Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

6,186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.25/cwt ≈ $969/hd at 597 lb · 89 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.34/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 682 lb · 79 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.01/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 575 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,186	3,894	7,610
Feeder cattle	5,318	3,246	6,220
Slaughter cattle	782	440	912
Replacement cattle	86	208	478

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	+25.50
400–425	410	5	185.00–195.00	$190.85	$782	+7.48
450–495	476	37	171.00–187.00	$182.61	$869	+5.73
500–549	521	39	168.00–186.50	$177.45	$925	+8.84
551–599	567	43	160.00–178.00	$173.20	$982	+9.39
602–645	623	18	150.00–173.00	$169.47	$1,056	+8.19
644 value added	644	8	179.00	$179.00	$1,153	—
650–695	678	44	140.00–168.00	$161.77	$1,097	+6.71
655–695 value added	686	35	172.00–175.00	$174.35	$1,196	—
705 value added	705	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,184	+15.00
719–740	731	18	135.00–165.00	$156.52	$1,144	+14.52
807–840	818	3	120.00–142.00	$134.47	$1,100	—
958	958	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	6	182.00–190.00	$186.29	$617	+18.29
350–397	376	29	180.00–190.00	$182.03	$684	+8.63
400–445	418	20	169.00–186.00	$178.94	$748	+1.94
460–496	484	22	167.50–176.00	$172.12	$833	+4.45
500–535	518	25	165.00–172.00	$167.65	$868	+11.31
555–595	580	28	145.00–170.00	$162.18	$941	+15.54
600–640	617	19	142.00–165.00	$151.24	$933	+14.24
650–680	660	14	135.00–150.00	$145.08	$958	+9.59
725	725	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,088	+18.52
755–775	765	4	124.00–148.00	$139.36	$1,066	—
825	825	1	120.00	$120.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	7	168.00–180.00	$175.90	$573	—
360–375	374	10	168.00–185.00	$173.05	$647	+18.48
400–445	429	9	160.00–178.00	$170.21	$730	+0.21
470–495	482	7	155.00–167.00	$160.58	$774	+23.80
545	545	1	156.00	$156.00	$850	+20.28
555–590	577	3	137.00–148.00	$141.74	$818	+14.84
600–645	626	7	132.00–145.00	$138.08	$864	+15.43
760–795	778	3	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$1,011	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	162.00	$162.00	$526	-3.94
355–385	377	25	147.00–165.00	$159.50	$601	+2.37
401–435	421	38	144.00–160.00	$153.10	$645	-0.06
455–490	471	25	142.00–156.00	$148.35	$699	-1.76
512 value added	512	15	148.50	$148.50	$760	-3.50
500–540	520	40	138.00–152.00	$144.28	$750	-2.84
560–575 fancy	564	14	142.00–145.00	$143.28	$808	—
550–595	577	59	134.00–149.00	$141.71	$818	-2.33
613–630 fancy	616	5	136.00–147.00	$138.25	$852	—
605–645	631	47	130.00–145.00	$140.06	$884	+1.19
640 value added	640	21	149.50	$149.50	$957	—
665–678	675	18	120.00–141.00	$136.40	$921	+6.64
705–740	735	19	120.00–133.00	$130.71	$961	+3.15
760–780	774	15	120.00–130.00	$127.81	$989	+9.32
1000	1000	3	87.50	$87.50	$875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	6	145.00–153.00	$148.48	$480	-6.03
370–395	377	24	142.00–159.00	$149.76	$565	+2.44
400–445	418	52	135.00–156.00	$147.53	$617	-0.62
450–490	475	72	133.00–150.00	$143.53	$682	+6.23
500–545	529	38	128.00–146.00	$140.58	$744	+9.32
550–590	570	42	123.00–144.00	$132.11	$753	+8.13
600–645	622	12	120.00–131.00	$126.16	$785	+6.01
650–695	673	10	115.00–130.00	$121.54	$818	+5.54
725–745	730	6	117.00–126.00	$121.14	$884	+6.14
760	760	1	115.00	$115.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	135.00–145.00	$141.81	$451	-6.19
360–395	379	17	132.00–156.00	$141.85	$538	-3.22
405–445	425	23	128.00–150.00	$137.34	$584	+5.82
450–490	471	18	123.00–144.00	$131.35	$619	+5.07
500–545	525	24	116.00–137.00	$126.82	$666	+0.93
550–580	569	8	118.00–130.00	$122.44	$697	+6.47
605–645	629	7	111.00–122.00	$117.82	$741	+7.82
675	675	5	110.00–115.00	$112.00	$756	+4.00
705	705	1	109.00	$109.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	89	162.25	$162.25	$969	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	178.00	$178.00	$409	—
255–290	272	6	174.00–180.00	$176.52	$480	+2.52
300–345	331	7	170.00–175.00	$171.40	$567	-6.40
365–395	386	15	164.00–187.00	$173.84	$671	-1.07
405–445	426	29	155.00–177.00	$166.32	$709	-0.40
450–495	476	35	150.00–167.00	$159.52	$759	-2.67
505–545	517	29	140.00–162.00	$151.41	$783	+1.34
550–590	576	26	130.00–152.00	$144.42	$832	+2.60
600–640	623	31	126.00–145.00	$135.14	$842	+1.22
650–696	676	20	122.00–136.00	$129.80	$877	+3.19
710–735	722	5	115.00–128.00	$120.58	$871	+3.55
760–795	784	11	116.00–120.00	$116.90	$916	-0.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	4	172.00–185.00	$178.20	$577	+0.27
350–395	385	19	170.00–195.00	$176.11	$678	-1.70
400–445	416	26	164.00–187.00	$175.00	$728	+9.78
450–490	469	18	161.00–175.00	$168.04	$788	+5.93
505–540	527	23	147.00–171.00	$153.82	$811	-5.69
550–595	564	13	137.00–158.00	$148.03	$835	-1.70
600–640	622	8	138.00–152.00	$144.09	$896	+6.65
655–685	667	5	134.00–140.00	$136.77	$912	-5.23
700–730	714	7	121.00–128.00	$124.27	$887	-3.15
750–755	753	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$911	+0.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	282	3	168.00–170.00	$169.33	$478	—
310–320	315	4	160.00–164.00	$161.97	$510	-12.66
355–390	368	8	154.00–175.00	$167.83	$618	+4.73
405–445	427	19	149.00–166.00	$158.81	$678	-1.23
455–495	477	14	140.00–158.00	$148.26	$707	+1.82
500–535	514	17	136.00–148.00	$141.05	$725	-2.08
550–598	589	17	119.00–138.00	$128.38	$756	-0.95
600–640	623	12	120.00–130.00	$124.93	$778	-2.56
650–690	672	14	105.00–120.00	$114.62	$770	-6.03
725	725	3	110.00	$110.00	$798	-2.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1410	1122	80-85%	61	55.00–65.00	$59.84	$671	+0.60
950–1620	1203	80-85%	118	61.00–72.00	$65.36	$786	—
955–1455	1203	80-85%	24	69.00–75.00	$71.57	$861	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1225	1023	85-90%	55	40.00–60.00	$53.87	$551	-3.70
810–1340	1049	85-90%	62	42.00–66.00	$56.54	$593	-1.03
930–1365	1127	85-90%	24	50.00–68.00	$54.42	$613	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1610	1321	75-80%	16	69.00–79.00	$74.42	$983	—
1045–1825	1418	75-80%	54	60.00–73.00	$67.05	$951	—
1180–1675	1439	75-80%	26	55.00–67.00	$61.68	$888	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2200	1434	18	72.00–87.00	$78.47	$1,125	—
1080–2320	1517	21	82.00–96.00	$89.46	$1,357	—
1480–2015	1831	11	90.00–102.00	$94.38	$1,728	—

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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	15	504.00–985.00	$651.20

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	300.00–550.00	$437.50

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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)	2	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	775.00–980.00	$909.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	750.00–1,075.00	$902.67

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)	2	625.00–650.00	$637.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	550.00–675.00	$604.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.