Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

6,499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.50/cwt ≈ $783/hd at 462 lb · 98 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.67/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 524 lb · 96 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $164.48/cwt +12.84 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 565 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,499	4,497	5,525
Feeder cattle	5,395	3,801	4,555
Slaughter cattle	805	492	691
Replacement cattle	299	204	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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
245	245	1	220.00	$220.00	$539	—
350–375	366	6	190.00–194.00	$192.30	$704	-3.54
406 value added	406	8	197.00	$197.00	$800	—
415–445	434	4	175.00–187.00	$180.09	$782	-1.91
455–499	478	45	171.00–185.00	$180.49	$863	+2.92
520 value added	520	7	183.00	$183.00	$952	—
505–548	537	23	167.00–180.00	$175.97	$945	+7.72
555–580	572	33	160.50–179.00	$170.99	$978	+8.95
601–635	621	57	166.00–172.00	$168.78	$1,048	+15.96
650–682 value added	663	19	165.00–168.00	$166.54	$1,104	+6.54
655–698	671	36	158.00–170.00	$165.02	$1,107	+21.13
714–748 value added	722	9	151.00–152.00	$151.77	$1,096	—
728–735	735	69	163.00–165.00	$163.11	$1,199	—
750–797	785	9	141.00–153.50	$150.06	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	194.00–195.00	$194.53	$525	—
325–344	335	13	180.00–190.00	$185.96	$623	-4.62
355–390	377	18	176.00–195.00	$181.59	$685	-0.10
400–445	427	27	166.00–187.00	$176.81	$755	+2.55
450–490	478	57	162.00–177.00	$170.64	$816	+1.76
505–545	524	29	158.00–174.00	$163.33	$856	-3.92
553–595	565	94	152.00–169.00	$164.48	$929	+12.84
610–645	622	39	142.00–167.00	$155.81	$969	+13.79
660–685	671	4	133.00–162.00	$148.90	$999	+15.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	316	9	170.00–176.00	$171.41	$542	—
360–395	378	16	160.00–175.00	$165.19	$624	-8.67
445	445	1	158.00	$158.00	$703	-12.45
465–485	471	4	145.00–163.00	$152.10	$716	-7.65
504–520	511	9	140.00–152.00	$146.05	$746	-5.33
550–595	569	7	130.00–148.00	$136.63	$777	-6.37
610–645	633	3	135.00–150.00	$144.51	$915	+11.99
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	+4.00
725	725	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$982	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654	654	20	152.00	$152.00	$994	—
735	735	13	143.50	$143.50	$1,055	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	11	158.00–170.00	$163.83	$546	+7.36
350–390	378	33	154.00–167.00	$162.72	$615	+8.29
400–445	427	81	150.00–160.00	$155.85	$665	+2.83
450–490	480	31	148.00–155.00	$150.79	$724	+0.60
500–540	524	96	142.00–152.00	$149.67	$784	+4.79
555 fancy	555	3	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
550–595	572	58	136.00–150.00	$145.20	$831	+2.83
565–595 value added	577	23	158.50–160.00	$159.11	$918	+6.11
600–645	629	38	130.00–145.00	$139.14	$875	+2.74
630 value added	630	12	150.00	$150.00	$945	+1.00
652–670 value added	661	45	146.50–149.50	$148.54	$982	—
650–699	684	37	122.00–135.00	$133.11	$910	-0.02
688 fancy	688	2	142.00	$142.00	$977	-1.00
710 value added	710	20	146.50	$146.50	$1,040	—
700–742	728	6	120.00–131.00	$126.52	$921	-2.16
755	755	1	125.00	$125.00	$944	+9.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	281	6	148.00–162.00	$159.06	$447	—
315–345	327	16	150.00–160.00	$153.65	$502	+1.67
355–390	377	27	150.00–161.00	$153.38	$578	+1.49
400–445	420	55	140.00–154.00	$148.19	$622	+2.99
450–495	482	58	139.00–151.00	$144.86	$698	+2.93
515	515	4	140.00	$140.00	$721	+0.35
505–545	520	33	134.00–145.00	$140.11	$729	+0.46
555–595	572	52	129.00–144.00	$138.49	$792	+12.22
605–645	627	20	120.00–137.00	$128.50	$806	+6.20
650–690	671	15	115.00–130.00	$121.66	$816	+1.66
700–730	724	9	116.00–121.00	$119.91	$868	+6.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	98	169.50	$169.50	$783	—
551	551	90	167.50	$167.50	$923	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	3	142.50–146.00	$144.24	$394	—
300–345	325	10	134.00–142.00	$137.15	$446	-5.26
350–395	374	23	130.00–155.00	$142.45	$533	-5.17
400–440	422	20	125.00–148.00	$138.30	$584	+5.55
455–495	481	22	125.00–145.00	$134.60	$647	+4.53
505–540	523	21	110.00–135.00	$122.09	$639	-7.17
560–590	576	10	109.00–126.00	$116.28	$670	-13.72
625–640	630	3	120.00	$120.00	$756	+15.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	162.00–168.00	$165.19	$451	—
315–345	325	11	160.00–190.00	$177.99	$578	-1.76
355–395	376	22	160.00–187.00	$175.49	$660	+4.25
405–445	429	31	150.00–176.00	$165.47	$710	-0.54
455–495	478	44	143.00–168.00	$159.41	$762	+2.55
500–540	523	34	136.00–160.00	$149.37	$781	-0.39
550–595	577	17	131.00–157.00	$143.34	$827	+2.93
600–640	614	15	123.00–139.00	$132.05	$811	+3.40
650–685	669	16	115.00–135.00	$125.14	$837	+2.66
715–745	728	9	115.00–128.00	$122.78	$894	—
750–780	762	3	115.00–123.00	$119.94	$914	+6.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	—
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	+7.36
355–395	373	13	173.00–200.00	$187.54	$700	+1.76
410–445	419	31	161.00–187.00	$173.29	$726	-3.11
450–495	467	7	159.00–180.00	$167.28	$781	+1.39
505–545	518	20	157.00–168.00	$162.43	$841	+6.59
550–575	561	7	147.00–153.00	$150.15	$842	+2.86
610–640	624	5	141.00–146.00	$143.39	$895	+6.48
650–695	660	7	132.00–137.00	$134.86	$890	-0.24
705–740	723	3	125.00–134.00	$128.39	$928	+3.74
785	785	1	117.00	$117.00	$918	-5.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	10	165.00–172.00	$168.69	$553	-2.69
355–380	362	10	152.00–170.00	$162.21	$587	-0.12
400–445	426	28	137.00–167.00	$155.52	$663	-3.76
455–495	472	12	130.00–157.00	$146.54	$692	-3.27
500–545	528	14	131.00–147.00	$141.20	$746	+1.59
550–595	581	7	120.00–136.00	$126.91	$737	-1.27
610–635	623	5	118.00–127.00	$122.41	$763	+3.35
715–725	720	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$799	+0.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1550	1115	80-85%	82	55.00–70.00	$61.69	$688	+0.21
795–1495	1172	80-85%	86	63.00–74.00	$66.23	$776	—
950–1425	1181	80-85%	41	70.00–79.00	$74.64	$881	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1205	993	85-90%	54	37.00–62.00	$53.01	$526	-0.94
855–1240	1024	85-90%	62	44.00–70.00	$57.36	$587	+1.13
745–1295	1034	85-90%	49	50.00–74.00	$60.06	$621	+1.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1690	1304	75-80%	20	73.00–80.00	$77.33	$1,008	—
1055–1700	1344	75-80%	42	63.00–75.00	$70.19	$943	—
1110–1655	1443	75-80%	18	60.00–70.00	$64.50	$931	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1835	1443	22	78.00–89.00	$84.23	$1,215	+2.34
1215–1780	1517	25	84.00–98.00	$91.52	$1,388	—
1435–2230	1884	22	94.00–110.00	$100.57	$1,895	—

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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	12	520.00–955.00	$716.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	325.00–460.00	$416.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,466.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	830.00–1,250.00	$1,088.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,325.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	700.00–1,200.00	$945.35
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,600.00	$1,255.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–900.00	$765.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	900.00–1,100.00	$937.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	625.00–825.00	$705.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	575.00–750.00	$636.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	897.00	$897.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	752.00–857.00	$784.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	639.00	$639.00

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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)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,260.00	$1,260.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,387.50
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	970.00–1,050.00	$1,006.67

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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	8	1,075.00–1,325.00	$1,218.75	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00–1,725.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	900.00–1,300.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,191.67	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–825.00	$708.33	—

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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.