Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

4,859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.22/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 581 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.10/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 520 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.16/cwt +5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 617 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,859	3,866	7,160
Feeder cattle	3,743	3,029	5,896
Slaughter cattle	826	624	844
Replacement cattle	290	213	420

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	373	8	168.00–175.00	$169.47	$632	-8.88
425–441	436	10	160.00–169.00	$165.32	$721	-3.79
450–495	485	37	156.00–165.00	$161.97	$786	-1.04
505–544	530	18	147.00–161.00	$155.09	$822	+3.23
550–595	580	24	142.00–155.00	$148.28	$860	+1.28
600–645	615	23	140.00–153.00	$146.97	$904	+8.34
650–695	676	6	122.00–144.00	$138.43	$936	+7.75
705–735	709	12	132.00–135.00	$132.26	$938	+2.26
750	750	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,035	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	10	175.00	$175.00	$735	-5.00
489	489	9	170.00	$170.00	$831	-4.60
524–533	531	23	156.00–170.50	$166.76	$885	+5.93
570 value added	570	1	160.00	$160.00	$912	-6.29
570–595	589	16	162.00–167.00	$164.43	$968	+12.70
600–645	612	26	145.00–160.00	$154.24	$944	+11.57
660–696	668	37	147.00–155.50	$148.92	$995	+11.12
720–725	724	11	140.00–155.00	$152.73	$1,106	—
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	167.00	$167.00	$509	+15.00
360–395	376	15	153.00–162.00	$158.92	$598	-11.08
425–440	426	11	150.00–166.00	$153.59	$654	-6.08
455–485	472	17	147.00–155.00	$152.94	$722	+2.65
525–540	531	4	144.00–148.00	$146.23	$776	+4.63
560–590	576	6	105.00–142.00	$129.85	$748	-4.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	150.00–159.00	$153.03	$500	+2.69
360–396	380	21	140.00–155.00	$145.18	$552	-0.56
412–445	428	27	137.00–150.00	$143.99	$616	+9.10
455–495	479	31	120.00–145.00	$135.16	$647	-0.11
500–545	520	42	118.00–142.00	$133.10	$692	+2.80
550–598	581	61	116.00–140.00	$131.22	$762	+6.09
600–645	623	13	115.00–130.00	$123.14	$767	+6.64
650–690	669	7	115.00–121.00	$117.01	$783	-3.00
730–745	738	2	110.00–120.00	$115.05	$849	+3.84
760	760	1	107.00	$107.00	$813	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–380	367	9	145.00–155.00	$150.45	$552	+4.31
405–440	416	6	138.00–152.00	$147.64	$614	+0.28
454–495	461	16	144.00–148.00	$146.11	$674	+9.71
505–545	527	27	128.00–144.00	$140.38	$740	-2.02
540 value added	540	11	153.00	$153.00	$826	—
550–585	568	18	135.00–147.00	$142.16	$807	+5.59
595 value added	595	13	151.50	$151.50	$901	+1.50
605–645	623	35	119.00–141.00	$131.26	$818	-1.21
655 fancy	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	±0.00
660–675 value added	667	3	137.00–139.00	$138.00	$920	—
655–695	676	23	120.00–139.00	$128.80	$871	+6.20
700–725	709	8	114.00–126.00	$121.33	$860	+1.65
710 fancy	710	1	125.00	$125.00	$888	—
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	—
754	754	10	147.00	$147.00	$1,108	—
800	800	3	112.00–119.00	$116.00	$928	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	14	136.00–157.00	$147.66	$486	+14.22
370–395	387	3	145.00–150.00	$146.70	$568	+18.24
400–445	425	21	120.00–145.00	$136.82	$581	-0.28
455–495	479	33	130.00–137.00	$132.46	$634	+5.37
500–540	524	26	120.00–132.00	$126.95	$665	+2.15
575–595	581	9	110.00–125.00	$118.37	$688	+3.27
610–640	623	3	115.00–119.00	$117.70	$733	+7.70
655–690	670	3	100.00–116.00	$108.55	$727	-1.45
715–745	720	15	100.00–105.00	$104.25	$751	-0.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	147.00–150.00	$148.59	$483	-22.69
350–375	365	10	165.00–174.00	$168.29	$614	-1.28
405–435	421	17	159.00–166.00	$162.38	$684	+5.32
450–495	469	17	146.00–158.00	$150.77	$707	+6.80
505–540	516	28	129.00–150.00	$139.32	$719	-2.05
555–595	575	22	131.00–144.00	$135.30	$778	+1.99
605–645	617	40	126.00–137.00	$132.16	$815	+5.74
660–690	668	15	115.00–135.00	$128.88	$861	+8.35
740	740	1	120.00	$120.00	$888	+5.18
755–785	773	5	105.00–120.00	$109.41	$846	+4.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	180.00	$180.00	$468	+32.00
310–320	316	7	160.00–170.00	$165.79	$524	+3.25
360–385	378	7	155.00–162.00	$157.52	$595	+1.97
405–440	420	14	139.00–155.00	$148.35	$623	+3.43
450–495	474	12	133.00–146.00	$142.30	$675	+5.62
500–545	526	20	120.00–138.00	$130.92	$689	+0.79
550–590	569	17	111.00–130.00	$124.73	$710	-0.47
610–645	629	7	115.00–123.00	$117.89	$742	+1.41
650–695	673	6	106.00–120.00	$110.80	$746	-0.21
725–745	728	6	100.00–105.00	$102.00	$743	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	3	158.00–166.00	$162.54	$520	—
380	380	1	154.00	$154.00	$585	-25.71
455	455	1	162.00	$162.00	$737	+3.11
555–565	558	3	131.00–139.00	$134.66	$751	-0.33
620–630	625	2	132.00	$132.00	$825	-3.93
650–695	676	5	124.00–128.00	$125.60	$849	-5.25
705–715 fancy	710	2	125.00–131.00	$127.98	$909	—
700–725	713	3	117.00–120.00	$118.98	$848	-0.76
790	790	1	115.00	$115.00	$908	-2.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605 value added	605	9	155.00	$155.00	$938	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1470	1177	80-85%	97	55.00–68.00	$61.56	$725	—
810–1740	1187	80-85%	119	62.00–75.00	$66.44	$789	—
1030–1450	1202	80-85%	19	69.00–74.00	$70.53	$848	+3.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1360	1022	85-90%	75	38.00–61.00	$51.60	$527	-5.35
775–1365	1031	85-90%	30	50.00–59.00	$53.66	$553	-3.29
840–1315	1059	85-90%	43	44.00–68.00	$57.43	$608	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1700	1393	75-80%	85	62.00–75.00	$68.53	$955	+0.16
1000–1630	1396	75-80%	53	58.00–69.00	$64.00	$893	-4.37
1360–1765	1622	75-80%	3	71.00–73.00	$71.73	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1860	1492	13	74.00–87.00	$80.36	$1,199	—
1270–1935	1551	34	80.00–99.00	$87.39	$1,355	—
1440–2055	1756	11	92.00–103.00	$96.17	$1,689	+4.12

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–975	896	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	675.00–850.00	$723.90
1435 fancy	1435	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,205.00	$1,205.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	877.00–1,130.00	$1,022.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	550.00–829.00	$669.03

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–840	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	325.00–580.00	$487.45

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	375.00–475.00	$425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1065	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–975.00	$827.79
990–1330	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	900.00–1,200.00	$1,039.37
1120–1350	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	900.00–1,200.00	$1,054.24
1095–1440	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,243.79
1250–1460 fancy	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,625.85
1250–1750 fancy	1376	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,858.68
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–940.00	$862.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	880.00–1,450.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,475.00–1,600.00	$1,530.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–750.00	$700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–810	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	375.00–625.00	$507.35
835–955	884	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	685.00–825.00	$738.52
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
895–945	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	855.00–875.00	$865.27
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–725.00	$708.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,133.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–710.00	$673.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1025	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,124.38	—
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	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.