.00–132.50	$122.60	$815	-7.86
705–745	720	6	115.00–124.00	$119.68	$862	+4.68
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	5	130.00–140.00	$133.44	$439	-5.21
355–395	375	21	122.00–141.00	$128.46	$482	-14.15
400–445	422	15	120.00–142.00	$137.10	$579	+2.30
455–495	472	14	114.00–135.00	$127.09	$600	-3.58
520–545	533	12	117.00–130.00	$124.80	$665	+1.79
550–590	575	11	110.00–120.00	$115.10	$662	-4.00
600	600	1	110.00	$110.00	$660	-2.94
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	-5.00
710–735	723	2	104.00–106.00	$104.98	$759	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	148.00	$148.00	$429	—
305–345	323	16	146.00–170.00	$162.54	$525	-1.94
350–395	377	22	150.00–165.00	$155.55	$586	-6.99
400–445	420	27	140.00–152.00	$144.92	$609	-6.10
450–495	475	43	130.00–145.00	$136.68	$649	-3.63
505–545	522	33	120.00–135.00	$130.13	$679	-4.38
555–595	578	14	122.00–131.00	$125.20	$724	-1.65
605–640	621	16	100.00–125.00	$116.48	$723	-3.79
690–695	693	2	107.00–115.00	$111.01	$769	-1.12
735	735	1	102.00	$102.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	158.00	$158.00	$403	—
315–330	317	7	150.00–175.00	$171.28	$543	-4.73
355–395	376	15	165.00–175.00	$169.57	$638	+1.45
410–445	419	27	149.00–167.50	$157.06	$658	-0.02
450–489	472	37	138.00–160.00	$143.97	$680	-6.93
500–545	516	26	136.00–147.50	$141.37	$729	-0.11
550–595	566	20	130.00–140.00	$133.31	$755	+2.09
600–645	619	9	120.00–130.00	$126.42	$783	-2.67
650–695	678	12	117.00–130.00	$120.53	$817	-3.94
710–740	728	6	110.00–120.00	$114.82	$836	+0.96
760–775	768	2	102.00–107.00	$104.52	$803	-3.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	367	6	177.00–185.00	$179.71	$660	-0.17
405–425	420	7	163.00–177.00	$168.59	$708	-3.85
450–470	460	8	155.00–170.00	$158.89	$731	+0.91
510–520	518	4	150.00–154.00	$150.99	$782	+5.99
560–585	569	4	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$768	-3.86
610–640	625	5	132.00–140.00	$135.93	$850	+3.54
670–680	675	3	127.50–135.00	$130.85	$883	—
700–703	702	4	118.00–125.00	$119.74	$841	—
755–795	774	4	112.00–120.00	$117.18	$907	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1405	1131	80-85%	78	55.00–66.00	$60.64	$686	—
885–1500	1214	80-85%	89	62.00–73.00	$66.54	$808	—
1060–1515	1256	80-85%	20	70.00–77.00	$73.20	$919	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1180	992	85-90%	48	37.00–60.00	$52.27	$519	—
765–1290	1044	85-90%	49	44.00–67.00	$56.95	$595	+0.30
695–1275	1049	85-90%	47	52.00–71.00	$59.48	$624	+2.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1555	1373	75-80%	6	72.00–76.00	$73.63	$1,011	—
1125–1840	1393	75-80%	34	65.00–75.00	$68.37	$952	—
1195–1885	1447	75-80%	17	62.00–68.00	$64.10	$928	-5.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2065	1671	16	75.00–90.00	$83.52	$1,396	—
1675–1860	1743	3	96.00–100.00	$97.99	$1,708	—
1200–2295	1760	20	85.00–98.00	$92.05	$1,620	+2.72

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1150	1061	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	670.00–850.00	$735.71
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	703.00–806.00	$743.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	537.00–693.00	$606.73

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	465.00–600.00	$532.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–800	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	390.00–590.00	$470.86
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	550.00–570.00	$556.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1290	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–975.00	$925.74
1085–1320	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,025.00	$952.59
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	950.00–1,240.00	$1,114.38
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,250.00	$1,038.78
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	825.00–875.00	$837.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$775.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–775.00	$741.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$800.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	730.00–800.00	$765.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–900	830	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–925.00	$867.77
905	905	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,437.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	825.00–1,450.00	$1,135.71	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	550.00–675.00	$591.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.