Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

2,660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.53/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 423 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.49/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 578 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.24/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 472 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,660	2,850	1,935
Feeder cattle	2,180	2,218	1,641
Slaughter cattle	311	366	242
Replacement cattle	169	266	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to reporters attending training sessions last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	362	6	192.00–200.00	$195.22	$707	+26.87
405–425	414	4	185.00–190.00	$186.47	$772	+15.97
415 value added	415	1	195.00	$195.00	$809	—
460–480	470	2	175.00–176.00	$175.51	$825	+9.65
457–486 value added	482	15	182.00–187.50	$186.80	$900	—
513 value added	513	3	179.00	$179.00	$918	—
500–525	523	16	150.00–175.00	$163.91	$857	-0.78
560–595	576	14	158.00–166.00	$161.93	$933	+1.49
605–630	621	10	147.50–165.00	$154.35	$959	+1.09
650–680	666	14	142.50–158.00	$152.96	$1,019	-5.76
720–725	723	3	140.00–143.00	$141.00	$1,019	-1.02
760–790	764	7	137.50–144.00	$143.04	$1,093	+13.07
805 value added	805	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,087	—
820	820	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	5	192.00	$192.00	$659	+20.00
355–395	372	8	170.00–188.00	$182.73	$680	+11.22
400–440	436	24	168.00–177.00	$169.23	$738	+1.69
455–495	467	14	164.00–169.00	$165.08	$771	+3.68
510–545	526	4	157.00–160.00	$158.49	$834	+2.32
565–595	573	11	139.00–154.00	$150.13	$860	+5.20
625–640	633	3	135.00–140.00	$137.68	$872	—
685–690	688	5	136.00–147.00	$139.39	$959	+11.29
720	720	1	125.00	$125.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	334	7	165.00–182.00	$170.27	$569	+2.27
365–385	372	3	158.00–163.00	$160.38	$597	+4.13
425	425	1	144.00	$144.00	$612	-8.76
455–490	468	8	133.00–154.00	$145.76	$682	-3.08
515–535	525	4	128.00–145.00	$137.18	$720	—
560–585	570	6	124.00–142.00	$133.35	$760	—
605–625	615	2	121.00–122.00	$121.51	$747	—
680–685	681	4	115.00–120.00	$116.26	$792	-18.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	146.00–154.00	$149.69	$561	+1.02
420 fancy	420	1	160.00	$160.00	$672	—
415–445	424	18	142.00–158.00	$150.50	$638	+5.34
455–495	472	35	140.00–156.00	$148.24	$700	+5.26
500–545	520	33	130.00–151.00	$144.25	$750	+5.28
552–595	576	33	130.00–149.00	$142.47	$821	+2.88
590 value added	590	7	154.00	$154.00	$909	—
610 value added	610	1	149.00	$149.00	$909	—
600–635	616	9	123.00–139.00	$131.12	$808	+0.93
650 fancy	650	1	139.00	$139.00	$904	—
650–695	678	12	123.00–134.00	$128.20	$869	+1.70
681 value added	681	4	130.00	$130.00	$885	—
705–710 fancy	708	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$917	—
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	+3.66
750	750	2	120.00	$120.00	$900	+4.24
760 fancy	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	16	140.00–162.00	$151.95	$503	+6.03
351–398	382	25	134.00–157.00	$149.47	$571	+7.21
400–445	423	53	132.00–152.00	$143.53	$607	+4.61
450–495	480	21	128.00–148.00	$138.39	$664	+5.52
505–536	519	21	125.00–146.00	$137.68	$715	+7.76
555–595	568	7	117.50–135.00	$128.95	$732	+8.07
635–645	640	2	124.00–127.00	$125.49	$803	+9.47
715–735	728	4	107.50–120.00	$113.89	$829	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	335	9	130.00–142.00	$138.14	$463	-1.86
350–395	372	19	128.00–155.00	$139.67	$520	+5.65
420–445	436	13	123.00–147.00	$133.91	$584	+3.36
460–495	477	16	115.00–140.00	$125.86	$600	+4.97
500–530	516	9	115.00–135.00	$127.57	$658	+12.24
555–595	578	10	105.00–123.00	$114.63	$663	+2.35
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	+18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	8	152.00–170.00	$161.78	$539	-2.21
350–390	372	11	152.00–185.00	$174.14	$648	+16.11
400–445	423	26	148.00–175.00	$164.18	$694	+12.46
450–490	472	30	138.00–165.00	$152.90	$722	+12.01
505–540	523	29	134.00–157.50	$146.56	$767	+11.96
550–590	570	22	131.00–152.50	$142.68	$813	+12.79
600–640	616	12	125.00–145.00	$134.62	$829	+11.88
650–690	669	7	122.00–137.50	$127.39	$852	+10.47
705–725	712	3	115.00–125.00	$120.28	$856	+8.79
770–775	773	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$908	+15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	371	11	164.00–190.00	$172.54	$640	+5.36
415–445	436	17	160.00–180.00	$167.10	$729	+8.83
450–485	466	15	157.00–177.50	$165.34	$770	+15.44
500–545	519	13	149.00–165.00	$157.91	$820	+8.76
555–595	578	8	147.00–155.00	$149.87	$866	+7.87
600–645	624	18	139.00–148.00	$142.42	$889	+14.70
650–685	663	8	135.00–142.00	$137.86	$914	+12.86
700–720	708	3	130.00–132.00	$130.68	$925	+8.51
785–795	790	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$952	+4.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	9	150.00–177.00	$166.45	$543	+12.37
360–395	372	12	145.00–175.00	$157.16	$585	+11.73
405–435	428	13	140.00–165.00	$151.82	$650	+8.80
460–495	476	14	130.00–152.00	$141.42	$673	+3.22
505–540	519	18	125.00–145.00	$135.57	$704	+7.08
555–595	581	15	120.00–135.00	$125.77	$731	+7.19
605–640	618	5	120.00–126.00	$122.57	$757	+14.92
660–675	665	3	115.00–117.00	$115.68	$769	+9.68
715–725	720	2	109.00–116.00	$112.52	$810	+7.52
775–795	785	2	105.00–114.00	$109.56	$860	+4.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1360	1158	80-85%	48	53.00–64.00	$60.37	$699	-0.77
1035–1540	1211	80-85%	17	65.00–77.00	$72.73	$881	—
975–1630	1251	80-85%	47	59.00–70.00	$66.35	$830	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1095	982	85-90%	21	40.00–61.00	$51.47	$505	+1.35
790–1215	988	85-90%	19	40.00–58.00	$50.88	$503	+0.76
850–1210	1063	85-90%	27	48.00–64.00	$57.63	$613	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1395	1304	75-80%	6	70.00–76.00	$71.32	$930	+4.23
1405–1535	1460	75-80%	5	62.00–64.00	$62.81	$917	—
1265–1675	1511	75-80%	11	60.00–70.00	$66.58	$1,006	+6.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1620	1447	10	72.00–95.00	$85.58	$1,238	—
1315–2060	1728	11	80.00–100.00	$90.71	$1,567	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	540.00–665.00	$602.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–750.00	$625.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	405.00–490.00	$447.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,156.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–1,000.00	$903.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–900.00	$831.25
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	730.00–815.00	$758.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	820.00–900.00	$884.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.50
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,008.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,268.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	925.00–1,450.00	$1,268.18	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	625.00–825.00	$682.14	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.