Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

1,297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.74/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 572 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.79/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 520 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.10/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 471 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,297	6,186	4,334
Feeder cattle	963	5,318	3,552
Slaughter cattle	203	782	487
Replacement cattle	131	86	295

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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
300–320	313	3	182.50–185.00	$184.20	$577	—
405–420	413	6	167.50–175.00	$169.58	$700	-21.27
450–495	465	6	165.00–170.00	$166.69	$775	-15.92
535–540	539	9	162.50–167.50	$165.22	$891	-12.23
555–595	588	8	159.00–165.00	$161.79	$951	-11.41
610–645	626	11	153.00–162.00	$158.21	$990	-11.26
660–695	678	6	150.00–154.00	$152.56	$1,034	-9.21
735–740	737	5	137.50–141.00	$138.91	$1,024	-17.61
770–795	783	4	130.00–132.50	$131.23	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	379	8	171.00–181.00	$176.76	$670	-5.27
415–435	425	2	170.00–179.00	$174.61	$742	-4.33
455–495	479	8	150.00–165.00	$156.71	$751	-15.41
505–540	528	3	155.00–159.00	$156.96	$829	-10.69
550–552	551	7	150.00–157.00	$155.01	$854	-7.17
620–637	631	9	140.50–147.50	$142.63	$900	-8.61
735–745	738	3	130.00–132.00	$131.33	$969	-18.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	329	4	160.00–170.00	$166.22	$547	-9.68
365–375	370	2	162.00–164.00	$162.99	$603	-10.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	4	157.00–160.00	$157.98	$482	-4.02
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	-4.50
400–445	417	18	148.00–158.00	$152.23	$635	-0.87
450–495	471	20	143.00–152.50	$148.10	$698	-0.25
500–540	520	23	135.00–150.00	$141.79	$737	-2.49
550–590 value added	570	8	140.00–144.00	$141.93	$809	—
555–590	572	25	132.00–146.00	$139.04	$795	-2.67
620–645	636	11	130.00–144.00	$137.17	$872	-2.89
650–695	668	12	127.00–139.00	$132.61	$886	-3.79
700–745	722	13	120.00–134.00	$127.12	$918	-3.59
755–785	773	5	117.00–120.00	$118.17	$913	-9.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	319	8	135.00–147.00	$141.53	$451	-6.95
350–395	376	9	140.00–148.00	$143.33	$539	-6.43
415–445	426	16	132.50–143.00	$137.58	$586	-9.95
450–495	475	13	130.00–140.00	$133.75	$635	-9.78
510–545	523	12	128.00–144.00	$135.34	$708	-5.24
550–590	573	5	124.00–140.00	$134.05	$768	+1.94
620	620	1	115.00	$115.00	$713	-11.16
695	695	2	95.00	$95.00	$660	-26.54
700–735	715	5	110.00–115.00	$112.16	$802	-8.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	424	10	122.50–140.00	$130.96	$555	-6.38
505–545	525	3	115.00–125.00	$119.94	$630	-6.88
700	700	2	100.00	$100.00	$700	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	316	8	165.00–180.00	$171.60	$542	+0.20
375–385	382	3	157.50–167.50	$160.78	$614	-13.06
400–440	414	11	150.00–172.00	$162.65	$673	-3.67
455–495	482	10	152.00–164.00	$158.85	$766	-0.67
505–545	529	17	135.00–155.00	$144.68	$765	-6.73
550–595	573	18	125.00–147.00	$138.01	$791	-6.41
600–645	629	14	117.00–140.00	$125.64	$790	-9.50
650–695	671	7	116.00–139.00	$129.35	$868	-0.45
735–745	738	3	105.00–107.00	$106.33	$785	-14.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	4	177.50–185.00	$181.37	$562	+3.17
375–385	379	8	167.50–175.00	$172.16	$652	-3.95
420–445	435	11	162.00–170.00	$164.89	$717	-10.11
475–485	480	9	155.00–165.00	$158.99	$763	-9.05
500–545	523	11	148.00–159.00	$153.85	$805	+0.03
565–585	573	7	140.00–148.00	$143.40	$822	-4.63
600–620	609	9	137.50–141.00	$138.74	$845	-5.35
655–690	668	6	130.00–136.00	$134.47	$898	-2.30
710–725	718	4	120.00–127.00	$123.46	$886	-0.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	141.00	$141.00	$613	-17.81
475	475	3	130.00	$130.00	$618	-18.26
505–525	515	2	120.00–124.00	$122.04	$629	-19.01
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	-14.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1220	1109	80-85%	27	52.00–56.50	$54.15	$601	-5.69
990–1455	1187	80-85%	22	59.00–70.00	$62.88	$746	—
1075–1350	1192	80-85%	5	67.50–79.00	$70.99	$846	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1300	989	85-90%	10	47.00–51.00	$48.56	$480	—
805–1330	1021	85-90%	22	40.00–61.00	$48.71	$497	-5.16
900–1145	1043	85-90%	14	45.00–58.00	$54.58	$569	-1.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1695	1332	75-80%	19	62.00–68.50	$65.44	$872	-8.98
1255–1425	1354	75-80%	4	53.00–57.00	$55.57	$752	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1705	1435	4	75.00–84.00	$77.47	$1,112	-1.00
1200–2280	1570	12	79.00–93.00	$85.71	$1,346	—
1500–2090	1836	4	86.00–91.00	$87.90	$1,614	-6.48

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	300.00–500.00	$375.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	805.00–1,000.00	$902.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	660.00–940.00	$797.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$691.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	525.00–640.00	$583.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	350.00–600.00	$443.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–750.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00–1,205.00	$951.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	575.00–925.00	$732.92

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	200.00–270.00	$235.00

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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)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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	12	650.00–875.00	$743.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–725.00	$687.50	—

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	5	850.00–975.00	$920.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,000.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00	—

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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.