Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

3,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.74/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 564 lb · 66 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.08/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 424 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.09/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 480 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,473	4,917	3,625
Feeder cattle	2,712	3,951	3,003
Slaughter cattle	499	764	393
Replacement cattle	262	202	229

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
400 value added	400	1	200.00	$200.00	$800	—
405–430	424	9	177.00–200.00	$183.36	$777	-2.10
455–485	477	30	169.00–188.00	$184.77	$881	+0.80
515–525	521	5	157.50–170.00	$161.45	$841	-13.79
568 value added	568	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,011	—
580–595	587	3	164.00–169.00	$165.69	$973	-4.55
617 value added	617	15	167.00	$167.00	$1,030	—
610–649	643	6	151.00–162.00	$152.74	$982	-11.34
650–696	680	17	130.00–158.00	$151.34	$1,029	-11.53
693 value added	693	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,123	—
700	700	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,029	-12.50
770	770	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,040	-21.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	175.00	$175.00	$586	-5.58
350–390	380	11	167.50–190.00	$178.33	$678	+2.21
415–445	429	12	155.00–187.00	$170.19	$730	-7.07
450–485	470	14	155.00–172.00	$166.47	$782	-6.93
500–545	524	20	140.00–163.00	$160.54	$841	-7.31
550–590	573	11	125.00–160.00	$149.62	$857	-10.20
600–645	619	20	143.00–154.00	$151.31	$937	-3.62
675	675	1	140.00	$140.00	$945	-9.95
710	710	1	135.00	$135.00	$958	-11.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	4	160.00–167.00	$164.92	$543	—
375	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	-0.67
445	445	1	164.00	$164.00	$730	-2.98
465	465	2	160.00	$160.00	$744	-7.00
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	-5.98
565–595	570	12	135.00–150.00	$145.35	$828	+9.55
635–645	640	2	133.00–137.00	$135.02	$864	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	329	16	145.00–158.00	$151.74	$499	-6.19
355–390	368	20	140.00–153.00	$147.20	$542	-2.37
400–445	424	42	143.00–157.00	$147.08	$624	-0.60
450–495	480	41	132.00–152.00	$142.09	$682	+0.43
500–545	524	31	130.00–144.00	$136.27	$714	-3.67
552–595	564	66	125.00–143.00	$131.74	$743	-2.13
605–640	621	22	110.00–134.00	$125.83	$781	-2.55
670–690	679	12	105.00–128.00	$124.66	$846	+4.66
700–730	711	5	119.00–124.00	$120.63	$858	-1.16
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	366	4	154.00–158.00	$156.45	$573	+5.12
400–435	420	33	146.00–165.00	$155.35	$652	+1.94
465–495	488	35	147.00–154.00	$152.05	$742	+2.28
505–535	520	2	157.00	$157.00	$816	+7.99
505–536	523	31	142.50–156.00	$146.39	$766	-2.62
555	555	1	155.00	$155.00	$860	+9.72
550–595	573	27	137.50–153.00	$144.39	$827	-0.89
600–640	621	26	127.00–145.00	$140.61	$873	-2.34
650–685	665	16	125.00–140.00	$130.21	$866	-6.91
668 value added	668	9	144.00	$144.00	$962	-0.45
695	695	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,042	+12.88
710 fancy	710	3	138.00	$138.00	$980	—
715–725	717	6	126.00–128.00	$126.34	$906	+4.37
755–795	780	8	120.00–125.00	$122.87	$958	-0.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	14	130.00–147.00	$138.24	$452	—
365–395	373	23	135.00–144.00	$139.50	$520	-3.53
403–440	427	37	127.50–148.00	$137.51	$587	+0.90
475–495	481	18	125.00–135.00	$130.83	$629	-1.91
505–545	530	13	115.00–128.00	$121.94	$646	-4.40
553–590	566	11	117.00–125.00	$121.00	$685	-5.45
625–640	635	3	117.00–120.00	$119.02	$756	+0.91
670	670	1	116.00	$116.00	$777	+1.67
710–740	725	2	110.00–113.00	$111.53	$809	-0.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592 value added	592	34	156.00	$156.00	$924	—
677	677	10	154.00	$154.00	$1,043	—
774	774	14	148.50	$148.50	$1,149	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	12	165.00–195.00	$170.80	$550	-5.98
355–395	377	27	157.50–187.00	$162.13	$611	-6.94
400–440	420	25	150.00–175.00	$159.89	$672	-2.89
450–498	481	36	145.00–167.00	$153.59	$739	-5.21
500–545	522	15	125.00–157.00	$146.82	$766	-6.17
555–595	567	30	122.50–142.00	$137.34	$779	-5.50
605–640	627	17	115.00–141.00	$131.76	$826	-5.41
650–695	664	9	115.00–137.50	$126.70	$841	-6.66
700–735	718	6	115.00–130.00	$124.03	$891	-0.32
755–795	774	9	90.00–126.00	$118.18	$915	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	187.50	$187.50	$412	+3.59
320–340	328	4	170.00–180.00	$174.92	$574	-32.08
350–380	366	15	165.00–200.00	$177.56	$650	+3.11
410–435	423	24	155.00–190.00	$164.18	$694	-9.28
455–490	475	18	150.00–170.00	$156.92	$745	-15.15
500–530	518	8	152.00–158.00	$154.64	$801	-8.50
550–579	570	6	152.00–155.00	$152.97	$872	+2.70
600–640	608	39	122.50–147.00	$138.83	$844	-7.10
650–680	658	6	130.00–140.00	$136.84	$900	-2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	4	160.00–180.00	$172.67	$584	+5.57
375–390	381	7	152.00–175.00	$164.46	$627	+9.85
415–440	424	9	142.00–160.00	$150.73	$639	-0.72
450–495	476	24	110.00–155.00	$136.72	$651	-9.65
505–545	525	15	95.00–140.00	$134.56	$706	-5.75
550–590	569	13	95.00–135.00	$125.35	$713	-3.17
626	626	5	101.00	$101.00	$632	-20.05
705	705	1	122.00	$122.00	$860	—
795	795	1	119.00	$119.00	$946	+18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1520	1154	80-85%	62	52.00–66.00	$59.80	$690	—
845–1520	1172	80-85%	91	58.00–73.00	$66.61	$781	-5.25
1035–1460	1201	80-85%	17	64.00–80.00	$72.06	$865	+11.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1230	1047	85-90%	28	35.00–57.00	$46.62	$488	-6.34
715–1390	1060	85-90%	53	42.00–61.00	$52.08	$552	-4.91
845–1250	1080	85-90%	22	50.00–66.00	$57.92	$626	+0.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1490	1329	75-80%	9	64.50–77.00	$67.91	$903	—
1080–1645	1399	75-80%	12	56.00–67.00	$59.94	$839	—
1235–1750	1445	75-80%	39	57.00–73.00	$64.16	$927	-2.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2270	1646	10	72.00–86.00	$79.37	$1,306	—
1180–2160	1660	20	79.00–93.00	$87.68	$1,455	-3.36
1820–2195	1963	3	92.00–102.00	$97.32	$1,910	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	732.00–795.00	$762.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,035.00	$992.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	500.00–770.00	$608.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	570.00–585.00	$577.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	600.00–900.00	$711.39
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	700.00–1,050.00	$896.38
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,212.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	750.00–1,200.00	$968.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	710.00–1,030.00	$873.57
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	700.00–800.00	$735.45

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	300.00–475.00	$387.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00	$400.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	260.00	$260.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,075.00–1,185.00	$1,123.89

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–1,250.00	$955.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	730.00–750.00	$745.00	—

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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.