Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

4,917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.24/cwt +8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 573 lb · 127 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.23/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 572 lb · 105 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.07/cwt +12.16 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 616 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,917	2,660	6,702
Feeder cattle	3,951	2,180	5,547
Slaughter cattle	764	311	885
Replacement cattle	202	169	270

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: 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
370–375	373	2	200.00–210.00	$204.97	$765	+9.75
410–440	428	12	177.00–192.00	$185.46	$794	-1.01
460 value added	460	1	190.00	$190.00	$874	+3.20
450–495	476	27	174.00–187.00	$183.97	$876	+8.46
500–545	520	39	170.00–180.00	$175.24	$911	+11.33
550–596	573	127	150.00–173.50	$170.24	$975	+8.31
605–643	625	88	145.00–170.00	$164.08	$1,026	+9.73
652–699	671	52	142.00–166.00	$162.87	$1,093	+9.91
700–725 value added	716	8	143.00–152.00	$150.01	$1,074	—
705–749	724	46	156.00–164.00	$159.50	$1,155	+18.50
780–781	781	8	154.50–160.00	$156.56	$1,223	+13.52
798 value added	798	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,157	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	317	5	178.00–185.00	$180.58	$572	-11.42
370–395	382	17	172.00–197.00	$176.12	$673	-6.61
415–440	428	12	172.00–185.00	$177.26	$759	+8.03
450–495	474	39	169.00–177.00	$173.40	$822	+8.32
500–545	523	44	160.00–170.00	$167.85	$878	+9.36
555–595	572	19	152.00–168.00	$159.82	$914	+9.69
600–645	624	10	140.00–164.00	$154.93	$967	+17.25
650–690	661	18	135.00–160.00	$149.95	$991	+10.56
725–745	734	9	140.00–155.00	$146.04	$1,072	+21.04
768–777	771	13	143.00–146.00	$144.16	$1,111	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	375	15	170.00–180.00	$170.67	$640	+10.29
410–430	420	2	166.00–168.00	$166.98	$701	+22.98
490	490	1	167.00	$167.00	$818	+21.24
500–540	529	4	155.00–157.00	$155.98	$825	+18.80
550–578	570	6	135.00–140.00	$135.80	$774	+2.45
680	680	1	126.00	$126.00	$857	+9.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
300–325	321	7	165.00–167.50	$167.02	$536	—
355–380	368	4	140.00–162.00	$151.33	$557	+1.64
400–445	429	44	139.00–161.00	$153.41	$658	+2.91
455–495	472	34	135.00–155.00	$149.77	$707	+1.53
505–545	516	87	137.00–155.00	$149.01	$769	+4.76
525 fancy	525	6	150.00	$150.00	$788	—
550–595	572	81	132.00–153.00	$145.28	$831	+2.81
570–575 fancy	573	3	145.00–146.00	$145.33	$833	—
573 value added	573	21	150.00	$150.00	$860	-4.00
607–628 value added	613	43	146.50–148.50	$147.93	$907	-1.07
615 fancy	615	1	143.00	$143.00	$879	—
600–645	618	57	130.00–150.00	$142.95	$883	+11.83
665–690	672	27	123.00–142.00	$137.12	$921	+8.92
665–676 value added	672	18	140.00–153.50	$144.45	$971	+14.45
705–745	720	3	120.00–123.00	$121.97	$878	+1.97
755–799	794	9	123.50–126.00	$123.76	$983	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	316	7	155.00–162.00	$157.93	$499	+5.98
355–395	371	39	145.00–155.00	$149.57	$555	+0.10
400–445	424	47	136.00–155.00	$147.68	$626	+4.15
455–495	476	38	130.00–150.00	$141.66	$674	+3.27
505–540	519	82	130.00–145.00	$139.94	$726	+2.26
550–595	581	27	125.00–141.00	$133.87	$778	+4.92
600–645	620	12	120.00–134.00	$128.38	$796	+2.89
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
705–735	722	5	120.00–125.00	$121.79	$879	+7.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	372	25	124.00–155.00	$143.03	$532	+3.36
400–445	425	17	119.00–150.00	$136.61	$581	+2.70
455–495	473	21	123.00–142.00	$132.74	$628	+6.88
500–535	517	10	115.00–136.00	$126.34	$653	-1.23
555–595	581	7	122.00–129.00	$126.45	$735	+11.82
625–640	627	9	115.00–125.00	$118.11	$741	-1.89
655–695	675	6	110.00–118.00	$114.33	$772	—
710–730	720	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$810	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	4	154.00–190.00	$176.78	$575	+15.00
350–395	370	11	150.00–180.00	$169.07	$626	-5.07
400–445	427	31	147.00–177.00	$162.78	$695	-1.40
455–495	477	27	147.00–167.00	$158.80	$757	+5.90
505–545	526	49	137.00–160.00	$152.99	$805	+6.43
555–595	578	23	130.00–154.00	$142.84	$826	+0.16
605–640	626	17	134.00–140.00	$137.17	$859	+2.55
655–690	673	8	130.00–136.00	$133.36	$898	+5.97
705–710	707	3	120.00–130.00	$124.35	$879	+4.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	182.00–186.00	$183.91	$395	—
340	340	1	207.00	$207.00	$704	—
355–395	380	4	156.00–197.00	$174.45	$663	+1.91
405–445	433	17	151.00–187.00	$173.46	$751	+6.36
455–495	475	16	150.00–179.00	$172.07	$817	+6.73
505–540	519	19	141.00–170.00	$163.14	$847	+5.23
550–565	558	8	136.00–158.00	$150.27	$839	+0.40
600–635	614	15	141.00–152.00	$145.93	$896	+3.51
655–685	665	3	137.00–142.00	$139.37	$927	+1.51
705–715	712	3	129.00–137.00	$133.99	$954	+3.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	227	6	155.00–170.00	$160.07	$363	—
250–280	266	4	160.00–166.00	$163.84	$436	—
310–345	326	4	158.00–182.00	$167.10	$545	+0.65
370–395	383	12	140.00–170.00	$154.61	$592	-2.55
410–440	431	7	130.00–167.00	$151.45	$653	-0.37
460–495	475	10	132.00–155.00	$146.37	$695	+4.95
505–540	527	3	137.00–142.00	$140.31	$739	+4.74
550–595	578	8	122.00–140.00	$128.52	$743	+2.75
605–635	625	7	110.00–130.00	$121.05	$757	-1.52
675	675	5	118.00–120.00	$119.20	$805	+3.52
745	745	1	106.00	$106.00	$790	-6.52
775	775	1	101.00	$101.00	$783	-8.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1485	1193	80-85%	25	69.00–75.00	$71.86	$857	+11.49
910–1675	1212	80-85%	84	55.00–65.00	$60.16	$729	-12.57
950–1525	1223	80-85%	92	62.00–72.00	$66.43	$812	-6.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1275	1025	85-90%	68	35.00–60.00	$52.96	$543	—
940–1325	1063	85-90%	29	53.00–71.00	$56.99	$606	-0.64
830–1360	1102	85-90%	64	45.00–66.00	$56.70	$625	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1370	1295	75-80%	7	70.00–73.00	$71.98	$932	—
1035–1670	1416	75-80%	30	60.00–71.00	$66.67	$944	—
1220–1790	1452	75-80%	19	55.00–66.00	$61.94	$899	-0.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1905	1561	22	74.00–89.00	$82.36	$1,286	—
1060–2050	1684	20	80.00–100.00	$91.04	$1,533	—
1790–2125	1899	5	90.00–97.00	$92.18	$1,750	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	450.00–705.00	$581.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	300.00–395.00	$348.33

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	750.00–1,000.00	$862.12
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	925.00–1,050.00	$975.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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)	14	400.00–725.00	$635.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–910.00	$880.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–800.00	$645.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–600.00	$575.00

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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	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,135.00	—

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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.