Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

2,850 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.25/cwt ≈ $1,495/hd at 963 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $140.89/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 473 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.42/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 521 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,850	5,897	3,135
Feeder cattle	2,218	4,801	2,474
Slaughter cattle	366	840	457
Replacement cattle	266	256	204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 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
350–395	380	4	149.00–180.00	$168.35	$640	—
400–445	425	12	165.00–175.00	$170.50	$725	-8.18
450–495	481	11	165.00–168.00	$165.86	$798	-6.65
505–540	526	30	160.00–170.00	$164.69	$866	-3.20
550–595	572	20	153.00–170.00	$160.44	$918	-0.28
580–595 value added	588	2	173.00–175.00	$173.99	$1,023	—
605–645 value added	625	2	170.00–174.00	$172.06	$1,075	+6.06
610–645	633	35	145.00–169.00	$153.26	$970	-1.39
650–690	672	5	142.00–167.00	$158.72	$1,067	+6.44
730–740	731	11	140.00–162.00	$142.02	$1,038	-9.01
760–765	763	3	122.50–145.00	$129.97	$992	—
875–890	883	2	110.00–118.00	$114.03	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
963	963	61	155.25	$155.25	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	172.00	$172.00	$593	-0.02
355–365	363	4	170.00–172.00	$171.51	$623	+3.37
425–445	434	4	166.00–172.00	$167.54	$727	+2.40
450–490	459	15	155.00–170.00	$161.40	$741	+0.14
530–545	536	5	145.00–162.00	$156.17	$837	-1.09
550–580	565	5	140.00–160.00	$144.93	$819	-6.75
575 value added	575	2	162.00	$162.00	$932	—
665 value added	665	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,031	—
650–675	667	3	120.00–132.00	$128.10	$854	-11.54
795	795	1	128.50	$128.50	$1,022	-1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	168.00	$168.00	$571	+6.65
375–390	383	3	150.00–165.00	$156.25	$598	+0.04
410–430	420	5	147.00–155.00	$152.76	$642	-0.68
465–490	481	5	142.00–152.00	$148.84	$716	+0.21
670	670	1	135.00	$135.00	$904	—
780–795	788	2	117.00–124.00	$120.53	$950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	168.00	$168.00	$403	—
285	285	1	160.00	$160.00	$456	—
325–345	330	5	152.00–158.00	$154.05	$508	+0.05
350–395	374	22	145.00–154.00	$148.67	$556	—
400–445	417	40	141.00–153.00	$145.16	$605	-3.84
450–495	469	18	137.00–151.00	$142.98	$671	-1.43
500–530	515	2	148.00–149.00	$148.49	$765	+7.53
500–545	521	40	130.00–147.50	$138.97	$724	-1.99
550	550	1	148.00	$148.00	$814	+9.74
550–598	582	28	125.00–145.00	$139.59	$812	+1.33
610	610	1	146.00	$146.00	$891	+11.36
605–645	621	23	118.00–139.00	$130.19	$808	-4.45
627 fancy	627	9	135.00	$135.00	$846	—
650–675	660	4	123.00–130.00	$126.50	$835	-2.43
710–748	726	11	113.00–124.00	$116.34	$845	-10.05
750–795	775	9	113.00–123.00	$115.76	$897	-7.03
800	800	1	113.00	$113.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
305–345	329	12	142.50–150.00	$145.92	$480	-2.08
350–385	367	19	140.00–145.00	$142.26	$522	-2.61
400–445	421	28	130.00–144.00	$138.92	$585	-0.13
450–495	473	34	122.00–141.00	$132.87	$628	-0.67
525–535 value added	527	6	149.00–153.00	$151.33	$798	—
500–545	528	34	118.00–135.00	$129.92	$686	-0.29
560–590 value added	576	5	143.00–148.00	$145.98	$841	—
555–595	585	15	114.00–130.00	$120.88	$707	-8.57
600–645	620	7	110.00–120.00	$116.02	$719	-6.09
650–695	669	15	109.00–122.00	$115.27	$771	-1.58
770–785	780	3	85.00–112.00	$100.64	$785	-9.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	145.00	$145.00	$392	+19.00
315	315	4	140.00	$140.00	$441	+1.73
360–380	373	5	131.00–135.00	$134.02	$500	-7.82
405–445	432	11	125.00–134.00	$130.55	$564	+0.46
455–495	473	9	116.00–126.00	$120.89	$572	-5.50
505–540	525	17	110.00–125.00	$115.33	$605	-0.45
550–593	569	11	105.00–122.00	$112.28	$639	-3.56
645	645	1	102.00	$102.00	$658	-6.03
680–690	685	3	90.00–93.00	$91.67	$628	-13.35
745	745	1	105.00	$105.00	$782	+5.00
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	14	155.00–170.00	$163.99	$543	-2.30
355–395	376	20	150.00–172.00	$158.03	$594	-1.55
400–445	425	23	145.00–162.00	$151.72	$645	-1.97
450–495	473	43	130.00–157.00	$140.89	$666	-3.97
500–545	529	28	127.50–146.00	$134.60	$712	-0.85
553–595	574	29	125.00–138.00	$129.89	$746	-4.23
600–630	616	14	119.00–130.00	$122.74	$756	-3.61
655–690	668	8	113.00–125.00	$116.92	$781	-2.49
700–735	720	7	105.00–117.00	$111.49	$803	-7.10
775	775	2	102.50	$102.50	$794	-2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	197.50	$197.50	$395	—
310	310	2	165.00	$165.00	$512	—
355–395	375	26	160.00–180.00	$167.18	$627	-6.82
400–440	418	41	150.00–170.00	$158.27	$662	-6.64
455–495	467	24	146.00–158.00	$149.90	$700	-3.14
500–540	522	19	138.00–160.00	$149.15	$779	-2.71
555–590	574	18	132.00–147.00	$142.00	$815	-0.68
610–640	630	6	124.00–140.00	$127.72	$805	-5.26
665	665	1	125.00	$125.00	$831	—
705–720	710	6	119.00–130.00	$122.17	$867	-7.83
775–790	786	6	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$914	+4.33
825	825	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	329	7	147.00–160.00	$154.08	$507	+12.08
355–395	370	10	117.50–162.00	$145.43	$538	-1.43
405–445	432	20	138.00–155.00	$143.02	$618	-0.80
450–495	475	14	125.00–145.00	$138.20	$656	+2.02
505–545	521	17	110.00–135.00	$128.49	$669	+0.15
555–595	570	14	109.00–123.00	$118.58	$676	-1.79
620–649	634	14	100.00–119.00	$107.65	$683	-11.16
675	675	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$716	-1.17
735	735	1	105.00	$105.00	$772	-2.50
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1465	1132	80-85%	66	55.00–73.00	$63.24	$716	—
950–1580	1167	80-85%	36	54.00–66.00	$61.14	$714	—
905–1435	1169	80-85%	17	64.50–78.00	$68.81	$804	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1215	956	85-90%	7	49.00–52.00	$50.12	$479	—
780–1190	1007	85-90%	11	48.00–65.00	$56.72	$571	—
820–1275	1026	85-90%	34	42.00–59.00	$53.26	$546	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1495	1308	75-80%	9	63.00–77.00	$67.09	$878	—
980–1695	1414	75-80%	18	56.00–74.00	$61.77	$873	—
1450–1610	1533	75-80%	3	55.00–63.00	$60.01	$920	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–2030	1562	18	76.00–88.00	$81.12	$1,267	—
1075–1960	1607	18	84.00–95.00	$86.93	$1,397	-2.74
1505–2000	1823	7	90.00–99.00	$95.13	$1,734	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
829–1115	894	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	835.00–1,000.00	$963.03
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–700.00	$650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–715	681	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	400.00–650.00	$600.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00
940–1035	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	750.00–925.00	$858.55
1120–1155	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,176.15
1085–1360	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,100.00	$1,043.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	570.00–800.00	$691.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,191.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,303.13
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	750.00–1,250.00	$1,087.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–850	797	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	675.00–875.00	$739.79
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–675.00	$634.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	350.00–500.00	$420.56

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–885	778	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	635.00–700.00	$671.99

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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
990–1330	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$959.82	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-190.57
1580 fancy	1580	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	850.00–1,125.00	$982.61	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	600.00–700.00	$672.73	—

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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.