Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

5,897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.26/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 574 lb · 80 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.02/cwt +9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 531 lb · 76 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.41/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 467 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,897	3,385	5,502
Feeder cattle	4,801	2,635	4,431
Slaughter cattle	840	564	705
Replacement cattle	256	186	366

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
338	338	4	192.00	$192.00	$649	—
403–448	428	50	175.00–181.00	$178.68	$765	—
450–490	470	24	167.00–178.00	$172.51	$811	+7.51
515 value added	515	1	178.00	$178.00	$917	—
505–540	531	75	162.00–174.00	$167.89	$891	+9.55
558–595	572	58	151.00–170.00	$160.72	$919	+10.20
600–640	625	19	138.00–160.00	$154.65	$967	+4.65
636 value added	636	5	166.00	$166.00	$1,056	—
660 value added	660	12	160.50	$160.50	$1,059	—
655–690	673	21	147.50–155.00	$152.28	$1,025	—
702–709 value added	704	15	155.00–157.00	$155.67	$1,096	—
711–735	719	14	125.00–163.00	$151.03	$1,086	—
789 value added	789	12	152.00	$152.00	$1,199	—
815	815	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	170.00–176.00	$172.02	$563	—
355–375	370	7	165.00–172.00	$168.14	$622	-5.56
400–435	422	12	160.00–170.00	$165.14	$697	+8.16
455–498	476	16	151.00–167.00	$161.26	$768	+11.47
505–545	534	30	150.00–160.00	$157.26	$840	+13.99
560–580	569	46	147.00–156.00	$151.68	$863	+6.68
605–647	635	31	132.00–152.00	$147.37	$936	+9.08
660–695	669	8	135.00–143.00	$139.64	$934	+4.64
705–720	706	11	134.00–135.00	$134.09	$947	—
769–775	770	21	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	324	7	160.00–170.00	$161.35	$523	-10.65
355–395	378	14	153.00–162.00	$156.21	$590	+9.55
410–425	419	7	150.00–158.00	$153.44	$643	—
460–475	469	5	145.00–150.00	$148.63	$697	+2.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	10	154.00	$154.00	$510	—
403 value added	403	7	154.00	$154.00	$621	—
430	430	3	149.00	$149.00	$641	+1.00
458–495	467	59	139.00–146.50	$144.41	$674	-1.59
512 value added	512	10	147.00	$147.00	$753	—
504–549	521	35	128.00–145.00	$140.96	$734	+3.21
555–590	574	80	128.00–142.00	$138.26	$794	+3.49
600–648	621	43	120.00–140.00	$134.64	$836	+5.15
650–697 value added	684	28	128.00–146.00	$139.73	$956	—
660–694	686	8	117.00–132.00	$128.93	$884	+7.72
705–710	709	10	125.00–132.00	$126.39	$896	+10.72
736 value added	736	13	139.00	$139.00	$1,023	—
770–784	780	5	120.00–125.00	$122.79	$958	+3.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–335	330	7	148.00	$148.00	$488	+12.07
355–395	377	34	140.00–151.00	$144.87	$546	+3.46
400–440	423	45	134.00–146.00	$139.05	$588	+9.98
450–495	475	41	116.00–141.00	$133.54	$634	+1.56
505–545	525	53	118.00–136.00	$130.21	$684	+1.83
550–595	579	24	120.00–137.00	$129.45	$750	+9.88
600–645	619	10	111.00–129.00	$122.11	$756	+2.67
670–680	673	7	111.00–122.00	$116.85	$786	+3.85
700–745	727	7	107.00–118.00	$114.05	$829	+6.51
760	760	2	110.00	$110.00	$836	+4.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	126.00	$126.00	$359	—
305–340	317	12	132.00–145.00	$138.27	$438	-5.15
350–395	373	14	135.00–145.00	$141.84	$529	+11.61
405–445	425	21	116.00–139.00	$130.09	$553	+4.11
455–495	476	23	120.00–130.00	$126.39	$602	+0.92
505–545	531	24	100.00–126.00	$115.78	$615	-0.74
565–580	573	7	111.00–120.00	$115.84	$664	-0.94
615–640	625	3	100.00–112.00	$108.03	$675	+0.15
660–675	667	3	100.00–109.00	$105.02	$700	—
715	715	1	100.00	$100.00	$715	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736 value added	736	58	152.00	$152.00	$1,119	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	6	162.00–178.00	$166.29	$545	-4.76
365–380	371	12	155.00–170.00	$159.58	$592	-1.78
400–440	414	15	141.00–165.00	$153.69	$636	+1.97
450–495	475	40	128.00–157.00	$144.86	$688	+0.10
515–540	524	14	125.00–147.00	$135.45	$710	-2.77
550–595	578	21	119.00–140.00	$134.12	$775	+4.31
600–645	621	19	115.00–137.00	$126.35	$785	-0.55
650–695	668	7	114.00–130.00	$119.41	$798	+0.42
715–740	728	2	113.00–124.00	$118.59	$863	+16.66
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	142.00	$142.00	$476	-12.27
355–380	365	7	141.00–160.00	$146.86	$536	-0.46
400–445	423	23	129.00–156.00	$143.82	$608	+2.31
455–485	474	15	120.00–145.00	$136.18	$645	+1.18
505–540	519	31	115.00–136.00	$128.34	$666	+3.17
550–595	575	12	110.00–131.00	$120.37	$692	+2.11
600–645	617	6	110.00–123.00	$118.81	$733	+5.91
675–695	684	5	100.00–110.00	$107.17	$733	+4.57
725	725	4	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$779	+4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	5	174.00	$174.00	$679	+0.77
400–445	423	5	160.00–171.00	$164.91	$698	-2.39
450–490	479	7	150.00–157.00	$153.04	$733	-8.93
505–545	525	6	144.00–157.50	$151.86	$797	—
570–585	575	3	142.00–144.00	$142.68	$820	+1.27
620–630	625	2	130.00–136.00	$132.98	$831	+3.23
730	730	1	130.00	$130.00	$949	-0.28
755	755	1	112.00	$112.00	$846	-2.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1475	1208	80-85%	79	58.00–69.00	$62.46	$755	+0.62
1005–1485	1210	80-85%	84	53.00–64.00	$57.41	$695	-4.43
1010–1525	1237	80-85%	38	64.00–75.00	$67.41	$834	+5.57

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1370	1067	85-90%	47	36.00–56.00	$47.50	$507	—
815–1295	1075	85-90%	67	44.00–63.00	$53.39	$574	—
900–1285	1099	85-90%	29	49.00–57.00	$51.81	$569	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1780	1361	75-80%	52	58.00–70.00	$63.25	$861	+4.04
1085–1765	1392	75-80%	18	64.00–74.00	$69.20	$963	+5.79
1145–1700	1459	75-80%	34	51.00–63.00	$58.00	$846	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1935	1547	29	75.00–89.00	$81.70	$1,264	—
1045–2220	1637	35	82.00–95.00	$89.67	$1,468	—
1385–2360	1782	10	89.00–100.00	$95.61	$1,704	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1200	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	695.00–995.00	$810.84
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	400.00–661.00	$546.05
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	680.00–771.00	$718.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	525.00–690.00	$591.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–770	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–680.00	$610.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010 fancy	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1035–1125 fancy	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,447.92
905–1225	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	700.00–900.00	$849.93
1040–1310	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	875.00–1,700.00	$1,070.70
1065–1265 fancy	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,979.16
1090–1280	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	785.00–950.00	$891.92
1000–1430	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,146.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,212.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	725.00–970.00	$867.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	625.00–775.00	$694.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–970	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–700.00	$606.59
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00	$630.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–975.00	$891.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1010 fancy	1010	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
1035–1415	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,150.00	$990.57	+157.35
1045–1465	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,800.00	$1,351.12	—
1370–1530 fancy	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,005.52	—
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–1,010.00	$940.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–750.00	$716.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550–885	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–600.00	$485.02	—

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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.